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EP Review: Sammy Honeysett debuts ‘Queen of Wands’
Sydney-based singer-songwriter Sammy Honeysett today releases her debut EP Queen of Wands, revealing more of the rising talent’s wistfully melodic indie-rock. Produced by Jack Nigro (Julia Jacklin, Middle Kids, DMA’s), the five-track offering is a reflection of Sammy’s versatility as a sensitive yet determined artist. Revealing how the EP got its title, Sammy says she …
Rising: We meet Sara Wolff, talk about her journey from Norway to the Mersey and see the video for her lush new track, ‘Hands’
SARA WOLFF is a rising acoustic singer-songwriting talent who hails from Bergen, Norway, but who left those surrounds to study on Merseyside; liked what she saw and it how it was, decided to stick around; soon found that songs were flowing. It’s been quite the journey from university to rising alt.folk talent whose first single …
Rising: Ten Questions with LA rockers Levara
Ahead of their debut self titled album, out via Mascot on May 14th, LA based rock trio Levara have released a statement of intent in the shape of a new single Automatic. The trio – Trev Lukather, Jules Galli and Josh Devine, came together through chance – singer Galli emigrating from France, and former One …
Rising: We meet brilliant Sheffield quartet Sister Wives ahead of their new release
Those scamps at Delicious Clam always manage to grab our attention, and they’ve struck gold again, signing brilliant Sheffield band Sister Wives to their roster. We’ve already fauned over ‘I Fynwy Af/Rise’ one side of their new release, and with flip side Crags being about strange witch markings found at Creswell Crags in Worksop we’re …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Despite Life’s Ups & Downs, Virginia MC Chuck Dolo Is Doing “Aight”
Late last year, the rap artist Chuck Dolo released his first official music, the single “Late Nights,” and the EP Amnesia. Both are atmospheric slices of hip hop, with trauma and recovery as their abiding themes, the music cathartic and clear-eyed, with a story teller’s attention to the small details of every day life. Dolo’s …
Rising: We meet LANKS, and listen to his recent single, Cold Blood
After we heard the new song from NYC via Melbourne artist LANKS, Cold Blood, we knew we had something rather special on our hands. Glittering electro, soaked in melancholy and with this strumming guitar adding to the realism were enough to draw us in. It was these impossibly catchy melodies, as well as his soaring …
Rising: We meet Tom Wells aka Fast Trains
Portsmouth songwriter and producer Tom Wells has been on our radar for a while, since last November in fact when he released his single ‘The English Way’, taken from his forthcoming EP, out later in the year. Focusing on men’s mental health, and encouraging people to speak out about their feelings instead of suffering in …
Rising: we chat to Mint Eastwood about his new single ‘Man From Atlantis’ and more
We happened upon the glorious fuzzy pop of Man From Atlantis a few days ago, written by Mint Eastwood – a person we were previously unaware of. The tracks takes the lo-Fi melancholy of Grandaddy, a hint of Teenage Fanclub and a healthy dose of synths and synth-pop and you have this intimate little comfort …
Rising: Meet Gillie and hear her single, ‘Leaving Alone’
GILLIE is a young guitar pop talent. Originally hailing from Wales, she moved east to London to study and began plying a folky craft which began to take on more electronic elements before arriving at the pristine pop/indie groove you can hear on her latest single, “Leaving Alone” (you’ll find it down there at the …
Rising: We meet Spang Sisters; see the vid for the post-modern soul of ‘Eddie Murphy’
AFTER first being seduced by the name (I mean: isn’t Spang Sisters a thing of beauty?), we were further seduced by the musical chops of the said sisters, in actual fact duo Rachid and Jules. Not just those cool Hall & Oates meets Unknown Mortal Orchestra vibes; but also these keenly observed, skewed views of …