Brutal Honest Archives - Various Small Flames https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/brutal-honest/ New and independent music Fri, 29 Jul 2016 10:57:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-finalwhite-e1490809629909-1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Brutal Honest Archives - Various Small Flames https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/brutal-honest/ 32 32 88787050 Advent Calendar [4th]: Jess Williamson – Blood Song https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2013/12/04/advent-calendar-4th-jess-williamson-blood/ Wed, 04 Dec 2013 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.wakethedeaf.co.uk/?p=331 Jess Williamson’s ‘Blood Song’ opens with sparse guitar notes that conjure a desolate image of a nameless American desert, and you get the impression the track might well be instrumental. Her vocals kicking in around the 30 second mark are a welcome surprise, and lift the song from an atmospheric backdrop to an intimate telling. The misleadingly gentle delivery hides a mixture of emotions, giving the song a believable voice as she demands and hesitates and pleads across five lovely […]

The post Advent Calendar [4th]: Jess Williamson – Blood Song appeared first on Various Small Flames.

]]> Jess Williamson’s ‘Blood Song’ opens with sparse guitar notes that conjure a desolate image of a nameless American desert, and you get the impression the track might well be instrumental. Her vocals kicking in around the 30 second mark are a welcome surprise, and lift the song from an atmospheric backdrop to an intimate telling. The misleadingly gentle delivery hides a mixture of emotions, giving the song a believable voice as she demands and hesitates and pleads across five lovely minutes. Imagine Angel Olsen singing to Ry Cooder’s Paris, Texas soundtrack.

The album, Native State, is due out on the 28th January on Brutal Honest. Pre-order it here.

See the rest of the calendar here.

The post Advent Calendar [4th]: Jess Williamson – Blood Song appeared first on Various Small Flames.

]]> 331