Scottish singer-songwriter Millie Hanlon Cole (aka. Magpie Blue) first impressed our ears just months ago, when she released her debut single ‘Just In Time‘ via Seahorse Music. Not one to rest on her laurels, Magpie Blue returns with another stunning new number, ‘Haunted,’ again produced by Rod Jones of Scottish indie heroes, Idlewild.
One definition of ‘ugly’ according to Webster’s Dictionary is “offensive to the sight.” Another is “likely to cause inconvenience or disgust.” It’s that which Straight Girl channels with their second single.
With the impending release of their third album Philophobia, Amber Run have made me even more excited to hear what they have in store with their latest single ‘The Darkness Has A Voice‘. Bringing a very different vibe yet familiar compared to the previous release ‘Neon Circus,’ this new track is another perfect introduction into […]
It’s a shame really. It’s September. I wish that this EP had come out three months ago, because I’m sure it would have been my soundtrack to summer. PIXEY released her new EP, Colours on Friday (6th September), so it looks like I’ve got some tunes lined up for next June.
The next steps following a debut album can be tricky to figure out, after tour ends and the crew return home, what’s left at the end of it all? Scattered, half-processed memories of dingy backrooms from dive bars the world over, images of riotous nights rendered forever in casts of amber, cities of enthusiastic faces […]
After six steady years of non-disclosure from The Chevin, with only the thought of the occasional Coyle Girelli solo show to keep our minds vaguely attentive, the Yorkshire outfit finally returned this August arm in arm with gigantic, pounding revelry. New single, ‘Under the Thunder‘ is nonetheless, as the title suggests, a wild force of […]
Releasing their debut album, The Loved Ones in 2017 was a defining moment for Flyte, and hardly the final curtain call. After the album impacted the band took to the road playing shows all across the globe, often headlining, sometimes opening for prominent names (including The Lemon Twigs and Lord Huron). Once tour wrapped the […]
‘Too Much‘ marks the stunning return of London-based balladeer Miles Horn, who we last heard from back in 2017, when his collection of four self-released singles won him praise from the likes of BBC Introducing and Daily Mirror, as well as receiving plaudits from many tastemaking online outlets, including this very site.
Few things in life are more mentally draining than emotional purgatory, be it unrequited love, the patience required for plans to come to fruition – even something as simple as moving house requires a suspension of excitement, substituted for stress. It is this patience, or the lack thereof, that forms the basis of Chartreuse’s new […]
Taking it back to the ’60s, VALA have once again gifted us with an absolute gem, in their new single ‘Want Your Love’. Oozing perfect harmonies and serendipitous guitar melodies, as a listener you’re transported to a euphoric bubble of summery vibes, which is incredibly fitting considering the weather we’ve been having recently.
Summer may be drawing to an end, but the festival season of 2019 is far from over. Sŵn Festival is coming to Cardiff in October, bringing three days of innovative, out-of-the-box, challenging and refreshing music to the Welsh capital. Founded by Huw Stephens and John Rostron, and now run by local grassroots music institution Clwb […]
I normally review more chilled stuff here on BSS. But when this landed in my inbox, I had to say something about it. The Elephant Trees remind me that rock music is alive and well. ‘Idiot’ is their latest single, and it’s a feisty, full-on anthem. I love it. I think you will too.
Building upon the success of their debut EP, Pink Skin/Blue Bruise released back in April of this year, South London four-piece Little Grim are set to release their latest single ‘All On Black,’ tomorrow, August 16th, via Ripple Red. The band have already completed a busy run of festival dates this summer, including The Great […]
As a Spring King fan, I’m used to the brash, fast, upbeat rhythms of their sound, yet Dead Nature (aka. Tarek Musa) creates an EP that transports you into a nostalgic, synth bubble of euphoria. I’d recommend listening to this EP with headphones in to truly feel and listen to the sounds and lyrics.
On Repeat: the place where we round up the most exciting new music releases. Five tracks, all recently released, featuring artists we can’t get enough of right now – so, almost certainly, you’ll find at least one song in this bunch to add to your playlists.
On Repeat: the place where we round up the most exciting new music releases. Five tracks, all recently released, featuring artists we can’t get enough of right now – so, almost certainly, you’ll find at least one song in this bunch to add to your playlists.
Among the many things to grace this year’s Sŵn Festival, now not too far away with the weekend of October 18-20th looming ever closer, there is a sizable contingent of Irish bands. If the UK music scene has been enjoying a moment of particular grace lately, bands across the Irish Sea have been no less […]
There’s nothing like a driving anthem. I’m sure Dom Major was thinking that when he recorded his latest song. His new single ‘Drive Slow’ is an arm-hanging-out-the-window kind of tune. It’s a neat track.
‘Just in Time‘ finds us in the company of Millie Hanlon-Cole (aka. Magpie Blue). An incredibly gifted 19-year-old singer songwriter from Edinburgh, this is her debut single which has recently found its release on Seahorse Music.
As the second wave of artists performing at Cardiff’s Sŵn Festival has now been released, the line-up of the multi-venue festival coming to the Welsh capital next October is looking even more impressive than it already did. There are many reasons why this year’s edition is shaping up to be one not to miss, among […]