The Test Drive: The Missendens – The Missendens
The Missendens are a rare breed: a band of like-minded individuals who have all earned their stripes the hard way, treading the boards at countless gigs for countless bands before coming together to create...
SpaceFest! 2016 with Pure Phase Ensemble 6 feat. Anton Newcombe and Emil Nikolaisen
SpaceFest! is gearing up for a new season. The sixth edition of this festival will take place on December 2-3. Gdansk will again become the intergalactic capital of Poland, presenting psychedelic music at its...
First Listen: Mark Daly – The Heart’s Reminder
Mark Daly brings the soul back into rock with his raspy yet powerful vocals on his new single "The Heart's Reminder". Mark Daly long ago established himself as a competent vocalist in the indie...
First Listen: The Winachi Tribe – A Room With A Zoo
‘A Room With A Zoo’ is the new single from Manchester Soul collective The Winachi Tribe, a band that is firmly on the ascendant. This trajectory is marked by the ten-minute short film which...
First Listen: Sam Ray – Next To You
Sam Ray has struck melodic gold with his new single titled "Next To You". Catchy and poppy in all the right places, the song is a modern guilty pleasure with the right amount of...
First Listen: Hello Casanova – I’ll Be Waiting
"I'll Be Waiting", the new track from Hello Casanova, is every bit as much an anthem as it is the latest track from an on-the-rise indie band. The song just kicks in and goes...
First Listen: Chore – The Hitchhiker
This review was rather a surprise for me because, as I was listening to "The Coastaline Fire", I realised when it was recorded. This album is from 2002! Now I highlight that because, as...
First Listen: ARTBREAK – Polaroid in Paris
Artbreak writes and records their music, create their videos and draw up their artwork from their South London base in Brixton. All their music is available on Spotify and free to download on Soundcloud.
The...
First Listen: A Tree Grows – Wau Wau Water
I grew up in a family surrounded by jazz and fusion, so this is a refreshing submission, to say the least. This really brought me back to the days of Jaco, Miles, the two...
First Listen: The History of Colour TV – Wreck / August Twenty First
German trio The History of Colour TV have released their enigmatic new single "Wreck". The track is a haunting ode to the new indie with whispers of melodic rebellion and a trance-like decadence that becomes...
Finlay Leslie Releases New Single “Waiting On Your Goodbye”
Fresh from supporting TV & solo star Heather Peace on her UK tour, Finlay Leslie showcases her captivating and honest vocals with emotive guitar playing that lashes more passionately than the tides against the...
First Look: Fond of Rudy – The Line
Songs with feeling are becoming more and more a rare commodity nowadays. That's why it's so refreshing to here "The Line" by Fond of Rudy. While staying catchy, melodic, and tight in its execution...
The Test Drive: Tyler Hilton – Winter Tour
From his performance as Elvis in 'Walk The Line', Chris Keller in the hugely popular American drama 'One Tree Hill' and Charlie in Steven Spielberg's sci-fi TV drama 'Extant', Tyler Hilton has established himself...
First Listen: Stage Republic – The Dream
Eighties inspired pop with a contemporary edge... this is Stage Republic, a band based in Amsterdam whose music is reminiscent of the likes Duran Duran or Peter Gabriel, underpinned by strong Dutch beats and...
First Listen: Tulipomania – Don’t Be So Sure / Who Let You Know
Hailing from Philadelphia, Tulipomania's unique take on Post-Punk boasts gritty guitars underpinned by a brooding rhythm section to provide a backdrop for compelling and atmospheric vocals.
Band members Tom Murray (lead vocals, bass, drums) and...
The Test Drive: The Blet Project – Now Live
Scotland’s fourpiece electro-pop outfit The Blet Project proudly introduce their debut album 'Now Live'. Written in early January 2015 by Stephen Dennis, 'Now Live' is a concept album based on Stephen’s experiences grappling with...
First Listen: AEIM – Forget About It / Sundowner
Three piece Indie Electro outfit AEIM have been whipping up a storm in 2016. Matt (vocals), Jamie (bass and beats) and Alex (guitar) mix acid house beats with soaring vocals, motorik bass with a...
First Listen: Dyr Faser – Den of Sables
Electronically driven and melodically sound, Dyr Faser up the ante with their new single "Den of Sables". Fresh of the heels of their last single "Estranged", the band takes their music in a new direction...
First Listen: The Train Set – Beautiful Monster
Back in the mid to late eighties, The Train Set emerged from the Crewe/Winsford indie music scene to make an impact on the Manchester and Liverpool gig circuit as well as the national music...
The Test Drive: Fervency – Lowering Entropy
Fervency began in mid-2010 with Danish songwriter Thomas Blæsbjerg on analogues/synths, guitars and bass and UK/Luxembourgian co-collaborator Calvin Batley on vocals, lyrics, guitars and bass.
With a sound and vibe reminiscent of acts such as...
First Listen: Ooberfuse – Secret Tattoo
Based in London, Ooberfuse are a songwriting duo composed of Hal St John and Cherrie Anderson. Their songs are audio footprints left behind by people they have come across, impressions of experiences brought back...
First Listen: Vince Grant – Sweet Addiction
Vince Grant's highly praised EP 'My Depression Is Always Trying to Kill Me' is a record created by harnessing the energy of mental illness and channelling it into music in order to provide meaning....
First Listen: RIIB – Hello Stranger
RIIB is the new project of Leeds based singer-songwriter James Mainwaring who is previously known for his saxophone playing in the Mercury Prize and MOBO nominated Roller Trio and as a guest with indie...
First Listen: Indya – Strip Me Down
Indya gets down and dirty with her new single "Strip Me Down" and proves, even more so than last time, that she is the modern rock goddess. Indya and her band really understand the...
The Test Drive: Zach Ashton – People and Places
Zach Ashton was raised near the seaside town of Indian Rocks Beach on the Gulf of Mexico. A self-taught musician, Ashton gravitated towards the guitar and began composing original works at the age of eighteen....