Reading time: 2 minutesAlways good to hear from Flora Smith and her soulful voice and she’s back with a new single, ‘Knight and Shining Armor’ (I used the
Reading time: 2 minutesSo, the ‘Bird’ has flown at last, 10 years after it first made an appearance, fashioned from the pen of a 13-year old; the “little
Reading time: 3 minutesIt surprises me how many musicians in the business contact me directly. In this case it is a Swedish record label, Ninetone, from Sundsvall, up
Reading time: 3 minutesPart two of NMC’s Christmas countdown. First up is The Northern Belle from Norway, with ‘Silver Bows & Bells’, which, as is often the case,
Reading time: 2 minutesWe don’t often do covers unless there’s a very good reason and this one caught my attention. But not straight away I might add. It
Reading time: 2 minutesI’ve often held that some of the best experimental electronic music emerges out of Finland and here is young Orvokki (Oittila) with her debut album,
Reading time: 2 minutesI well remember my introduction to Nicolay Løvvold earlier this year and his song ‘Latika’ about a man who covets a girl he can’t have,
