First Listen: New York Tourists – Call
New York Tourists are an alternative band described as Queens of The Stone Age meets Foals.
Their debut EP received rave reviews from some of the UK's most respected music media outlets and their song...
First Listen: KillSET – My Whole Life / Cold Victim
To quote myself in 1991 after hearing my favorite metal band's new song: "That sh*t f*cking kranked!" And thats the feeling I get with KillSET's two new singles "My Whole Life" and "Cold Victim"....
First Listen: Autopsy Boys – Song For Debbera
Huge fans of eighties B-movie horrors, the kind that are so bad they’re good, Autopsy Boys formed after seeing Troma Movies' ‘Surf Nazi’s Must Die’. Researching the equipment used on the original sound track,...
First Listen: Aleks Grey – Unstoppable
With an incessant groove straight out of a Grammy nomination, Aleks Grey kicks off his new single "Unstoppable" with the hook and said groove that lives up every bit to the tracks title. Indie...
First Listen: The Winachi Tribe – Plant The Seed
The Winachi Tribe have lifted a second single from their 'Time for Love' EP. 'Plant the Seed' will be released on September 25th on A1M records. The track sees the band collaborating with Julie...
First Listen: Tony Steele and The Massacre – Starting From Scratch
Tony Steele is an epitome of a troubadour with the rock sensibility to not only write a catchy hook but to give it a meaning and a purpose. "Starting From Scratch" is proof positive that...
First Listen: Another Destiny Project – Final Surrender
I'm proud to introduce the new single of Another Destiny Project the international free project featuring artists from all over the world. In this track we have the pleasure to featuring 2 great artists:...
First Listen: Sinéad O’Connor – The Foggy Dew
Sinéad O'Connor is an international recording artist who needs no introduction. She has recorded 'The Foggy Dew' in honor of the funeral re-enactment of Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa in Dublin, Ireland on August 1st 2015....
First Listen: Orange Vision – Dark Around The Eyes
'Dark Around the Eyes' is the latest release from Orange Vision, a band firmly in the ascendant having already enjoyed support from Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 1 and Steve Lamacq on BBC 6...
First Listen: Steel Trees – Goonies R’ Good Enough
With news of a sequel to classic 80's kids film The Goonies on the horizon, South Yorkshire stoner trio STEEL TREES are about to awaken a whole host of memories for fans of the...
First Listen: Cave Mouth – Deep Water
Cavemouth are a primal lo-fi funk four-piece who sound as though they live on the wilds of Exmoor on a strict diet of roadkill, making music to keep the neighbors away and lure the...
First Listen: Brothers Rasputin – Get Over It, In Your Body, and Eyes Won’t...
Three London audiophiles with a penchant for hyper angular funk and analogue atmospherics, Brothers Rasputin release their supreme new EP, ‘Get Over It’, on 28 August. Featuring prestigious guest appearances from film composer Patrick...
First Listen: Jupe – Rocket
Rocket, the lead single from JUPE offers an explosion of modern pop, ensuring its place in the UK arena this year.
Following chart-topping success on home soil, the 5-piece band are setting the music scene...
First Listen: Wilhelm Tell Me – Growing Younger
After an 8 year hiatus React is ever so pleased to be returning with Volume 8 of Real Ibiza. First launched in 2000 Real Ibiza was one of the first wave of Ibiza /...
First Listen: Robyn Regan – Oh I
Growing up in East London, surrounded by rappers like Dizzee Rascal, Robyn Regan is the sensational young singer-songwriter who is not afraid to buck the trend. Her upbeat pop works well against the grain,...
First Listen: Scarlet Baxter – Cruel Love
With her very own contemporary brand of layered pop combined with a celebrated sassy confidence, Scarlet Baxter is an up and coming artist with the tools to go small all the way.
Hotly tipped for...
First Listen: Blessed Child Opera – We Can’t Be Rivals Of God
Blessed Child Opera is a project started in 2001 by the will of Paolo Messere in the wake of his earlier musical experiences: one as a singer and guitarist of the noise band Silken...
First Listen: Ford – Never Again/The Master
Ford is Tom Ford, a Stratford-upon-Avon based electronic synth-pop artist.
The project was born out of the desire to create energetic, experimental and uplifting electronic music to provide some contrast to the darker and moodier...
First Listen: Daydream Cathedral – Love Refocused
When I hear Daydream Cathedral's brand new single, 'Love Refocused', I think "Dreampop just got an upgrade...". The dreamy intro cascading into an abrupt synth hook into a vocal melody over said hook is...
First Listen: The Charge – Acid In My Veins
Melbourne-based hard rock outfit The Charge are returning (after a 12 month hiatus of playing live!) in July with a hard-out rock single, 'Acid in My Veins" - for release on July 17th. The...
First Listen: Electric Litany – Silence
Such is the case for London based four piece Electric Litany, an indie band whose unique brand of atmospheric songwriting is picking up praise wherever it’s heard. The Guardian wrote that ‘bleak and broody...
First Listen: Abel Raise The Cain – Black Swans
An alternative indie rock band formed in the Northeast, Abel Raise the Cain were brought together by a mutual love of atmospheric and epic indie soundscapes influenced by the likes of Arcade Fire, Sigur...
First Listen: Iceni – The Drummer Song
"The Drummer Song" is an excellent example of Iceni's infectious pop sensibility combined with impeccable timing with a dash of an uncanny respect for rock history thrown in for good measure. What you might...
First Listen: Amber Leaves – Heaven
A song of two parts, bonded by an incisive disco pulse leading directly to the dancefloor, ‘Heaven’ portrays the tension and resolution of a dysfunctional relationship. Initiated by a taut collusion of bass and...
First Listen: Bourbon Street Beat – Crossing On A Bend
Bourbon Street Beat's new single 'Crossing On a Bend' and b-side 'She's His Woman' showcase their signature sound perfectly.
Inspired by 50s and 60s bands such as Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Band, The Rolling Stones...