Adam Goldsmith

  • It is release day of the first single ‘Midnight Club’ from Milo Gore’s upcoming EP As you hear me now, you listen to my past when we connect over Zoom. It’s been a long time coming, and the Bristol-based singer- […]

  • The BPI announced 2020’s figures for the UK’s recorded music industry this week, and it looks like good news; recorded music consumption rose by 8.2%. People trapped in their homes resembled not so much a cap […]

  • Adam Goldsmith wrote a new post 5 years ago

    We often think of boredom as the antithesis of creativity. But for Amber Strawbridge (aka Bored at My Grandmas House), it was the luxury of spare time that spawned both her music and moniker. An idle day rifling […]

  • ‘Drive’, the latest single from Welsh songstress Ailsa Tully, is a delicate examination of how life passes us by when we stare out of the window. 

    Opening with a plucky yet melancholic bass guitar, the sing […]

  • Three years have passed since Sarah Walk released debut album Little Black Book, and much has changed. Cut to the 28th August 2020, and we find the LA-based artist releasing her sophomore album Another Me (Little […]

  • Where does a psychotherapist turn when they themselves are struggling to find the answers? For Laura Fell, the resolution came in the form of music. Not content with her day job, the London-based artist has taken […]

  • In the midst of a global pandemic, and just as a scorching heatwave engulfed London, my friend and I went flat hunting in the capital city. Growing up in the Midlands, many a school lunchtime had been spent […]

  • When Doves announced new single ‘Prisoners’ in early July this year, it formed – alongside ‘Carousels’ – the band’s first release for eleven years. Casting my mind back to 2009, I could think of absolutel […]

  • Sarah Walk’s new single ‘Unravel’ released on 8th July may be three minutes of mellow-indie, but it takes the American only eighteen seconds and one devastating line to make her point. Taking aim at men “who g […]

  • ‘Clean’, the new release from LA-based artist Sam Valdez, is a considered take on dealing with the darker sides of love. Brought up in the shade of the Nevada desert, the cool of Valdez’s moody-indie tracks has g […]

  • On the 50th anniversary of the greatest festival on earth, the BBC was tasked with high expectations of festival-goers. It was an enormous challenge, which the broadcaster largely rose to. Overall, viewing […]

  • Before a global pandemic suffocated the concept of an international lifestyle, artists frequently had to navigate the often-complex problems arising out of maintaining long-distance relationships. As the title […]

  • It is common for musicians to go through various life cycles. Usually, these transitions might take the form of adapting their style, or swapping a band member or two. Sometimes, however, as in the case of Adam […]

  • Pay attention to the ticking electric guitar and drum rhythms which characterise Hannah Georgas’ new single ‘Dreams’, and you’ll hear the unmistakable influence of moody indie-rock behemoths like The Nationa […]