Post-hardcore trio Wax Futures have announced details of their debut seven-track EP A History of Things to Come, released via Hometown Strategies & Distorted Tapes on 10th March 2014 as a limited edition screen-printed CD & digital download. Order from HERE

“Playing warm, compelling folk pop with a dash of jazz, Alva is like a poppier Tori Amos or bluesy Regina Spektor.” - For Folks Sake 

“Both fetching and sultry, Leigh’s brand of piano folk/pop has also earned her a rep as one of Nashville’s brightest young talents. In a city where piano-pounders and crooners are a dime a diva, what separates Leigh from the bunch is a knack for subtlety as well as a penchant to leave her listeners wanting more” - Nashville Scene.com

Iggy Azalea has just dropped the incredible new video for her latest single 'Fancy ft. Charli XCX' on VEVO.  The video see's Iggy and Charli XCX transported back to the 90s to pay homage to the 1995 cult classic film 'Clueless'.  

Following the worldwide release of their critically acclaimed, widely adored and mammoth debut album, MEN, Quiet Marauder press on by releasing second single, Accidental Voyeur on  through Bubblewrap Collective.

Former Bostonians, and newly Brooklyn based grunge pop trio known as Sugar Bomb! have not only been openly accepted by their new community, but have been a main focal point of new inspiration and life to the music scene.

The track was released on March 3rd - and fans and critics alike are excited.

Union Chapel show sells out as Ásgeir announces two new singles:

‘Going Home’ b/w ‘Dreaming’ (7th April) +

‘Here It Comes’ b/w ‘Heart-Shaped Box’ (Record Store Day 7”, 19th April)

When Magnet hails your first release as the work of "an elliptical and underrated genius", the bar is set high. However, with each release following Slow Road To Tiny Empire (Rykodisc), Gordon Zacharias, along with an ever-changing cast of East Coast heavyweights he refers to as "Fan Modine", has delivered on that initial promise. 

“Revelling in her new-found artistic freedom. Ellis-Bextor is a star” - The Telegraph

“An album with a melancholy Balkan heart. Remodelling herself could be the best thing Ellis-Bextor has done in years” - The Guardian

“Introduces Ellis-Bextor as a singer of real depth. A great album” - Evening Standard

“A more stately kind of pop” - Mojo

Combining Brit-punk grit with a distinctive pop jangle, Cambridge five-piece 28 Boulevard are set to release their latest five-track EP, Sunclouds on the 7th of April 2014.

XSARA is a singer songwriter and lead vocalist of the band 'XSARA', a fusion of jazz pop and funk that is made into a vision of colour. She is a talent that has much to give and is ready to explode on to the musical scene, catch XSARA on tour and be prepared for her next release. She is elegant with razor sharp wit, she also likes tattoos, what more can you ask for in a lady?

Experimental Canadian outfit Aidan Knight will release their new album Small Reveal in the UK on April 7th 2014, through Outside Music.

2014 is fast shaping up as the year that rock strikes back. With the recent announcement that more rock albums were sold last year than any other genre, the next twelve months are seeing guitars storm back in a big way, and in the vanguard of the new rock explosion are Fiction Records' newest signings Little Matador.

Mancunian BIPOLAR SUNSHINE has teamed up with Nottingham producer and Strangerzoo label/collective founder KIRK SPENCER for this dark take on an exceptionally happy track. 

NEW SINGLE ‘PEACHES’ RELEASED ON 7TH APRIL

Yes folks, I am proud to announce that the next instalment of The Listening Post will be available to listen to and download from March 18th. I was hoping to get it all done and ready for you on March 17th but after a hectic couple of days in London followed by a Car Boot sale and copious amounts of manly gardening, I just ran out of time….

Reggae-dub upstarts The Skints are pleased to announce their new EP, ‘Short Change’ - the first release on their own independent label Penny Drop Recordings - due out on 31st March.

“Impresses right from the opening track. Those piano intros grab the listener every time” Mojo

“Jaunty piano inviting Elton John and Carole King comparisons”  The Observer

Dublin band PictureHouse have teamed-up with Irish visual artist Barry Jazz Finnegan to create a striking video for Rules of Science, their new single in tribute to Nelson Mandela.