Eagulls Get Loud
December 3, 2013
Eagulls’ George Mitchell, who grew up with drummer Henry Ruddell and through him met the other band members—guitarists Mark “Goldy” Goldsworthy and Liam Matthews and bassist Tom Kelly—doesn’t mince words.
John Grant Gets Comfortable
November 27, 2013
Pale Green Ghosts, John Grant’s sophomore album that was recently appointed Rough Trade’s Album of the Year, is a culmination of the singer-songwriter’s lifelong struggle to overcome his demons—Grant, who announced that he was HIV-positive at a London concert last year, struggled with drug and alcohol abuse for the better part of a decade and is still working through the torment he endured growing up gay in a small Colorado town—and feel at ease in his own skin.