Black Cab Sessions

One of the coolest sites about sees a fantastic collection of artists playing a song in the back of a black cab in London.

Have a look at this video of Stephen Fretwell, and then head to here for the full collection.

 

Lance Armstrong - Death Cab fan

Interested to read that Lance Armstrong is in love with this Death Cab For Cutie song, and seems to have pretty reliable taste in music to add to the other reasons to like the guy...

I Will Possess Your Heart

These United States

Very much looking forward to catching up with this wonderful edge-folk band when they tour the UK in the next few weeks (and hopefully to hosting an evening session at the Chapel). For now, have a listen to/ download First Sight...

Kilto Take, live

These guys will be huge. Caught them on a BBC session last week. Go to YouTube to see it in higher definition...

Video for Fallen here: 

Vote for Katey Brooks to open Green Man...

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Royal Bangs

Heard about this band from a recommendation on Rolling Stone - Pat Carney of The Black Keys, no less...

Really like the funky, indie, loose edge - tuneful, organic, compulsive...

Have a listen to/ download Broke Calculator, and Cat Swallow, from We Breed Champions (I don't think they're the best tracks on the album, though. Seriously, go to emusic.com and download the whole album.)

Green Day new album

The success of American Idiot brought with it all of those mixed emotions... A band I loved, when it seemed to be against the grain, all of a sudden was filling stadia...

Green Day, themselves, however, seemed to compromise not one bit. The shows felt like small venues, even with 30,000 people. The music on American Idiot was as good as any that preceded it... (Nimrod's still my number one GD album, though.)

As further proof that they're still in it for the music, their new album is released under the Foxboro Hot Tubs name (in a poorly guarded secret). Stop Drop and Roll is fantastic 60s/70s rock and roll Green Day...

It'll absolutely do until a harder-edged Green Day is ready...

More live session videos

Two more videos of the remarkable Katey Brooks - Soft Sleeper and True Speaker, in session at The Old Chapel. We're hoping that Katey will be back for some more demos at the Chapel in June, so watch this space...

Katey Brooks | True Speaker

Katey Brooks | Soft Sleeper

More AdultAlternative.co.uk session videos

A further song from Katey Brooks - Grateful Rain

And one from my son, playing an Andy Hull/ Manchester Orchestra son, Where Have You Been

Katey Brooks

Katey has one of the most impressive voices I have ever heard live. Goodness knows where it comes from, but it would be impossible to hear it and not be shocked.

At the session, she debuted a new song, so new it doesn't yet have a title:

One more: Found

Kilto Take

Kilto Take are the first band to be signed to Medical Records/ 4 The Record Management, alongside singer/ songwriter Katey Brooks. They will be, without doubt, huge...

They played their first acoustic session for a Medical Records showcase.

Wake In The Lie

Holding The Enemy

Fallen

Tainted States

Morning Benders

This band make wonderfully fresh, loose-limbed music. 

Have a listen to/ download two tracks from their debut: Crosseyed, and Boarded Doors.