Leire delights us all with nostalgia pop treat ‘Back To You’
“I knew I wanted to write a song about my hometown and friends, but I couldn’t find the way to get it right.”
Sister Wanzala share ‘Perfume’
The band joke self-deprecatingly that they have always dreamed of being ‘’shy, retiring but ultimately extremely rich and famous rock stars. However, with each passing release, that dream fades’’.
Saun Santipreecha’s album Dandelye focuses on the relationship between nature, humans, and technology
He wanted to create a sonic womb for the listener that was relaxing and comforting
Ines Rae drops nostalgia-filled single ‘Superhero’
“It’s about growing up and always staying young no matter how old you are and that everyone still has that small child within them.”
Greg Bounce shares ‘Thank U’ from EP Frango Magic
‘Thank U for the good. Thank U for the bad. Thank U for everything in between. The changes in the world led to changes in us. Things that break aren’t always bad.’
FILLY delivers psycho-sweetness with an avant-garde pop remix of Kitters’ New York
It reveals what we crave, how we satisfy our cravings, and the impact these cravings have on us.
Freddie Sunshine’s bustling single “Don’t Keep Me”
Gruff vocals are laid over fractured guitar beats that fizzle with a crackle of distortion to create a dreamy, spacey tune that’s charming, mesmerizing and a little rough around the edges.
ettie shares pop-rock bop ‘Until I Met U’
“The self-described ‘’anxious, gay, caffeinated’’ artist explores her feelings in a new relationship, with refreshingly honest lyrics on a backdrop of pop-punk perfection.”
The Mars McClanes share ‘Wherever You Go’: time to hit the road
If you’ve got a car or a van, and some friends, you’ve got a plan – time to hit the road!
Estella Dawn drops heartwarming new track ‘Orange’
“There’s no place you’d rather be than right there kissing them in that orange living room.”
Cities in Dust offer a unique sound on ‘The Other Son’
It sounds like a Blade Runner film score if it was made by New Order.
Crabitat’s ‘Ounce of Rhymes’: a hilarious yet mature hip hop album with a groovy ’80s style
“I’m showing my age or in general Australian Rappers have an inability to mature”
Introducing Bec Sandridge
“A whole lotta gritty-disco guitars, eighties drum fills and synths and i guess, a kinda weird voice… In a nutshell sad-bangers.”
Go Hawaii share new LP ‘Trespass’ with focus track ‘Dolphin’s Touch’
“We explored different genres, but the intention was always to give voice to our spirit and emotions”
Jennings Couch pens an emotional letter to a younger self on ‘Little Boy’
“The song references the struggles of life as an adult but encourages our younger selves to be strong and push through”
Top 5 Influences Playlist by Hertfordshire electronic duo TIBASKO
“Going back to our love of digging through worldly music, we’ve found Bulgarian Folk music has this
incredibly captivating element to it”
FM meets Carrie Baxter
“You’ was written for my friend’s wife, she was his fiancée at the time and he wanted to write her something (he doesn’t sing lol)”
Super Saiyan Jay drops both energetic and bouncy new single Keep It Direct
“I’m addressing things I’m dealing with and bringing them to the light.”
Introducing gloomy june and their Popsick EP
“In a time where many of us find ourselves glancing back to the glory days of Y2K, Gloomy June’s sound is pure nostalgia fuel.”
Nightingale’s feel-good electronica summer single “Sun”
“I was inspired by the sentimental feelings and emotions that we get when we realise something
amazing is about to finish.”
Alicia Daydreams shines with the single Maze
A love story that reminds us of our innermost and innocent desires
Project21 and Y’urs connect and write the light in the new single Out Of The Dark
“I wrote the song for freedom, peace, love and free expression…into the light”
Rob Johnson’s new album ‘hi’: A powerful, textural, and hypnotic offering
“I am mainly a guitarist but love all kinds of music and explore this on my albums which can take many different turns”
KOKO share a mix of emotions with the new single Bittersweet
“We have all tried to convince ourselves that we’ve found ‘the one’ and that turns out not to be the case.”
Matthew Scott Ragland talks about finding love and getting inspired in his new single
“Can’t Get Over is actually the one song from the EP that I wrote back in the Nelo days.”
Odonian Drifts’ ‘Retroactive Enchantment’ and Top Influences
“Dylan turned me on to everything from French symbolist poetry to Ovid to Appalachian ballads to the King James Bible.”
Gemma Rogers calls us to STOP and look up from our phones
“Switching off and returning to those delicate real time lovely spaces without technology clouding our vision is really important.”
QuickFire Questions with Policy
“The highlight was always getting the work from the collaborators back and listening for the first time to what the song was going to end up being.”
QuickFire Questions with Holly Wild
“Sometimes we just need that one person to believe in us and give us a little push.”
Sam and the Sea’s “Evil Ghosts” and top influences
“I’ve always felt a connection to Elliott Smith and his music, like a secret sad friend you want to protect.”