Billie Bird is On Fire
Le Temps, Libération and Les Inrockuptibles have all heaped praise on Billie Bird for her live performances and the handful of singles and EPs she has released over the years. Here, at last, is her first album proper. Entitled “Incendies”, it is available now via Mouthwatering Records. “Incendies” was a long time in the making. […]
Blind Butcher Rolling Back the Calendar
New via Irascible Records is the latest LP from Lucerne duo Blind Butcher. True to their reputation for unprovoked lunacy they are calling it “Catch 22” (note the lack of a hyphen!). This, despite the fact that it has absolutely nothing to do with the Joseph Heller novel normally associated with the situation of “damned […]
Barrio Colette Putting on the Rouge
Having announced the arrival of their gloriously raucous “Amour de Vivre” with an EP of that very title, Barrio Colette are now truly taking on the world with their eagerly awaited debut album. Entitled “Rouge Rose”, it is available now from Cheptel Records. Formed in late 2019 in Geneva, Barrio Colette are Anissa Cadelli (also part […]
The Souls Out of Hiding
It took them a while to release it – but now it is out: The Souls’ third album, “Too Good to Go”. Whilst the title might sound odd at first hearing, it does, in fact, tell it exactly how it was. Written in lockdown isolation by the band’s principal songwriter, Jay Messerli, the band found […]
Luumu Loves Elephants
Adina Luumu aka Adina Friis is a composer, singer and pianist from Lucerne whose music is truly uncategorisable. Entitled “Elephant Love Song”, her trio’s third album is out now via TOURBOmusic. Unless an artist directly models themselves on someone else, direct comparisons are usually misleading. And so it is with Nick Drake, to whom Luumu […]
Kety Fusco Harping on
Question: when is a harp more than a harp? Answer: When it’s Kety Fusco’s harp. Out now on Floating Notes Records is the next chapter in a remarkable career that has recently brought Fusco rave reviews for a performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Strangely, though, she calls this release “THE HARP – Chapter 1” […]
Blooming Cobee
Out now via Berlin-based Irrsinn Records is “Blooming”, the sophomore album from Bernese singer/rapper Cobee. And, it has to be said, compared to his debut from four years ago it is an entirely different beast! In a massively courageous bid for artistic independence and development, Cobee has swapped hip-hop beats, hints of jungle and heaps […]
Jaël Singing the Praises of “Midlife”
“Midlife” – note: not “midlife crisis!” – is not a subject often encounter in popular music, not to mention chosen as the title of an album. Singer/songwriter Jaël – sometimes Jaël Malli – has done exactly that. Her new solo studio album, her third, is available now via Phonag Records. Jaël can be proud of […]
OY Embracing the World
At long last, they’re back! Seven years after their last album, the multi-facetted electronica/vocal duo OY release their fourth album via Mouthwatering Records. Entitled “World Wide We”, it is their “statement for global solidarity”: “It’s the uplifting soundtrack to our most challenging times ,” they write. “A call to focus on what we have in […]
Mega Goes Into Overdrive
Riding in on a wave of inspiration and recognition for his talents, Vevey-based rapper Mega has launched himself into the new year with a triple-bang. Starting off with the single “Berger” featuring French rapper So La Lune in January, he followed this up with an EP, “MH:H” in mid-February, and a collaboration with eyewear designer […]
