First Look: Adam Stafford – Phantom Billions
Taser Revelations was recorded at The Happiness Hotel, Song by Toad's newly acquired warehouse recording space. Utilising the warehouse's natural room reverb to great effect, the album features producer and multi-instrumentalist Robbie Lesiuk performing...
First Look: Cage9 – Everything You Love Will Someday Die
I have been a massive fan of Cage9 ever since I first heard their cover of Depeche Mode's "Enjoy The Silence" a few years ago and it's pleasing to see that this band has...
First Look: The Rogue Network – Lowland City
Incessant groove and relentless beats give way to the dirt that is the music in this killer track by The Rogue Network titled "Lowland City". The grit and grandeur abound with the true meaning of...
First Look: Brian Evans – Here You Come Again
Brian Evans, the singer who has amassed more than 30 million views on YouTube with his unique music videos such as "At Fenway" and "Creature at The Bates Motel," has released his third music...
First Look: Ronoc – No More
A singer-songwriter with a unique sound and outlook, Ronoc (aka Conor Dawson) is an artist who is currently enjoying a great level of independent success. His excellent recent single ‘Battling On’ peaked in the...
First Look: Kids On Bridges – Something In The Water
Liverpool's Kids On Bridges have just released the video for their new single "Something in the Water". The song itself is a power-pop manifesto declaring the true talent that is all things indie which...
First Look: Magazine Gap – What’s That About?
Magazine Gap have seamlessly melded multiple styles in their latest offering titled "What's That About?". In true musicianship style, virtuosic stylings of my favorite instruments combine to make a soaring track with all of the...
First Look: Moon Rover – Radio Noises
Hailing a new era of spaced out grunge guitar rock, Moon Rover are continuing the legacy of bands like Smashing Pumpkins or My Bloody Valentine with their first single release.
Having already been picked up...
First Look: Savannah – Music Is My High
Savannah's new video for their track titled "Music Is My High" is a beautifully crafted mini-film in the style of a British Easy Rider. These are the types of music videos I love. The...
First Look: The Veldt – Sanctified
The Veldt have released their new video for the track "Sanctified". Combining soul with shoegaze can be a dangerous venture but The Veldt have pulled it off to my personal musical delight. Dreamy guitars...
First Look: A Shoreline Dream – Revolvist
Beautifully crafted and exquisitely executed, A Shoreline Dream brilliantly given visual representation to their latest single "Revolvist". The single is a progressively decadent dream with a brilliant combination of heavy groove and sonically dreamy...
First Look: Lively – Middle Finger
After coming a long way from hard work and perseverance, Lively’s album ‘My Statement’ demonstrates a maturity that suggests bigger ventures ahead.
Having collaborated with Hip Hop producing legend Scott Storch on one of the...
First Look: Fahran – A Thousand Nights
Nottingham metal outfit Fahran (Fahran is pronounced like the first half of the word Fahrenheit) have just released their new video for "A Thousand Nights". This video takes me back to my childhood in...
First Look: Righteous Reprobates – We Go With What We Know
Righteous Reprobates demonstrate that Rock is not the sound of the past, but the sound of the future, with their next single release ‘We Go With What We Know’ - if there is a...
First Look: Free From Gravity – The Long Road
Portsmouth rockers Free From Gravity are about to release their wonderfully positive message of overcoming life struggles in a melodically addictive new song called “The Long Road”.
Blending in perfectly elements of classic rock from...
First Look: Earthist – Not Today
Earthist have just released the video for their new single titled "Not Today". This song, to me, is one continuous hook from start to finish. Soaring vocals and thrusting guitars abound, "Not Today" is...
First Look: Joykill Collective – Liberty Taker
Joykill Collective have just released their new video for their song "Liberty Taker". Starting off with a melancholy, almost "chant like" intro the song kicks in to a massive heavy pop filled hook which...
First Look: Orca – Aquarium
Described as a “cracking band” and praised for their “excellent production values” by music blog Progrockmusictalk, UK-based alt-rockers Orca have proven to be on top of their game. As pioneers and creators of the...
First Look: Alesana – Comedy of Errors Part 2
Complex with supposition and rife with anthemic composition is how I feel it is best to define Alesana's new video for "Comedy of Errors Part 2". The song is beautiful in many ways with...
First Look: Scout Killers – Honey (WMC Live Sessions)
Both eclectic and ethereal, Scout Killers' new video from their performance at the WMC Live Sessions for their song "Honey", evokes contemplation and reflection through the beautiful melodies and dreamy stance of a surreal journey...
First Look: Mellor – Dolly Daydream
Describing themselves as making indie ‘pop-smack’, Mellor are a four piece from Reading whose sound and image has been compared to that of The Libertines, Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane
Gary, Josh and Evert met...
First Look: The Lazlo Device – Looking Glass
The Lazlo Device is the new voice of indie. With a dreamy mix of melodic guitars and contemplative vocals the London based band manages to transport the qualities of 80s shoegazing into a 21st...
First Look: Universal Thee – Speaker
Scotland's Universal Thee have just released the new video for their single "Speaker". The song itself is a catchy pop anthem and the video tells a colorful story of a man representing his emotions...
First Look: Skaciety – Step Back (Take A Look Around) [feat. Laila K]
Skaciety have just released their new video for the single "Step Back" and this time they feature Laila K from Sonic Boom 6! I want to say this song is "ska-tastic" but I'm afraid...
First Look: Warme – New Man
While Warme’s music usually draws a picture of a Gallagher-esque two finger salute, their new single ‘New Man’ evokes a more sentimental side of rock’n’roll.
As a follow up to the thrilling working class leather...