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Esperi featured on Aye Tunes advent calendar.
The new Esperi single Made For Life was only released yesterday, and it already has love pouring in for it. Aye Tunes liked it so much that they've included as Day 14 of their advent calendar.
"[Snowman] is, basically, three and a bit minutes of pure, sweet bliss." - Aye Tunes
Check out the full skinny, HERE.
Made For Life is being released via Olive Grove Records as a double a-Side. There are 50 beautifully handcrafted Limited Edition CDs available upon its release, so get your copy soon!
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Watch Esperi’s “Snowman” video at The 405
We're so excited about Christmas that I wouldn't be surprised if somebody at ABoF HQ exploded in a shower of tinsel this afternoon. Obviously, listening to Esperi's new single Made For Life has helped get us in the mood for what might well turn out to be a white Christmas.
If you want to pour yourself a mug of Christmas spirit, get yourself over to The 405 and watch the gorgeous new video for Snowman.
Made For Life is being released via Olive Grove Records as a double a-Side. There are 50 beautifully handcrafted Limited Edition CDs available upon its release, so get your copy soon!
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Shield Your Eyes Rock Sound review
There's no two ways about it - Theme From Kindness, the new album from Shield Your Eyes is an amazing album that gets better every time you listen to it. The people at Rock Sound Magazine certainly get what the lads were trying to achieve when they locked themselves in bassist Nick Bevin's living room all those months ago, awarding it 6/10.
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Released today: “Leader of the Starry Skies” & Esperi’s “Made for Life”!
Our last few releases are out today and they couldn't be more different...Leader of the Starry Skies is a tribute to Cardiacs lead singer, Tim Smith who has been tragically stuck in hospital following a heart attack a few years ago. The album features Cardiacs covers by bands such as Oceansize, Porcupine Tree and Knifeworld.
On the opposite end of the scale, we have Esperi spreading some gorgeous Christmas cheer via his festive single release Made For Life.
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Leader of the Starry Skies - A tribute to Tim Smith
Leader Of The Starry Skies is a tribute to Tim Smith, lead singer of Cardiacs, who has been tragically stuck in hospital for two years after suffering a heart attack. The 17 tracks on the album aren’t so much covers as they are tributes to one man's beautiful music; music that inspired a generation of underground musicians to pick up an instrument to create something that they wanted to hear rather than settle for what was being played to them on the radio.
Organised by ex-Cardiacs Bic Hayes and Mark Cawthra, Cardiacs' guitarist Kavus Torabi and Spratley's Japs singer Jo Spratley, Leader Of The Starry Skies features contributions from Oceansize, Steven Wilson (of Porcupine Tree) Andy Partridge (of XTC), Max Tundra, Knifeworld, North Sea Radio Orchestra and many more.
All profits from the sale of this album will go directly to Tim Smith.
The Cardiacs' track "Stench of Honey", covered by Knifeworld, from the album is available to stream and download for free HERE.
Esperi - Made For Life
Esperi is velvet voiced Scottish multi-instrumentalist Chris Lee-Marr, and he's back with new single, double a-side Made For Life, just in time for Christmas. Chris has already established himself as one of the most promising acts to come out of Scotland, having been featured on BBC Radio 1 Scotland and BBC's The Culture Show, supporting the likes of Johnny Flynn and Ólöf Arnalds, and being a seasoned regular on the UK festival circuit.
Title track Made For Life showcases Chris' talent for creating layered acoustic melodies, conjuring up images of cold winter afternoons spent curled up beside a fire with a loved one, December sunshine streaming through the window. "Snowman" sees Chris returning to memories of a childhood spent playing in the snow. The innocence conveyed in his voice, beautifully complimented by a backing vocal provided by his wife, Cat Lee-Marr, creates such a swelling rush of emotion that you can almost taste the snowflakes of years gone by as they land on your lips.
You can stream the single HERE.
Made For Life is being released via Olive Grove Records as a double a-Side. There will be 50 beautifully handcrafted Limited Edition CDs made available upon its release, available from today.
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Union Sound Set Bring The Noise
Union Sound Set is setting the web ablaze with their new single, Cause & Resolve, and we can't say we're surprised - it's a masterpiece! Fresh off the internet press (we imagine Bill Gates keeps it locked in his mansion) is a stonking 9/10 review from Bring The Noise.
"‘Start Stop’ is an album bound for arena stages, and this single is only going to accelerate the process of getting there" - Bring The Noise
Check out the full review HERE.
Cause & Resolve is available via Mighty Atom on iTunes
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