This week sees another selection of releases to excite and intrigue. Here is a precis: Youth Lagoon – Heaven is a Junkyard An understated and enticing record of mutant Americana in a world of love, drugs, storytelling and miracles, held together by Trevor Powers’ voice and an upright piano. This is the Kit – Careful […]
London-based trio Dream Wife have announced their re-scheduled UK tour dates. Originally scheduled for April 2021, the new 2022 dates will still accept all tickets for the original shows. Support for all shows comes from Lucia and The Best Boys. DREAM WIFE 2022 TOUR DATES March 17th – Oxford @ The Bullingdon […]
Dream Wife have released a video for song ‘After The Rain’ taken from their second album ‘So When You Gonna…’ that had debuted in the UK Top 20 album chart. Vocalist of the London based trio Rakel Mjöll had this to say about the song: “The song was originally a voice memo I recorded after […]
London-based trio Dream Wife have announced their new single ‘Temporary’, about the often unspoken struggles of miscarrying. ‘Temporary’ is for a friend who went through multiple miscarriages and is now pregnant again,” the band explains of the song. “It’s about the heartbreak of repeatedly putting your body through the transformation and danger of pregnancy, and it’s about holding […]
Touring multi-venue festival Dot to Dot is returning to Manchester this bank holiday weekend. On Friday 24th May, numerous emerging and established artists from around the world will be playing at dozens of venues across the Northern Quarter and beyond. After kicking off in Manchester, the festival, which celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, will […]
Dream Wife have announced the support artists who will joining them for their upcoming UK & Ireland tour dates. Earlier this summer they announced a support slot open call for women & non-binary artists in select cities across their international tour. They received over 400 submissions and today they share all of their UK selections. […]
-DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER- The first band on tonight are WhenYoung, a three-piece hailing from London. Throughout their performance, guitarist Niall Burns bounces around the stage with youthful exuberance, emitting grins and vibes of glee that you can’t help but soak up. This is exactly what is called for from a warm up and I’m glad […]
– NIGHT & DAY, MANCHESTER – “I WANNA FUCK YOU UP!” Rakel Mjöll screams at us under piercing stage lights and over crashing cymbals on opener and new single ‘FUU’. A statement rather than an introduction; “we’re here and mean fucking business”. Mjöll is flanked by Alice Go (guitar, vocals) and Bella Podpadec (bass, vocals). Together […]
‘Myths‘ is the first collective EP from Haus of PINS, featuring music from Kyōgen, Jupiter-C, and Dream Wife. It will be release on May 25th 2015 Kyōgen (Kyoko Swan, ex-The Louche/SWAYS Records) formed in October 2014. She has been working as a solo performer with a loop pedal to create a lush, layered sound. The […]