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MANCHESTER INDIE ROCKERS THE COVASETTES RELEASE DYNAMIC NEW SINGLE ‘BE MINE’

The band has been able to channel the sound of indie counterparts - Vistas, Circa Waves, and Inhaler with the added sparkle of the bands catchy, anthemic, and driving melodies. A band that would have made a big impact on the festival circuit this summer is not allowing a pandemic to stop them from pushing their musical careers forward.

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A BAPTISM OF ELECTRO-POP, NOPRISM’S LATEST SINGLE IS A EUPHORIC PRAYER

A baptism of electro-pop, Noprism’s latest single is a euphoric prayer to the House of Smith, a nightclub in their home of Newcastle. Featuring a sampled drum loop from an old Roy Ayer’s track, the duo pushes the beats of the past into modernity with the help of synths, righteous guitar and lyrics so sweet that they’ll make your eyes as big as a party pill.

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JUMPING OUT FROM THE OCEANS DARK ABYSS JAWS THE SHARK IS BACK WITH THE RIOTOUS NEW SINGLE ‘MISSION IMPOSSIBLE’

Jumping out from the oceans dark abyss Jaws the Shark is back with the riotous new single ‘Mission Impossible’. A cinematic chase between lyrics calling the listener to attention and an adrenaline-fuelled guitar, the only conclusion is that they ultimately both swallow each other.

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PHOEBE MARSHALL REAFFIRMS HER SELF AS THE NEW MELANCHOLIC POP PRINCESS TO KEEP AN EYE ON WITH NEW SINGLE

Phoebe Marshall reaffirms her self as the new melancholic pop princess to keep an eye on with new single ‘If You Begged For Me, Would I Have Stayed?’. A song made of equal parts regret and acceptance, it is the melodic soother for heartbreak (and the accompanying confusion) which you probably never knew you needed.

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KMODO’S BRAND NEW SINGLE ‘WHEN YOU’RE READY’ IS A INDIETRONICA BANGER

Chris Nickolls aka KMODO is back with brand new single ‘When You’re Ready’ and it certainly doesn’t disappoint, a project which holds such electronic elegance. Continuing in the influenced footsteps of electronic production masterminds Bonobo, Caribou, and Maribou State.

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DAVID OST PAINTS WITH HIS WORDS A SPACIOUS POP/INDIE TALE OF LOVE AND LONGING.

David Ost, who hails from Hamburg, delivers his new single ‘The Deep End’. Ost paints with his words a spacious pop/indie tale of love and longing. Ost’s voice is a powerhouse of emotive intent and the song follows his endeavours to induce the Herculean feat of giving someone up, knowing they’re not good for you.

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DREUW NEW SINGLE 'GIVE ME YOUR HAND' IS A COURAGEOUS STATEMENT ON THE POWER OF GRIEF AND LOST LOVE

Give Me Your Head is the new single by DREUW, Give Me Your Head is a track about the longing to navigate through the disorientation that surfaces after losing a love one and the power of grief. A feeling that we can all relate to, the slow melodic tone and the smoothing dream like vocals, really help give to the feels for this song and how bad it can be to lose someone you love.

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Babe Club's meditative single captures the hearts of all who ever have been and ever will be in love

Shouting into the hazy darkness, Babe Club’s new single ‘Together’ is a cinematic reminiscence of a relationship far from over. Meeting somewhere on the road between Blondie and Tame Impala, it is a track scattered with hallucinating synths, effervescent guitar and the lead singer, Jenna Desmond’s poetic prose which pushes the protagonists towards each other in hope of rejuvenating the riotous spark of young love.

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TRACK OF THE DAY - HIMALAYAS - WE LOVE TO HATE

Himalayas are smashing up the stage on Spotify with over 21 million fans flocking in to hear their cutthroat anthems. Now the Welsh rock outfit are back with their latest statement of intent ‘We Love to Hate’, a relentless anthem that takes their signature fuzzed-out melodies out of the garage and into the stratosphere. 

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LET THE MUSIC PLAY - SAVE OUR COMMUNITY, SAVE OUR VENUES

Remember those days of freedom when your calendar was scribbled full of gigs at the venue down the street. Buildings which looked so serene by day, but at night came alive with sound. Places to catch the next soon-to-be-viral artist before they snatch the attention of radio and the mainstream, these are the hometown haunts of the music community.

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