Synthesizers? Check. Guitars? Check. A sexy, sultry vocal? Check. These parts when amalgamated together become Fairchild’s new single ‘Breathless’. A slow dance of intoxicating indie rhythms and danceable, slow-burning melodies. It’s delightful.
Author: Charlotte Holroyd
Editor, Creator and Founder of Bitter Sweet Symphonies. A lover of music and cinema, who's constantly attending gigs and in search of a great experience.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Lostboycrow – ‘Talk Back To Me’
‘Talk Back To Me’ is the latest single to be taken from LA’s soulful anthemist Lostboycrow’s debut EP. Again this new cut is a collaboration between the LA artist and producer collective Sexy Electric.
TRACK OF THE DAY: October Drift – ‘Syrup’
October Drift’s recent influx of new material has been keeping us on our toes. The band continue to show us new sides to their musical tapestry. ‘Syrup’ is the new cut, a dramatic rolling deluge of pent-up emotion and gentle swaying rhythms.
SONG OF THE WEEK: King Charles – ‘Gamble For A Rose’
After years of waiting for new music from the illustrious King Charles, the wait is finally over. The delightfully flamboyant folk singer announced that his sophomore album will be released in the new year, and is titled ‘Gamble For A Rose’, the first single to be taken from the LP is the title track.
WATCH: The Slow Readers Club – ‘Plant the Seed’
Manchester’s Slow Readers Club have always been firm favourites of ours, and they continue to stun with each new release. Taken from their glorious second album ‘Cavalcade’ is new single ‘Plant the Seed’ – a brooding, intense three minutes of anthemic indie-electro. It’s the band at their most innovative.
TRACK OF THE DAY: KLOE – ‘Touch’
Flashback to the end of 2014, and like every year that’s coming to a close, a sense of anticipation and possibility looms around every corner – what’s coming next? Where will the next year take us? But before the year was even out, we were hearing glimmers of something big. Something epic from a young […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Wyldest – ‘Dark Matter’
London shoegazers Wyldest are back, with the first single to be taken from their upcoming debut EP, due early next year. As the track’s title suggests, the group hold a fascination with the unseen things and the mysterious. Yet ‘Dark Matter’ remains to be both atmospheric and intensely melodic.
SONG OF THE WEEK: Sara Hartman – ‘Monster Lead Me Home’
There will always be firsts for everyone in their lives, but the first times tend to linger with you the longest. On the first listen to 19-year-old Sara Hartman’s debut track ‘Monster Lead Me Home’ I was awe-struck. Firstly, by the insatiable pop hooks (that’s one way to catch my attention), and secondly, by her sensational voice. It’s […]
LIVE PREVIEW: Communion New Faces Tour 2015
This November Communion’s New Faces tour will embark on its fourth trip around the UK. The tour boasts the label’s finest line up so far, with music provided by Brighton’s very own vocal wonder-man Jack Watts, Shrewbury’s soulful Dan Owen, London indie-groove pop outfit Flyte, and topping the bill are the enchanting Yorkshire duo, Seafret.
TRACK OF THE DAY: ROCH – ‘Kintsugi’
This 21-year-old London based singer is making a mark for herself with her stylish, disparate beats. It’s electronica that’s propelled by a soul-baring honesty and a breadth of emotion.
SONG OF THE WEEK: Forever Cult – ‘Tunnel Vision’
Leeds noise makers, Forever Cult blaze like a neon pink sign on new single ‘Tunnel Vision’. It’s an outrageous, fist-in-the-air, sucker punch of whirring distortion and snarling fuzzed-up riffage, that’s backed by a furious cacophony of sweet but gritty grunge-pop. And it’s oh so wonderful.
In Conversation with…MAYBUG
Bristol-based folk singer Maybug, serenades his audience with his deeply resonant and extremely personalised stories of the world around him. The musical aura which he creates, emanates a peaceful, warming tranquillity around his words. Striking and intricate acoustic melodies float around and under a smoky vocal caress.
VIDEO PREMIERE: Burkini Beach – ‘Luxembourg’
Rudi Maier (aka. Burkini Beach) has travelled far, not just in physical terms but in the chronology of his artistic development. He’s already achieved previous musical success with his band, The Dope – an indie-punk 2 piece – it has held him in good stead to go out on his own, and carve his own path with Burkini […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: October Drift – ‘Robots’
October Drift have been consistently impressing us since their inception, with their ferocious post-punk, synth rock cacophony. Their latest release ‘Robots’ comes along after a summer filled with festival appearances, and now the following months are taken up with a continual flow of gigs. For a band that live for playing live, they surely are living […]
In Conversation with…VITAMIN
Leeds indie pop quartet VITAMIN have been brightening up our days, since we first heard them late summer, last year. Since then, the band have signed a huge record deal, and continue to light up the airwaves with their vivid and infectious pop. After the release of their debut EP ‘Giving It Up’ earlier this […]
In Conversation with…BILLIE MARTEN
Her words grip – sweetly tempered yet viciously turbulent in emotion, this is underpinned by thoughtful introspection and observations of the world around her. This young songwriter is assuredly capturing the world’s attention one song at a time, with each breathtaking release, her confidence grows taller, and we as spectators are left in wonderment, hanging on the […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Oli Hannaford – ‘Free Things’
Moving from acoustic roots to the epic electronic production of his debut single ‘Free Things’, this young London-based singer is ready to make his mark in the world. Much like Alex Clare did with his big hit ‘Too Close’.
In Conversation with…SPECTOR
They have won the favour of many with their latest singles ‘All the Sad Young Men’ and ‘Bad Boyfriend’, taken from the band’s recently released sophomore record ‘Moth Boys’. This record see’s a new dawning for Spector, sonically and aesthetically. The new sound focuses on refinement. ‘Moth Boys’ never careers off into overblown guitar solos […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: GRRL PAL – ‘Suggest’
Sleek production and breathtaking vocals make Perth electro-pop duo GRRL PAL a musical treat that we cannot ignore. They are the latest to take up the mantra of releasing a new track a month.
In Conversation with…AXEL FLOVENT
I believe that acoustic music is one of the most powerful forms of expression, it carries the depth and emotion of its writer at its heart, pulling its listener into their world and submerging them in a beautiful kind of honesty. This is a power that Icelandic-born Axel Flóvent wields, with striking intensity, the subtle […]