This week Chris Jones joined Rigsy and Stuart Bailie to talk new music including:
Butterfly Child - Lost In The Machines
Stuart: “A guy from Belfast called Joe Cassidy, and back in the kind of 90s he was vetted by John Peel – he was on the Rough Trade record label – he moved to Chicago, more recently he’s gone to LA. There were questions being asked about his friendship with Winona Ryder and I’m so glad he’s making records again – because he makes magnificent records.
Catherine Hatt - Broke
Chris: “This really really caught my ear…partly because it does sound like it’s about to fall apart…something about that really appeals to me – it’s got a real sort of raw, unvarnished quality and it’s absolutely beautiful too… I really love her voice. That’s taken from her second album ‘Lost and Found."
Robyn G. Shiels - Tender is the Night
Rigsy: “Robyn G. Shiels won the NI Music Prize 2014 for Northern Irish Album of the year…. an annual event now…it’s a Northern Irish take on the Mercury Music Prize if you like….and the nominations for this year’s prize released today…. (with) the selection of genres - we’re spoilt for choice.”
Black Mono - A Stage Of Neck
Stuart: “Naomi Savage, Verity Grant and Steven Bradley on drums - So determined, so self-assured, fairly new to us all I guess – but what a voice – magnificent.”
Thrash Hat – Pandaface
Chris “The alias of Rory Friers from ASIWYA branching out into some electronica… has his personality stamped on it… uplifting, epic, fun, energetic, cheeky…It’s got such a sense of life about it.”
Abandcalledboy - La D*** - Keian Remix
Rigsy: “Abandcalledboy…on record they are straight up rock… but this is a remix by an Irish – Iranian producer called Keian Roohipour…a pretty curious concept…the original… is very very different.”
