Lucy's Diary

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:23:00 +0000

Tales of sink estates, drunken fights and teenage pregnancies fill the cheeky and vibrant songs of Lucy’s Diary, as well as the pages of Lucy’s diary. Lucy Joplin writes about what she knows, and kicked off with what was written in the diary of her thirteen year old self. The best art comes from the heart, and the unflinching and plucky sound of this gutsy female is certainly heartfelt. Along with JJ Crash, whom she met through the Antifolk scene, she is creating bouyant and vivacious tunes with a pelt of bittersweet jollity. As to whether she is the protagonist of The Libertines’ Can’t Stand Me Now – who knows?

Pine Barons

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 14:57:17 +0000

Forming in the basement of Keith’s parents house whilst the guys were still at school in New Jersey, Pine Barons (Keith Abrams, Brad Pulley, Shane Hower and Collin Smith) write tunes constructed of off beat rhythms underneath simple chord structures. Yup, these guys aren’t rewriting the rule book, but that’s why they work. Last year they put out their seven track debut EP, a collection of rugged tracks from a group of like minded souls who see themselves us troubadours. Carnival twinkles with electrics as it fuzzes, but this is probably the only track to veer off piste, even momentarily, from the folk rock’n’roll vibe and all the jams and jigs of the record, although Chamber Choir is a refreshing piece of lo-fi. Dispute appearing to be buoyant and rhapsodic, the lyrics are not always so happy, the most pertinent and powerful perhaps being on Smile America (‘the end told me that I don’t deserve to breath’ and the most radio friendly Since I’ve Been Away (it’s raining on my head sometimes I wish my head was dead.) Bounding along with positive boisterousness, they are perfect for intimate end of summer festivals when the sun is dipping and the rugs come out (although there are a heck of a lot of references to rain.) Almost spitting their way through the vocals and with a rambunctious approach to drums, the whole sonic set up is reminiscent of Frank Turner or City and Colour. Folk with a hint of attitude; we like.

frank turner – and so she thinks

Lucy's Diary

Pine Barons