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What sounds like a gem of a record, ‘Shine A Light – Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad’ by Billy Bragg and Joe Henry, will be released on Cooking Vinyl on 23rd September.

A collection of railway-themed classic songs recorded in the course of a 65 hour journey across the US on the Texas Eagle railroad service. Featuring thirteen songs originally recorded by legendary singers such as Lead Belly, Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers, Glen Campbell and more, the album is an atmospheric travelogue, a gripping lesson in musicology, but most importantly it is a recorded collection of historically beautiful tunes.

Says Billy: "Railroad songs provided the bedrock of American popular music, from Jimmie Rodgers, the Singing Brakeman, to Lead Belly, whose repertoire provided several of the songs for this project. In this country, Lonnie Donegan’s 1956 hit ‘Rock Island Line’ sparked the skiffle craze, inspiring a generation of British teens to pick up guitars and form the groups that invaded American in the 60s, from the Beatles to Led Zeppelin.

Growing up in the UK, I'd always been aware of this tradition but when I travelled to the US, I was surprised to find how few people look to the railroad as a means of transport. With this project, we wanted to explore the transformative power that the coming of the railroad had on the lives of ordinary people by taking these songs back to the places that inspired their creation. Travelling on the train and recording the songs as we went allowed us to both visit places that were important 125 years ago when the lines were laid, but to also explore the viability of the railroad as a means of transport in the 21st century."

Says Joe: "The emergence of the railroad in America boasted of our might and sprawling enormity, yet signaled a deep desire for close community, connectivity. The songs that grew out of and alongside this innovation remain to tell his story of collective national character."

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NOVEMBER

7 LONDON Union Chapel
8 LONDON Union Chapel
9 CANTERBURY The Marlowe Theatre
10 BRIGHTON St.George's Church
12 PORTSMOUTH New Theatre Royal
13 COVENTRY Warwick Arts Centre
14 GUILDFORD G Live
15 BURY ST EDMUNDS The Apex
17 NOTTINGHAM Playhouse
18 MANCHESTER The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM)
19 LINCOLN The Engine Shed

 

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The Cult of Dom Keller are a four-piece from the Midlands that make the kind of experimental goth-tinged psych that pins you to the wall.

Speaking of first single ‘Broken Arm Of God,’ the band said “we wanted it to sound like a volcano giving birth to an atomic bomb. It has bass and baritone guitar that killed 3 guitar amps in one afternoon, then a studio preamp. It's probably costing us a fortune in damages and repairs. The result was exactly what we wanted though”

The new album 'Goodbye to the Light" will be released on vinyl as a deluxe edition of 300 half-and-half transparent and solid white vinyl in a heavy gatefold sleeve featuring hand numbering, cutouts, embossing and printed inner sleeves. Also as a standard edition of 1000 transparent white vinyl, and CDs.

You can pre-order at fuzzclub.com and the band play the Great Escape on 21st May

The Cult of Dom Keller are:

Ryan Delgaudio - Guitar/vocals/noise
Neil Marsden - Keys/vocals/synth
Jason Holt - Bass/synth/backing vocals
Al Burns - Drums/sampler pads/noise

Have a listen to single, 'Broken Arm of God' 

  

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The Raincoats perform at The Photographers Gallery for their Punk Weekender event with the work of Anita Corbin, Derek Ridgers, Janette Beckman, PYMCA and Shirley Baker. Tickets are £15, it's not one to miss!

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Coming out of the Hamilton music scene in Canada, Jonny Debt delivers Americana folk-rock songs with style. The singer songwriter lands on UK shores for dates this month.

Catch Jonny on his dates including The Great Escape Festival;

18/05 London, Dublin Castle
19/05 Brighton, The Great Escape Festival
20/05 Sheffield, Maida Vale
21/05 Chelmsford, Asylum

Have a listen to 'Strange Like Me'

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Kaz Hawkins is Northern Ireland’s very own blues and soul darling. The Belfast born singer-songwriter's high energy, original shows, her 1950's style swing-dress-meets-Dr Martens look and her ability to closely connect with the audience, make Kaz one of the most popular blues artists in the UK...

Underground for years as a secret songwriter, Kaz Hawkins is now established as one the biggest performers to come out of Northern Ireland. Locally called "a vocal force" on stage, she envelops the fighting spirit of a true powerhouse singer. Kaz is much-loved for her deep, powerful voice, original songwriting and down to earth attitude; she brings fun to every performance & is loved not only by her fans, but anyone who meets her. 

Kaz's new album 'Feelin Good' will be officially launched on Saturday 28th May at Belfast's Empire Music Hall, before the band head out across the UK for their biggest tour to date.

'Feelin Good' albums will be available for sale via the band's website after 28th May 2016, with digital downloads to follow. Have a listen to the new single 'This is Me'

Tour dates

S​a​t 28th May​, ​Empire Hall, Belfast
Sat 4th June​, ​Ardrossan Music Experience, Ayshire
Thurs 9th June​, ​Danny Boy Blues & Jazz Festival, Limavady
Fri 10th June, John Peel Centre, Stowmarket
Sat 11th June, Coolham Village Hall, Near Horsham
Sun 12th June, Devizes Festival, Devizes
Tues 14th June, Tuesday Blues, 100 Club, London
Wed 15th June, Vonnies Club, Charlton Kings
Thurs 16th June, Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Southampton
Fri 17th June, The Met, Arbertillery
Sat 18th June, Westcoast Bar, Margate, Kent
Mon 20th June, The Haven Club, Oxford
Thurs 23rd June, The Murderers Club, Norwich
Tues 28th June, Bottleneck Blues Club, Rochester
Wed 29th June, Worthing Pier's Southern Pavilion, Worthing
Thurs 30th June, The Convent, Stroud (with live steam)
Sat 2nd July, Church Stretton Blues & Roots Festival, Shropshire
Sat 9th July Fuse Festival, Lichfield (1pm slot)
Sat 9th July Sisters of Blues & Soul Festival, Todmorden

 

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The Jezabels have revealed the video for their new single ‘My Love Is My Disease’.

Frontwoman Hayley Mary describes the video, “It's about de-stigmatising illness I think, particularly mental illness, but physical too. I guess it can be such a burden for people when they feel alone in it. Maybe the hyperbolic tone of the song is a little bit of an attempt to be a bit self satirical and bring a lightness to the topic of illness, because sometimes owning your ailments, and laughing a little at yourself and the incredible tragicomedy of life helps you get through it I suppose.”

Hayley Mary has recently been on a radio tour of the States playing songs from Synthia acoustically. The band hope to reschedule their global headline tour – which has been postponed while keyboardist Heather Shannon undergoes treatment for cancer – as soon as possible.

Watch the video for My Love is my Disease

 

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