Thy Last Drop describe themselves as three vagabonds telling talesof 19th century death, debauchery and the drop… Their ‘Victorian murderpunk / vagabond folk’ is full of energy, as this video of the song ‘Tyburn Jig’ proves. Line up: Albert Crowe (Lead Vocal, Octave Mandola, Mandolin), Amil Magpantay (Bandurria, vocal and anything else he can find), Andrew Akehurst (Piano […]
A Singular Soundtrack
‘The Curse’ by Agnes Obel – A Singular Soundtrack by Decimononic
Born in 1980 in Gentofte, Agnes Caroline Thaarup Obel is a Danish singer/songwriter. Her mother, Katja Obel, was a jurist but also a brilliant musician and this let Agnes learn to play the piano when she was just a child. Today Agnes writes, plays, sings, records and produces all her material herself.
‘Tangerines’ by Clara Engel – A Singular Soundtrack by Decimononic
This is an atypical post for this series because this time we did not found the music; the music found us. Clara Engel contacted us because she though that her songs would suit ‘A Singular Sountradck’ and, after listening to her album ‘Ashes and Tangerines’ we could deny that she was absolutely right. As British […]
This silver coil by Rome – A Singular Soundtrack by Decimononic
Rome is a one-man band started by Jérôme Reuter in late 2005. Jerome was born and raised in Luxemburg, but he lives in Germany at present. Rome has become a cult band in less than 10 years, earning comparisons with legendary songwriters like Leonard Cohen and Jacque Brel. Many of Jerome’s works have some sort […]
‘Gallows’ by Cocorosie – A Singular Soundtrack by Decimononic
Championing ‘freak folk’, Cocorosie is an American musical group formed by sisters Bianca ‘Coco’ and Sierra ‘Rosie’ Casady in 2003. Born and raised in the United States, they decided to create the band in Paris after meeting for the first time in years. Their fourth full-length album, ‘Grey Oceans’, was released on 11th May 11 […]