Tradition and heritage remain the pillars of folk music, substance takes precedence over style. Where storytelling is king and subtle acoustics stand strong against the steeliness of an emotive vocal, artist’s like EDGES (aka. Sami Simon) are cherished deeply. His new single ‘Walk Away’ is the minor-key lullaby that offers reassurance when all else fails.
Brighton-based House Points are here to brighten up those summer days with their beachy good vibes and infectious melodies. Think a peppier Parquet Courts twinned with the fizzy surf pop of Wavves and you’ll be close. New single ‘I Don’t Like You’ breezes with carefree animosity, all the while animated guitars cartwheel around each sour-faced thought.
New York City plays residence to all – creatives, intellectuals and dreamers – including your new favourite band Mainland. The group take massive pop hooks and turn them on their head with an edgy post-punk zest, and poignant observations of the world. Upon releasing new single ‘Beggars’, the trio are inviting fans to join the “Young Beggars Club” […]
Mikko Joensuu is the kind of singer-songwriter who easily stands out from the crowd. His debut album ‘Amen 1′ (which recently came out on Svart Records) taps into the American folk music tradition. The songs provide a real depth of feeling delivered in such a way that they work to heal and repair, rather than rupture […]
As young songwriters go Billie Marten, who has just turned 17, continues to display remarkable depth and prowess in her craft. Her lyrics are more than just observational inkling’s into her psyche and how she understands the world around her, they are spun of the purest feeling, the richest of truths – each representing life in […]
Californians are honoured a near perfect 365 days of sunshine, endless stretches of coastline and hiking trails. So, when a dilemma rears and trouble comes your way but all around you seems in order, where do you find solace? Music, of course. Lostboycrow practises this way of release particularly well on the nostalgic slow-burn of […]
He’s done it again. More effervescent and melodic than his debut release, ‘Terra’, the latest single from Ed Nash ‘Palms Backside’ is still hazy, wonderful and breathless in the same way.
What is it about the English Riviera that inspires such sweet, synthesized, harmonic music? The salty air? The seaside holiday nostalgia? Whatever it is, just like Metronomy, Tourists have caught the bug and are spreading it relentlessly.
ISLAND are an ambitious band. Once they’ve set their sights on a goal, they will charge full steam ahead to accomplish that, take the announcement of a headline show at London’s Scala as a sign for their impressive upward ascent of late. The foursome are decidedly beginning to steadily quicken pace, and new track ‘Come […]
Introductions can be tedious and unremarkable, but not in the case of Leeds troop Team Picture. Who make rather light sport of non-conformity on debut ‘Birthday Blues’ – a fuzzy breeze of lo-fi psych rock.
Indie upstarts PLAZA are rapidly calling attention to themselves in the unsigned and underground scene, thanks to their fiery debut singles and energetic live shows. Their music, which sounds both agitated and anthemic, is drawing interest from all the right people, and they have been capitalising on it with a short five date tour.
Having debuted their tantrum-inspiring sound on ‘Take It Easy’, Johnny Kills have returned with a fresh new slice of indie pop nonchalance reminiscent of Oasis and The Pigeon Detectives.
‘MIAMI’ by DRONGO is a bit of a head-scratcher when trying to label (and labelling music is what it’s all about!), but my instincts say that it’s a sort of shoegaze / synth-pop crossover. Whatever it is, it’s a lot of fun, and a really impressive debut from the boys from the Isle of Wight. […]
Sometimes the music is a distraction from the message. Uplifting hooks that emulate an Imagine Dragons track are a misty guise for the solemn lyrics on AZTEX’s latest single ‘Talking To Myself’, premiering below. But its cruising summer feel pervades all adversity and lifts the song into sunnier realms.
Manchester-based singer/songwriter Jonny Woodhead launched his debut EP ‘Words With The Weatherman’ last month to a packed-out Castle Hotel, the room was buzzing and celebration was in the air. Woodhead, alongside his band, played whole-heartedly singing songs of poignant significance and lived emotion. His voice resting somewhere between the wistful transcendence of Nick Drake and […]
Indie. Indie. Indie. 2016 sure is the year for it, and it looks as though London based four-piece Pure Youth are the latest to get in on the act. No strangers to early-stage success, they have amounted large support from the likes of BBC Radio 2, Amazing Radio and featured on Spotify’s New Music Friday.
Bushstock returns to London’s Shepherd’s Bush this weekend (Saturday 18th June) where it will host some incredible acts of all genres and nationalities. One of whom is Swede Albim Lee Meldau, he will entertain with his captivating and truly haunting stories, told in a dark pop format. Surely not to be missed.
Brighton has become a hotbed for bands of all genres, all styles, all social classes. The city breeds character, it offers freedom to all who want to break from the restricting confines of the capital and take refuge on its sandy shores. Loa Loa are one of those free-spirited troop’s that call Brighton their home, akin […]
Otherkin are all over the festival circuit this summer, playing some of the best outdoor arenas around the world. Shirts will be off, on and off-stage, along with the raucous energy that the band command, there will never a dull moment with these Dublin boys around. The release of their new EP ‘The New Vice’ pre-empts […]
Never judge a book by its cover. When you first see the name Rosemary Fairweather, you can be forgiven for assuming that the Toronto songstress is a folk artist, someone writing music that conjures up images of Scarborough Fair and freshly cut wheat for men with beards to nod thoughtfully along to.