Starbenders’ spellbinding single ‘Bitches Be Witches’ is a “celebration of the dark and different”. Accompanied by a gothic video, the hypnotic number is part of their Love Potions album and will leave you pleading to join their coven. Atlanta’s glam punk rock stars Starbenders have entranced listeners this year with a slew of songs from their […]Read More
East London duo, The HeavyTrackerz, are back with hard-hitting, quintessentially British grime track ‘What You Do’. This is a strong introduction to their new album Trkrz Fm, which was also released in November. The single features Frisco, Capo Lee and Bossman Birdie – some of the rising talents in the UK rap scene. It could […]Read More
A debut to get excited for, Louis Dunford has just released ‘London’s Requiem’, an ode to the UK capital. Louis Dunford from North London sings on his debut about his upbringing and paints the picture of London streets to us through the sweet sounds of piano and violin, singing his observations of his family and […]Read More
2020 has seen alternative music scenes burst back into popularity. New talent has brought life back into genres such as Emo and Pop Punk, which have dwindled slowly since the early 2000’s. The generation that grew up around these movements are now the new talent making up the scene, so it’s only appropriate that forgotten genres […]Read More
Anecdotes of the simultaneously idiosyncratic and mundane characters of everyday life pervade the narrative of the latest single ‘Enough is Never Enough’ from Galway band The Clockworks. With Joycean vigour, outsider observations of the bigoted cafe owner through to the buskers in reverie are unified by their existence within a corrupt and unjust society. All […]Read More
“I noticed the sun, first time in months / it seems like it’s actually shining” sings Vic Allen on her new single ‘Healing’. I first noticed Vic Allen many years ago when she was busking on the streets of Norwich. Even then, her talent shone through and I remember having the feeling that I was […]Read More
Thom Southern is back with his second single ‘Perfect Someone’. This song will send frissons all over as Thom’s mellow vocals tesselate with the synth and drum accompaniments. The Belfast-based artist burst onto the scene with his debut track ‘Shivers’, which resembles a softer version of Lee Mavers of The La’s on ‘There She Goes’. […]Read More
ScAutoTune, a promising lockdown project from Scottish rapper, Kouk, and producer Andra Black (stage name Dubh), is out now. Together, Kouk and Dubh have created an album that exemplifies a raw passion for syncopated rhythms and lyrical expression combined with their indisputable ability to entertain. The pair have a synergy that allows them to excel […]Read More
Glasgow songstress Ruby Gaines’ second single ‘Without a Gun’, released via hometown label ICEBLINK LUCK, could be from many eras of music. Driving guitar lines, melodic bass and dazed vocals give the track an undeniably retro feel, but with a lyrically modern gloss in its approach to anxiety and mental health. Written when the now […]Read More
Glass Caves return with a bang with a new EP 'A Spin Around the Sun' which begins the brand new era for the band. Read More
Introducing: Portobello Hometown: London Listen to: ‘Money’, ‘Colourblind’, ‘Speak My Mind’, ‘Santa Fe’ Portobello: the name of one of the best markets in the world, a pretty versatile mushroom and also, one of the best upcoming indie-soul bands in the UK right now. Characterised by strong Tom Misch-esque guitar riffs, funky melodies and effortless vocals, […]Read More
In the midst of a pandemic, another heart-breaking ballad might not be the first thing on our playlists. However, theres something cathartic about This Wild Life’s new single ‘Nothing Hurts Like Love for the First Time‘ that listeners this year can truly appreciate. Its lyrics capture the end of a ‘first love’ and the universal notion […]Read More
The Ninth Wave are continuing their recent wave of momentum, as they released a remixed counterpart to their acclaimed EP 'Happy Days' titled 'Unhappy Days (The Twilight Sad Remix)Read More
Grief is a feeling that has touched everyone at some point. The intense emotions caused by this feeling are tough to overcome. The new EP release in the violet hour: a portrait on grief was born from the heartache that singer/songwriter Saint Clair experienced following the loss of her father. Saint Clair (Emma Topolski) along […]Read More
Introducing: Drug Store Romeos Hometown: Hampshire Listen to: ‘Frame of Reference’, ‘Quotations for Locations’, ‘Now You’re Moving’ Much of the UK has been plunged into a second lockdown and the days are only getting shorter and colder. So finding music that sounds just like the distant dream that is a summertime festival is exactly what […]Read More
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