Folk/Acoustic

How about some atmospheric summertime listening with The Neighourhood‘s new album I Love You? An 11 track record filled with moody rock vibes and heavily crafted lyrics, the five-piece Los Angeles collective have a strong piece of work on their hands here as Jesse Rutherford‘s cloudy vocals merge with the album’s misty feel. [...]

The soundtrack to Baz Luhdmann‘s 2013 big screen release of The Great Gatsby is definitely a star studded affair, and after being treated to tracks by Jay-Z (100$ Bill), Beyonce and Andre 3000 (who remade Amy Winehouse’s “Back To Black”), Lana Del Rey (“Young & Beautiful”), The xx (“Together”), Florence + the Machine (“Over The [...]

Blending live electronic elements, dulcet vocals, soulful sonics and reflective lyrics to form a pulsing soundscape, seven strong Bay collective The Seshen drop some new music in the form of “2000 Seasons,” taken from their forthcoming EP. [...]

Purple Ferdinand brings us this stunning acoustic performance of her new track “Define Me”. The 23-year-old singer/songwriter (tattooist) from East London blends elements of nostalgic, folk and soul music – creating a pure vulnerable and honest sound. [...]

Ed Sheeran has been able to build a massive UK following in part thanks to stunning acoustic sets, and recently he visited the States to grace Jimmy Kimmel Live with performances of “The A Team” and “You Need Me, I Don’t Need You“, his two lead singles from debut album +, armed only with a guitar [...]

A cut from her sophomore album, Halcyon, which dropped last month, Ellie Goulding releases brief, simple visuals for “Only You” in collaboration with online retailer ASOS. [...]

East London based production duo Craig Merrin and Adam Jordan, also known as New Machine, add their spin to Ed Sheeran’s latest single “Give Me Love,” bringing along UK emcee Mic Righteous for the ride. [...]

“I wanna look into your eyes one last time, paint a picture on my heart,” sings UK talent Josh Kumra from the back of a moving truck in the official video for his second single, “Waiting For You.” Serving up a layered acoustic track backed with vocals of a choir, watch below as the voice [...]

For fans of Luther and Stringer Bell (I’m the former but not the latter, still grieving poor  [...]

Adding a subtle folk spin with his soulful vocals, Josh Kumra renders a demure and slightly slowed down acoustic performance of “Wildest Moments,” the second single from breakout starlet Jessie Ware‘s debut album Devotion. [...]