An interesting addition to the new wave of electro-pop acts coming out of Leeds is Peakes, the dreamy synth-pop three piece producing soaring, cyclic vocals broken up by sporadic, impatient drum explosions.
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LIVE REVIEW: Jess Kemp + David Gorman at Deaf Institute, Manchester
It takes a particular power for musicians to capture the mood outside on a sensuous summer evening and bring it in with them – but Jess Kemp and Dave Gorman, co-headlining Manchester’s Deaf Institute, with guest Thea Brooks, managed just that on Friday 18th May.
Emotional Journeying: A Playlist of Sentiment by The Kite String Tangle
Working under the stage name The Kite String Tangle, Australian singer and producer Danny Harley creates music evocatively charmed in sensuality and sentiment. Telling stories of alluring personality and endearing intimacy, Harley forms soundscapes of intricately layered orchestration and vibrant electro-pop, leading to his most recent body of work—In A Desperate Moment—which breaks new ground. Exploring […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Odina – ‘I’m Not Asking’
The Iberian singer-songwriter Odina presents us with ‘I’m Not Asking‘.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Loux – ‘Cool’
Leeds-based newcomers Loux are an outfit firmly committed to remaining forward looking without compromising on the structural integrity of their music. Their melodies and arrangements are tight and to the point, with never a second wasted on self indulgence, and every key element playing just the right role without overpowering any other. Following on nicely […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Arctic Monkeys – ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’
Since 2006, Arctic Monkeys have been laying out the blueprint for contemporary rock music – their early releases were supercharged and witty, while 2009’s Humbug saw the band take a moody U-turn into darker territory. With 2013’s AM they became swaggering, bona fide rock stars and seemed bigger and more unstoppable than ever before. Half a decade […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Good Guy Clarence – ‘Yell’
After a sustained period of performing alongside bands such as Happyness, Holy Bouncer and Demob Happy, Brighton’s Good Guy Clarence have emerged from the studio with a brand new track, which showcases the group’s quietly dexterous and highly imaginative approach to song-writing.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Team Picture – ‘Break Yr Heart’
As a taster for their forthcoming mini-album, Recital, Team Picture will be seriously whetting appetites with this newly-released stormer.
SONG OF THE WEEK: Rosie Carney – ‘Bare’
Rosie Carney is a singer-songwriter and musician who holds the power to mould music from the minimal – as we have already heard in her previous powerful track Awake Me.
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Liverpool Sound City 2018
This May, Liverpool’s Sound City returned for an early Bank Holiday weekend of live music and arts-based action. Experiencing a creative and cultural rebirth, the festival moved its operations to the Baltic Triangle: an area renowned for its modernist takeover of the historic part of town. Spread across two days, the event gave attendees an […]
ON REPEAT: Five songs for your playlists
Enjoy these five hand-selected songs rounded up from New Music Friday’s recent releases. As we believe each track deserves repeat consumption, we’re sure you’ll find at least one song in this bunch to add to your playlists.
TRACK OF THE DAY: The King’s Parade – ‘The Look’
From the point of view of the third wheel, the loser in a bizarre love triangle, The King’s Parade’s new single ‘The Look’ is a chilled-out ballad for those who’ve loved and lost.
In Conversation with…OTZEKI
Blending the traditional songwriting talent and uniquely nuanced voice of singer and guitar player Mike Sharp with the ominous futuristic soundscapes of electronica wizard Joel Roberts, the bizarrely named Otzeki have been making waves in all the right places ahead of the release of their debut ‘Binary Childhood.’
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Live at Leeds 2018
Oh Leeds, you charmer you. A city that weaves and unwinds like an immense tapestry, revealing a thousand hidden gems, a thousand nooks and crannies, a minefield of cultural brilliance waiting to explode from under you at any given moment. And there is no better day to exemplify those most tantalising of features better than […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Cruel World – ‘Boxer’
Cruel World are a brand new Leeds band consisting of James Smith (Post War Glamour Girls), Harry Ridgway, Lee Smith, James Pearce and Ian McArdle, and their debut single ‘Boxer’ is worth everyone’s attention.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Yawwn – ‘Be A Man’
London quintet Yawwn extend beyond the palm-treed indie pop of debut single, Partisan, in latest release, ‘Be A Man,’ as they begin to free their own indie eccentricities into open and loosened liberties, without losing any chase.
LISTEN: Kalpa – ‘B Side’
A thumping throwback to a Seventies four-to-the-floor funky bass line sets the tone for this new single – ‘B Side‘ – from Bath quintet Kalpa. The cheekiness of the music makes you bop and walk with a spring in your step in the hope that it’s setting you up for a brain melt-down of songwriting […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Oddnesse – ‘Trust’
Oddnesse is an artist capable of weaving worlds of thought and potential inside her tunes – and her latest single ‘Trust’ certainly does not disappoint. Think a moment of mindfulness made into music.
LISTEN: Oliver Manning – ‘Unclean Seventeen’
Introducing Sheffield’s own homegrown talent, Oliver Manning. A man with a voice touched by the influence of Lou Reed, and his music, driven by skilled sweet-sounding guitar work, Manning successfully pulls off the perfect balance of deeply felt and profound music whilst retaining an upbeat ambiance throughout.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Megan Dixon Hood – ‘Sea of Ice (Mer de Glace)’
Megan Dixon Hood’s music lingers, not in a flimsy or feeble way, but in the way a moment can sometimes, last forever. Through ethereal passages and wild absorptions of choral range, Hood’s presence is felt and honed. Her artistry is an extension of her creative interests and fascination with the natural world, reflecting the vast […]