First Listen: Lifecycle – Dissolve
Lifecycle are a live electronic three-piece from East London, fusing breakbeats and psychedelia with improvised digital manipulation. They started life in the late noughties, putting out a string of experimental dance 12"s on London...
First Listen: Jericco – Colour Outside the Lines
Melbourne Powerhouses Jericco like to 'Colour Outside the Lines - they don't like to work within the "known" parameters. Creatively, they put together the music you don't expect, but there it is, in your...
First Listen: Pale Fires – Mammoth
Pale Fires are four London based musicians who came together in 2010, united by their love of psych rock. The band have played venues as diverse as The Cavern Club, 93 Feet East, The...
First Listen: Magic Meredith – Feed the Fall
Psychedelia, melancholy, echoing guitars of the 90s and smashing riffs topped with vocals that give something of a respectful nod to the pioneers of the Seattle sound.
Magic Meredith is a Finnish five-piece rock band...
First Listen: My Own Ghost – Crimson Ground
On October 10th, 2014, the Luxembourg/German band My Own Ghost releases their debut album "Love Kills" via Secret Entertainment. The songs by My Own Ghost can best be described as dynamic pop rock, with...
First Listen: Mike de la Cruz – Pure Love
Breaking into the music scene with two Chilean hits that mix different styles of Latin music and dance, the singer Mike de la Cruz can borrow up to the reggae and Andean elements to...
First Listen: Villiers – Nowhere Left to Run
Following the success of Villiers’ last single ‘The Dancer’ released in June 2014, which saw the band featured on Janice Long’s BBC Radio 2 show and earned them international airplay and coverage, the trio...
First Listen: Duologue – Drag & Drop
Duologue are pleased to announce the details of their new single, and the first
to be taken from the forthcoming second album, Never Get Lost.
Drag & Drop will be released on the 8th September to...
First Listen: The Watanabes – There’s Something Wrong
The Watanabes are an international indie folk pop band performing and recording in Tokyo, fronted by two British brothers on guitar and vocals, an American keyboardist and a Japanese rhythm section.
The group began life...
First Listen: Miss Elm – Bitter Taste
The infinitely fun and folky Miss Elm have a brand new track to show the world. It's called 'Bitter Taste' and it's a first taste of their new EP, titled Hybrid, which is set...
First Listen: TaRell Tymes – Slow It Down feat.Alissa Feudo
TaRell TymeS, born August 20, 1995 grew up in Prince George’s County Maryland with his mother Tracey and sister China. He attended Charles Herbert Flowers High School until he moved to Hampton, VA where...
First Listen: The Brigantes – Racket
Hailing from Halifax, West Yorkshire, The Brigantes are making waves with a rare groove that has come from a mixture of Reggee and Ska, which developed following an upbringing influenced by the various member’s...
First Listen: Witchingseason – Spiders
Witchingseason are a talented, energetic rock trio who are releasing their EP on November 10th. Receiving rave reviews nationwide, Phoenix FM host, Scott Sparx, commented that he was “blown away by their music!... and...
First Listen: Sumia – Dive
Picture sitting alone on the pier of a tranquil lake: The vista of fading sun behind trees with nature’s song of serenity whispering to you. Equanimity courses through you, but you cannot quite fall...
First Listen: The Agency… Present Their New Album ‘Of Ghosts’
The Agency… began in 2012, as a large musical collective based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Now established as a smaller unit, they feature Steve Beyer (guitar), Garry Cosgrove (drums), Steven K Driver (singer/songwriter/guitar), Andy...
First Listen: Teenage Wildlife – Most Beautiful Thing
Although John Wright has been making music “forever”, it was through his career in film making and photography, regularly working with world famous musicians, that he received the encouragement he needed to launch his...
First Listen: Hip Hop Artist Blu Denim New Single “Gucci Scarf”
Blu Denim and Blu Denim Music Group announce the official release of "Gucci Scarf Featuring The Migos". The artist has also launched new social networks to provide hip hop fans with new music, events,...
First Listen: NEW SINGLE FROM THE SLOW READERS CLUB
Following the success of their most recent single ‘Start Again’, Manchester based Indie/electro band The Slow Readers Club are back with ‘Don’t Mind’, a beautifully introspective ballad that details the end of a relationship.
As...
First Listen: Kosoti – “Bark and Sticks”
After a near death experience in 2013, lead singer and songwriter Allan Hyslop realised he needed to treasure every moment of his life by doing what he loved most, writing and performing music.
Allan explains...
First Listen: Hollie April – “Together Alone”
Born and raised in Gibraltar, Hollie April is a twenty-two year-old British singer-songwriter who has been writing and performing music professionally from a very young age. During her years as an undergraduate at Leeds...
First Listen: J Mascis’s “Wide Awake” from Tied to a Star
“Wide Awake” is a new offering from guitar legend J Mascis’ forthcoming solo album, Tied to a Star which features guest vocals from Chan Marshall of Cat Power. The Guardian, who premiered the track,...
First Listen: The Sons – “I’m Not Happy”
The Sons, an independent British five piece from Derby, draw inspiration for their alternative guitar pop from the likes of Crowded House, Wilco, Paul Simon and Fleetwood Mac, to create a current sound with...
First Listen: Band of Holy Joy – A Place Called Home
Photo courtesy of Chrissy Weller.
A big city pop song of tradition and place lost in the shiny new urban world of market forces, rising rents and social cleansing.
Following their release of Irvine Welsh's "favourite...
First Listen: Jimmy & The Revolvers’ ‘Whistle For My Love’
Formed in early 2013, Jimmy & the Revolvers are Jay Rehm on Vocals & Acoustic Guitar, Kurt Riley on Vocals & Bass, Jimmy Moon on Electric Guitar and Ash Michael on Drums. Bursting onto...
First Listen: Sonic Hearts Foundation Gives Us a Peek at the ‘Afterlife’
Sonic Hearts Foundation have something of a reputation for refusing to toe the line; a reputation reinforced by an impromptu guerrilla gig in 2012 which attracted two thousand people and resulted in the arrival...