London band ISLAND have a way with capturing emotion at it’s most vulnerable and poetic, leaving their listeners powerlessly under their spell. With the release of debut EP ‘Girl’ still ripe enough to taste, the band’s unfurling melodies and musical charm are set to ignite the whole nation in glorious wonderment.
Richard Walters continues to impress us with his band Liu Bei, but his solo work was completely unknown to us before we heard his latest understated masterpiece ‘July Bones’. A song inspired by American author T.C Boyle’s novel ‘Drop City’.
We love Kent bands, that is a fact. The South East has become a hub for creativity, nurturing and sustaining a growing music scene that is incredibly exciting. One of the bands that are really tearing it up right now are Sittingbourne’s Indoor Pets, with the recent release of their ‘Luge Lessons’ EP, the band […]
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.
A song with a straight up no nonsense drum beat for an intro always gets me, it’s a bit of a weakness, so I always feel let down if the rest of the band come in and ruin it. This is thankfully nowhere near the case with ‘Fine’ by TUSKA; the washy synths warm up […]
‘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.
‘Tape’ is the new 4-track release from Canadian alt-punk group Chastity. I heard first track ‘You’re Scary Now’ a bit in advance of the rest of the EP, and was all set to remark on the linearity of this track – in neither a negative nor positive way, just noting an interesting departure from the […]
When I was first starting out, performing my songs live, finding venues to play, it seemed like a monstrously difficult task. Until I was offered a slot at a small night, that was quickly developing a dedicated following. This night was called Folk Club, and was curated and executed by Sydney singer/songwriter duo Falls, made […]
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.
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 […]
Signed to Manchester’s Scruff Of The Neck Records, The Starkins are the Sheffield four-piece for fans of upbeat and defiant noughties indie.
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.
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.
Sharing a label with Haim and Chvrches, Ardyn burst in similar innovating pop. Signed to National Anthem, the sibling duo unveils ‘Help Me On My Way’ from their forthcoming debut EP Universe. Brother and sister, Rob and Katy Pearson specialize in propelling and mystical pop for after dark.
In the dimly lit ambience of one of Sydney’s most nostalgic hotels, two singer songwriters set out to figure out exactly who they were and what kind of mark they were to make on the music scene. At the time, Melinda Kirwin and Simon Rudston-Brown probably had no idea that not only would they become […]
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.
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.
Yorkshire’s indie-rock quartet King No-One unveil their latest upbeat and intoxicating single ‘Constellations’. The track has already seen airplay on BBC Introducing, as well as being spun by the prestige of BBC’s Huw Stephens.
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 […]
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 […]