Indie synth rockers FAIRCHILD relocated to Manchester, England last year, after deciding to take a risk and move halfway around the world from their home on the Gold Coast of Australia to pursue their music career. This is a bargain that has slowly paid dividends, the band having earned a solid reputation for their energetic […]
With our inbox full of exciting musical treats, we thought it was time to restart the #BitterSweetPlaylist and try something new also. So once you’ve finished digging into the music you can vote for your favourite, by means of the poll below. Spread the word, let’s make this thing huge.
In the tradition of Europe and America, Australia aim to write songs that sound as huge as the continents they’re named after, and Breathe In certainly takes this aim to heart. As stadium rock goes, it’s a great example.
The latest release from Manchester’s Francis Lung welcomes in a most infectious dichotomy between insatiable uplifting melodies and defiant introspection. ‘A Selfish Man’ is arguably the most familiar track in Lung’s catalogue, and one that easily leads the pack.
After a successful start to the year, Stoke’s Broken Flags bring us their biggest song to-date in debut single proper ‘Dare To Dream’. The rallying call offers up a bolt of determination to change your circumstances.
Brighton is well and truly winning right now on the music front. Our new favourite find is four-piece Safe To Swim, the band released their debut EP ’20 Years’ a few months back and have since been spending their summer playing all the cool festivals. So today’s TOTD highlights their latest track ‘Pieces’, lifted from […]
Richard Walters’ emotive songwriting doesn’t rely on any supplementary gloss, instead it rallies in the purity of honest emotion. With his angelic falsetto and rich tone at the centre-point of each enveloping masterpiece, elegantly soaring higher with every raised caress, Walters’ music becomes a staple. The Oxford native is treating us to another piece from his forthcoming album ‘A.M’ due for […]
After a three-year hiatus away from music, Aimee Herbert-Smith (the musical creator behind Mere Child) debuts her return with the darkly poignant, self-referential dream-electronica of ‘Not Good Enough’.
Sincerity in pop music is a rare and precious gem in today’s popular music landscape. I first became aware of the boundless talent of Dublin born, New York based singer-songwriter Sorcha Richardson when our editor here at Bitter Sweet Symphonies sent me her song “Petrol Station” upon its release. I was immediately taken by it, […]
London glitter punks TEAR smear attitude all over four-and-a-half minute long video for song ‘Beautiful’, taken from their debut self-titled EP. In a sort of rugged romance, the visuals play part in gendering the song’s subject matter exposing themes of vanity, glamour, opposition and artificiality. Fixing on these binary’s creates a provocative air around the […]
In today’s musical climate it is tough to compete, let alone be heard, in an industry that is brimming with talent from blossoming new artists to already established favourites. So all we do is hope that the good rises to the top and triumphs, but like everything in life, sometimes this isn’t always the case. […]
Unfurling guitar riffs, a raw and beautiful voice, surrounded by an evolving soundscape that ebbs and flows, the song is ‘Small Crimes’ the debut from Londoner Nilüfer Yanya.
The debut single from Miss Pompeii ‘Haru Haiku’ consists of chill and sparse synth backing with the striking vocals of Claire Whiting layered over the top, making for a wonderful electronic pop track which is lush in composition.
British songwriter Billie Marten has blossomed in the past 12 months, capturing the minds of a populous that are craving authenticity, with her honest brand of soul-baring acoustica and gentle captivating charm. The earthiness of her songcraft lingers like the fresh morning dew on a window pane, she sings about the hopes and fears of youth […]
Liverpool singer, songwriter and musician Natalie McCool will embark on an extensive UK tour this September, in support of her forthcoming album ‘The Great Unknown’. The shows promise compelling vocals, alt-pop dynamics and euphoric sing-a-longs, with previous singles Pins, Dig It Out and Fortress all poised to make an appearance, it’s simply a night out not to […]
Salt Lake City group Fictionist make a run on the senses with the sharp, surging indie pop of ‘Free Spirit’. The lead track to be lifted from their new EP is both an earnest snapshot of a band who wear their heart on their sleeve, and a rollicking feel-good summer anthem.
In the final part of our exclusive look into Tired Lion’s gigantic UK and European tour, we head into the final week of their overseas trip. By this time, sleep derivation was starting to kick in and all manners of lunacy was starting to take hold, which makes for some real tour highlights. But as soon as the delirium sets […]
Indoor Pets power up on the cherryade and candyfloss, and head down to the seafront, hitting the bullseye with fuzzy thrill ride ‘Teriyaki’. The sweet noisy nugget catches the band sounding more energised than ever, with singer Jamie Glass rattling off his catchiest hook to date: “I’m lost within my morals/ And I can’t remember who […]
Continuing our exclusive look into Tired Lion’s gigantic UK and European tour, we head into week two and three of their journey. Highlights include the start of their Pokémon Go fascination, a sing-song of the theme tune to a certain cartoon series that features a yellow sponge and certainly a lot more travelling.
Phwoar! This is a seriously spunky slackery effort from Liverpool indie-queen Zuzu. On hearing ‘Get Off’ for the first time I made a mental note, and a physical note actually come to think of it (in my Poundland refill pad), to add this to my commuting playlist as soon as it became available on my […]