Several listens into this year’s extraordinary compilation Welsh Rare Beat, and it’s clear that the small island’s eclectic pop music draws influences from all throughout Western pop, from pastoral folk to girl-group pop, electronic, and a metric butt-load of other places. Instantly upon listening to Euros Childs‘ “Hi Mewn Socasau” (mp3) (Welsh for “Her in [...]

My favorite type of compilation discs are the ones that contain songs I would have no hope of finding, or even knowing the existence of, without its inclusion. I enjoy, every once in a while, listening to music about which I have little to no knowledge, forcing me to “find my feet” while listening to [...]