First Listen: Quiet Domino – Metropelium
Electronica fuses with pop sensibility with the new release from Quiet Domino. This song bleeds poptastic chord progressions via electronic muses topped with soothing vocals and a retro hrmony type chorus that eases the...
First Listen: Third Frame – What It Do
Well, they're back! After a long hiatus and the death of valued conspirator DJ Spot, Ry Gizzy and Ddlux re-unite under the banner of Third Frame and release the brand new retro-rap laden hip-tastical...
First Listen: The Foreign Resort – She is Lost
As if plucked from the days when anything "alternative" (I hate that term) and different was deemed "post-modern", "She Is Lost" finds it's way into the artistry that is #indie via the minds of...
First Listen: Black Needle Noise – A Shiver of Want (feat. Bill Leeb)
"A Shiver of Want", the new collaboration effort from Black Needle Noise (a.k.a. John Fryer), this time around with Front Line Assembly's Bill Leeb, gives the impression of a sound wave travelling through the...
First Listen: Buffalo Sunn – Idle Man
Buffalo Sunn incorporate sounds from the 60’s right up to the present day, mixing "lush production... twanging guitars and large choruses" (The Last Mixed Tape) to provide "a strong, intuitive sense of West Coast...
First Listen: Jamie Reeves – Love You In Colour
Smooth and sensual in all the right places, Jamie Reeves croons a modern classic with "Love You In Colour", his new single coming out April 7th. Sultry in execution and soulful in delivery, Jamie...
First Listen: Neville Staple – Down My Own Street
Having fully shed the musical legacies of Specials and Fun Boy Three, vocalist Neville Staple firmly plants his flag on the soil that is modern music with his new single titled "Down My Own Street". And...
First Listen: Someday – Clean Couch
Starting out with a beautiful piano / guitar duet, Someday's new track titled "Clean Couch" wastes no time after that kicking in to a lush and layered rhythm with a soaring yet soothing melodic...
First Listen: The Hurt – Sleeping
'Sleeping' is an epic and brooding masterpiece. Co-written by Rikki Turner (Paris Angels) and Stephen Evans of Cabbage, the song is dark and beautifully sinister; Lo-fi American Gothic meets Cave and Cohen. Turner's baritone...
First Listen: Kaleido – Die Tryin’
Detroit based rock band Kaleido has released the third single, "Die Tryin," off of their upcoming debut album, Experience. Recorded at The Pipeyard Studio in Plymouth, MI, Experience is due to release May 19th,...
First Listen: The Rah’s – Sweet Talker
The Rah's have solidly taken the reigns from mainstream pop-rock with their new single titled "Sweet Talker". The track is a boisterous stomp-beat journey into the mind of great songwriting. The band seamlessly backs the...
First Listen: The History of Colour TV – As Gray As Park Can Be
The History of Colour TV deliver a dirty yet melodic mess of beautiful chord progressions and interwoven hooks in their new track titled "As Gray As Park Can Be", off of their new album...
First Listen: Partisan – Ashes
Formed in Manchester in 2013, Partisan are a Rock band who are committed to their cause. Their punchy, bold and unflinching anthems are taking authentic Rock back into the mainstream, evidenced by their ever...
First Listen: West of the Sun – Compromise
West Of The Sun are an indie rock band formed in Derby, 2013. Their story began in a flat above a pub in Derby when lead singer Luke met fellow university student and guitarist/songwriter...
First Listen: The Moon Kids – Forever Blue / Something Spectacular
Hitting the sweet spot between The Small Faces, The La’s and Blossoms, Scottish Psych-Pop outfit The Moon Kids are shooting for the stars.
The band’s latest single ‘Forever Blue’ - a sunshine-drenched slice of 21st...
First Listen: The Probes – Komorebi
The Probes are a four piece band from Liverpool; Jack Greene on vocals and guitar, Justin Foreman on bass guitar, Elliot Ferguson on drums and Ray Badger, son of The La's founder member Mike...
First Listen: Analogue Wave – Hope
Dark, introspective, harmonic, yet dissonant. This is the new single "Hope" from Irish electronicas Analogue Wave. Sparking imagery of sonic industrial and vivid pop, Hope scratches the surface of your listening capacities and leaves you...
First Listen: Earthset – Flush
Italy's Earthset have always had the uncanny ability to pleasantly surprise me with every release. I still listen to "rEvolution of the Species" on a regular basis. And their interview with us was just...
First Listen: Blueprint Blue – You and Me
Blueprint Blue discovered 'You and Me' and the incredible story behind the song, when Mairead Nash, manager of Florence and the Machine, asked the band to perform at her wedding.
Originally recorded in 1970 by...
First Listen: Black Needle Noise (John Fryer) – Swimming Through Dreams (with Mimi Page)
Stepping out from behind the board, legendary producer John Fryer claims his musical birthright with the help of singer-songwriter Mimi Page. Canvasing a vast sonic landscape wherever he goes, John (a.k.a. Black Needle Noise) paints...
First Listen: Jackson Legg – OverEasy (She’s Always)
Lancashire based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jackson Legg began writing songs when he was in his early twenties and living in London. Having already written a novel, Legg found that putting words to music felt...
First Listen: Save Ferris – New Sound
On the eve of releasing their new EP ("Checkered Past", out February 10), and on the heels of their massive comeback attack, Ska-Punk pioneers Save Ferris have sustained their triumphant return with a taste...
First Listen: Vigilantes – What A Shame
Vigilantes' energetic Indie Rock has drawn comparisons with Kings of Leon and The Strokes, and it's easy to see why. The band pride themselves on their tight, fast paced and audacious stage presence, reminiscent...
First Listen: The Survival Code – One
A total assault on the aural senses is exactly how "One", the new single from London indie outfit The Survival Code, hits you from 0:00. The guitars chug throughout like a freight train and...
First Listen: Blueprint Blue – Good Dreams
Blueprint Blue's Elliot Hayward, Melissa Rigby and Huw Webb formed in 2013, united by a love of The Grateful Dead, Neil Young, and Jackson Browne. Their manifesto is simple; beautifully crafted melodies, heartfelt story...