Indie folk music’s favourite lyrically outrageous beauty is back with four brand new and brilliant tracks for your undoubtedly grateful consumption.
Since seeing Emmy for the first time at Norwich Arts Centre earlier this year on the very same day her debut album ‘First Love’ was released, I just haven’t been able to get enough of her haunting folk-inspired melodies. ‘Edward’ only strengthens these feelings.
From the soulful and delicate opening of ‘Edward Is Deadward’, this is an EP that is both instantly captivating and extremely inspiring to its listener; ‘Two Steps …

Utterly brilliant indie folksters Fanfarlo have a new music video on YouTube, viewable here.

Look out for a review of their fantastic album ‘Reservoir‘ here on TBW very soon!
-Lauren Razavi

Following my review of the Stars of Sunday League EP Launch at the beginning of this month, you may remember a casual promise to keep you up to date with what Euan’s folky friends are up to. Well, what follows are updates about a couple of London’s finest folksters, who I’m very much liking at the moment.
Before that, though, I’d like to point you towards an article I wrote recently about a change in the way a lot of London folk gigs are operating these days – notably Laura Marling …

Unique alternative folksters Peggy Sue will be heading out to support two wonderful headline acts this autumn – The Maccabees and Joan As Policewoman! Peggy Sue will be playing with the bands on their tour dates as follows:
Joan As A Policewoman
27th September: Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
28th September: Glee Club, Birmingham
30th September: St Georges, Bristol
1st October: Deaf Institute, Manchester
4th October: Union Chapel, London
5th October: St Georges, Brighton
The Maccabees
3rd October: Academy Brixton, London
6th October: Academy, Manchester
7th October: Academy, Newcastle
9th October: Maccabees, ABC Glasgow
10th October: Academy, Leeds
Check out the Peggy Sue MySpace page …

The Grammy-nominated, eclectic and godly Imogen Heap is back and brighter than ever this month with a new album called ‘Ellipse’ to be released on August 24th. We’re looking forward to hearing it here at The Blue Walrus, and will be reviewing it for your reading pleasure very soon.
Until then, here are some free Imogen Heap goodies, just for you…
Album Player:
Listen to the whole of the new album here.
New Video For ‘Canvas’:
Watch the new video for ‘Canvas’ here.
Free Download:
You’ll need to visit here, tweet then download.
We’ll keep you up to …

Magic Wands are a firm favourite here at Walrus Towers, and as we are loving their EP so much the fine folk over at YALC are offering one of you lucky readers to win a copy of it on limited edition 12″ vinyl. Oooh how pretty.
The competition is now closed

To get your hands on this I’m afraid you’ll have to be UK based (sorry but vinyl costs a fortune to post overseas) and send an email to competitions@thebluewalrus.com with an answer to the following question:
What website brought the Magic Wands …