I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness

After a sabbatical of eight (!) years, post-punk revival/goth rockers I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness are back with their second album 'Dust', produced by the ex-Ministry bassist Paul Barker.

Lisa Hannigan - Free until they cut me down

Lisa Hannigan - Free until they cut me down

Lisa Hannigan performs an earthy rendition of the Iron & Wine song, 'Free until they cut me down':

When the men take me to the devil tree
I will be free and shining like before
Papa don't tell me what I should've done
She's the one who begged me
"Take me, take me home"

When the wind wraps me like the reaper's hand
I will swing free until they cut me down
Papa don't tell me what I could've done
She's the one who begged me
"Take me, take me home"

When the sea takes me like my mother's arms
I will breathe free as any word of God
Papa don't tell me what you would've done
She's the one who begged me
"Take me, take me home"

Ben Howard - I forget where we were (solo session)

Ben Howard - I forget where we were

Oh, hey,
I wasn't listening
I was watching Syria blinded by the sunshine strip
You, you were in the kitchen
Oh, your mariner’s mouth the wounded with the wounder's whip

And that's how summer passed oh,
The great divide and range of green green grass
Oh, maybe it was peace at last, who knew

Hello love, my invincible friend
Hello love, the thistle and the burr
Hello love, for you I have so many words
But I, I forget where we were

Oh, hey,
I wasn't listening,
I was stung by all of us, the blind leading out the bored
And as per usual,
You were skipping and laughing eyes at the bedroom door

Don't take it so seriously, no
Only time is ours, the rest we'll just wait and see
Maybe you're right, babe, maybe

(Lyrics from azlyrics)

Charlotte Carpenter

So lovely - this song is from an EP by the same name:

Charlotte Carpenter - Take it All

Field Report

Field Report's new album, 'Marigolden' is simply gorgeous:

Field Report - Home

From Indian Lakes

Beautiful, melodious and (in this video), elemental:

From Indian Lakes - Ghost

She Keeps Bees

She Keeps Bees - Is What it is

bow to the power
make sure it knows
how heavy it is
be not completely
consumed
do not surrender
is what it is 
it is 
it's that kind of life
you are worthy
i am worthy
put me in the middle
you better push a bit more
how we are now
do not surrender
is what it is 
it is
it's that kind of life
you are worthy
i am worthy
needed to have it happen