With the wintery weather creeping up on us, there’s nothing better than Fai Baba’s new track ‘Can’t Stop Loving You’ to get you through the summer withdrawals.
Tag: Introducing
TRACK OF THE DAY: Honey Lung – ‘Stuttering Mind’
Fresh from headlining Reading & Leeds’ BBC Introducing Stage, London’s Honey Lung treat us to another absolute banger.
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Bestival 2017
Mud, madness and magic – Bestival delivers in spectacular style at its beautiful new Dorset home.
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Bingley Music Live 2017
The end of summer generally also marks the end of festival season. This year, Bingley Music Live returned at the start of September to round off another year of excellent festival entertainment. Boasting a refreshingly eclectic line-up for a small festival – from legendary arena-sized acts to tomorrow’s indie leaders – it seemed like a […]
TRACK BY TRACK // Johanna Glaza – ‘Wind Sculptures’
Music is a transcendent force. A harbour for expression and reflection, a collage of sound and texture, a conduit for further thinking – it wields the power to resonate and can sometimes even shift a person’s outlook. We continue to be intrigued, astonished and drawn into these worlds in which the artist creates, none more […]
In Conversation With…COURTS
Ahead of Goose Island’s infamous LDN Block Party on 23rd September, I spoke with Dan Baker of Basildon’s disco provocateurs, Courts, to discuss the band’s genesis and their visions for the future. Now in its second year, this party is renowned for bringing beer and music lovers together for a night which transports the spirit […]
#BitterSweetPlaylist
With so much great new music coming our way daily, we’ve compiled our favourites into an easily accessible format, aptly titled: #BitterSweetPlaylist. The idea is, once fully consumed, everyone has their shot at voting for their favourite track by means of the poll at the bottom of the page. We’ll tally up the votes and […]
Courtney Marie Andrews: A Modern Take on a Classic Sound
Courtney Marie Andrews has been playing the music game for a good while. Andrews is no novice when it comes to both writing and performing, having put out six LP’s since 2008, but it’s the latest of these, ‘Honest Life’, that’s seen Andrews really breakthrough worldwide.
TRACK OF THE DAY: RUNAH – ‘This Silence’
RUNAH is a Manchester artist creating sound with a boundary-breaking quality as she uncovers contemporary themes and proves that both reflection and resonance can be conveyed in a single song. ‘This Silence’ is her latest, focusing on society’s need to sufficiently consider mental health – exploring the themes of self-control and struggle in an impressive piece […]
In Conversation With…OTHERKIN
OTHERKIN are the garage punks making rock music cool again for the streaming generation. The four-piece aren’t in need of warning flares when they have scorching tunes like ‘AY AY’ and ‘Bad Advice’ that set the hype machines a’chattering for them. News of their glorious debut album has been soon to follow, seeing release on […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Fins Ara – ‘Lagom’
Fins Ara, the breathtaking musical guise of Barcelona-born Sergi Cunill, debuted ‘Veer’ in early May promising a trilogy of musical moments to continue throughout the summer. The conclusive piece in this three-song journey culminates with appropriately titled ‘Lagom’ (a Swedish term meaning “just the right amount”).
LISTEN: Low Chimes – ‘Sulphur Silk’
It has been a long time since I’ve heard a piece of music which so effortlessly manages to intertwine itself with the natural world. Lauded by the likes of 6Music’s Marc Riley and Lauren Laverne, Low Chimes make such a feat look like second nature. Indeed, the Stroud-based quartet’s previous singles have earned the band […]
The Opera Comic: A Different Cool
The prospect of going to watch a live band is typically formulaic. It is based on tradition and what has come before. But little is typical about an act whose almost annum-old debut single is titled to proclaim ‘We Are The Freaks’. Never was a freak so cool.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Mauwe – ‘That’s All’
If serendipity calls, we must surely answer, right? For Mauwe a similar kind of providence became one of the defining factors that drew them forward to this here and now – where the newly-formed duo have released their dream into the world, taking strides with a transatlantic flavour, their Bristolian music tastes chart-worthy and feels […]
LISTEN: Bowery – ‘Rolling It Up’
‘Rolling It Up’ is a mighty fine start from Manchester five-piece, Bowery.
In Conversation With…The Golden Age Of TV
Eager to find out how a band’s second ever release could be as gorgeous as The Golden Age Of TV’s ‘Dust’, Bitter Sweet Symphonies’ Zoe Peck spoke to the Leeds-based art-rock newcomers ahead of their BBC Introducing Stage set at this year’s Leeds Festival.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Oddnesse – ‘Are You Down’
In an age of over-saturation, a track which is dedicated to exploring the depths of the moment and overriding that fear of ‘missing out’ really is welcome – the theme of the latest tune from Oddnesse; ‘Are You Down’.
LIVE REVIEW: Heir + IBEN at The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Heir cut a reminiscent pop template of decades gone by, as they energetically blast The Castle Hotel’s tightly-packed capacity crowd back to the ’80s. It’s a fitting warm-up to prepare for long-awaited appearances at Reading & Leeds Festivals.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Hudson Taylor – ‘Feel It Again’
Their debut album ‘Singing For Strangers’ was released back in 2015, now after a two-year wait in bated breath, Irish folk duo Hudson Taylor finally return. Calling on a selection of signature rousing tropes, new single ‘Feel It Again’ is an enchantingly tuneful awakening. Furthering the exuberance of new music is the announcement of a […]
#BitterSweetPlaylist
With so much great new music coming our way daily, we’ve compiled our favourites into an easily accessible format, aptly titled: #BitterSweetPlaylist. The idea is, once fully consumed, everyone has their shot at voting for their favourite track by means of the poll at the bottom of the page. We’ll tally up the votes and […]