Mathew Sawyer and the Ghosts
Mathew Sawyer and the Ghosts have produced one of the finest debut albums of the year with the punky Folk Country 'Blue Bird's Blood'. Neil Palmer chats to Sawyer, who is both a working artist and the former drummer with the Television Personalities, about his music and his art
Neil Palmer finds that, despite having only recently left school, young local indie guitar band Little Boy Lost already have a natural intensity at a show at the Relentless Garage in London
Neil Palmer sees the often under rated Bitter Springs play a shortened, but life affirming set of their unique brand of indie rock at the Bull and Gate in London
At the Hippodrome in Kingston, Neil Palmer watches British Sea Power play an anthemic and typically eccentric set to promote their new album, 'Valhalla Dancehall'
In the latest in our series, in which our writers write about the impact of music at important times in their lives, Neil Palmer tells of how the Flaming Lips' ‘Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots’ helped to salvage his marriage at a time of crisis
Exploitive and scrappy collection of demos and other unreleased tracks from the late Johnny Cash
Heartfelt debut album from Townes Van Zandt-influenced Lousiana-based singer-songwriter and folk artist, Ben de la Cour
Exciting and thrilling new single from the Bees which shows itself to be an instant soul classic
Formulaic pop punk from new French trio Underground Railroad, rectified by its more promising B sides