Zulu Winter are a five piece Indie rock band formed in London, UK in 2011. The band consist of Will Daunt (vocals & guitar), Iain Lock (bass), Dom Millard (keyboards), Henry Walton (guitar) and Guy Henderson (drums).

They released their first single, "Never Leave", on Double Denim Records on 7 November 2011, Later the same week the band played a BBC Radio 6 introducing session at Maida Vale for Steve Lamacq, playing their first single "Never Leave", B-side "Let's Move Back To Front" and other tracks from their forthcoming album. The band subsequently signed to Play It Again Sam, a part of PIAS Entertainment Group.

Their second single "We Should Be Swimming" was released in February 2012 and was Zane Lowe's Hottest Record In The World on his BBC Radio 1 show, on the 11 January 2012. The band have also received features in the UK press, including a two page spread in Q (magazine)"New Band Of The Day" on the Guardian websiteand a mention in the Independent's "Music One's To Watch Lists: This millennium's school yard brawl".

In March 2012, the UK Band, Keane, announced Zulu Winter as the support act on their 2012 UK tour. They are scheduled to play at all shows except the second Brixton show. The band released their third single "Silver Tongue" in April 2012 which was once again made Zane Lowe's Hottest Record In The World on his BBC Radio 1 show.

The band are due to release their debut album "Language" on the 14 May 2012 on Play It Again Sam.

http://www.zuluwinter.com

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It's been almost a year since I walked into Myopic Books and discovered a curious flyer by antifolk musician Willis Earl Beal, who was looking for some "friends & stuff." I'm not sure "stuff" meant a feature-length story, but in July my piece on Beal graced the cover of the [Chicago] Reader's B Side with the headline "super unknown."

A lot has changed for Beal since that story hit the streets, and he may not be unknown for much longer: he's landed a deal with a new XL Recordings imprint called Hot Charity. XL is also home to M.I.A., Radiohead, Vampire Weekend, Tyler the Creator, and chart-topping powerhouse Adele, among others.

Beal's first release for Hot Charity and XL will be an updated version of Acousmatic Sorcery, which is slated to drop early next year. You can read the full story about Willis Earl Beal by following the link below.

http://www.willisearlbeal.com/

http://www.chicagoreader.com/gyrobase/willis-earl-beal-found-magazine-acousmatic-sorcery/Content?oid=4330114&showFullText=true

~ Text copied from a Chicago Reader article written by Leor Galil dated July 28, 2011.

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Soft Landing began as a recording project by Paul Collins. Between finishing school and touring the world with Beirut, he never really had time to focus on his project. After a month long tour in Brazil, Beirut took a break. It was then that he grabbed Perrin Cloutier (Beirut) and Michael Lawless (Paul's college friend). Soft Landing, the band, was born. Knowing that free time like this never lasts, the band would practice almost everyday. In January, they drove out to Chicago, and recorded their debut record with Griffin Rodriguez (Icy Demons). The record is currently being mixed, and will be out soon. All of Paul's songs seem to pull together multiple influences. From Jorge Ben to Arthur Russell, it's all in there. The beats are huge, the electric guitar is liquid, and the acoustic relentlessly propels the rhythm. Yet, the bands ultimate goal is to make honest music that suits the players playing it. Channeling the crazy without getting math-y.

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