Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Sam Amidon - Relief (R. Kelly cover) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Beth Orton and Sam Amidon - Thirteen (Alex Chilton) (MP3) Footloose... coming to LPR The new monthly Unsilent Film series kicks off Wednesday, April 7 with a... more info
Stereogum — Although Sam Amidon’s frequently contributed banjo and guitar to the whispered elegance of Thomas Bartlett’s Doveman project, he’s a fiddler first, and a man with a distinctive voice his own. The forthcoming I Saw The Sign sees the multi-instru... more info
Guardian Music — Laura Marling, BelfastThough only 20 years old, Laura Marling has already developed a pretty robust identity: she is the femme fatale of indie folk, a top 10 recording artist, and arguably the person responsible for the arrival of new albums by the C... more info
Idolator — Frequent flier Kate Nash appearing on the Lilith Fair 2010 linuep? That seems right. Quirky ArchAndroid soulstress Janelle Monae? Check. Sarah McLachlan, Beth Orton, Sheryl Crow and Sia? Yes x 4. So now the news has come that Selena Gomez has been ad... more info
Guardian Music — (Virgin)You can read Laura Marling's progress through her album titles, from 2008's Mercury-nominated but youthful Alas I Cannot Swim to the confident, fully-formed I Speak Because I Can. Still only 20, she has delivered songs worthy of an English fo... more info
411 Mania — Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter, Beth Thornley, has been compared to Aimee Mann, Beth Orton, Tegan and Sara, and Death Cab for Cutie. But does her third album, Wash U Clean, warrant such praise? more info
Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Vincent Cornelli Beth Orton @ The Bell House At City Winery on Sunday night [January 17th], a stop on a small New York-and-Los Angeles solo tour as [Beth Orton] works on her next album, she put her back... more info
Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonMuhly, who shared conducting duties with Nicholas Collon, had planned the programme, framing four of his own works with pieces by the two composers who perhaps have influenced him more than any others: Philip Glass (the solo-piano H... more info