“A moving and impressive tribute” — The Guardian. A lineup of stellar acts (Robert Plant, Jacqui McShee, Robert Plant, Bernard Butler, Martin Simpson, host Stewart Lee, plus many more) and an appreciative audience gathered at the Royal Festival Hall on Saturday evening to celebrate the life and music of Bert Jansch on what would’ve been his 80th birthday.
New artist Ella Raphael delivers a deeply personal, poignant vignette with warmth and emotion. "See you Through was written in a period of profound sadness. It's a song of warm support to hold someone, as well as the understanding of letting go.” A magnificent modern classic with influences from Karen Dalton to Vashti Bunyan or Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes.
Italian singer songwriter Marta Del Grandi returns with 'Selva', her most intricate and shimmering effort yet, a refined devotional suite of astute pop that flows effortlessly, uniting emotional complexity, divine organic arrangements with a sci-fi finish.
'Back To The Swamp' is filled with thought-provoking stories, it’s a reflective worldview, as evidenced on ‘Singing Bar’ which is set in a karaoke-style piano bar in Kowloon before the Hong Kong protests in 2019, with a song list of heavy-hitters that includes Cher, Belinda Carlisle et al.
The Lemonheads announce a trio of special shows this December in Chicago, US. Evan Dando is currently at work on demos for a new Lemonheads record, the first album of new original material since 2006. A 7” single is in the works for early 2024 and we are currently working on a multi LP expansive edition of ‘Car Button Cloth’, also set for next year. More news to be revealed very soon…
Italian singer songwriter Marta Del Grandi returns with new album Selva set for release on 20th October on Fire Records. Following the recent release of new track, Marta follows with single ‘Marble Season’ out today.
Fire artists old and new continue to feature in major, global television shows.
The genre-defying Welsh group define their vision with a breath-taking new album, Islet’s ‘Soft Fascination’ is an ecstatic experience in music, an explosion of emotion subsumed in sound. The album is filled with high energy cadence and meditations on collective joy, a balancing act underpinned with glorious melodies and Emma Daman Thomas’ evocative vocals that swirl in the symphonic surf.
Konner's song writing and musical craftsmanship incorporate tales of his Canadian heritage alongside elements of magic realism and heartfelt honesty, all delivered through a rich baritone voice that transforms the mundane into the extraordinary. Konner’s pen is precise and daring, uniting the earnestness of Willie Nelson and the comedic relief of Harry Nilsson with echoes of Tin Pan Alley and Lou Reed’s grit.