First Listen: New Born – Beautiful Disguise
Following the release of groovy indie single ‘Runaround’, Brooklyn band Newborn have now released the second track from their upcoming EP, a smoky guitar anthem called ‘Beautiful Disguise’ that discusses the use of lyrics...
First Listen: Indya – Harder Faster
Guitar incensed and lyrically intense is the way of Indya's explosive new single titled "Harder Faster". If virtuosic guitar is the G then "Harder Faster" is the G-Spot for the new indie.
The best way to...
First Listen: Helix Pulsar – Rapture
France's electro rock synthpop outfit Helix Pulsar just released their new single "Rapture". A quasi-industrial yet fully electronic mix of pop and punch, Helix achieve a powerful anthem for the underground pounding with beats...
First Listen: Youth Hostel – Out of My Mouth
Youth Hostel are an indie-pop foursome who produce catchy melodies with shimmering guitar hooks to match. Their debut single, 'Out Of My Mouth', released on Edge Hill University's The Label Recordings, made its debut...
First Listen: Stella Diana – Dedu’n
Stella Diana have returned with their new single "Dedu'n". The single is very representative of their upcoming album "Nitrocris" due out April 29th. In case you haven't heard this band yet I highly recommend...
First Listen: Harris Adams – Russian Doll
Harris Adams has gone through a massive transformation in the last year, to say the least. I would compare this transformation to a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly. That is if that butterfly came...
First Listen: Stage Republic – Big Blue River
This release follows the huge success of previous single 'All Out' which reached #1 in the Official Dutch Indie Chart and was championed by America College Radio.
Stage Republic produces Pop music with a little...
First Listen: Hurricane#1 – I Wanna Kill You
'I Wanna Kill You' is a high octane slice of raw rock and roll. Driving guitars and a throbbing rhythm section underpin frontman Alex Lowe's snarling vocals. After winning his battle with cancer, Lowe...
First Listen: Feral Love – Like the Wind
Feral Love's new single 'Like the Wind' is a beautifully crafted slice of electro-pop boasting intricate layers of soaring, emotive vocals set against dreamy synth lines.
Feral Love formed when Adele Emmas and Christian Sandford...
First Listen: Grandmaster’s Furious 5 ft Mele Mel and Scorpio – Some Kind of...
Grandmaster's Furious 5 is made up of two pioneers of the original South Bronx Rap scene and creators of Hip Hop subculture; Mele Mel and Scorpio.
Fathers of today's multi-billion dollar Rap industry, Mele Mel...
First Listen: Hege Nesset – We Are
Hege Nesset is a Norwegian vocalist based in Liverpool, UK. Strongly influenced by blues and jazz as well as pop and electronica, she cites musical theatre and gospel music as shaping her voice.
Hege has...
First Listen: Byron Major – May Flower
Byron Major has achieved quite a lot for an artist in his early 20s -he’s performed his song ‘South Africa’ for Nelson Mandela’s Boston birthday celebration in 2013, shared a stage with Pavarotti for...
First Listen: Rodney Cromwell – You Will Struggle (Rod’s Glitchy Disco Mix)
Rodney scores another hit for the backbeat with his new single "You Will Struggle (Rod's Glitchy Disco Mix)". Glitchy it is not, however, as each beat digs for that spot in your soul where...
First Listen: Patrick McCallion – Voices
One instrument I absolutely have a soft spot for is the acoustic guitar. Patrick McCallion has quenched my thirst and then some with a masterful symphony of strings that he calls "Voices". This track...
First Listen: AKA V – Always Go Home
With a songwriting style that reminds of brilliant female artists such as Sheryl Crow or Shania Twain and a vocal interpretation which hints on Gwen Stefani, Aka V has all the right ingredients for...
First Listen: SN Dubstation – Yesterday / Feet First
Hailing from Swindon in the UK, SN Dubstation are a lively 8 piece band comprising of Drums, Bass, Keys, Guitar and that all important Brass section.
Fusing reggae, ska and dub, their sound is a...
First Listen: Winter 1982 – Worry
Winter 1982 are Phil Barber (vocals, guitar) and Luke Phillips (piano, bass) from Birmingham. Trampled by their increasingly grey and relentless nine to five existence, they wanted to make music that spoke about their...
First Listen: Eden Royals – Close to the Sun
Eden Royals are a dynamic young band that have been shaking up Essex’ music scene and are now ready to take over the rest of the country and beyond with their new single ‘Close To...
First Listen: Tom Hingley – Beggars Hand/Toy
From its beginnings in 2007, Record Store Day has grown into an international celebration of music culture, with the great and good of indie, rock, pop, electronica and more involved in the annual event....
First Listen: A Deer A Horse – Gunpoint/Mother Night
Here we have a double assault from Brooklyn's finest aka A Deer A Horse and the double assault in question is the double singles known as "Gunpoint" and "Mother Night". The songs wildly contrast...
First Listen: Rachel Myall – Two Sides of Me
Lyrically, Rachel Myall impresses with emotional storytelling à la Dolly Parton and the melancholic romanticism of songwriters like Tim Buckley, while her sublime vocal maturity reminds of singers such as Laura Marling. Her new...
First Listen: Skellums – Art Of Dying Young / Do Me Wrong
Skellums' last release, their EP Clarion Call, received worldwide airplay and was championed by BBC 6 Music's Steve Lamacq. Following its success, the band return with a double A-side single 'Art of Dying Young...
First Listen: Mathis Grey – Come Along
I have to start out with this statement for this review; Mathis Grey is one of my favorite artists. Period. He is simply a master at songwriting. And his new track titled "Come Along"...
First Listen: Only Shadows – Be Still
Only Shadows, who hail from the UK's West Midlands, formed in 2014. They have been described as one of the "UK's most exciting rising bands" by BBC Introducing and "One of the UK's brightest...
First Listen: WE-ARE-Z – Easy
WE-ARE-Z produce quirky, rhythmic indie 'wonk-pop' born out of many wine fueled late night jam sessions in bass player Archie's studio in London. Their idiosyncratic songs are largely observational, yet fully accessible, inspired by...