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Track: Ruth Lyon – Motormouth
Ruth Lyon is a PRS award winning singer-songwriter from the North East and is the ambassador for Attitude is Everything as well as a disability activist from Newcastle. Lyons still found time to release a set of singles over the last couple of years and has now released her debut EP ‘Nothings Perfect’ along with …
Track: Self Esteem – You Forever
Self Esteem today shares her track ‘You Forever’, which is the final track to be lifted from her highly anticipated second album Prioritise Pleasure out now via Fiction Records. Empowering and witty in trademark Self Esteem style, ‘You Forever’ is another standout cut, about which Rebecca Taylor says, “This song is about the bravery of …
Live Review: Becky Hill – Sheffield O2 Arena 6th October 2021
After much postponing, Becky Hill stunned crowds with a slew of track from her new album as well as some classic hits, as she performed dynamically to an enthusiastic, sold-out audience at Sheffield’s O2. Kicking off her set with an avid rendition of her hit “Afterglow”, she set the crowd alight with her vibrant stage …
Premiere: Sydney’s Mako Bron reveals the heavenly indie pop sound of ‘Straight Down’: a sparkling star in the firmament
We are honoured to premiere the buoyant hyperkinetic new single from Sydney’s Mako Bron. Cantering along at a chemically engineered trot, this is perfect slice of indie pop: filled with indelible melodies and a celestial anthemic chorus. I can’t help but think of the pop perfection of The Lightning Seeds with that delicious mix of …
Track: Joe Ramsey – Another Day
Northern singer-songwriter Joe Ramsey has shared the lead single and first release from his upcoming EP ‘Making Notes’, supported by Help Musicians’ Do it Differently Fund. Talking about the new release, Joe Ramsey shares: “’Another Day’ is about enjoying the simple things in life that I once took for granted. Through lockdown, I was given …
Track: Robert Plant And Alison Krauss – High And Lonesome
After sharing the first single ‘Can’t Let It Go’ Robert Plant and Alison Krauss return with another teaser of their forthcoming album ‘Raise The Roof’ with next track ‘High And Lonesome’ written by Plant and T Bone Burnett. A cool vibe and a cool voice dominate this laid back blues track that vibrates with a …
Album Review: Anika – Change
It’s been eleven years since the release of the debut album by Berlin-based DJ, musician and former political journalist Anika Henderson, known professionally just by her first moniker. The new album is called Change, and it couldn’t be a more appropriate title; how different a world it has become in the decade and a bit …
Track: Louie Short – Sweeter Than Clover
Toronto/LA-based artist, Louie Short has shared his new single, ‘Sweeter Than Clover’ which is taken from his forthcoming second record, Omw 4ev, due 12th November via 444%. The new single finds its story in a walk that Short – who was ill at the time – and his girlfriend took when she told him of the healing power of a clover. “I was taking a walk and feeling …
Album Review: Sydney’s Dominic Breen sets the controls for intergalactic with the glorious shimmering ‘Blue Volume’
Dominic Breen‘s new album ‘Blue Volume’, out today through Double Drummer, is certainly a cinematic experience – both in the sounds it creates and the visions it brings forth. And by cinematic, I’m talking widescreen with ultra vivid colours and an immersive surround sound sparkle that shimmers like stars in the firmament. At the very …
Track: Self Esteem – Moody
Self Esteem has shared another track from her forthcoming album ‘Prioritise Pleasure’ due 22nd October via Fiction records. Titled Moody, it will be the fourth track taken from the album. Self Esteem says: “Moody is a song about reclaiming being a moody cow. My whole life I’ve been referred to as mardy (northern for moody) …