We're excited to share with you a new Lana Del Rey remix of 'Brooklyn Baby' by prolific French DJ and producer Yuksek.
Yuksek has just unveiled the remix on his soundcloud, which you can check out below;
Read MoreWe're excited to share with you a new Lana Del Rey remix of 'Brooklyn Baby' by prolific French DJ and producer Yuksek.
Yuksek has just unveiled the remix on his soundcloud, which you can check out below;
Read MoreDuke Special has announced his plans for a grand comeback in 2015. Teaming up with Pledge Music for the second time in recent years Duke will release an album composed of entirely new material: Look Out Machines on 30th March 2015.
Read More“Coming on like Bjork fused with Joanna Newsom... painstaking intricacy” – NME
"Sasha Siem makes us own our femininity" – Noisey
“A rhapsodic Fiona Apple-meets-Joanna Newsom rave-up that references crotch-grabbing along the way” - Stereogum
30 years after the release of O.M.D’s Junk Culture comes the remastered 2CD Deluxe Edition. Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys returned to the Virgin Archives to revisit the album.
Read MoreObscure labels appear to be falling over themselves to release soundboard FM broadcasts of late and cash in. Bruce Springsteen in particular may be on course to have his whole 1978 American "Darkness on the Edge of Town" tour released in its entirety at the current rate.
Read MoreWe nipped down to Plymouth on Tuesday 20th January to catch 4 bands playing at The Tiki Bar, on the bill were Black Foxxes, Boston Manor, Choir Vandals and Moose Blood. After their set, we had a brief chat with the bass player from Choir Vandals and asked if he was up for taking part in our 'Introducing' feature, he was, of course he was, who wouldn't be? Anyway, I raced home, penned some questions and emailed them over to the guys to take a look at. It looks like the singer Austin McCutchen drew the short straw, here's how it went....
Read More“Absolutely loving Jake Morley’s ‘Falter’ – beautiful!” Mazin Tappuni, Communion Presents, XFM
“Jake Morley and his impressive band more than have what it takes… an ambitious pop sound that is every bit as bright and sparkly as the main player himself” 4 stars - The Independent
Read MorePeace announce the release of sparkling new single ‘I’m a girl’ which was released for download on January 13th. Written in a ‘tiny converted office unit above a weird clothing factory in Hackney that I was crashing in when I was homeless’ says singer Harrison Koisser, the song is in equal parts loud, thrashing, and thrilling, and deals with the ‘gross’ idea that ‘inside every man there’s a gender defining red faced beast’.
Read More"A spacious, jangling mini marvel" - FACT
"Australian post-punks Nite Fields play dreamy music with a jagged edge" – Stereogum
“Brooding vocals, chugging basslines & gently toying drums resound” – Clash
“A polished sheen few bands can accomplish on their debut” – The 405
“Stunning, echoing & emotive” – Indie Shuffle
Read MoreBristol based production duo GotSome, aka Adam Gorsky & Alex Holmes unveil their new single ‘Vibe Out’ featuring grime pioneer and MC Wiley, released this February, via MTA Records.
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A cold evening in February, what to do? Well, I could have stayed in, ironed a shirt for Monday and made the kids packed lunches OR, I could attend a gig at the Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre where a classic band of immense proportions were playing, it didn’t take me long to make the decision….
Read MoreAs Manchester Academy gears up to play host to the biggest line up of classic indie this May Bank Holiday, the Gigantic Indie All Dayer 2015 Vol 2, is thrilled to make its first announcement of 2015. We are delighted to exclusively confirm THE HIGH as Very Special Guests to headline our second stage.
Read More“Fresh Brit reggae” David Rodigan MBE, BBC Radio 1Xtra
“The multi-racial, male and female ska-punks played what they called “east London reggae” protest music and brought the house down.” The Guardian on Leeds Festival performance, August 2014
Read MoreMad Dog Mcrea are an award winning British folk band from Plymouth, Devon, their music blends a unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy jazz and bluegrass.
We saw that they are set to play in Exeter in March and prior to the show, we thought we'd hook up and have a chat about a multitude of topics such as tales from the road, approaches to recording and the bands bucket list, here's how we got on....
Read MoreSatellite Stories is a Finnish indie band renowned for packing out gig venues despite choosing to record material but release it via their own methods. After a successful UK festival run they were inspired to stick around, opting to record in Kent with producer Simon ‘Barny’ Barnicott (Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Bombay Bicycle Club) and have come up gold with their latest album Vagabonds due for a March 2015 release.
Read MoreUK Goth acoustic rockers CADENCE NOIR have announced details of a short Feb 2015 tour. 'The something sinful tour'' is a 7 date jaunt around the UK where the band will be bringing their energetic live acoustic based rock show to their fans old and new.
Read MoreBorn in the UK but moving to Sligo as a child, Myles Manley started playing music around the same time he learnt to walk. Exiting his teens, this then led to him training as mathematician before abandoning that for a much more sensible career in pop.
Read MoreSlime welcomes back Edinburgh-based producer Blackboxx to the label for his sophomore effort following on from the incredible ‘Sayonara’ EP. Across the last seven months since the release of his debut, Blackboxx has been garnered with praise and support from the garage underground all the way through to mainstream artists like Hannah Wants.
Read MoreYou can catch the band at London's Bush Hall on Tuesday 24th February amidst their run of European shows.
Read MoreCreating their own take on Traditional Celtic folk, Ferocious Dog takes the traditional instruments; fiddles, whistles, mandolins and mixes them up with a bit of raw, buzz saw rock n’ roll attitude. With their unique, aggressive yet feel-good music they tear up venues across the country often bringing their faithful Hell Hounds along for the ride.
We caught up with Dan Booth (fiddle player and co songwriter) and chatted about 'lively' moshpits, THE perfect album and Spinal Tap moments, here's how we got on....
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