"I am an activist". That's how Brooklyn-based underground alt-pop artist Kiirstin Marilyn introduced herself. So, naturally, with U.S. politics at the top of the news, this is a good time to hear what she has to say through her songs. Kiirstin has appeared on The Listening Post a few times, so her work may be familiar to FOTN regulars. It's good to know that some…
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Regular visitors to The Listening Post may well be familiar with Folkstock Records, a prolific boutique label well known for championing new, acoustic folk and roots music. It's a testament to the excellence we've come to expect from them that their artists frequently make it through to the Fresh Faves, including Sera who appeared in Bobby's reviews of batch 212 - but rock? That would…
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If it's better to be late to the party than not arrive at all, the opportunity to discover a band through their final album is as sweet as being in from the beginning. Conceived in grief and rum, the band has been around since 2006, starting out as a duo. An incarnation as "The Black Velvet Band" transformed into "The Bedlam Six" as musicians joined…
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Just when you thought you'd heard it all, Benji Tranter and The Well Adjusted Individuals put a new spin on things with At The Launderette. Following in the tradition of Flanders and Swan, Bernard Cribbins, Neil Innes and The Divine Comedy, Benji and the band prove that there is wit in every circumstance, wrapped up in four tracks of fun that transform everyday mundanity into…
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Glance through Robjn's website and you'll very quickly realise that this man is all about the music. No cheesy bios, vacuous press blurb or cheeky celebrity selfies, just creativity by the bucketload. So, if the music does the talking, what does Robjn's latest album Post-mortem have to say? Bringing a mix of aspiration, fantasy and despair, through both musical and lyrical arrangements, Post-mortem is a…
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