Wild Celia are the indie pop duo of school friends Eimile and Tommy who have recently signed to Marquee Records. Inspired by ’70s and ’80s alternative artists like Kate Bush and Fleetwood Mac, their new track is a deeply emotive one. It’s called Waiting for the Love.
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The New Nostalgia are a London-based alternative rock band which came to be when members and old university friends Patrick, James, Sam and Charles went on a trip to Amsterdam. Since their formation, they’ve proved popular on stage in both the Netherlands and here in the UK. September 2022 marks the release of their debut album. It’s called BLEED & BLOOM. Here’s my track by track rundown.
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Rivals are an American pop rock band that have graced the pages of this blog a few times before. Now they’re back with another hard-hitting emo banger. It’s called Bleeding Star.
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The Confederation are a Coventry-based soul and jazz collective who have been featured on this blog a few times now. We’ve been impressed with their atmospheric arrangements and storytelling lyrics, and their latest is no exception. It’s called Tailspin.
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Hailing from Queensland, Australia, Sahara Beck is an electronic pop artist who I first discovered for the blog last autumn. At the time she wowed me with her single Kryptonite, a track that features on her recently released EP, so I was keen to check out some more of her music. Here’s my track by track review of And Her Kryptonite.
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I went to see Footloose with some reservations. I knew it was based on the 1980s movie and expected the usual formulaic plot. What I wasn’t prepared for was the extraordinary energy of the production and I came out buzzing.
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Oh My God! It’s The Church are a London-based alternative rock act who have a live show like no other. I was fortunate enough to catch it a few years back at Fibbers before it closed down. So, when I saw they had new music out, I knew I had to give it a spin. Their latest is called Kiss My ApocaLips.
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Justin Larkin is an American folk and acoustic singer songwriter whose new country blues track No Gravestone caught my attention.
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Good Hustles are a Nottingham-based alternative rock band who have just released their new EP Apes. The band’s sound has been described as “consistently exhilarating” by BBC Introducing’s Dean Jackson and they’ve been twice voted as “Nottingham’s best band”, I was keen to check it out. Here’s my track by track review.
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