Took By Crows: Film by Helen Smith

A very lovely and tranquil film by Helen Smith for our song 'Took By Crows'.https://vimeo.com/130811790

Gusano's Travels: Film by Rita Evans

Many thanks to Rita Evans for this rather trippy little film to go with this rather trippy little song!https://vimeo.com/145047850

One more 4 star review: Mojo magazine

Thanks to Mike Barnes for a tip-top 4 Star review!

4 Star Review in Shindig!

Very happy get a lovely 4 Star review in Shindig magazine. Thanks to Jeanette Leech!

"I still remember very fondly the first SDUU record, released in 2008. I initially dismissed it as a twee little thing but soon came to warm to its playful and delicate folktronic wonder. Eight years later the duo of mutli-instrumentalist Keiron Phelan and vocalist/electronicist moomLoo are charming me all over again.
This, their second album, is sometimes cheerful and bright. There's the glorious 'Millwall', which skanks its tale of gang culture over an 'Uptown Top Ranking' beat. 'Dragon Song' has a friendly roar on it. But, more often, the mood is a kind of introspective hope. 'Butterfly Morning', 'Dance With The Silver' and 'Took By Crows' are subtle, teasing songs. Think of a slightly weepy Astrud Gilberto on a carousel.
If you don't like saccharine then there won''t be enough spikes in this record to satisfy you. But if you enjoy tinkling rain and sweetly-intoned vocals, 'Smile Down Upon Us' has you covered with its captivating quietly progressive ethos.

Gusano's Travels played on The Magic Tyrntable Radio Show

https://www.mixcloud.com/GrahamLovatt/magic-tyrntable-3-29-november-2015/

Took By Crows played in Curve Ball Radio Best of 2015 edition

https://www.mixcloud.com/radioshoes/curve-ball-november-30-2015-best-of-2015-pt-1/

Top 30 place in Textura Years Round Up 2015

http://www.textura.org/reviews/2015top10s.htm

Butterfly Morning, 2nd play on Gideon Coe BBC Radio6

Thanks to Gideon Coe for playing our version of Butterfly Mornings, again, on his BBC Radio6 show. In great musical company, as ever!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06495xr

Rayla No Lullaby on Eclectic Eel radio show

Thanks to the Eclectic Eel radio show for playing our (first album) song 'Rayla No Lullaby.

 http://www.grahamlovatt.com/show-45-04082015.html

Here's a little video, by the wonderful Anita Wernstrom, that goes with it. Amazingly, still on myspace!

https://myspace.com/smiledownuponus2/video/rayla-no-lullaby/37974986

moomLooo interview in Pastel Records magazine

An absolutely epic interview with the Smile Down Upon Us singer/electronicist about out new album, our first album and about her solo work.

All in Japanese... :)

http://www.pastelrecords.com/koencafe/?p=2480

Another play from Gideon Coe, 'Millwall' on BBC Radio 6 Music (and he 'themed' us again!)

Many thanks to Gideon Coe for playing our song 'Millwall' on his BBC Radio 6 show. Once again he managed to 'theme' us by playing in tandem with I, Ludicrous' 'Three English Football Grounds'. Clever stuff, this!http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0616tnn

moomLooo and Keiron

Play for 'Butterfly Morning' on Gideon Coe BBC Radio 6 Music

A big 'thank you' to Gideon Coe for playing our version of 'Butterfly Morning' as part of a 'Ballad of Cable Hogue' two-step in conjunction with Calexico. Rather foxily we're not listed but we are there! Just before Calexico (logically...)http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05zr1bq

Japanese Press from IndieNative!

Some Japanese press on IndieNative for our Smile Down Upon Us album, due out in Japan in two weekish. Wonder what it says? ;)

Nice and big, though...

http://www.indienative.com/2015/06/smile-down-upon-us/

Took By Crows on Curve Ball radio, Best of the Year.

 Thanks to Chris Evans for putting Took By Crows into his 'best of the year, so far'  Curve Ball radio show. Let's hope we're still there come the end of the year!


https://www.mixcloud.com/radioshoes/curve-ball-june-8-2015/

Senzor, Dutch Radio x 3

A big 'Veel dank' to Jan Broek for giving us a triple play, Dance With The Silver, Gusano's Travels and Millwall on the latest edition of the Senzor Radio show.http://subjectivisten.nl/?p=3431

Radio x 2

Thanks to Graham at the Eclectic Eel radio show for playing Gusano's Travels (kinda like Tom Tom Club, if they'd been Polish) and Richard at It's Just Music, Baby for playing Dance With The Silver. Lovely stuff!

https://soundcloud.com/its-just-music-baby/its-justmusicbaby7thmay2015http://www.grahamlovatt.com/show-37-28042015.html

Senzor magazine review, love from Holland.

Ta to our Dutch friends at Senzor magazine for a lovely review of our new album. Keiron has an 'autumnal' voice! Well, he's not getting any younger...http://subjectivisten.nl/?p=3349

(It's near the bottom of the page, btw)

Texture Magazine, Interview with Keiron

Thanks to Textura Magazine for interviewing Keiron (at some length :)) about Smile Down Upon Us and how to record album with someone you don't share a language with (hint; you can't argue!).http://www.textura.org/reviews/fivequestions_smiledownuponus.htm

Textura Review

A very lovely review from Textura magazine for our new album. Any comparison to The Beach Boys 'Pet Sounds' is really quite welcome!

http://www.textura.org/reviews/smiledownuponus_st.htm