9 MOGstars out of TenWhen Dante led us on a trip through the depths of Hell, it appears he left out one of its infamous circles. Yes, somewhere between the traitors and the bankers lurks a special kind of sinner - the slick hipster who uses his musical knowledge to seduce the sweet and simple songstresses that pass by his web. Fortunately for us, Emmy the Great, the latest (and evidently most mode
I'm totally into this British artist's debut album, First Love, and this is a great track off it.She's a superb song writer, and I dig her voice and the arrangements. She's the best artist I've come across yet this year.
My first name supposedly means "all sweetness and honey." My last name is the Spanish word for war. I am a walking contradiction on all fronts really. I'm supposed to be the braniac, yet I miss school for concerts, get on Youtube to watch music videos when I'm supposed to be doing homework, and include Radio On instead of the usual The Catcher in the Rye, Pride and Predjudice, or Crime and Pu
As I crept into a packed Spiller's Records for the free five o'clock performance, squished next to wet duffel coats and dirty Ugg Boots - I knew that I was surrounded by the expectation and ...
My long overdue writeup for CMJ begins on Tuesday, when brooklynvegan took over the Music Hall of Williamsburg. British singer-songwriter Emma-Lee Moss of Emmy the Great opened the night with appealing, acoustic pop, echoing the past success of Kate Nash and Lily Allen. The Sammies, the self-described "rock portion" of the show, followed her with Southern accents hollering alongside galloping...
The rather wonderful Emmy The Great has confirmed an upcoming new EP containing strictly older material. Titled the Edward EP, the four-track record is set for release on August 10th through her own Cold Harbour label. Explaining why she decided to re-record old songs instead of new, Emmy said: "Recording this EP brought back a lot of memories of when songwriting was done on a whim, and before...
Emmy The Great plays a one-off show on the Southbank with supprt from Aidan Moffet and Sleeping States. Southbank Centre are also giving away an exclusive remix of one of her songs by Simon Raymonde!