April 2019 Roundup Mix

Liam Doyle — Wed, 01 May 2019 20:31:48 +0000

Here’s a roundup of everything we covered during April 2019.

Adrianne Lenker – cradle
German Error Message – Hopelessness
Jo Schornikow – Incomplete
Grizzly Coast – Half-Light Boy
Taylor Hamilton – Might Say
Porridge Radio – Give / Take
Patio – Scum
Ruthie – Spirit Now Moves
Esther Rose – Don’t Blame It On the Moon
Blood Cultures – Flowers For All Occasions
Puddle-Cuddle – Compost
Mess – Dead Space
Cry Babe – Soft Honk
The Painters – Pieces of Life
Two Meters – Ground
Erin Durant – Take a Load Off
Michelle Blades – Ring
Eric & Magill – Thanks to Sciences
Foundlings – Caught Up on You
Craig Finn – Something To Hope For
JW Ridley – Homesick (Out The Blue)
Pieket – Eternal Recurrence
The Curfews – Rose
Emily Fairlight – Body Below
Raggedy – Brainwash
Barrie – Saturated
Blush – Forever Is a Long Time
Shane Leonard – Empire Builder
Con Davison – Sofa Bed
Gold Light + Snakemusk – The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
The Chats – Pub Feed
Shutups – Yellowjacket
Izzy Heltai – Stuck In Stone
Adam Ostrar – Take It Back
The Death Of Pop – Last
Toledo – Some Samurai
Yot Club – Japan
Evan Thomas Way & The Phasers – Long Distance
K. Campbell – Heads Up
The Duke of Norfolk – As the Heralds Revere You
Leaky Engine-John Birch Society Blues
naps – treading
Vieo Abiungo – What the Rain Restores
Old Earth – The Friends ∴ The Gods
Good Good Blood & Astral Social Club – Heathen Astronaut

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Izzy Heltai – Stuck in Stone

Jon Doyle — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 18:27:57 +0000

Working out of Northampton, Massachusetts, Izzy Heltai is a songwriter who draws upon the New England landscape to form his evocative, narrative-driven style. Often living out of his car so as to spend as much time on tour as humanly possible, Heltai leads something of a quasi-nomadic lifestyle, and the choice informs his music. It features the American landscape as something vast yet transient, always changing and never quite giving up its secrets, something to be passed through but not fully understood.

This month sees the release of Only Yesterday, an EP exploring the self-doubt that often stems from failed relationships, as well as the possibility of love outside of traditional romance. Lead single ‘Marching Song’ provides more than a glimpse into his stirring, urgent style. While the track is very much from the classic folk stable, built from the modest foundations of acoustic guitar and strong songwriting, Heltai is joined by a number of friends who provide extra layers to his sound, elevating the track into a triumphant strand of wistfulness.

Today we’re pleased to share a brand new single ahead of the EP’s release. ‘Stuck in Stone’ is Americana in all of its whiskey-smoked glory, built from the kind of elated melancholy that has driven folks singers ever since the first guitar was strung. Despite the title, impermanence is again a key theme, love and health presented as unstable, fragile things to be cherished and chased.

Only Yesterday is out on the 19th April and you can pre-order it now from the Izzy Heltai Bandcamp page.

Photograph by Emma Kate Rothenberg-Ware, album art by Molly Howarth

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