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George Ezra - ‘Did You Hear The Rain’
// The Mahogany Blog Introducing‘Did You Hear The Rain’ was one of my favourites from George’s set-list last year, so I’m glad he has continued to play it amongst his new material.
Mahogany Blog have also done a fantastic job with the production; resonator guitar sounding crisp and deep and his voice every part the powerful engine you’ll experience if you see him live…. which you really should, ya know…
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Monument Valley - ‘Your Cover Blown’
Bristol Couch
We recently filmed Monument Valley performing in Bristol City Centre.
The centre of Bristol has many interesting nooks in which to film, and on this occasion we found ourselves stooped on a pontoon below the bridge leading from the Arnolfini to the Louisiana. Monument Valley (a.k.a. Ned Younger was set to play at the latter, small but crucial, Bristol venue later that evening.
This quiet spot protected us from a prevailing wind and even the nearby traffic was muffled as we ducked below the road. The late afternoon sun, which had earlier been much bolder; suddenly crouched behind a cloud providing a still light that echoed the calm of the water and Ned’s subtle tones.
A bevy of swans cruised over to the pontoon, curious at this strange activity and captivated by the mysterious aura that seemed to settle for a short while. This sensation is no surprise given the song’s depth and striking lyrics. In particular this recollection to the war memorial outside Euston Station is an eerie call to a much more personal sentiment:
“I have seen the glorious dead. Looked at me like they were bleeding again, except; this time their blood runs green not red.”
More at:
- http://www.monumentvalley.co.uk/
- Facebook
- Twitter
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Green Couch Session - Band of Skulls - ‘Sweet Sour’
Our Canadian cousins captured some pretty sweet harmonising by this English rock band.
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‘Over The Hill’ - Communion Jam at SxSW 2012
The original version of ‘Over The Hill’ was written and performed by John Martyn for his album Solid Air in 1973.
This beautiful rendition, performed at SxSW, does a lot to demonstrate the incredible talents Communion Records has been accumulating.
It features Communion Records artists:
- Michael Kiwanuka,
- Ben Howard with his band, India and Chris,
- The Staves,
- Johannes from Bear’s Den, and
- Ben Lovett (Communion founder and member of Mumford & Sons).
This production was:
- filmed by Marcus Hainey, Ty Johnson, Kelly Teacher;
- edited by Gregg Houston, Babysweet.com and
- recorded by Erik Wofford at Cacophony Recorders, Austin TX.
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There is lots more brilliant Communion music to buy; including the new compilation Communion New Faces; over at http://www.communionmusic.co.uk/shop/.
(Source: youtube.com, via chiverin)
Daughter - ‘Youth’ (Live from St Giles in the Fields Church)
Daughter is supporting Ben Howard next Wednesday at the O2 Academy.
We hope you were lucky enough to get tickets!
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Ben Howard - ‘Only Love’
While recording an acoustic session in The Netherlands Ben had a surprise flashmob sprung on him. His reaction is pretty charming.
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The Shins | James Mercer @ 91X San Diego
A brilliant live acoustic session from the Shins man including classic songs from the past and pending songs from upcoming album Port of Morrow.
New Bristol Couch Session coming soon!
AWC.
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Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - ‘Carries On’
Live Acoustic
The magical man with his magical band..
Filmed at Yucatan Peninsula, March 2011, by Ryan Gall, Tao Ruspoli and Jimmy Cohen. Edited by Tao Ruspoli.
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Danielle Luppi, Danger Mouse & Norah Jones (Rome) - ‘Black’
It’s exciting to see a piece off an interesting concept album stripped down and performed live. Rome was one of my highlights of 2011.
AWC.
