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Tag: New Music
TRACK OF THE DAY: Amber Run – ‘The Weight’
After losing another founding member of the band recently, Nottingham-formed pop-rockers Amber Run haven’t call defeat, instead they look ahead with the exciting news of an upcoming EP release. The unveiling of the EP, titled The Assembly, will take place on May 11th and ahead of its release, the trio have given us the fortune […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Alex Lucas – ‘Honey’
After dropping his debut single ‘Fade Away’ in early 2017, Belgium-based artist Alex Lucas is coming at us again with another musical treat in the form of new single ‘Honey.’
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.
ALBUM REVIEW: Fenne Lily – ‘On Hold’
Singer-songwriter Fenne Lily has been slowly making a name for herself, spreading her melancholy tunes across various venues these past two years as support for artists such as Dodie, Charlie Cunningham and Marlon Williams with only a sample of her music in tow. So it’s been longtime coming for the Bristol-based artist to release a […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Bdrmm – ‘Kare’
I first saw Bdrmm in a sweaty, smoke-filled basement in Huddersfield. It was the single-most ethereal and chaotically loud gig ever to be put on next to a deaf institute. It was during this set that I realised Bdrmm were definitely my new favourite band. Blending a powerful combination of lo-fi, slacker-rock and shoegaze, the […]
LIVE REVIEW: Afterbloom + Phantom Isle + Shady Gringos at The Lock Tavern
Camden lies at the heart of any music lovers quest for melodious enlightenment, chocked full of venues and bars in which to see great live bands any day of the week, it truly is a sanctuary. Personally, the Lock Tavern is most certainly at the top of the list of venues/bars/places to lose your inhibitions, […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: VALA – ‘Mirror’
If you’ve got a hankering for the kind of guitar-led indie pop/rock that was prevalent in the late ’90s/early ’00s, then you won’t go far wrong giving this a few plays.
TRACK OF THE DAY: The Opera Comic – ‘Bright Young People’
The Opera Comic’s first release of 2018, ‘Bright Young People’ is a freshly cordial invitation of escapade to their world of difference and delight.
Soul Traveler: The Art of Lostboycrow’s Realism
Announcing plans of an innovative release model in early 2017, Los Angeles-based artist Lostboycrow laid out a proposal of grand scale. Committing to a year-long succession of new music that would eventually result in a complete body of work and the bones of his debut album, Traveler. Singles were drip-released and placed together in a […]
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.
In Conversation with…TV ME
Liverpool’s TV ME are currently riding the crest of a wave. Interest in the band has been ramped up by a debut national tour and the release of a well-received EP, A Broadcast from TV ME. Theirs is a well-defined aesthetic marrying smart songwriting with intriguing visuals that create a satisfying whole.
LISTEN: Lycio – ‘Evil People’
Birmingham trio Lycio craft an enigmatic alternative-pop of contemporary class in new single, ‘Evil People.’ The bending track pins you to the best edge of your seat, as Lycio command an expansive sound set ostensibly beyond their three-piece capacity.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Sabiyha – ‘Bird’
‘Bird’ is a track which pulls the listener into its tide, awash on the ear with its mellow opening before wielding waves of verses which burst to a brilliant height – thanks to the skill of London-based Sabiyha.
TRACK OF THE DAY: The Hubbards – ‘Your Love, Your Love (Your Love)’
It is beginning to feel like every time The Hubbards release a song they further solidify a sonic identity that draws on the nuance and character of the great pinked guitar pop of the twentieth century, while (what seems to be effortlessly) shaping it into a personality only they could purvey.
In Conversation with…ROBERT EARL THOMAS
Another Age is the debut album of New York’s Robert Earl Thomas. Released back in February on Captured Tracks, it is a record which envelopes the listener in a blanket of warm guitar tones, expansive synths and meditative lyrical content.
EP REVIEW: Giant Rooks – ‘New Estate’
Off the back of an almost totally sold out European tour, German art-pop quintet Giant Rooks are set to bring their twisting contemporary indie tones to England. A year on from their last release, New Estate EP, the band will take their music on a five-date March tour, and undoubtedly exhibit its heartfelt escapism and […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Tom Anderson – ‘Stranger At The Door’
‘Stranger at the Door’ is the stunning debut single from Liverpool based singer-songwriter Tom Anderson. A beautiful blend of delicate vocals, glistening synths and powerful lyrics, all encapsulated in an alt-pop anthem to compete with the likes of The 1975 and Bastille.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Kalpa – ‘Wrong Faces’
A submerged sea of twangy energy sets off the new single from Bath-based outfit Kalpa, the distinct vocals of frontman Sam wake up my ears and I’m instantly pulled in.
LIVE REVIEW: Talkboy at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds.
With as yet no music released online from recently formed Talkboy, going to their debut gig – supporting Public Access T.V. at Leeds’ Brudenell Social Club, I didn’t really know what to expect.