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FATHER CARPENTER IS AN ODE TO PAST TIMES GONE BY OF HAZY SUMMER DAYS
‘‘Ytown’ is the newly released EP from London singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Campbell Sibthrope. Critically acclaimed and receiving high praise from Radio X and BBC, his latest EP is an effusive feat, that is a superlative example of Sibthorpe’s estimable song writing ability.
CHAVIS CHANCE PROVIDES US WITH A MOMENT OF SLOWED DOWN PEACE IN NEW TRACK ‘CALL ME’
Chavis Chance is an American singer-songwriter from Texas. In his latest single ‘Call Me’, Chance provides us with a moment of slowed down peace, aside from the frenetic energy and hustle of real life.
ISAAC SNOW’S LATEST SINGLE ‘RUN AWAY’ IS A BEAUTIFUL ANTIDOTE TO SOLITUDE.
For 3 minutes of perfect solace, Isaac Snow’s latest single ‘Run Away’ is a beautiful antidote to solitude. Refracting fragile lyrics off a glacial field of light guitar, he breathes life into a musical world which mutes all feelings of lonesomeness.
OPUS ORANGE NEW SINGLE WILL BE SURE TO LEAVE A SMILE ON YOUR FACE
‘The Lucky Ones’ is a new dreamy indie pop song from OPUS ORANGE, the recording project of esteemed TV and film composer Paul Bessenbacher. He has worked on everything from Grey’s Anatomy to ads for Google and Apple, but OPUS ORANGE is a successful project in its own right, logging more than 1 million Spotify streams on three songs.
LATE NIGHT HONEYMOON STUN US WITH THEIR LATEST TRACK ‘AFTERGLOW’.
The Indie-trio from London stun us with their latest track ‘Afterglow’ their first single from their Aug EP release called ‘Codependency’ It’s not hard to believe that Latenight Honeymoon’s previous work has been picked up by the likes of Clash Magazine, with their unmistakably British Indie Rock sound.
GEORGE HOLLIDAY AND ISSAC TYLER PLIES US UP WITH MEMORIES OF JOURNEYS PAST IN NEW SINGLE 'YOUNG & FREE'
Sometimes an artist's name is the only self-fulfilling prophecy a musician needs, and with George Holliday rambling mentality and new single 'Young & Free' a holiday is just what you are getting.
BIRMINGHAM’S YOUTHFUL PUNK ROCKERS THE SILVER LINES ARE BACK WITH THEIR FIRST SINGLE OF THE YEAR ‘BREATHE’.
Fuelled by a bass hyperventilating amongst a deep undergrove of furious guitar and lyrics desperately resisting temptation, the track in its entirety is agonisingly short. Contrasting a fierce tempo with the blissfully slow howl of “breathe”, the band makes sure that the call to action cannot be rushed over and forgotten.
‘PEACH OUT’ IS A SEDATIVE FOR ANXIETY FROM TRANQUIL MOJO JNR
Mojo JNR is Josh David-Read’s child of the pandemic. A passion project fuelled by a detachment from normal life and rolling hours of boredom. Relaxing into his natural soundscape, the latest release ‘Peach Out’ is a sedative for anxiety written with collaborator and friend Ci Gofod.
KID JUPITER RELEASE METICULOUSLY TIGHT NEW SINGLE ‘SUPERGLUE’
Superglue is a head-boppy summer anthem, with the hopeful message of togetherness that we all want to hear right now, “We can’t run marathons alone”. With smatterings of Beatles-style harmonies and a walking Motown bassline, it’s got all the makings of a major earworm.
CHURCH, HONEY NEW SINGLE IS A MASTERFUL SONG TELLING A POIGNANT STORY
Church, Honey sees singer Ben James Miller return to the stage after a three year hiatus, with an ambitious new project that emanates from his seemingly endless supply of soul
SPANGLED RIDE THE TIDE OF THE BRITPOP REJUVENATION IN NEW RELEASE ‘TURMOIL’
Recorded in a hybrid of studio and home sessions, ’Turmoil’ is a stormy guitar ballad powdered by the lustful vocals falling from the lead singer's silver tongue. Its counterpart, ‘Peculiar Faces’ pairs the similarily husky echoed vocals with a bashful guitar that takes a life of its own in the bridge.
DREW THOMAS STUNS US WITH OPTIMISM IN COMING OF AGE NEW SINGLE ‘RUNNING REDS
Drew Thomas returns with the upbeat track ‘Running Red.’ Influenced by acts such as Bastille and many other successful indie bands. This optimistic track speaks about love, coming of age, small-town living, and the struggles of being a young creative in the big city.
CIRCUMNAVIGATE RELEASE ‘SHY LOVE’ BRINGING THEIR DREAM-POP SOUNDS TO AN ETHEREAL HIGH.’
Second single of 2020 ‘Shy Love’ brings Circumnavigate brand of dream-pop sounds to an ethereal high. The 4 piece originate from Oslo, now all based in London. The band showcases a unique blend of Nordic dream pop mixed with modern influences such as Bon Iver & Billie Eilish, The captivating love song follows a blooming relationship where feelings are strong, mutual and obvious, yet unspoken.
THE THING WITH FEATHERS ARE BACK WITH EUPHORIC NEW RELEASE ‘MIDWEST DAYDREAMS’
While melancholic in lyrical nature, the silky vocals, iridescent guitar and celebratory drums force all who listen to sway along. Fizzling with the lamentation of a partners indecisiveness, this is an anti-ballad of epic proportions.
TEN HANDS HIGH RELEASE NOSTALGIC INDIE-ROCK GEM ‘6 WEEKS’
Capturing a blazing romance solidified in the time and place of summer, the track is a nostalgic indie-rock gem reminiscent of youthful indie bands of festivals past like Model Aeroplanes. Building in rhythmic overlays as the sun creeps over the tracks horizon, the jangling guitars are soon joined by breezy riffs and bold harmonies vying for attention.
THE INSTITUTES’ LATEST RELEASE ‘HEAL IN TIME’ IS THE CATHARTIC SOUNDTRACK YOU NEVER KNEW YOU NEEDED TO BE
The Coventry institution of indie The Institutes’ latest release ‘Heal In Time’ is the cathartic soundtrack you never knew you needed to be. Primed and ready to help you put yourself back together again.