Having already caused a stir on the likes of Spotify with their compelling blend of electronic pop, Canadian trio DYAN have emerged with striking new single, ‘What Fiction Is For’. Beyond the production, this assembles melodies in a fashion that makes them sound unfamiliar and simply, exciting. An elusive haze passes through the arpeggios and…
Ochre: ‘Suspension’
Returning with his first full-length album since 2013’s National Ignition, Ochre aka Christopher Leary will unleash Beyond The Outer Loop this year. An ethereal fusion of debris and warmth, ‘Suspension’ is the first song to be released from the forthcoming long player. It manages to close the gap between a synthetic space and a fundamentally organic soundscape…
Top Tracks: March
We have put together a list of songs that have stood out this month for a plethora of reasons. Please take the time to invest and immerse yourself in them: Our Mother: ‘Heaven‘ The quartet offers copious catchy bits, gutsy bass undertones and more variation than the usual electro indie guitar-plus-beats norm with the addition…
Little Rêd: ‘Hell’
Framed with a vocal that glides around its beguiling melodies, Bath-based singer/songwriter, Little Rêd has released her debut single, ‘Hell‘. There’s a convincing gravitas in the emotion behind the song, producing a ballad with crystalline clarity. Little Rêd sounds surprisingly fully formed as a debut artist.
Vök: ‘Show Me’
Icelandic quartet Vök have been together little over 4 years now, their output has become progressively more cohesive and mature, making their latest release notable in its delivery and production. Forthcoming album, Figure is due out in April this year and if their latest single ‘Show Me’ is anything to go by, it will be one of…
Laura Gibson: ‘Animals’
Having relocated from Portland to New York to study Creative Writing, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Laura Gibson went through the heartbreaking experience of a house fire resulting in her losing all her worldly possessions. This nightmare contributed to her album Empire Builder, released last year and a body of work that had gained the impresario critical acclaim.…
Life Is Like A Box Of Records – Emilie
Edinburgh-based electro-pop artist Emilie releases her soaring, atmospheric new single Never Enough on 10th March via Depot Records.
New | Music Playlist Week 3
Welcome to week 3. This is a real mixed bag. Every Wednesday we will bring you 10 songs selected by a plethora of wonderful people! You can listen via Spotify and follow for future updates! Our contributors this week are: Andy Hannah (The Line Of Best Fit) Tom Johnson (GoldFlakePaint) Stacey Walton (Wichita/Rock Action/TYCI) Yvonne McLellan (Native Publishing/Spinnup) Joe Rattray (Synergy Concerts/Admiral…
Top Tracks: February
We have put together a list of songs that have stood out this month for a plethora of reasons. Please take the time to invest and immerse yourself in them: Moonweather: ‘Weathering‘ This is like a vertiginous rainbow unravelling that builds so delicately. Its naivety, combined with a poignant vocal is what makes this feel…
Okay Champ: ‘Ticket’
Fresh out today, Newcastle 5-piece Okay Champ have released their incendiary debut ‘Ticket’. Rumoured to be 5 friends who spend too much time misquoting The Sopranos and drinking beer, this is terrifying and delightful in equal measure. “The song is mostly about post-failed relationships identity crises. Partly about just bollocksing everything up”, explains Mark Brown. A…
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