M. Ward will be releasing A Wasteland Companion in April. I’m loving the single “The First I Ran Away” and the animated short video that accompanies it. M. Ward is a beast when it comes to making soft-compelling tracks.
Bombay Bicycle Club has been one of my favorite bands for a while. That was solidified when I saw them last year during SXSW - their live performances were vigorous.
I’ve been addicted to the song “How can you swallow so much sleep” off their 2011 release A Different kind of Fix for quite some time (2010 to be exact when it was featured in the Twilight Eclipse movie; don’t judge, those films put out decent soundtracks), so to have the release of a video finally come out makes me pretty excited. It’s animated!
With each album, Bombay Bicycle Club seems to develop more and more; their writing and music continue to be beautifully done. Unlike their last album Flaws, which was very folksy and acoustic, A Different Kind of Fix is more lyrically and musically aggressive and progressive. You can grab a digital copy for $8 on Amazon.