We Heard Wonders - music review podcast from Scotland

Send us Fan Mail

We’re back and raring to go with a very seasonal edition of @weheardwonders. The man behind Andrew’s soundtrack to Spring ‘22, Isik Kural invites us into a polyrhythmic dreamworld through his lovely selections, while a recently reissued record - as bright and breezy as a May day - has the Vinyl Word. We also play and review new music from Tokyo’s psychedelic tricksters Kikagaku Moyo, expert-emoter Sharon Van Etten and BADBADNOTGOOD-backed gospel-soul sensation Daniel Caesar. Listen to We Heard Wonders on your podcast platform of choice; like, subscribe and recommend; catch up with previous editions and support the show by buying us a Coffee (link in the show bio).

www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

Support the show

www.instagram.com/weheardwonders
www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

Send us Fan Mail

On this week’s @weheardwonders, we grab our figurative spades and root around in the Indie Landfill of the mid-noughties, before engaging in some lively debate regarding five newly-minted tunes. Andrew’s plucked something from one of his stand-out albums of the year so far, while another track finds Iain once again dropping the “G” bomb! The contenders include the heavy-folk-rock of one-organism-band Large Plants, blue-collar barroom-rockers Good Looks, glass-ceiling-shattering multi-instrumentalist Ben Marc, Talk Talk-affiliated Held By Trees and Oz-born garage-psychlists The Lazy Eyes. Something nice ‘n’ deep and contemplative has the Vinyl Word. Listen to We Heard Wonders on your podcast platform of choice; like, subscribe and recommend; catch up with previous editions and support the show by buying us a Coffee (link in the show bio).

www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

Support the show

www.instagram.com/weheardwonders
www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

Send us Fan Mail

We’re in “classic” New Music Podcast mode on this week’s @weheardwonders. Andrew fills Iain in on the two big live gigs he caught over the Easter weekend, and then it’s time for your faithful hosts to examine five newly-mined musical nuggets. Jamie xx does it again (“it” being a dancefloor-ready banger); new Liz Fraser-fronted project Sun’s Signature takes us somewhere pastoral and pretty; French-born composer Akusmi leaves us searching for the words to describe his jazzy avant-pop; Coachella-conquering Phoebe Bridgers returns with a one-off conversation-starter; and Andrew - surprising absolutely no-one - is very keen to talk about the latest serving of SAULT. Finally, in the Vinyl Word, we encourage you to approach a completely staggering but ubiquitous track with fresh ears. Listen to We Heard Wonders on your podcast platform of choice; like, subscribe and recommend; catch up with previous editions and support the show by buying us a Coffee (link in the show bio).

www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

Support the show

www.instagram.com/weheardwonders
www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

Send us Fan Mail

The very excellent Jill Lorean (@jilllorean) joins us on @weheardwonders this week to discuss her dynamic, painterly debut LP ‘This Rock’. Jill tells us about the origins of the project, her fabulously “wild” grandmother, and the “cool little dudes” she considers to be “the underdogs of the bird world”. She gives a fascinating account of how she went out of her way not to meet one of her heroes, and picks some fantastic tunes into the bargain. Iain and Andrew then give their thoughts on new material from Pusha T, Jack White and Chronixx, before a tender, soulful track has the Vinyl Word. Listen to We Heard Wonders on your podcast platform of choice; like, subscribe and recommend; catch up with previous editions and support the show by buying us a Coffee (link in the show bio).

www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

Support the show

www.instagram.com/weheardwonders
www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

Send us Fan Mail

Supremely-talented jazz-folk pianist Fergus McCreadie is our guest on the latest @weheardwonders! We chat with Fergus about his stunning new LP Forest Floor, how he’s inspired by The Great Outdoors, why it’s important to know your jazz history, and what he considers to be the finest Big Thief-related project. He also talks us through some of his favourite tunes. Iain and Andrew then review new releases from Big Time chanteuse Angel Olsen, Malian desert rockers Terakaft and avant-electronic artist Holland Andrews, before a truly unique project has the beguiling, faintly sinister Vinyl Word. Listen to We Heard Wonders on your podcast platform of choice; like, subscribe and recommend; catch up with previous editions and support the show by buying us a Coffee (link in the show bio).

www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

Support the show

www.instagram.com/weheardwonders
www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

Send us Fan Mail

On this week’s @weheardwonders, we engage in a spot of light hate-listening (“one of the worst songs that I can remember by a major recording artist”), before swiftly pivoting to The Good Stuff. The super-talented Sudan Archives sets up home in our heart, discodelic-soul trio Say She She leave Andrew a little hot under the collar, and Joel Ross encourages us to join him on a spiritual jazz journey. We also discuss the many voices of indie darling Aldous Harding and the fascinating inspiration behind Scottish-Indian artist Arun Sood’s Searching Erskine. A gorgeous, humane meeting-of-minds has the Vinyl Word. We’d love to know your views on the show and the tracks up for discussion (yes, including THAT one). Listen to We Heard Wonders on your podcast platform of choice; like, subscribe and recommend; catch up with previous editions and support the show by buying us a Coffee (link in the show bio).

www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

Support the show

www.instagram.com/weheardwonders
www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

Send us Fan Mail

Musician, artist, gent and guitarist in excellent Glasgow outfit The Phantom Band Duncan Marquiss joins us on  @weheardwonders this week. In an illuminating conversation, Duncan talks us through the making of his splendid solo record Wires Turned Sideways In Time, as well as some of his musical inspirations and touchstones. We also dissect three new tracks from hurdy-gurdy-wielding alt-rock juggernaut Arcade Fire - is their long-anticipated return a welcome one? - “the world’s premier psychedelic soul band” Monophonics and electronic Afro-Latin act WEMA. Let us know your opinions on the show and whereabouts on the globe you’re tuning in from. Listen to We Heard Wonders on your podcast platform of choice; like, subscribe and recommend; catch up with previous editions and support the show by buying us a Coffee (link in the show bio).

www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

Support the show

www.instagram.com/weheardwonders
www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

Send us Fan Mail

GOO GOO G’JOOB! @weheardwonders are extremely excited to welcome our first guest onto the podcast: psychedelic Eigg-man Pictish Trail AKA Johnny Lynch! We chat to Johnny about his exuberant new LP Island Family, getting back on the road, his true feelings regarding “belonging” and the natural world, pod-favourites Mercury Rev, and why Ringo Starr is the greatest. Iain and Andrew then play and discuss something funkily post-modern from Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul, something soulfully revivalist from Soul Revivers with Ken Boothe, and something chart-conquering from Dave, before a monumental slab of conscious R&B has the Vinyl Word. What do you make of the tracks up for discussion? Do you agree with our opinions? Listen to We Heard Wonders on your podcast platform of choice; like, subscribe and recommend; catch up with previous editions and support the show by buying us a Coffee (link in the show bio). 

www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

Support the show

www.instagram.com/weheardwonders
www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

Send us Fan Mail

Biff! Bang! Pow! Your caped (and miked) crusaders return for the latest instalment of the @weheardwonders extended universe. There’s a raucous climate-change-charged opener from Eigg-man Pictish Trail, Gwenno continues to find the cosmic in the Cornish, Project Gemini dishes out psych breaks with a deadly sting in the tail, Kevin Morby paints a vivid sound picture, and keys-virtuoso Latarnik shines on a deeply personal solo project. An electronic act who helped broaden Andrew’s musical horizons have the Vinyl Word, with an album that will, terrifyingly, turn 20 in September. What do you make of the tracks up for discussion? Do you agree with our opinions? Listen to We Heard Wonders on your podcast platform of choice; like, subscribe and recommend; catch up with previous editions and support the show by buying us a Coffee (link in the show bio).

www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

Support the show

www.instagram.com/weheardwonders
www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

Send us Fan Mail

The @weheardwonders pod marches into March, with Iain and Andrew each bigging up a just-released album by a previously-discussed artist before getting stuck into five new off-the-beaten-track tunes. Mystic Jungle kick things off in deviantly delirious disco fashion; neo-soulster Jordan Rakei threatens one thing then delivers another; Swedish DIY supergroup Skiftande Enheter split the panel; Midlake and Mercury Rev-affiliated project Pneumatic Tubes reminisces; and we say a very enthusiastic “Hi!” to HAAi. Iain has the Vinyl Word this week, paying tribute to a voice and a band that had a profound impact on him. What do you make of the tracks up for discussion? Do you agree with our opinions? Listen to We Heard Wonders on your podcast platform of choice; like, subscribe and recommend; catch up with previous editions and support the show by buying us a Coffee (link in the show bio).

www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

Support the show

www.instagram.com/weheardwonders
www.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders