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LOVE RUNS THROUGH MAUVEY’S VEINS. LEAVING A PART OF HIS HEART IN EVERY SONG HE SINGS
Love runs through Mauvey’s veins. Leaving a part of his heart in every song he sings, this latest release, ‘Colour Blind’, sees him distil this passion through a new lens of hyperbolic pop. Proving he can master every genre he turns his mind to, Mauvey is one of the most exciting artists to come out of the musical landscape in the last couple of years and only time will tell where he takes his sound next.
TIGHTROPE IS PARKER SOUNDS’ CATCHY SINGLE ABOUT A BAD RELATIONSHIP
With inspirations like The Killers and Jack Johnson, rockband Parker Sounds’ sound holds the middle between rock music and acoustic pop.
RAW AND READY, JARED HARPER SHOWS HIS MELODIOUS SIDE WITH ‘IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU’
Singer-songwriter Jared Harper may have come out of the US show The Voice, but has since developed his own style of old-style rock combined with modern rock. He has defined his sound and proved what he could do with his debut EP If I’m Being Honest. Now he continues his signature laid back style with his new EP If I Can’t Have You.
RYAN EDMONDS NEW SINGLE 'SKY SONG' IS A BLISSFUL ESCAPISM.
Do you ever feel like you can just blissfully drift off? Today, you’re in luck. Ryan Edmond’s Sky Song enables you to do so perfectly. Ryan Edmond is a multi-instrumental singer-songwriter from the small town of Rockingham in Western Australia. Having previously featured in various other bands, Ryan thought it was time to fly solo, and has since begun writing, singing, and touring under his own name. Sometimes decisions like this work out so well.
BEN KIDSON KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HE IS DOING IN HIS LATEST, SMOKY SINGLE ‘MIND MADE UP’.
Ben Kidson knows exactly what he is doing in his latest, smoky single ‘Mind Made Up’. Both futuristic and reminiscent of a simpler time where love could be found with the girl next door, this track is a ballad blending the worlds of lo-fi and pop-punk.
TRAPPING A CITY IN SUNSET WITHIN A SONG, SMALL DOGS’ DEBUT SINGLE ‘DAR ES SALAAM’ IS A BEAUTY TO BEHOLD.
Trapping a city in sunset within a song, small dogs’ debut single ‘Dar Es Salaam’ is a beauty to behold. If George, the puppeteer of small dogs’, had to be defined with references to another, it would be through some pop manifestation of a Sufjan Stevens high on the endorphins of love
‘GOLD’, VALLEY ONDA’S FIFTH SINGLE, IS A SURPRISINGLY HAUNTING AND PIERCING OFFERING.
Having spent the year touring with Brightness, ‘Gold’, Valley Onda’s fifth single, is a surprisingly haunting and piercing offering. A deeply satisfying trilling drumbeat and ominous reverby guitar march us into bizarre, slightly disturbing vocals. ‘Gold’ is purportedly about a feeling of powerlessness, and trying to overcome that feeling.
MANCHESTER’S KING OF GENRE UNCONFORMITY IS BACK WITH THE EXPLOSIVE NEW SINGLE ‘MESS’.
Manchester’s King of genre unconformity is back with the explosive new single ‘Mess’. It seems like The Super Late Night has woken up refreshed following his previous soothing single ‘Falling Asleep’, for this release. Waking up only to jump straight into a whirlwind of alt rock.
‘DARKNESS FALLS’ BUT SKYLIGHTS ARE STILL SHINING BRIGHT IN DAZZLING NEW SINGLE.
As Darkness Falls, and we delve deep into the Autumn season, Skylights are shining bright through their new music. The York based anthemic rock n rollers have wholeheartedly encapsulated the feelings of many. Their new cinematic track, produced during lockdown captures the fear and emotions that we all felt.
KITTERMASTER IS BACK WITH ANOTHER, SADLY, FAR TOO RELATABLE BALLAD.
Known for her affinity to the melancholic, Katie Kittermaster is back with another, sadly, far too relatable ballad. Reflecting on the minefield which is dating through the scars of past relationships, ‘The Problem’ imbues the confusion that comes from not knowing whether the trouble lies in your trama or you yourself.
IN THE ERA OF ENDLESS TECHNOLOGY, THE K'S NEW SINGLE ‘TV’ PERFECTLY ENCAPSULATES MODERN TIMES
Looking for that perfect modern Indie punk sound? If that’s what you’re looking for, you’re best searching deep in the depths of Merseyside where you’ll find The K’s. The Indie powerhouse based out of Earlestown return with their epic feel-good single ‘TV’, guaranteed to get you jumping on your feet.
ITS A POSITIVE START FOR DEAFPONY IN BRAND NEW SINGLE ‘BREAK ME’
Indie-band deafpony, who have a wide range of influences from The 1975 to Beach House, is back with upbeat single Break Me. The combination of the bright, sparkling guitar playing and the frontman’s charming singing immediately brings you good spirits.
LUKE ROYALTY AND SWEETS’ LATEST SINGLE ‘I COULD GET USED TO THIS’ WILL TRANSPORT YOU TO A MUSICAL NIRVANA.
With smooth as honey vocals and an unwaveringly cool sound, Luke Royalty and Sweets’ latest single ‘I Could Get Used to This’ will transport you to a musical nirvana. The song is an exuberant and carefree rendering of the joy both artists found in creating and producing music together having left home for the first time.
HOPEFUL, YOUTHFUL AND CATCHY AS HELL- LET THE ACCENTS’ DEBUT EP, ‘STILL ON FILM’ ELEVATE YOUR SPIRITS.
Hopeful, youthful and catchy as hell- let The Accents’ debut EP, ‘Still on Film’ elevate your spirits. Each of the four tracks on this EP has an unavoidable catchiness and an inexplainable thread that ties them all together sonically.
ARTIO ARE BACK WITH THEIR VIBRANT SOPHOMORE EP, STAND ALONE AND DO YOUR DANCE.
Artio are back with their vibrant sophomore EP, Stand Alone and Do Your Dance. Titled by the current fervour of isolation, each of these four tracks turns to internal introspection. Analysing the destabilising effect of relationships on an individual. each track is fused together by a momentous roar of sound. A vibrant whirlwind merging the worlds of pop-punk and electronica
PAPER TOWN IS RYAN NEALON’S NEW CAPTIVATING AND EMOTIONAL BALLAD.
You may remember Ryan Nealon from the infectious Ready to Love Again. His new single: Paper Town, is a soft ballad and shows Nealon’s more vulnerable and emotional side. Nealon’s effective use of his falsetto voice and the stirring, melodramatic sounding chorus is reminiscent of singers like Daniel Bedingfield.