There will always be firsts for everyone in their lives, but the first times tend to linger with you the longest. On the first listen to 19-year-old Sara Hartman’s debut track ‘Monster Lead Me Home’ I was awe-struck. Firstly, by the insatiable pop hooks (that’s one way to catch my attention), and secondly, by her sensational voice. It’s […]
Signed to Manchester’s Scruff Of The Neck Records, The Starkins are the Sheffield four-piece for fans of upbeat and defiant noughties indie.
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.
This 21-year-old London based singer is making a mark for herself with her stylish, disparate beats. It’s electronica that’s propelled by a soul-baring honesty and a breadth of emotion.
Sharing a label with Haim and Chvrches, Ardyn burst in similar innovating pop. Signed to National Anthem, the sibling duo unveils ‘Help Me On My Way’ from their forthcoming debut EP Universe. Brother and sister, Rob and Katy Pearson specialize in propelling and mystical pop for after dark.
In the dimly lit ambience of one of Sydney’s most nostalgic hotels, two singer songwriters set out to figure out exactly who they were and what kind of mark they were to make on the music scene. At the time, Melinda Kirwin and Simon Rudston-Brown probably had no idea that not only would they become […]
Leeds noise makers, Forever Cult blaze like a neon pink sign on new single ‘Tunnel Vision’. It’s an outrageous, fist-in-the-air, sucker punch of whirring distortion and snarling fuzzed-up riffage, that’s backed by a furious cacophony of sweet but gritty grunge-pop. And it’s oh so wonderful.
Bristol-based folk singer Maybug, serenades his audience with his deeply resonant and extremely personalised stories of the world around him. The musical aura which he creates, emanates a peaceful, warming tranquillity around his words. Striking and intricate acoustic melodies float around and under a smoky vocal caress.
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 […]
Yorkshire’s indie-rock quartet King No-One unveil their latest upbeat and intoxicating single ‘Constellations’. The track has already seen airplay on BBC Introducing, as well as being spun by the prestige of BBC’s Huw Stephens.
Rudi Maier (aka. Burkini Beach) has travelled far, not just in physical terms but in the chronology of his artistic development. He’s already achieved previous musical success with his band, The Dope – an indie-punk 2 piece – it has held him in good stead to go out on his own, and carve his own path with Burkini […]
October Drift have been consistently impressing us since their inception, with their ferocious post-punk, synth rock cacophony. Their latest release ‘Robots’ comes along after a summer filled with festival appearances, and now the following months are taken up with a continual flow of gigs. For a band that live for playing live, they surely are living […]
Leeds indie pop quartet VITAMIN have been brightening up our days, since we first heard them late summer, last year. Since then, the band have signed a huge record deal, and continue to light up the airwaves with their vivid and infectious pop. After the release of their debut EP ‘Giving It Up’ earlier this […]
‘Electrify’ comes with the promise that fans of Weezer or Ash will love it, and whilst the off-kilter pop-punk chorus is pretty reminiscent of the latter. I had difficulty picking up any similarity to the former, except from frontman Jamie, looking a little bit like Rivers Cuomo.
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 […]
Moving from acoustic roots to the epic electronic production of his debut single ‘Free Things’, this young London-based singer is ready to make his mark in the world. Much like Alex Clare did with his big hit ‘Too Close’.
Nothing But Thieves are an artist I first heard about when they came to play The Portland Arms in Cambridge (….getting the home-town plug in early doors!) in February 2014, to what can be flatteringly described as a ‘modest’ crowd. In the 18 months since they have evidently been busy grafting away at the touring […]
Sleek production and breathtaking vocals make Perth electro-pop duo GRRL PAL a musical treat that we cannot ignore. They are the latest to take up the mantra of releasing a new track a month.
I believe that acoustic music is one of the most powerful forms of expression, it carries the depth and emotion of its writer at its heart, pulling its listener into their world and submerging them in a beautiful kind of honesty. This is a power that Icelandic-born Axel Flóvent wields, with striking intensity, the subtle […]
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 […]