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.
The queue to get into one of Camden’s best venues, Dingwalls, stretches around the corner from the off – the first sign that the acts on show tonight have struck a chord with London’s youth. The second indication of the kind of show this is going to be, comes when you spot the disco ball […]
Her words grip – sweetly tempered yet viciously turbulent in emotion, this is underpinned by thoughtful introspection and observations of the world around her. This young songwriter is assuredly capturing the world’s attention one song at a time, with each breathtaking release, her confidence grows taller, and we as spectators are left in wonderment, hanging on the […]
They have won the favour of many with their latest singles ‘All the Sad Young Men’ and ‘Bad Boyfriend’, taken from the band’s recently released sophomore record ‘Moth Boys’. This record see’s a new dawning for Spector, sonically and aesthetically. The new sound focuses on refinement. ‘Moth Boys’ never careers off into overblown guitar solos […]
Roo Panes’ music flourishes with a deep, heartfelt sincerity. It’s the kind of self-expression that makes you see the world differently, vivid with colour and vast with opportunity, his musings paint a world full of promise and wonder. The singer has been touring the UK with Rae Morris for the past month, today see’s the tour come to […]
Brighton based folk band, Paper Hawk, are back with a stunning new track titled ‘Written in the Lines’, taken from their forthcoming EP.
As Elephants Are make deep, heartfelt indie music but it’s the uplifting melodies and huge choruses that make the band impossible to resist. They are currently touring the UK with Young Kato, then straight after that they will be jetting off to Holland for their own headline tour, but they promise new music is on it’s […]
A noise-clad rebellion has set in, spreading outwards from the streets of South East London where INHEVAEN reside. The release of debut single ‘Regeneration’ shook the interweb into a frenzy, asking who are this band? Their wild punk spirit and insatiable lust for creating convulsive, hands-in-the-air anthems is sure to keep the chatter going for years to […]
Prides headlined The Wardrobe last Saturday night at this year’s Live at Leeds festival, above are some shots from the gig and also a look into what the band get up to before the show.
The weather may have been on a downer, with intermittent rain and dull skies all day long, but our spirits were high and energised for the day to come. It’s no lie that Live at Leeds boasted one of the best line up’s this year, but in saying that, there was always going to be […]
Since their inception in 2014, October Drift have quickly established themselves as a dominant musical force. After the soaring success of their début release ‘Whoever’, the four-piece have returned to further cement themselves as permanent fixtures in our lives with the breathtaking new single ‘You Are, You Are’.
The musical vision of Manchester-born Adio Marchant (aka. Bipolar Sunshine) has spawned a sound that is not just genre-defying but uniting, with the euphoric highs of pop, emotional resonance of hip hop and uplifting spirit of a gospel choir. His voice is soulful, his lyrics are vibrant and his candour breathes meaning into every verse. […]
International and homegrown bands will collide at this year’s Live at Leeds festival. A music event in a metropolitan oasis that proves you don’t always need to grab your wellies and a tent to enjoy the festival season.
Brother/sister duo Lucy and Thom Southern’s blues rock is so tantalising that it’s almost criminal to stand still. Attitude drips from every lick, every riff, every sweet vocal turn. It’s always a satisfying proposition when Southern release a new track and their latest ‘Lone Driver’ is effortlessly cool.
Amy has a voice filled with enchantment and wisdom. Brought up as witness to the nightlife of her mum’s pubs and bars, Amy’s songs are riddled with anecdotes and wry humour based on the colourful characters she has met on her way. Her sound is reminiscent of a young Stevie Nicks with the glottal growl […]
Girl Friend have been favourites of ours since we first glanced upon them in the dark halls of Manchester’s Ruby Lounge, many months prior to where we greet them now. The foursome have managed to not only dance our cares away with each passing poetic muse but in turn, they have found themselves merging deeper […]
From the roaring thunder of distortion and heart-piercing fuzz of début single ‘Whoever’, October Drift unforgettably barraged into our playlists and ran kicking and screaming into our hearts. The foursome have since completed their first UK tour and continue to race forward with heavy hearts and soaring atmospherics into what seems like a very bright future.
Broken Hands’ live show is about escapism. The band doesn’t just take us on a sonic journey but a sensory one. We tracked down the band’s vocalist Dale Norton to tell us more about what to expect from their space-inspired live spectacle.
From the roaring thunder of distortion and heart-piercing fuzz of début single ‘Whoever’, October Drift unforgettably barraged into our playlists and ran kicking and screaming into our hearts. The foursome have since completed their first UK tour and continue to race forward with heavy hearts and soaring atmospherics into what seems like a very bright future.
We at Bitter Sweet Symphonies are firm believers that sometimes great things come in small packages, so we wanted to pull together our list of the best small, independent and family-friendly festivals, along with some of the best urban festivals that we think shouldn’t be missed this summer.