Bastille took us to the future on Friday night in a visual spectacular on a grand scale.

After witnessing the stripped down, laid back album launch sow in Bristol a month or so ago, we were keen to experience the full shebang Bastille show and were certainly not disappointed.

With Easter weekend out of the way, it’s time to detox from chocolate eggs and indulge yourselves with another 9 tracks from some brilliant unsigned bands and artists.

Whilst you were all scoffing your way through your Easter treats, yours truly was busy scanning the web for killer new music that will keep you entertained until you get back to normal.

I’ve selected 9 incredible acts to showcase for you, again, there’s something for everyone on the playlist including Trip-Hop, rock, electronica and just about everything in between.

It’s not every day that you get to chat to the front man of a band that have made such a mark on the UK music scene. I first heard of The Amazons years back when they were just starting out and after falling in love with their first two albums, I was keen to learn more about what had gone into their next long player titled ‘How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me?’ set for release on 2nd September.

We chatted about the direction that the band are going in, how the global pandemic affected them, a very amusing story about being bitten by a horsefly at Reading Festival resulting in a piggyback ride from a member of Enter Shikari and Matt’s favourite memories of their recent arena tour supporting Royal Blood.

They’ve been on a 7 date tour of the UK with Jah Wobble & The Invaders of the Heart, Wasted Youth and Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls in support. Tonight was the finale of the tour and saw the tour bus pull up outside the O2 Academy in Bristol for the final hurrah, we were there to capture the action.

My anticipation for this much delayed gig rocketed to levels far above the sky in recent days - yes, a gig originally scheduled for April 2020, put off and put over not once, but twice. The ‘Re-Animator’ LP had endured a muted release, despite containing some startlingly brilliant songs from surely the most exciting band of the last 15 years.

Well folks, it has finally happened, we have reach a landmark with musomuso.com, today heralds the 50th playlist that we have featured on the site. Granted, I’ve been doing playlists for some time now but I’ve never really tracked them through so I lose count as to the actual number that I’m up to.

With 50 playlists under our belts, we expect sponsors to come flocking in with ludicrous offers or equipment, music and maybe even cold hard cash but if not, you know what? we don’t care, we LOVE what we do here at musomuso and hope that you (the listeners) enjoy it too.

Since the tail end of 2020 when we started to publish these playlists, we have helped exactly 450 acts to get their music out to a wider audience and hopefully allowed them to open more doors as a result. It really is that simple, we publish the playlists, you listen to the music on them, simple!

So, what have we in store for #50? Are there any special guests? high profile acts? in a word….no! BUT, you will find another 9 stunningly talented acts who thoroughly deserve to be here.

We received news of Mark Nevin's new album 'While The Kingdom Crumbles' which is set to be released on April 22nd, you'll probably remember him from his time in Fairground Attraction and also his work with Morrissey, Kirsty MacColl and Sandie Shaw.

Another playlist closer to the magic 50 but lets not wait for that, lets celebrate the incredible talent that have been lucky enough to make it onto #49!

I have been scouring the tracks over at musosoup.com where I am fortunate enough to locate about 90% of the acts that get added to the playlists and there is certainly no shortage of amazing acts out there that deserve 5 minutes of your hard earned time.

If you can spare 5 minutes, how about sparing 30 minutes in order to listen to all 9 of the acts on the playlist, maybe you can do so on your daily commute, or at lunchtime if you’re alone? either way, do try and make the time to check it out.

NASS IS BACK BY EPIC PROPORTIONS ACROSS FOUR DAYS, EIGHT STAGES, FIFTEEN AREAS, SKATE AND BMX PROS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, PLUS HUNDREDS OF WORLD-CLASS ARTISTS

“Small World might just have the biggest heart of any Metronomy record yet” - Rolling Stone UK
“The British indie-synth-pop troupe are at their jolliest here, clopping into your happy place on a jaunty Chicago house bassline” - The Guardian
“Metronomy are hitting pause on coy indie electronica and exploring more straightforward, heart-on-sleeve material for their new album ‘Small World’” - NME

As usual, I didn’t have to dig that far before a barrage of quality tuneage came rumbling my way, so much so, I have enough for a couple more playlists this side of the month.

We had entries in from all over the world and the content is a proper mixed bag, dare I say ‘something for everyone’, I think as long as you love discovering new music, then there really is something for you!

As usual, our feature acts can be found below the embedded playlist, give them a click, a like or a share, if their music moves you, get involved, don’t be afraid to contact the band directly and tell them HOW their music moved you, I’m sure that they’ll be over the moon to hear from you!

This playlist has another 9 tracks from some of the world’s finest unsigned acts and again, I have trawled the globe to bring you only the finest there is to offer.

Please pay particular attention to Lou Hill (bio below), the track I chose from his debut album is an absolute smasher if you like your poetry and I for one will be keeping a very close eye on this phenomenal artist.

As usual, the bios and social links for our featured acts are below, go check them out and learn a bit more about them if you have time. In the meantime, buckle up and get ready for the new playlist.

It’s Saturday, take a well deserved deep breath and know that for most people, they get two days off before their alarm clocks ring again, stirring your bodies from sleep to sit at a desk for another 37.5 hours of work before they can clock off again for the weekend!

What’s that? It’s only been 24 hours since the last playlist came out? I know, but as I said in the last playlist, I am running a couple of days behind so I am doing what I can to catch up…..

This playlist has another 9 tracks from some of the world’s finest unsigned acts and again, I have trawled the globe to bring you only the finest there is to offer.

It’s finally Friday, I’m a few days behind with my playlist schedule but it can’t be helped as I’ve been all over the place this week, I can only do my best to get them out on time!

I’ve spent a couple of days in Bristol this week working which was fun, I managed to find a great Lebanese restaurant which I will most definitely be returning to the next time I am on a stopover!

For this playlist, I have added 9 super talented bands and artists to the list, they come from all over the place so expect the unexpected!

To celebrate his latest album, Jack embarked on a 12 date UK tour which kicked off at the Plymouth Pavilions and finishes up at London’s Eventim Apollo.

It was on this tour that we sent two of our newest recruits to the O2 Academy in Newcastle to catch Jack’s live show, would it be awash with middle aged ladies all trying their best to launch their panties onto the stage (a la Tom Jones) or would it be more of a wholesome night of entertainment? Read on to find out….

Colchester based punk band Pet Needs have had a whirlwind 12 months or so following the release of their first LP ‘Fractured Music Party’ on Xtramile recordings, produced by record company stable mate, Frank Turner. The album is a belter and having seen them supporting Frank at his end of lockdown (mid lockdown as it turned out) ‘The Gathering’ roadshow I couldn't wait to see them in a more suitable environment, a small sweaty venue with a very passionate crowd.

After hearing that Portland, Oregon musician Jesse Carsten (aka Half Shadow) was due to release his 3rd studio album (At Home With My Candles) on April 8th, we wanted to get in touch and chat to him about the making of the album and exactly what went into it. Whilst we were there, we also asked him about his early musical memories, first live gig that he attended, influences and his dream festival lineup. For al of this and much more, read on….

This playlist is a mish-mash of bands and artists from every corner of the earth, some very interesting ones in there to check out and learn about. Our featured artists are listed underneath the playlist feature, please take a few minutes to check them out if you can, maybe have a browse whilst you’re listening to their track on the playlist.

See you on the other side.

I don’t think I have any live shows pencilled in this week which is a good thing as I have been very busy covering the IDLES show in Cardiff last week, Cory Wong the week before in Bristol and most recently, the awesome Alabama 3 in Exeter, it’ll be nice to have a few days off to catch up on loose ends!

This playlist is full of great new tracks from 9 bands and artists but I only have 1 featured artist to tell you about so please take some time to learn more about her and give her a follow on the socials if you like what you hear.

This playlist is again, very strong, I know that I say that a lot but the calibre of music that I am receiving for the playlists is literally getting better and better every time, it’s amazing what you can produce in a decent studio in half day these days!

If you like what you hear, please take a moment to check out the bios from our featured acts, they can be found below the embedded playlist. If you love the band you’re listening to, click on their social channels and show them some love.