It was lucky that the two female vocalists had such warm smiles. A brave audience turned out in sub-zero temperatures to hear Daughter and Lay Low play in the seemingly unheated St Mary's Church, Brighton last night. This is the start of their first UK tour, sold-out, though further April dates were announced yesterday. The cavernous recesses of St Mary's must have seemed a little daunting on only their thi ...

This is the part of The Sunny Times which tracks great new music still playing in lovely small venues at affordable prices. We wrote about this trio or after being impressed by Elena Tonra's amazing mournful voice and maudlin lyrics at the Green Man Festival. Described as mournful and maudlin it might not sound cheerful, but it hits you like an icy blast of breath of fresh air, bringing everything sharply i ...