Imagine you’re a 18-year old girl, who is very passionate about gender equality and isolated during a pandemic. Imagine you keep hearing “she was asking for it” every time the topic of unwanted attention or sexual harassment comes up. Imagine getting angry. Finally, imagine you have a punk soul and a guitar… Then you can […]Read More
Chloe Foy’s latest single ‘Shining Star’ is a delicate and heartfelt tribute to her late father. Foy’s deeply personal lyrics “He steps out from day to day / Fortune evades him still” are interlaced with a melancholic acoustic guitar and a peppering of strings. With its tender melodies ‘Shining Star’ reveals a range within Foy’s […]Read More
BLOXX have returned with surprise release ‘Everything I’ve Ever Learned’, a track displaying the same unreserved, upbeat energy that first drew people to the Uxbridge four piece. The song is BLOXX’s first new music since their debut album Lie out Loud was released in 2020. Lyrics explore lessons that life throws at us, and how […]Read More
Introducing: Ashnikko Hometown: Greensboro, North Carolina Listen to: ‘Daisy’, ‘Cry’ (feat. Grimes), and ‘Deal With It’ (Feat. Kelis) For those who frequent the alt pop and hip hop scene, the name Ashnikko won’t be new to you. Having first reached acclaim when her 2019 single ‘STUPID’, featuring Yung Baby Tate, went viral on TikTok, Ashnikko […]Read More
Maya Law returns from a brief hiatus with her new Hitchhiking EP. The six-track record is filled with tender and stripped-back songs detailing her experiences following a break-up. Exploring themes of loneliness, pain and acceptance, Law has created a record that is both poignant and healing. Expertly moulding difficult moments into musical gold, Law’s authentic […]Read More
What sets Northern Irish singer-songwriter nicha apart from her contemporaries is her ability to absorb musical influence wherever she goes. Originally from Belfast, she packed up her things and left for Australia at the tender age of 18. After spending time busking in Sydney and Melbourne, she spent a stint of time in Kathmandu. The […]Read More
Introducing: Leo Bhanji Hometown: LA, now London Listen to: ‘The Wades’, ‘Blade of Hope’, ‘Heart of Gold’ It’s often said (admittedly many times by me, in this very column) that an artist is unconfined by a genre. It may seem overused, but it’s actually like a pretty appropriate descriptor for any artist bursting onto the […]Read More
Olivia Rodrigo has taken her ‘drivers license’ and is now going places in the music industry. Only three months after she broke the streaming charts with her debut single, comes the release of indie-pop song ‘deja vu’; the track precedes an eleven-track album set for release on 21 May (though the title and track list […]Read More
Josef Salvat needed a good five years to overcome a case of writer’s block following the release of his sprawling debut, 2015’s Night Swim. It only took him one week in late August last year to complete songwriting for his new EP, The Close / Le Réveil. The difference between now and then? Salvat disclosed […]Read More
After playing their first official live show in 2020, drawing in a full crowd to a two-night residency at London’s PinUps venue by word-of-mouth, Silvertwin have not let the pandemic stop them from continuing to make their mark in the music industry. The retro-vintage quintet consists of lead vocalist and song-writer Isaac Shalam, alongside band […]Read More
With his recently released electrifying EDM single ‘Happy Hour’, Canadian platinum producer and DJ Felix Cartal couches a story of heartbreak in unexpectedly euphoric terms. The concept of happy hour is redefined, now referring to the long, lonely hours of the night when lost souls drink away their miseries. Cartal unites this sorrowful picture with […]Read More
While 2020 marked a period of devastation for many in the creative industries, it was fertile ground for Meath duo Twin Diver. Ben Spelman and Jonathan Cooke Allen (formerly of The Girl Talk) found themselves stranded in London with nothing but time to hone their sound. Their latest single ‘Television’—a gloomy, reverb-heavy number—fits perfectly in […]Read More
One exciting repercussion of these ‘unprecedented times’ is the tsunami of creativity which is now breaking over us. Riding this wave with their latest release ‘Small Talk’ is Dublin four-piece Soda Blonde. Utilising isolation and lockdowns to be self-reflective, Soda Blonde’s forthcoming album, and titular track ‘Small Talk’, explores their collective experiences as 20-something-year-olds. Opening […]Read More
Reading-based duo Yonder dropped their debut single ‘Medicine Dreams’ earlier this month, and it’s a delightful nugget of indie-pop brilliance. The act consists of Alex Lisle (lead vocals/guitar/synth) and Dan Lisle (drums/bass/backing vocals). It’s a side project that stems from their current band, SAHARAS. SAHARAS’ sound contains a lot of pop sensibilities, so it will be […]Read More
Scottish alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub released ‘The Sun Won’t Shine on Me’ on 15 March. The track will appear on their upcoming album, Endless Arcade, due to drop on 30 April. This track is the fourth that the band have released from Endless Arcade, following ‘I’m More Inclined’, ‘Home,’ and ‘Everything Is Falling Apart,’ […]Read More
