Despite the impact of a global pandemic, 2020 has seen some quality new music releases. So why choose to review a ten year old album which only received moderate chart success on initial release? Lissie has marked the ten year anniversary of her debut album with a haunting new single ‘Just Because I Can’. The […]Read More
Following her band’s small introduction, Lennon Stella walks on to the stage with nothing but her guitar and an infectious smile. With such a strong stage presence, it’s hard to believe that the singer/songwriter is only 20 years old. Whilst opening the set with new track ‘Black Light‘ might seem an unusual choice, it was […]Read More
Sophie Longshaw is a twenty-year-old singer-songwriter from Sheffield (based in London) premiering her track ‘Let’s Go To The Beach’ today on The Indiependent. Inspired by her trips to the North East coast when she was younger, Sophie penned the track when she was struggling with illness near her eighteenth birthday, and wanted to cheer herself […]Read More
‘Motionless’ is the first single from Drama Queen, the second album from Nashville-based Brit, Eddy Bayes. Following up his debut album, 2013’s Miscellaneous, Bayes’ first single takes his music one step further in terms of tasteful playing and subtle inflections. His measured falsetto conjures that seemingly discordant sense of sadness and warmth at the same […]Read More
Having supported the likes of fellow Mancs The Courteeners on their sold out Christmas 2015 tour and scoring a Top 30 on iTunes Singer/Songwriter charts, Ryan Jarvis’ latest single invites us to really think about it – ‘it’ being the talent the 21 year old possesses as both a performer and a songwriter. Unlike his previous single […]Read More
Have you heard of Kelvin Jones? You should have. The 20-year-old singer/songwriter from Stevenage has been turning a few heads as of lately, going from busking, to selling out venues on the European mainland, touring with James Morrison, and winning ‘Best Newcomer’ at the British Urban Music Awards in 2015. This, his debut album, is […]Read More
‘The Velvet Rope’ is the second single to come from Daniel Peterson‘s upcoming debut album Welcome To My House, Bumblebee. The Australian-born musician follows on from his Strawberry Blonde EP with another pop-fused alternative track that, with its more refined sound, seems ready made for chart success and club remixes. Accompanied by an exquisitely stylish and hypnotic […]Read More
After an extended period of quiet, dropping few hints about his new record, Jake Bugg’s unforeseen return occurred on the 16th of February. ‘On My One’ is dark, sparsely accompanied and a concise two minutes and fifteen seconds in length. Though he has touched on this sound before with songs such as ‘Strange Creatures’ and […]Read More
Kate Epps is a singer-songwriter from London who writes ‘self conscious pop songs’. Influenced by a variety of artists including Kathleen Hanna and PJ Harvey, she started playing open-mic nights around London, earning a steady fanbase. She released the Soft Pink EP last October, a heartfelt collection of bedroom demos about growing up. ‘Smile’ is […]Read More
Daudi Matsiko is a unique singer-songwriter who has recently released his EP The Lingering Effects of Disconnection. Music has served as a therapeutic outlet, comforting him through the troubles life had thrown his way, and leading to the development of his sincere and heartfelt musical style. Aside from regularly busking in and around Nottingham, he has […]Read More
There are not many artists I would wait in the biting Sheffield cold for, in a rather large and smoky queue, in five-inch heels. However, if I had to make a list, Hozier would definitely be the first one for whom I’d make the effort. I fell in love with Hozier’s album very soon after […]Read More
‘Glitter and Gold’ is a distinctive new track by the remarkably talented singer/songwriter, Barns Courtney. As the song launches into its opening lyrics; ‘I am flesh and I am bone// Rise up, ting ting, like glitter and gold’, and the heavy beat is introduced, it is clear that this is going to be a first-rate track. Barns […]Read More
Ethereal, haunting, and delicate, ‘Bird’ by Billie Marten is a sensational single. At just sixteen years old, Billie sings with the weight and emotion of a soul much older than her own. The North Yorkshire lass has just released her latest EP ‘Ribbon’, which she wrote whilst juggling her GCSEs. She has supported Lucy Rose […]Read More
After winning the London Music Award for Best Undiscovered Talent, 16-year-old singer-songwriter Natalie Shay has released ‘And They Stare’. It’s a brilliant follow-up track to her debut single ‘Follow You Home’. Currently studying at the Brit school (does Adele ring any bells here?) we can imagine what future is lying ahead for Natalie. Natalie’s unique […]Read More
Lauren Aquilina is a 20 year old singer-songwriter, based in London. Since 2012, she’s produced a successful trilogy of EP’s and has performed in the British Summer Time and Live At Leeds festival earlier this year. Also, for those Downton Abbey fans, she is the voice behind the song ‘Time to Say Goodbye’! Lauren’s voice and […]Read More
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