Villagers - Fever DreamsEscapism is a very necessary pursuit right now, and Fever Dreams follows it to mesmerising effect. It works like all the best records it becomes a mode of transport; it picks you up from where you are and sets you down elsewhere. OBrien says on the gestation of Fever Dreams: I had an urge to write something that was as generous to the listener as it was to myself. Sometimes the most delirious states can produce the most ecstatic, euphoric and escapist

Permanent Vacation became the band‰۪s greatest success in a decade and featured the major hit singles Rag Doll

the Mountain Goats spent a week capturing the magic of a band at the top of its game

though in a distinct 3-part series: “Everybody’s Paris” begins with Perri on vocals

and reaches an early apogee of morbid oblivion baiting

His bohemian border-free vision of modern chanson

quoting archly and ecstatically from various folk traditions along the way

improv and fluidity

1 gave birth to the light of Vol

is limited to 1000 pressings and this time contains live recordings from the 2009 BBC Electric Proms performance @ the Camden Roundhouse

He is considered to be one of hip-hop's most inventive visionaries and connects it's productions through smart lyrics and poetics

“There was a lot of pressure in producing TFCF as it was guaranteed to be framed by the lack of band members

backwards as well as forwards