"Distant Lullaby is the sort of song that UV-TV does better than just about anyone else right now. It’s a giddy jangle with bittersweet melodies and a whole lot of fuzz." - STEREOGUM

“full of lush powerpop jangle and crunch…a perfect two-minute pop song.” - LOUDER THAN WAR

To mark their 25th year as one of the most esteemed imprints in dance music, Hospital Records unleash a ground-breaking dose of 25 brand new remixes, reworks, covers and VIPs of NHS classics, combining pinnacle Hospital figures and friends of the label for an all-encompassing celebration of drum & bass.

I thought it would be fun to list a few classic debut albums and let you lovely people choose which one was your favourite. Please feel free to write a few words about what the album means to you, how you were introduced to the band and whether you're still a big fan!

BULL have done it the hard way too, having formed in 2011 as a creative outlet for Tom Beer (vocals/guitar) and Dan Lucas (guitar) with the additions of Tom Gabbattiss (drums) and Kai West (bass) later. BULL inhabits that distinctly American college-rock genre, citing 90’s influences that range from Pavement to Pixies and Yo La Tengo. Their twitter account describes them as “The English Beatles” - a tongue in cheek depiction, but BULL’s use of vocal harmony and instrumentation certainly nods towards the Fab Four. They write comfortable, groove-oriented guitar music, carefully crafted vocal melodies backed up by rich and warm guitars that don’t shy away from expressive solos.

The most powerful of duos return as ‘Death From Above 1979’ with their fourth studio album: Is 4 Lovers

Is 4 Lovers is a ten-track assault on the senses that traverses from trademark buzzing guitar, fuzz covered synths and processed sneering vocals to softer pop.

Gloria are an Indie-Rock sextet from Lyon in the South East of France. After the desire to create a 60s style girl group, the band was formed from a multitude of individual artists. Following their first album tour across Europe, two further EPs were released in 2018. Gloria returned on 5th March 2021 with their psychedelic pagan rock album Sabbat Matters.

Written & Directed sees Black Honey go darker and heavier on all fronts, without losing the plaudit-winning hooks and sass of their previous outing. They’ve swapped out the vocoders for fuzz pedals and serious riffs as well as collaborating with the likes of Carl Barat (The Libertines), Olly Burton (The Prodigy) and Mike Kerr (Royal Blood) to create a rich and coherent collection of songs.

Rag‘n’Bone Man’s spectacular return continues today with the announcement of UK autumn dates, kicking off with a big hometown arena show at the Brighton Centre, also including London’s Eventim Apollo on November 6th. Tickets on pre-sale March 23rd, and on general sale March 26th here.

‘Written & Directed’ is Black Honey’s second album, following their outstanding self-titled debut released back in 2018 when the world that surrounded the Brighton four piece looked and felt like a very different place.

'Painted with a palette of technicolor sounds; from the jetstream sonics that usher the track into earshot, to the breezy calypso piano loop and acid-trippin’ guitar breaks that inflate its uncontainable sense of optimism, “Havin’ Fun With Pharaoh” drops like a pure holiday for the head’.

I wanted to kick start the ‘Introducing’ features again on the site as I have been neglecting them over the past few months owing to the podcast taking priority. I was approached by a PR manager about a talented soul called Matt Finucane who lives in Brighton, he likes music, writing and horror films but mainly music, in fact he admits that it’s a compulsion.

He’s released a slew of recordings over the past couple of years and is about to drop his new album in April, we caught up with him for a chat.

To celebrate 30 years of Farnborough Groove, Vol 12 will be released on 1st April 2021 and is available to sample/pre-order NOW

It comes in at a staggeringly reasonable £5.99 and is available to purchase via iTunes, it will also be available on all digital platforms.

Jay Moussa-Mann is an idiosyncratic songwriter whose songs draw on myriad sources. A writer and filmmaker, she released her debut album, Little Deaths in 2019. She has been played repeatedly on BBC Introducing, Tom Robinson’s Show on BBC Radio 6, The Bob Fischer Show on BBC Tees, as well as performing live sessions on BBC Radio Tees. Jay has just released her brilliant single 'What Makes You Think?' and is gearing up towards another album release later this year.

Alongside the rescheduled shows, the band have also announced a handful of additional UK dates, with the tour now taking in stops in Lincoln, Bristol, Hull, Liverpool and Leeds.

Detroit, in the 1960s, the home of both soul and punk rock. Smokey Robinson and the MC5. In it's small satellite town of Flint, lived Rick Hickman, a blues guitarist influenced by both of these traditions. Rick channeled these influences into cutting his own 45 on the private press Special Edition Records label and that’s where he expected it to end.

Channelling a broad and sweeping dark-pop appeal, ‘I Confess’ continues the foundations built with ‘Bone Collector’ and creates this wonderfully warm and airy aesthetic in the process. With its rich and ethereal energy running throughout, she has returned with a truly masterful release that sets her far apart from much of what we hear day-to-day in the alt-pop scene.

Having already found a fan in Mary Anne Hobbs, who has played his previous material on her BBC 6 Music show multiple times in recent months, South London-based producer Zaflon is back to his winning ways once again as he delivers his bouncing new single ‘Till The Meds Wear Off (Let’s Dance)’.

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“Leather clad cigarette chomping Outlaws” - CLASH

“Ambition, brutal honesty and ferocity the word’s out, The Howlers are ones to watch” - The Line of Best Fit