Hometown: London Listen to: ‘Crutch’ The opening chords of ‘Crutch’, the debut single from London indie-rock four-piece Mirror Shot, remind me immediately of Semisonic’s ‘Closing Time’. Perhaps that’s not surprising, given the band’s passion for alternative American guitar canon, which led Niall Rush (guitar), Adam Smith (guitar) and Olivia Horox (percussion/drums) to form in 2018 […]Read More
Hometown: Manchester Listen To: ‘Depend On’ We can’t get enough of the oceanic soundscapes crafted by Manchester-based alt-pop duo, Sun, Moon & Talia. Their single ‘Depend On’ was released at the beginning of October, and has already been picked as one of The Unsigned Guide’s Spotlight artists, and showcased on Amazing Radio. The track makes […]Read More
Hometown: Barking and DagenhamListen To: ‘Blueness is a Heavy Stone’ Hailing from Essex and East London border, Cavalcade are made up of Connor Duggan (Lead Vocals/Guitar) Jack Campbell (Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals) Tom Nunn (Bass) and Steve Norris (Drums). They’ve already made quite an impression with their debut single ‘Alkaline’, and now they’re keen to lend […]Read More
After knocking about on the scene for the last few years, 2017 is looking set to be rather fortuitous to the Leeds outfit who ply their trade in creating torrents of pumped up psyche-grunge. 2016 brought festival slots at the likes of Liverpool’s Sound City and the band oversaw the release of their ‘Hunny’ EP and […]Read More
Indie-pop songwriter Jerry Williams is here to prove that the seaside town of Portsmouth has the capacity to produce musicians of the same calibre as other, more well-known seaside locations such as Brighton. Releasing her debut EP ‘A Hairdressers Called Sid’ in 2014, the title-track has Jerry telling a story of a night out and […]Read More
Name: Astroid Boys Hometown: Cardiff, Wales Listen to: Posted, Rinsa Hailing from Cardiff’s CF10 area, Astroid Boys aren’t quite what you’d expect at first. Having grown up fuelled on punk co-frontman Traxx wanted to blend his teenage discovery of Grime. The results? A blistering sound reminiscent of Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory. Now four years after their original inception the Welsh collective haven’t […]Read More
Southsea quartet Veludo Planes have been bubbling under the indie radar for the past year after relentlessly playing gigs in 2016. Support slots with the likes of Spring King, and the release of their latest single Luna, sees the hype surrounding Veludo Planes reach boiling point. Kicking off with a rattling melody, Luna clings closely […]Read More
Cameron AG is currently Oxford’s hottest export and the multi-instrumentalist is starting to make a lot of people sit up and take notice. Son of missionaries and raised in Nicaragua, there’s a streak of wanderlust in the dreamy ambience of his work. Cameron’s become something of a pin-board for critical praise, with things really going […]Read More
Name: Blaenavon Hometown: The tiny villages of Liss, and Liphook Listen to: Hell Is My Head, Let’s Pray, My Bark Is Your Bite Despite the geographically based name, Blaenavon actually hail from 2 small villages in Hampshire. A youthful trio, Ben Gregory (vocals and guitar), Frank Wright (bass), and Harris McMillan (drums) host their own […]Read More
Name: BROODERS Hometown: Derby, Nottingham & London. Now based in Leeds. Listen to: Haze There’s very few up-and-coming bands I’m genuinely excited about, and psychedelic grunge trio BROODERS fall into this category seamlessly. Having previously released an EP under a different name, BROODERS adopt their newfound moniker and launch it into the world’s grips with debut single Haze – the […]Read More
Name: Naropa Hometown: New Cross, London, UK Listen to: If Only While I’m Sleeping Despite only having officially released one single and a couple demos, London indie rockers Naropa are evidently already masters of upbeat production and skilful song writing. Taking inspiration from bands such as The Doors, Mystery Jets, Spector amongst other is what […]Read More
The Windmill, Brixton is a humbly sized pub/music venue that has played host to many renowned bands during their infancies, including indie rock giants The Vaccines and Bloc Party. After their show there on Wednesday 3rd August 2016, one can only dream of where Artbreak might be in a few years time. The Brixton pub’s […]Read More
Name: Glass Mountain Hometown: Bradford, UK Listen to: Glacial, Home In The Weather To simply call Glass Mountain ‘ambitious’ would be a sore understatement. After all, how many other bands have opened their debut EP with a crushing seven-minute track accompanied by a video comprised solely of their lead singer getting a neon face paint? Or how about […]Read More
Name: Waiting For Sunday Hometown: Vancouver, Canada Listen to: ‘The Love is Gone’, ‘Borderline’, ‘My Scripture’ Released in 2015, Waiting For Sunday‘s second album takes their style of heartfelt singer/songwriter backed by a band and kicks it up a notch incorporating roadhouse blues and foggy atmospherics to find new ground. The Windsor Effect is the […]Read More
SON is an up and coming duo from London consisting of Daniel White and Ryan Bunney. They make ambient minimalistic indie rock and recently released their first track in just over a year, ‘Warm’, recorded in their bedroom. It is clear the band have carried on with the minimal production, bringing a laid back feel. ‘Warm’ […]Read More
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