Music
Track: Melkior Teams Up With Mike Champion For Sultry, Infectious New Bop ‘In The Morning’
Sultry vibes, some gorgeous smooth vocals and production to die for, the new single from Melkior ‘In The Morning’ featuring a guest appearance from Mike Champion is R&B-Pop at it’s best. Built around a warming, shuffling beat, bouncing bass and swelling synths, the track quickly creates a tight yet chilled, floating and emotive backdrop. Melkior’s …
Track: Nicki Wells Shares Beautiful New Single ‘Carry On’
Nicki Wells’ new single ‘Carry On’ possesses a soothing, warming quality, underpinned by melancholic melodies and beautiful delivery. Opening with gentle piano surrounded by subtle dappled crackling ambience, ‘Carry On’ quickly sets a warming, emotive tone before Wells’ breathy, melancholic and beautifully controlled lead vocal enters. As the track builds subtle strings bubble under the …
Live Review: Maggie Rogers – O2 Academy Leeds. 31.10.22
Maryland singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers kicked off her world tour in Leeds on Halloween, getting the Feral Joy roadshow off to a flying start. Around 1,500 packed into the O2 Academy, many suitably attired for the spooky festivities, which no doubt continued into the damp West Yorkshire night. Her socials promised something fun and special for …
Live Review: Alabama 3 / A3 Acoustic Irish Tour – The Well, Dublin 30.10.2022
Words & Images: Letty Sharp On the 30th of October the country/alternative group Alabama 3 / A3 came and rocked The Well in Dublin. The night kicked off with the opening act Aaron Rowe taking the stage to perform 5 songs. His vocals were strong and he had a good mix of upbeat and slow …
Live Review: The Feeling – Town Hall, Birmingham 29.10.2022 Plus Gallery
The Feeling are back after a 5 year break and they’re starting their nights with a little bit of Canadian pop-rock courtesy of Altameda. This Americana style pop-rock 4 piece provide a lot of fun, upbeat tracks during their short time on stage and the head banging pianist is a unique addition to any band. …
News: The Wannadies Announce A Show At London’s Islington Assembly Hall On The 3rd November 2022.
The Wannadies are legends by its very definition- hailing from Skellefteå, formed in the late 80s, the group brought Swedish alt-rock to UK shores, like no other band, transforming both the British, and Swedish music scene in their stead. Described as ‘classic Britpop from beginning to end’. Their third album ‘Be A Girl’, received acclaim …
Track: Last Living Cannibal – Samson
Last Living Cannibal (Hastings based Allister Kellaway) has released the video for his latest single, ‘Samson’ featuring Norwegian art-pop star Eera on backing vocals. The single is taken from his forthcoming EP, ‘On A Perfect Earth’ due on the 25th of November via Nothing Fancy. Kellaway explains: “’Samson’ is about feeling like things are crumbling around you a bit, like at any moment things could give way and the house …
Track: The fabulous Mako Bron makes a spectacular return with ‘Hit The Road’: a poignant and yet buoyant pop wonder.
Mako Bron hit us with the pop masterpiece of the EP ‘cloudbites‘ late last year, a release so profound and inspiring we gave it a 9.2 out of 10, making it one of the best 2021 releases (see my review here). ‘Hit The Road’ sees the return of Mako Bron and his ascendant songwriting and …
Track: Empyre – Relentless
UK rock band Empyre recently signed to Kscope and are now set to release their new album titled ‘Relentless’ on the 31 of March 2023. The video for the first single and album title track has been released. Frontman Henrik Steenholdt states: ‘Joining the Kscope family of artists feels like a validation of us as songwriters. We have a …
Track: The John Street Revival – I’ll Be Mine
Currently on tour supporting Ginger Wildheart And The Sinners, rock ‘n’ rollers The John Street Revival have released their new single ‘I’ll Be Mine’. Gentle velvet vocals float over the tumbling guitars and solid drum beat that is both charming and uplifting. The band have created some sweet rock n roll laced through with some …