Guitarist and songwriter John Smith will play live at London Barbican alongside 4AD’s Iron & Wine on May 28 2013. John Smith returned earlier this year with his third studio album, the sparsely beautiful Great Lakes (out now).

Over the past decade Dave McPherson has been consistently touring, creating music, and fully uplifting engrossed audiences across Europe. But only fairly recently has this been as a fully formed solo artist. New album ‘Dreamoirs’ offers the complete and sublime intellectual capacity of this gifted and truly hard working songwriter.

Jonathan Whiskerd has announced plans of his new single ‘Blind Belief’, to be released on April 29. The track, a stirring and huge sounding slice of emotional pop – is a strikingly assured debut and is the lead and title track taken from Whiskerd’s forthcoming co-produced debut album, set for release this autumn.

After selling out his London show at Bush Hall in less than three minutes, City and Colour is pleased to announce an intimate and exclusive showcase on 4th April at The Islington.

City and Colour—acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer Dallas Green—will release his highly anticipated new album, The Hurry and The Harm, June 3 on Cooking Vinyl..

Acclaimed American singer/songwriter Josh Rouse will release ‘The Happiness Waltz’ in the UK on March 25 through Yep Roc Records.

Check out the video of The Virginmarys playing an acoustic version of ‘Dressed To Kill’ at Pretty Green Manchester:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cRMb6o1IuHo

Ruarri Joseph returns this Spring with the release of his new album ‘Brother’ on March 25 through Warner Label Services. The record, Ruarri’s fourth studio album to date, is preceded by the release of a new single ‘Until The Luck Runs Dry’ on March 18.

Guitarist and songwriter John Smith returns in 2013 with his third studio album, the sparsely beautiful Great Lakes, released on March 25, 2013. Having supported Richard Hawley on tour through December 2012, John will be embarking on headline shows through 2013, including a sold-out date at London’s St Pancras Old Church on January 31 and London’s Purcell Rooms on March 25.

The ManyGrams, a two-piece band from Burnley, have released live acoustic videos of two songs featured on their upcoming EP. Formed and fronted by Niall Selman and Alastair Shaw, the band creates a mesh of synthetic sounds, guitars and vigorous drums accompanying catchy, thought provoking vocals.