The release of Johnny Lloyd’s debut EP ‘Dreamland’ has sent an uproar of excitement through the interweb. After months of teasing singles in its lead up, the EP provides four fully realised tracks, each boasting a patchwork of influences that exhibit a confident and inspiring young artist.
Liverpool born BANNERS feels, breathes and lives emotion. His songs are fundamental, each weaving universal themes of loss, hope, persistence and empowerment. His music is essential and vital, it’s rudimentary expression of the purest kind, which is brought further into focus on new single ‘Half Light’.
Scandinavian artist Mikko Joensuu is not afraid to explore the darker depths of the human condition, because of this his music holds a true poignancy and rare vulnerability. Joensuu found that solitude was important for his creativity, fleeing from the distractions of the city he found solace in the sparse beauty of the Finnish woods, the getaway […]
Australia’s Why We Run don’t fit the mould, they re-invent the wheel. The alt-rock four piece since releasing impressive debut single ‘Comfortable Lie’ early last year, continue to stagger and break boundaries with their complex sonic artworks in the most distinct way possible. New single ‘Hallway’ takes action in previewing the band’s debut full-length record ‘Holograms’, due out […]
Now, I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but this may just be the best fuzzy-Pavement-b-side-inspired-slacker-rock-pop track written about a troublesome skin-condition ever. Coming from Let’s Kill Janice, a project manned by Joe’s (Groves and Sherrin), ‘Balneum’ is a summery garage-rock anthem in the vein of fellow newcomers Forever Cult or early Black Lips. Which […]
Newcomers Tokyo Tea Room dredge up woozy pop from the Kentish coast on ‘Sleep’. As early offerings go, the cut is a pure, undiluted foray into the young band’s psyche – while breezy, a darker edge is breaking through the cracks.
RALPH is cutting ties in ‘Cold To The Touch’ but you could say she’s just being realistic. Either way, the new cut from Toronto-based songstress Raffa Weyman (better known as RALPH) is seriously biting. But even when the lyrics are brutally honest, her melodies lift all sky high covered in staple candy-coated gloss, so all that remains is a delicious […]
Irish singer/songwriter Maria Kelly made herself known to us with the remarkable debut ‘Before It Has Begun’ – a tender goodbye to a fleeting relationship. But it is upon receipt of follow-up single ‘Black & Blue’ that marks Kelly as a contender to break-out into wider pastures.
It seems as though a woozy summer jam is becoming the hallmark of a good British band, and twinkling into the summer limelight comes Swimming Tapes with another mesmerising dream pop hit.
We like Gang. They are a band with a story to tell. They are a band with personality. They are a band that don’t take themselves too seriously. And they are a band that live for the music. To us, these are all commendable traits. The Brighton-based trio recently released their biggest track to-date ‘Not […]
With Summer well and truly on its way, Amsterdam four-piece St. Tropez have graced us with the perfect sun-drenched tune to see the season through. ‘I Wanna Live In St. Tropez’ is an angst riddled, apathetic scream in the face of vapid pop music, and a yearn for the sunny skies of Southern France.
Kent’s most celebrated oddballs Gang are less about hiding in the shadows. More so, they’re concerned with exposing the glaring truth’s. The band found their rhythm after they up-sticks to Brighton, where they captured the sparkle in their crown and the rest, as they say, is history.
A move away from a trademark style can sometimes be met with controversy, confusion and criticism – especially when you’re known for playing folk music (just look at Mumford and Sons, if you can bare it).
There are certain moments in life that are crucial and intrinsic to how we face the future – whether that’s adapting to new changes and challenges, a forced curve to the structure, or simply, growing up. It’s how we deal in these moments that truly tests our character, our strength and our ability to cope.
You know at the end of the night when you’re looking for that romantic shoegaze track to bring out all of those pent up emotions? A song for the times when a bit of My Bloody Valentine or Slowdive just won’t cut the mustard. Look no further than Lowtide’s new single ‘Wedding Ring’.
Star Park’s ‘Don’t Dwell’ is a gloriously hazy – undeniably 70’s – endearingly bittersweet masterpiece. It is romantic in the truest sense of the word. Its nine tracks all hum heavily with a sort of ethereal fuzz, and each boast their own wonderful rustic charm. I am absolutely attached. I needed this in my life. […]
Brighton’s arsenal of indie-rockers seems to be ever growing, and with the rise of ferocious four-piece Grymm, it would be naive to underestimate the power of this south-coast town’s musical artillery.
Peering out of my London window at a quiet street basked in the warm dusk light, it feels I’m in exactly the right place to be listening to FLING’s sitar infused sunny-psych single ‘Magical’.
‘Glow’ is a beautiful and competent piece of electro-pop, with uplifting and gorgeous melodies accompanied by minimalist synth-drums and atmospheric strings.
Irish newcomer LYRA is a new breed of pop star. Sure, her music is viscerally charged with intensely rich hooks and pounding lyrics but she likens more to the Aurora‘s of this world than the Meghan Trainor‘s. Her latest icy pop dream, titled ‘Emerald’, glistens in a shimmering and powerful light.