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Music Review, Independent Music, New Music Silas Gregory Music Review, Independent Music, New Music Silas Gregory

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.

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Music Review, Independent Music, New Music Silas Gregory Music Review, Independent Music, New Music Silas Gregory

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.

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Music Review, Independent Music, New Music Ottilie Black Music Review, Independent Music, New Music Ottilie Black

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.

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Music Review, Independent Music, New Music Jennifer Pudney Music Review, Independent Music, New Music Jennifer Pudney

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.

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Music Review, Independent Music, New Music Jennifer Pudney Music Review, Independent Music, New Music Jennifer Pudney

‘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. 

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Music Review, Independent Music, New Music Jennifer Pudney Music Review, Independent Music, New Music Jennifer Pudney

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.

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Music Review, Independent Music, New Music Silas Gregory Music Review, Independent Music, New Music Silas Gregory

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.

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Music Review, Independent Music, New Music Jennifer Pudney Music Review, Independent Music, New Music Jennifer Pudney

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.

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