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Barn On The Farm Festival – Gloucestershire

Jun 28th, 2010 | By The Ear Horn © | Category: Editorial, Main Feature

Those on the London folk scene rightly think the big city is hot shit for the best new folk music. But while the sun is shining and the holidays are approaching, you may tire of the concrete and exhaust fumes and yearn for some country life. Well you are in luck. Insert piece of straw [...]



News : Wichita Records Tenth Anniversary

Mar 31st, 2010 | By The Ear Horn © | Category: Editorial

WICHITA RECORDINGS CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF GREAT MUSIC
To mark this momentous occasion, Wichita have planned a series of special releases and events.
First up, a clutch of limited edition vinyl releases for Record Store Day (www.recordstoreday.com) on 17 April from Bright Eyes, The Cribs, Simian Mobile Disco, Bloc Party, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, First Aid Kit and [...]



Jack Hancock : ‘De Lux’ – Album review by Jacob de Berker

Mar 30th, 2010 | By The Ear Horn © | Category: Albums

An intriguing amalgam of styles and genres which will leave a pleasant taste in the palette of all those who like to hear the sound of someone truly exploring what their chosen medium can offer.



News : First Aid Kit release single ‘I Met Up With The King’

Mar 8th, 2010 | By The Ear Horn © | Category: Editorial

Swedish sisters Johanna and Klara Soderberg released their debut album ‘The Big Black And The Blue’ in January of this year, and following a full UK tour over the last couple of weeks, they release the second single from the album this week entitled ‘I Met Up With The King’.
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News : Lail Arad compiles a mix-tape for the masses

Mar 8th, 2010 | By The Ear Horn © | Category: Editorial

Last week  Lail Arad  was challenged by Q Magazine to create a unique mixtape in a few hours using just legal free downloads found online.  She trawled the web’s best blogs and assembled a 17 track EP that is now available to download exclusively from Q’s website. She also included her recent free track ‘Who [...]



News : Fanfarlo Release Free E.P.

Mar 8th, 2010 | By The Ear Horn © | Category: Editorial

Fanfarlo release a new single, “Harold T Wilkins” exclusively via Rough Trade shops as a limited edition deluxe 7” vinyl THIS WEEK featuring the b-side, “Comets”.



You Are Wolf : ‘Hunting Little Songs’ – E.P. Review

Mar 3rd, 2010 | By The Ear Horn © | Category: Albums, Main Feature

A timely reminder that all is not lost, there are still light years of unexplored space for new music to discover, and brave artists out there on the frontier that have the courage and inspiration to stake out new territories in which to spread their wings.



Little Death : ‘World Wont Wait’ – Single Review

Mar 3rd, 2010 | By The Ear Horn © | Category: Singles

A shift is coming. You may not have noticed it yet but if you walk around Shoreditch and put your ear to the ground you’ll hear the distant rumble of change.



Feature : Disc Man

Mar 2nd, 2010 | By The Ear Horn © | Category: Editorial

It sometimes occurs to me that I might be the last living human being on the face of the earth that doesn’t yet have an iPod.



Joanna Newsom : ‘Have One On Me’ – Album Review

Feb 27th, 2010 | By The Ear Horn © | Category: Albums, Main Feature

It’s been a fine old while since Joanna Newsom’s last album ‘Y’s’. A new release has been hotly anticipated and hotly anticipated some more, for Newsom fans are a dedicated breed.