Higher Plain Music

Following on from their superb 2025 live-to-tape album ‘Anyway’, chiprockers-turned-punk-poppers Anamanaguchi are back with their kitchen-sink approach to music production. ‘Yeah I Guess’ has more in common with big punk anthems, as the band embraces huge guitar chugs and bold, raucous vocals, but fear not, the digital electronics are still here. Indeed, the single’s main mel...

When I think of ambient record labels in the UK, Whitelabrecs is always the first community that pops into my head. They do some fantastic events that go way beyond releasing music. These range from in-person performances and creative workshops to introduce people to making ambient music and sound recordings. Inner Echo is the private community for fans, artists, and friends ...

Bimbo is a rowdy sibling art rock duo from Marquette, Michigan. Gretchen McKenzie plays guitar and performs vocals. Dawson McKenzie plays the drums. They are gearing up for their debut album ‘The Bimbonacci Sequence’, which comes out on 18th September. The final single in promotion for it is ‘Sick Moves’ and I’m instantly reminded of a more chaotic, trippy, time-signatured Th...

Composer, singer-songwriter, and saxophonist Laura Misch released the stunning album ‘Lithic’ in the summer. I’ve yet to write the review for it, but the short version is it’s the best alternative jazz album I’ve heard in years. Laura’s voice is smooth and soulful, and her saxophone is omnipresent but never overpowering. The album is structured around stone, water, and soil. ...

Handpan and hammered dulcimer, evolved.

The genesis of ‘Deuce’ comes from Manu Delago visiting a monastery in his home country of Austria. Inspired by its calming properties and being housed in the valley of the Austrian Alps, Manu was drawn to recreating that feel...