(Video) Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny | Sweet Tooth Bird (Lightship Session)

Tipped by many in 2009, it has taken nearly four years for a debut album to surface from Newcastle-based Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny.

Will it be worth the wait? Only time will tell. If it comes close to this wonderful rendition of ’Sweet Tooth Bird’ for The Lightship Session Series we’ll be doing well. The song and performance are full of warmth and charm with trumpet fanfares and piano elevating Houghton’s somewhat uneasy whispering voice to new levels of greatness.

Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny will release the debut album, Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose, on February 28th.

Eva Petersen: Soulful ’60s Inspired Sounds

Eva Petersen will be a name unfamiliar to some of you but she was the lead singer of ill-fated band The Little Flames with a certain Miles Kane.

It has been a long time coming but the scouse songstress has been working on new material with Echo & The Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant.  The first fruits of their labour ,’Don’t Be Shy’, is bristling with a certain retro-1960s vibe permeated by her powerful and soulful voice.

Delighted to see Petersen back recording again, it has been too long. This evidence suggests her forthcoming album, penned for a 2012 release, is one to keep an eye out for.

Eva Petersen – Don’t Be Shy

Maverick Sabre on Jools Holland & Download

Young London-born-Irish-raised musician Maverick Sabre has been tipped for greatness by many pundits. His debut The Traveling Man Mixtape which was released for FREE late last year was one of sheer quailty. 

He has continued to cause a stir since we last chatted, receiving praise for his Lost Words EP and many live shows culminating with an impassioned performance of ‘I Used To Have It All’ on Jools Holland. This performance in particular illustrates the true strength of his voice, so unique, powerful and filled with feeling and passion as he seamlessly slinks between a myriad genres of soul to reggae and into hip-hop.

A debut album is expected sometime this year but the big question is whether he can deliver on his early promise, let’s hope so.

You can watch his Jools Holland performance below and download the highly charged dance floor anthem, ‘Where We Gonna Go’ from his Lost Words EP.

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Download: Maverick Sabre – Where We Gonna Go

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis – ‘I’m So Sorry’

London trio Kitty, Daisy & Lewis have already carved a distinct niche as talented purveyors of genre-defying retro sounding music. Their self titled debut album was molded from a mixture of  inspirations; R&B, Swing, Country and Western, Rockabilly, Blues and Rock ‘n’ Roll.

Their new single ‘I’m So Sorry’ has further caught the eye. Yes, like the rest of their music it hankers back to the 50′s/60′s but on this occasion there is a definite Jamaican ska vibe introduced. Feel good, toe-tapping infectious rhythms and trumpets galore.

‘I’m So Sorry’ is out April 18th while second album Smoking in Heaven is out May 3oth. They play Dublin’s Button Factory on May 5th.

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The Heavy – ‘That Kind of Man’

Toward the end of last year The Heavy released How You Like Me Now? EP. News to me, till now.

As one of the most introducing groups of the past few years there’s never a bad time for The Heavy. They serve up yet another unhealthy slice of retro funk, soul and rock inspired grooves and they do it with an unmatched confidence and swagger.

Grab ‘That Kind of Man’ below. Make sure and check out the EP and the rest of their back catalogue.

 The Heavy – That Kind of Man via latitude32

The Heavy – How You Like Me Now