EP Review: "The Benefits Of A Downhill Paper Round" by The Ragamuffins

Band: The Ragamuffins

Title: The Benefits Of A Downhill Paper Round
Genre: Indie pop

Label: 7L Recordings
Release: 16th December 2013

hits rating: 8/10
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Hey guys,

2013 has been a busy year for The Ragamuffins, a six piece band from Liverpool, England.
The indie pop band played lots of gigs, supported other Manchester bands, they even closed the Liverpool Music Awards launch night.

And they released an EP called "The Benefits Of A Downhill Paper Round", which I'm going to review today.

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Tea time: projects, 2014 and the hairdresser

 

Hey guys,

we haven't talked in a while, have we?

Well, I mean I haven't done some "update" kind of post in a while.

So before the busy schedule for 2014 breaks in, I thought I'd just share a few (random) things with you.

Calling this thing tea time makes me happy because I'm a little tea lover. 

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EP Review: "Thickets" by Thickets

Band: Thickets

Title: Thickets

Genre:  Alt-Folk

Label: independent

Release: 31st March 2014

hits rating: 8/10

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Hey guys,

it's the first post and the first review of 2014!
I did some maths and if I can continue posting every other day like I did in 2013, I'm going to write about 180 articles. So - let's start!

  Thickets is an alt-folk trio from London, England. 
Influenced by artists and bands like Nick Cave and Arcade Fire the three draw feelings of revenge and regret into their music.

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Artist overview of 2013

 Hey guys,

this is officially the last post of 2013. It's the 176th I wrote in that year and it's an overview of all artists I've featured and worked with this year.

I thought it would be quite nice to list all of them again so you can scroll through and check those out you missed. 

The list is in the order I featured the musicians. You can find the genres in brankets next to the artist/band and if you click their names you will be lead to the article (which includes songs and links) about them.

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Best of 2013 on house in the sand

 Hey guys,

as I already mentioned in the last post I prepared a 2013 best of. 
I think since October or so I was desperately waiting to write such post. And today is the day! 

In 2013 I wrote 175 posts (including this one) for this site and it honestly amazes me that there are people who read them all. That's insane!

It was really hard to pick out a few favourites because behind each post there's a lot of time, thought and love. But I hope I did well picking some of the highlights - some are my personal ones and some got great feedback from you. 

Hope you enjoy this!
(To read the posts again simply click the picture of your choice and you'll be lead to the full article!)

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2013's thank yous

 
Hey guys,

I love how at the end of each year everyone is getting quite a bit sentimental. I love that because I'm sentimental all year long and during this time I don't get weird looks for it.

To be honest, I'm not exactly sure what to think of 2013. 

Personally it wasn't my favourite year because there were lots of downs and rather bad moments but the journalist-y side of my life was quite wonderful.

Being a journalism student and blogger is not the biggest thing in Germany. It seems like most of the people don't have a clue what blogging is and actually everyone who writes can call himself a journalist.

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Spotlight On: Liam McClair

 

Hey guys,

Liam McClair, a 22 year old singer/songwriter from Manchester, England is one of those unsigned musicians you better keep an eye on.

The genre to put him in would either be folk or acoustic pop. But I think it's a nice mix of both elements.

With nothing but his guitar and voice he's able to hypnotize you by telling stories in some of the most melodical and dreamy ways you'll ever hear.

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EP Review: "The Cruise Control EP" by The 1957 Tail-Fin Fiasco

Band: The 1957 Tail-Fin Fiasco

Title: The Cruise Control EP

Genre: Pop / Rock
Label: independent

Release: 27th October 2013
hits rating: 8/10

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Hey guys,

a little while ago the pop/rock band The 1957 Tail-Fin Fiasco from Essex, England contacted me and asked if I could feature them. 

After really short listen I was already conviced and began getting into their tunes.
Today is the day I review it for you. 

Tracklist:
1) Cruise Control

2) The Legend Of Josy & The Juke

3) List Song

4) Breakfast Of Kings

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Interview: The Arkanes

Hey guys,
the long time readers of you are probably already familar with The Arkanes.
The rock band from Liverpool, England has been featured a few times now because I really think they're good.

I got to know them when they supported Jim Kroft on tour and so I actually discovered their strongest side first - the live performance. 
But a live performance would not work without good (and handmade) songs, so I would definitely recommend listening to 2014's newcomer band.

They might be an insider tip now but let 2014 pass and see what happens.

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Get To Know: Aaron Childree

Hey guys,

 Aaron Childree came over to introduce himself to all of you wonderful house in the sand readers.

I personally think that the aspects he shares and delivers with his music are super inspiring and motivational.
Transporting love and hope through music - what could be better?
 
Get to know Aaron and his music now. 
 

Who are you?

My name is Aaron Childree. I'm a pop singer/songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. I sing and also play guitar and piano.

How would you describe your music?

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