Tag: First Listen
First Listen: Yeti Love – Lonely Road
Named thanks to enduring love/fear of the vaunted mythical creature, Yeti Love is the musical moniker of songwriters Peter Hamilton and Dave Sears - a folk duo who view the genre as this generation’s...
First Listen: Noel and the Pandas – Whip Me
An indie rock band with an unusually varied style, Noel and the Pandas are an Italian group who revel in adding varied ideas and influences to a strong foundation of indie rock. With new...
First Listen: The Vultures – Vlad (French Version)
A beautiful composition of devilish intent, ‘Vlad’ – part Hammer horror score, part post-punk masterclass – features a dazzling sweep of strings enveloping a resounding beat. Atop this Balkanesque blend drifts a deliciously dark...
First Listen: Happy Hollows – Astrid
Recorded at LA’s famed Sunset Sound studios with producer Lewis Pesacov (Best Coast) and mixed in London by Gareth Jones (Grizzly Bear, Interpol, Depeche Mode), ‘Astrid’ is built around a pulsing vintage-synth pattern courtesy...
First Listen: Toyface – Flight
Having been described by a fellow artist as 'like Laura Marling crossed with Billie Holiday', Bristol based duo Tamsyn and James, aka Toyface, are a mouth watering proposition for music fans. With a varied...
First Listen: Frazer – Two Hands
Frazer, a five piece Alt-Rock band from Sheffield, are Ashley Clarke on vocals, Harvey Fletcher on guitar, Andrew Battey on bass, Alex Owen on drums and Matt Marsh on guitar. The band, who formed...
First Listen: Aleks Grey – Feel Alive
'Feel Alive', released on May 15th, is feelgood anthemic pop, perfect listening in the summer sunshine and a great introduction to the music of Aleks Grey.
Born in Volda, Norway, Aleks was introduced to music...
First Listen: The Indos – Sitting In Silence
Twin City Records are very pleased to announce the release of 'Sitting In Silence' - the brand new single from Edinburgh 5 piece 'The Indos'
The band continue to raise the bar musically with this...
First Listen: Tony Volker – Kingdom of the Beasts
Tony Volker is a South London songwriter who makes artfully produced electro-folk, showcased perfectly by the tracks on his new EP 'Break & Reshape' released on 12" vinyl and as a digital download.
Volker’s mellifluous...
First Listen: Nora – Wonder
The Singer/Songwriter Nora Konstanse creates alternative folk with dynamic musical expression, combining her soaring vocals with her band's big sound. She tells big stories using small words in both English and Norwegian taking inspiration...
First Listen: The Vultures – Weakest Storm
Characteristically the sound of no other band on the planet, the new single from The Vultures is an end-of days melange of rumbling bass, colossal toms and staccato strings, set to a dizzying chant-like...
First Listen: Postcards From Jeff – Suburban Girl
From the windswept valleys of a very British countryside to pastel hued dreams of Hollywood darlings, Suburban Girl - the brand new track taken from the forthcoming debut album of Yorkshire producer, songwriter and...
First Listen: Andy The Kid – Cowboys Evolution (Rise Up)
The Sunset Strip is a long way from the balmy environs of Townsville, Australia, but that is where you'll find the new kid on the block: Andy The Kid. ATK is on a roll...
First Listen: Cosby – In Flight (Branded James Remix)
A trio from Richmond, Virginia in the US, Cosby are a band on the rise. With their very own brand of upbeat synth pop with 1980s flavours, they combine anthemic melodies, smooth harmonies, driving...
First Listen: The Shy Lips – Bahia Part II
Formed in early 2012, the brainchild of singer Adam and bassist Victor, The Shy Lips as an idea was born during travels in Europe and South America where the two met and bonded. The...
First Listen: Barbara Kiss – Runaway
Barbara was born in the cultural capital of Hungary. She started travelling when she was very young due to her parents’ work. That is when her love for exploring countries began and never stopped.
Singing...
First Listen: Quor – Human Paradigm
The three piece wonder of Quor is like sighting a pterodactyl. You are scared and yet drawn to its unusual beauty and the danger of its existence. It breaks rules of physics like a...
First Listen: The Reveurs – Take a Bow
'Take a Bow' is a storming new track from The Reveurs, a four piece Manchester based rock/indie band who are committed to writing and performing intense, unique and lyrically engaging indie-rock anthems.
Formed in late...
First Listen: The Slow Readers Club – I Saw a Ghost
Ahead of the release of their new album 'Cavalcade' The Slow Readers Club return with a new single 'I Saw a Ghost'. The Manchester based four piece produce brooding and mesmeric indie electro, drawing...
First Listen: Matthau Mikojan – You
In 2012 I was for the first time since my teens in a situation where I had no record label, no booking agency and my band was history. By the end of 2011 I...
First Listen: King Kartel – Come At Me Now/Run
Released on CD and as a digital download 'Come At Me Now' is the highly anticipated new single from King Kartel, a band renowned for their infectious indie-infused rock.
Formed in September 2012, King Kartel...
First Listen: The Cathode Ray – Resist
The Cathode Ray return with a new single 'Resist' taken from their forthcoming Album 'Infinite Variety'. At just over two minutes long, ‘Resist’ is short and snappy, a sort of crazy punk rock/krautrock oompah...
First Listen: Pocket Apocalypse – The Missing Piece
Finding themselves out on a limb in the city of Liverpool - not known for its kindness to alternative rock bands - Pocket Apocalypse are turning their differences into their strengths as they artfully...
First Listen: Gilmore Trail – Memories of Redfern
Named after a wilderness trail in remote Alaska recommended for best experiencing the Northern Lights, the post-rock of Sheffield based quartet Gilmore Trail resonates with an organic, awe-inspiring power that honours their namesake and...
First Listen: Mass Sky Raid – Enemy
Mass Sky Raid's new single 'Enemy' will probably make them more friends than opposers. The vast, grand scale rock track takes them to another sonic level - and now it's time to release it...