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Beat Surrender Top Ten of ‘11

By Simon, on December 16th, 2011

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Band of Holy Joy How To Kill A Butterfly

Band of Holy Joy – A Clear Night, a Shooting Star, a Song for Boo by BeatSurrender

Wonderfully crafted the songs preach with a desolate beauty leaving behind plenty of food-for-thought 

I’ve listened and enjoyed some great music this year but none better than this album from Band Of Holy Joy which just stopped me in my tracks, but it doesn’t end with the musical brilliance as the CD release is packaged beautifully too in a book format with wonderful original artwork by Inga Tillere, for your chance to win a copy drop us an Email with the subject line BOHJ and I’ll pick a random entry and put a copy of the CD in the post to you (overseas entries welcome)

2 Zoe Muth & Lost High Rollers Starlight Hotel

Muth’s vocal is just perfect, sad, sincere, achingly beautiful 

3 . . . → Read More: Beat Surrender Top Ten of ’11

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Danny George Wilson, The Dial EP - Rock & Roll, Heart & Arrow

By Simon, on October 26th, 2011

If you’re not familiar with the music of Danny George Wilson, then here’s your chance, One Lucky Guitar blog Dial has a great article featuring music from Danny’s solo and band recordings, and they’ve put together a hand-picked five song sampler to go with it including the title track from this years Heart & Arrows release which is one of the very best albums I’ve had the pleasure of in 2011.

Download it here, and if you like it check out the Loose shop to get your hands on the CD’s.

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1. “Fishing Line” ~ Danny George Wilson, from The Famous Mad Mile, 2005

2. “Red Tree Song” ~ Danny & The Champions of the World, from Danny & The Champions of the World, 2008

3. “Restless Feet” ~ Danny & The Champions of the World, from The Streets of Our Time, 2009

4. “Heart & Arrow” ~ Danny & The Champions of the World, from Hearts & Arrows, 2011

5. “Be . . . → Read More: Danny George Wilson, The Dial EP – Rock & Roll, Heart & Arrow

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Support the independents - Loose Records

By Simon, on August 10th, 2011

Given recent events across the UK and particularly in London writing about independent music may be low down the list of many peoples priorities this week, but stating the obvious this is a music blog and although Beat Surrender has no ‘Mission Statement‘ but part of the blogs ‘job’ is to promote and support great music – the big players don’t need assistance, but Beat Surrender can (I hope) help the independents in some small way, and right now they need some help.

One of the labels affected is Loose who have released recordings for some of my favourite artists and  albums including The Felice Brothers, Dawes, The Duke & The King, Danny & The Champions of the World, Hurray For the Riff Raff, Jim White, Mary Lou Lord, Peter Bruntnell, Corb Lund, The Handsome Family and Monkey Swallows the Universe.

Stealing a line from Twitter, whatever is left is now limited edition, so if you’re thinking of parting . . . → Read More: Support the independents – Loose Records

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Video Lounge

By Simon, on August 6th, 2011

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