Social media is a helpful kick starter these days for any up-and-coming band to share their musical projects and so, grow their fanbases. And the four guys from Polar States have used this to take their music sharing even a little further.
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LIVE REVIEW: ISLAND + Club Kuru at Bodega, Nottingham
The London-formed foursome are no strangers when it comes to performing live – preparatory to their biggest headline show to date, ISLAND jumped back in the tour van, taking in shows across Europe and the UK. Fortunately for us, we were able to catch them in the intimate and atmospheric venue that is, Nottingham’s Bodega.
PREMIERE: Gabrielle Sey – ‘Break My Silence’
Vibrant African influences burst through the latest track ‘Break My Silence’ from Gabrielle Sey—which airs first below—delivering not just a sound which is distinctly refreshing but commands a whole new rhythm to deliver a determined message: speak your mind, speak your experiences.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Bdrmm – ‘The Way I Want’
After the critical success of their single Kare, Hull’s finest dream-poppers appear to be on quite the roll. Bdrmm blend the best elements of cinematic, dream-pop and lo-fi music with ease in this curiously uncanny slow-burner. On the surface ‘The Way I Want’ is a meticulously crafted pop tune. However, it still bristles with bdrmm’s […]
INTRODUCING: Peakes
An interesting addition to the new wave of electro-pop acts coming out of Leeds is Peakes, the dreamy synth-pop three piece producing soaring, cyclic vocals broken up by sporadic, impatient drum explosions.
LIVE REVIEW: Jess Kemp + David Gorman at Deaf Institute, Manchester
It takes a particular power for musicians to capture the mood outside on a sensuous summer evening and bring it in with them – but Jess Kemp and Dave Gorman, co-headlining Manchester’s Deaf Institute, with guest Thea Brooks, managed just that on Friday 18th May.
Emotional Journeying: A Playlist of Sentiment by The Kite String Tangle
Working under the stage name The Kite String Tangle, Australian singer and producer Danny Harley creates music evocatively charmed in sensuality and sentiment. Telling stories of alluring personality and endearing intimacy, Harley forms soundscapes of intricately layered orchestration and vibrant electro-pop, leading to his most recent body of work—In A Desperate Moment—which breaks new ground. Exploring […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Odina – ‘I’m Not Asking’
The Iberian singer-songwriter Odina presents us with ‘I’m Not Asking‘.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Loux – ‘Cool’
Leeds-based newcomers Loux are an outfit firmly committed to remaining forward looking without compromising on the structural integrity of their music. Their melodies and arrangements are tight and to the point, with never a second wasted on self indulgence, and every key element playing just the right role without overpowering any other. Following on nicely […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Arctic Monkeys – ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’
Since 2006, Arctic Monkeys have been laying out the blueprint for contemporary rock music – their early releases were supercharged and witty, while 2009’s Humbug saw the band take a moody U-turn into darker territory. With 2013’s AM they became swaggering, bona fide rock stars and seemed bigger and more unstoppable than ever before. Half a decade […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Good Guy Clarence – ‘Yell’
After a sustained period of performing alongside bands such as Happyness, Holy Bouncer and Demob Happy, Brighton’s Good Guy Clarence have emerged from the studio with a brand new track, which showcases the group’s quietly dexterous and highly imaginative approach to song-writing.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Team Picture – ‘Break Yr Heart’
As a taster for their forthcoming mini-album, Recital, Team Picture will be seriously whetting appetites with this newly-released stormer.
SONG OF THE WEEK: Rosie Carney – ‘Bare’
Rosie Carney is a singer-songwriter and musician who holds the power to mould music from the minimal – as we have already heard in her previous powerful track Awake Me.
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Liverpool Sound City 2018
This May, Liverpool’s Sound City returned for an early Bank Holiday weekend of live music and arts-based action. Experiencing a creative and cultural rebirth, the festival moved its operations to the Baltic Triangle: an area renowned for its modernist takeover of the historic part of town. Spread across two days, the event gave attendees an […]
ON REPEAT: Five songs for your playlists
Enjoy these five hand-selected songs rounded up from New Music Friday’s recent releases. As we believe each track deserves repeat consumption, we’re sure you’ll find at least one song in this bunch to add to your playlists.
TRACK OF THE DAY: The King’s Parade – ‘The Look’
From the point of view of the third wheel, the loser in a bizarre love triangle, The King’s Parade’s new single ‘The Look’ is a chilled-out ballad for those who’ve loved and lost.
In Conversation with…OTZEKI
Blending the traditional songwriting talent and uniquely nuanced voice of singer and guitar player Mike Sharp with the ominous futuristic soundscapes of electronica wizard Joel Roberts, the bizarrely named Otzeki have been making waves in all the right places ahead of the release of their debut ‘Binary Childhood.’
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Live at Leeds 2018
Oh Leeds, you charmer you. A city that weaves and unwinds like an immense tapestry, revealing a thousand hidden gems, a thousand nooks and crannies, a minefield of cultural brilliance waiting to explode from under you at any given moment. And there is no better day to exemplify those most tantalising of features better than […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Cruel World – ‘Boxer’
Cruel World are a brand new Leeds band consisting of James Smith (Post War Glamour Girls), Harry Ridgway, Lee Smith, James Pearce and Ian McArdle, and their debut single ‘Boxer’ is worth everyone’s attention.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Yawwn – ‘Be A Man’
London quintet Yawwn extend beyond the palm-treed indie pop of debut single, Partisan, in latest release, ‘Be A Man,’ as they begin to free their own indie eccentricities into open and loosened liberties, without losing any chase.