HVNLP89 — Folkrock
HVNLP89 — A free release from Heavenly Recordings as a little taste of what we’ve got going on at the mo. Enjoy!
HVNLP89 track listing and band info:
1. Fionn Regan — 100 Acres of Sycamore.
A sneaky preview of Fionn’s forthcoming album. Fionn signed to Heavenly for the release of his second album ‘The Shadow of an Empire’, and his third album is now ready too. ‘100 Acres of Sycamore’ is due for release in August.
2. Cherry Ghost — The Night They Buried Sadie Clay
Taken from the album ‘Beneath This Burning Shoreline’ which was released in July last year to a flurry of critical acclaim. The band took a year to dutifully stitch all these songs together. They did so in a barn on a tiny farm south of Manchester, where they sat on mattresses as they played their instruments, and put their amps on toilet lids. Finishing sessions in the early morning as the farmer headed out to milk the cows…
3. Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou — Big Water
’Big Water’ is taken from husband & wife Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou’s yet to be released debut album ‘Quality First, Last & Forever’.
4. Sea of Bees — Skinnybone
Sea of Bees came to our attention via a very astute American publicist who is an avid reader of Heavenly’s Caught By The River website and instinctively thought that we would appreciate the music. He didn’t actually know that he was sending it to a record label at the time but we will forever be in his debt. Skinnybone is a track taken from Sea of Bees’ debut album Song for the Ravens.
5. Sea of Bees — Wizbot (Conquering Animal Sound remix)
Wizbot is also from Sea of Bees’ debut album Songs for the Ravens; remixed here by Conquering Animal Sound.
6. LCMDF — Take Me To The Mountains (Get Well Soon remix)
Finnish sisters Emma and Mia Kemppainen have embossed on their debut LP the kind of skewed pop vision that recalls the likes of TomTom Club, Neneh Cherry and Shaun Ryder. And we love it, as do we love this remixed version from Get Well Soon.
7. James Walbourne — Songbird
Despite still only being in his late 20s James Walbourne’s musical pedigree is already an enviable one. Stints playing with the likes of The Pernice Brothers, Son Volt, Jay Farrar and The Pogues gaining him respect beyond his years. Songbird is taken from James’ debut solo album ‘The Hill’.
8. The Head and the Heart — Lost In My Mind
Taken from their self titled debut album, Lost In My Mind was also released as a single and is available on 7″ from the Heavenly Emporium.
9. Jack Joseph — Canyon Echo
A very talented singer songwriter and friend of Heavenly Recordings, we introduce you to Jack Joseph with this track ‘Canyon Echo’.
10. Edwyn Collins — Searching For The Truth
We are delighted to have Edwyn Collins with us at Heavenly Recordings. ‘Losing Sleep’ is Edwyn’s 7th solo album & has been critically lauded as his best. With collaborations from the likes of The Drums, Franz Ferdinand, The Cribs, Johnny Marr & The Magic Numbers and his celebratory live shows which stoke the soul and end in standing ovations. This is the sound of a true legend showing how it’s done.
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Signed 7″ giveaway
Join our mailing list here to be in with a chance of winning this very special signed 7″ from The Head and the Heart (their single Lost In My Mind c/w Winter Song), before the newsletter goes out next week.
We also still have a couple of copies of their debut album that has just been released this weekend. Last week we were offering them to anyone who could tell us which two bands they’re supporting in the UK this summer, only to remember the second band has not yet been announced! Keep an eye out for new dates; we will be running the competition again.
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James Walbourne Gig Update
April 20th
Arnold’s, Bride Lane, London EC4
James Walbourne headlines Arnold’s with support from Susan James. Get tickets here.
April 22nd
The Boogaloo, Archway, London N6
April 29th — May 1st
Roots Festival, Kilkenny, Ireland
Since 1998, The Kilkenny Rhythm and Roots Festival has attracted some of the finest names in the Americana canon. James is playing live this year on both the Saturday and Sunday.
May 14th
Horatios, Brighton Pier, Brighton
Horatios are hosting a number of gigs for Brighton’s ‘The Great Escape’ festival including this performance from James Walbourne on 14th May.
May 27th
Tapestry Club, Phoenix Road London NW1
James Walbourne plays at Tapestry Club, £5 on the door at St Aloysis Church.
July 4th
The Lexington — London
A warm up gig for Truck Festival, with Dreaming Spires and Two Fingers of Firewater.
www.thelexington.co.uk
July 21st
Port Eliot Festival, Caught by the River stage — Cornwall
8pm on Thursday at Cornwall’s Port Eliot Festival in the Caught By The River tent.
July 23rd
Truck Festival, Steventon, Oxfordshire
James plays Truck festival in the heart of Oxfordshire as part of Heavenly Recordings’ ‘Label Takeover’ on The Clash Stage, helping us celebrate our 21st birthday.
July 31st
Northern Lights Festival, Aberdeen
Northern Lights Festival is a new one, coming to Scotland for the first time in 2011 and looks set to be very good. James plays on the Sunday.
The Head and the Heart ‘The Head and the Heart’
HVNLP85
The Head and the Heart
The Head and the Heart
1. Cats and Dogs
2. Coeur d’Alene
3. Ghosts
4. Down in the Valley
5. Rivers and Roads
6. Honey Come Home
7. Lost in My Mind
8. Winter Song
9. Sounds Like Hallelujah
10. Heaven Go Easy on Me
Listen to 3 tracks taken from the album on our soundcloud…
Down In The Valley -
HVNLP85 The Head and the Heart — Down in the Valley by heavenlyrecordings
Lost In My Mind -
HVN213 The Head and the Heart — Lost In My Mind by heavenlyrecordings
Sounds Like Hallelujah -
HVNLP85 The Head and the Heart — Sounds like Hallelujah by heavenlyrecordings
The Head and the Heart ‘The Head and the Heart’
HVNLP85CD
The Head And The Heart
The Head And The Heart
1. Cats and Dogs
2. Coeur d’Alene
3. Ghosts
4. Down in the Valley
5. Rivers and Roads
6. Honey Come Home
7. Lost in My Mind
8. Winter Song
9. Sounds Like Hallelujah
10. Heaven Go Easy on Me
The Head and the Heart by heavenlyrecordings
The Head and the Heart came together in the summer of 2009, during frequent visits to the open mic night at Conor Byrne in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood.
Californian Josiah Johnson and Virginia-native Jonathan Russell formed the core songwriting partnership, before adding keyboardist Kenny Hensle. Kenny, then 21, had packed up his piano and moved up to Seattle from California to pursue musical score-writing. Charity Rose Thielen, violin and vocals, had just returned from a year of studying and playing music in Paris. Drummer Tyler Williams moved from Virginia after Jon sent him the demo of Down in the Valley, relocating across states to be a part of this. Finally, Chris Zasche, was bartending at Conor Byrne and mentioned one day that he’d be happy to play bass for the nascent band. It all felt right: The Head and the Heart was born.
The band entered Seattle’s Studio Litho in early 2010 to record these songs that had been kicking and twisting in the catalytic development of their live show. Recorded by Shawn Simmons at Studio Litho and Steven Aguilar at Bearhead Studio, the band was selling burned copies in handmade denim sleeves at local shows within a few weeks. Self-released in June 2010, the debut album helped build an impressive head-of-steam for the band through the second 1/2 of the year, gaining fans at influential Seattle station KEXP, local record shops (a consistent top 10 seller for Easy Street and the #1 album of 2010 at Sonic Boom), and venues up and down the west coast.
For the 2011 re-release of the album, Sounds Like Hallelujah has been re-recorded, live favorite Rivers and Roads has been added, and the album has been re-mastered.
CD available from:
The Heavenly Emporium
12 inch vinyl also available from:
The Heavenly Emporium
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HVNNL002 — Record Store Day, The Head and the Heart, HVN JBX & more
HVNNL002
Hello again from Heavenly HQ. We’ve got some upfront dates for your diaries including the welcome return of Mr Fionn Regan, Record Store Day releases, an exciting new album release plus Paul Cannell’s 1992 art exhibition scanned & pdf’d from the archive. Oh yes & if you spend £20 or more in the Heavenly Emporium we will also send you a free Forever Heavenly T-shirt. Check out our new badge packs which have just arrived this week as well the entire Saint Etienne back catalogue!
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RECORD STORE DAY
Record Store Day is back for it’s third year in the UK — this Saturday April 16th. It’s your chance to get your hands on exclusive releases and catch live shows in independent record stores around the UK. We’re proud to be representing again and will be spending the afternoon over at our local store Rough Trade West where Trevor Moss and Hannah-Lou will also be busking at 4pm. & here’s the team Heavenly will be fielding for RSD this year…
heavenly releases…
SAINT ETIENNE — 45’s BOXSET
To celebrate their love for their favourite format ‘Saint Etienne On 45′ is to be released as a limited edition (1500 copies only) box set of six 7¨ singles for record store day… read more
EDWYN COLLINS & THE DRUMS — IN YOUR EYES 7″
Edwyn’s astonishingly brilliant collaboration with The Drums available for the first time on 7″ vinyl complete with a 4 track download card. Check out the track on our Soundcloud.
TREVOR MOSS AND HANNAH-LOU — TIN TABERNACLE TEN
A beautifully packaged 10¨ vinyl with a six track live recording from their now legendary Kilburn Tin Tabernacle show. There will be a handful (30 in total) of handstamped & signed vinyls only available at Rough Trade West on the day. Trevor & Hannah will also be performing a little later on down the road at our Record Store Day after party at Ginglik where they will be joined by Jack Joseph & Colorama. There will be discounted £2 flyers available on the counter at Rough Trade West on the day.
Full details of the event further down the page.
NOTE FOR THE DIARY
We will also be hosting a market stall at the Independent Label Market on 21st May. Jeff (Barrett) will be going back to his roots and manning the Heavenly pitch, trading amongst other things; stories for beer (we are hoping to be plonked right outside the Endurance pub. Martin (Kelly) has also promised to raid the Heavenly vault for lost nuggets & (Motown) Junk. Stay tuned…
THE HEAD AND THE HEART
Oh yes, April 16th also sees the release of The Head and the Heart’s self titled debut.
We were reminded just how much we love these guys (& gal) last night at their sell-out headlining show at The Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen. A brilliant end to their UK tour as the support act for The Low Anthem. We hope you love the record as much as we do & if you in any way dig this there will be plenty of chances to see them perform live this Summer.
You can pre– order yourself a copy now from Rough Trade. You can listen to their single ‘Lost In My Mind’ on our Heavenly Soundcloud and the 7¨ is available now from the Heavenly Emporium.
HVN JBX @ GINLIK
I hope you’ve left enough space in your diary for one final event on 16th April cos we’ve saved a treat til last. On Saturday night 16th April it’s HVN JBX at Ginlik in Shepherds Bush and is a night not to be missed. The Heavenly boys have been spinning as a collective for the past 20 years. From their legendary Heavenly Social nights at the Albany via Turnmills to The Social in Little Portland Street, we are now in to our 2nd year at Ginlik with HVN JBX.
This month playing live we have Colorama with support from Jack Joseph and Heavenly’s very own Trevor Moss and Hannah-Lou. On ’til 3am with DJ sets from The Bees & Gorillaz Djs Schizodelic Sound and the Heavenly Jukebox! HVN JBX Facebook event
We’ve got 3 pairs of guest list tickets for the event. To be in with a chance of winning just e-mail; emily@heavenlyrecordings.com with a word that best describes this months poster. The most demento answers win!
CANNELLISM — HVN18 ART WILL EAT ITSELF (May 1992)
Paul Cannell was the artist responsible for the Heavenly bird, the Flowered Up flower, the Screamadelica sun (which is hidden in one of these paintings) & HVN13 ‘Toasted Cheese Sandwich’ which hangs proudly on the Heavenly wall. HVN18 ‘Art Will Eat Itself’ was his exhibition.
Click here to flick through his 1992 exhibition catalogue.
THE SOCIAL
Heavenly Recordings opened The Social on 5 Little Portland Street, London W1 in 1999 following our infamous weekly Heavenly Social nights at The Albany. The Social was set up with a simple manifesto – to provide great music and better booze to anyone who fancied tripping through the doors. Eleven years on and we are still doing just that.
Current weekly residencies @ The Social
Thursdays - Hip Hop Karaoke was launched at The Social 5 years ago and has become a truly legendary night out… read more
Fridays - The Social Meltdown is Ross Allen’s weekly residency. You may know The Meltdown as Ross’ brilliant radio show on Ministry… read more
Saturdays - Subsoul is our new weekly Saturday night with Jazzie B and Spin Doctor who have always seen the west end as the epicenter of the capitals party scene… read more
With a huge array of live bands also playing during the week — check out the website for more deets
UP COMING GIGS
APRIL 17th & throughout the Summer:
James Walbourne has a heap of gigs in & around London & plenty of festival dates coming up. Check out full listing on his myspace.
MAY 7th & 8th:
Heavenly, Caught By The River & Friends at Homegame
Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou, Kathryn Williams, Conquering Animal Sound, Andrew Greig, Jack Joseph, Colorama, Will Burns.
Fence records presents Homegame Anstruther, Scotland.
MAY 14th:
HVN 224 — ‘A Heavenly day on the Pier’
Fionn Regan, Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou, James Walbourne, Jack Joseph, Conquering Animal Sound. Horatio’s on Brighton pier as part of The Great Escape festival.
MAY 15th:
Fionn Regan at The Slaughtered Lamb An intimate one off show in London hosted by Pull Up The Roots. Click here for full details. Tickets go on sale this Friday.
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Fionn Regan Live Show
Fionn will be playing in the basement of The Slaughtered Lamb at this intimate gig on May 16th. The venue that regularly hosts live music (along with their simple but spot on British cuisine and ace beers, locally brewed in Camden) this is a very special venue and a chance to watch Fionn play exclusive tracks from his as-yet-unreleased third album that he has been busy writing and recording.
With support from THE STAVES:
www.myspace.com/thestavesmusic
“The Staves are three sisters who blend their distinctive voices into beautiful, spell-binding harmonies, singing their delicately crafted songs with a folk-twist here, a nod to Americana there and a distinctly British sound.”
FIONN REGAN:
www.fionnregan.com
www.myspace.com/fionnregan
FACEBOOK EVENT:
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113152852100297
TICKETS:
Tickets will be released on Friday 15th of April and will go fast.
Seetickets.com
Ticketweb
THE SLAUGHTERED LAMB:
34 — 35 Great Sutton St. Clerkenwell,
London, EC1V ODX
www.theslaughteredlambpub.com
Exclusive Saint Etienne 7″ Release
“Saint Etienne On 45″ is to be released as a limited edition (1500 copies only) box set of six 7″ singles for record store day this Saturday April 16th.
You may be vaguely aware that both Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs are vinyl junkies and are rarely to be seen without a small 7″ shaped box when they are on dj’ing duties. To celebrate their love for their favourite format, Saint Etienne and Heavenly have teamed up to release a box set of singles that didn’t come out on 7″ the first time round.
The set will be the first of two (the second one to come out next year) that will include six 7“s — each one a Saint Etienne single not previously released on 7″ vinyl. Some (Lose That Girl and Shower Scene) are singles that were planned but for one reason or another never came out in the UK.
The set will be available to buy from Rough Trade and all good independent record outlets.
Box One contains: (Many of the B-side tracks are appearing on vinyl for the first time.)
Avenue c/w Stranger In Paradise
He’s On The Phone c/w How I Learned To Love The Bomb
Lose That Girl c/w Swim Swan Swim
How We Used To Live Pt 1 c/w How We Used To Live Pt 2
Boy Is Crying c/w Northwestern
Shower Scene c/w Aqualad
Each single carries the original artwork as it would have appeared at the time of issue, and the box (and insert) has been designed by Paul Kelly; It is quite beautiful! The pressing quality is top notch too and everything is mastering by the redoubtable Guy Davie.
Heavenly Bird Badge Pack
The summer is almost here and our dearly Heavenly bird is out for a stroll in 4 different colours. Check out the Heavenly Bird Badge Pack in the Heavenly Emporium.
While you’re at it, be sure to have a look at some vintage 7 inch Heavenly that will cost you from £1; ranging from The Little Ones to Jaymay.
Also, a massive list of remastered editions of Saint Etienne has been added to the Heavenly Emporium including So Tough, Tiger Bay, Continental and London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne.
Don’t forget, the ‘Spend £20 and get yourself a free Heavenly tshirt’ promotion is now on so take this opportunity to grab your free tshirt with some great records!
