Annabel Allum continues to go from strength to strength with ‘Rascal’ first being premiered on Huw Stephens’ Radio 1 show and then being featured on the Independent. After a few punkier single releases, this song finds the talented Guildford singer-songwriter in more reflective mood as she examines how she can never find the right balance…
Ahead of a short run of dates with Black Peaks (we’ll see you at the Westy in Aldershot, yeah?), Brighton’s InTechnicolour have unveiled the latest single from their as-yet untitled new album. The huge riffs that mark the opening of the song are ones their tour mates would be proud of and then the powerful…
Pip Hall – ‘Fire’ My Little Empire Records signing Pip Hall releases ‘Fire’ – the latest single from her forthcoming album (out this summer). Produced on her laptop, this song finds the Preston-based singer-songwriter laying bare her fears, anxieties and worries while criticising some of the choices she has made over the years: ‘My head…
Manchester band The Maple State release their first new material in almost a decade with new album ‘The Things I Heard at the Party’ (via Far Out Records). In the band’s hiatus, the members have found themselves spread across the globe and worked in industries ranging from universities to wildlife conservation and environmental projects. But…
Before we start talking about the new Black Foxxes album, it’s important to know that its title – ‘Reiði’- is the Icelandic word for rage. Following the success of 2016’s ‘I’m Not Well’, the Exeter three-piece played many major festivals and toured relentlessly. After finishing the promotion schedule, Mark Holley was itching to get out…
Following the release of his new EP ‘Plays with Fire‘, Cloud talks us through the top five influences for the song ‘Mary Goes Mad Again’ and highlights five songs he’s enjoying right now… This is something that an artist should never do, but I’m going to do it anyway. Here are the secret little quotes…
The latest EP release from our friends at Fox Food Records is Fairy Godmother’s ‘Attic Space’. Available on limited-edition cassette, it contains six lo-fi songs full of heart and honesty. Opening with a burst of ambient noise and chatter that sets the scene perfectly, you first hear Alyssa Thomas’s lilting vocals on second track ‘Tell…
Audio Antihero Records’ Cloud (or Tyler Taormina to his friends and family) makes a welcome return with ‘Plays with Fire’ – a 32-minute album drenched in hope and nostalgia. A loud burst of feedback signals the start of the opener ‘Happer’s Laugh’; a song full of acoustic strums and white noise effects that evolves into…
As a touring member of Bastille, Charlie Barnes has played to arena-sized audiences all over the world in the three years since his debut record ‘More Stately Mansions’. The follow-up ‘Oceanography’, again released via the ever-reliable Superball Music, was written in various hotel rooms during this period. The album opens with a short intro that…
pronoun – ‘Run‘ Ahead of an appearance at SXSW and shows with Basement, Citizen and Turnover, Alyse Vellturo (aka pronoun) has unveiled ‘Run’; a song they describe as ‘a ball of frustration’. Covering the ending of a relationship where one person easily gave up because things got slightly tough, pronoun doesn’t pull any punches as…
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