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Discovery: The Hypnotiks Tell A Modern Tale Through Classic Grooves in Stone Cold Sober

01/05/2026 Graeme Smith

Paris, France’s The Hypnotiks are a genuinely unconventional act. Built around a core lineup of musicians, they also deploy a stable of guest singers, meaning no two of their tracks are truly alike.

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EP Review: Pshonka – Cities of Skin

17/11/202222/11/2022 Graeme Smith

Pshonka is a Ukrainian-born, Brisbane, Australia-based alternative pop artist who has just caught my attention thanks to her new EP. A feast of dark fantasy and ’80s synths, it’s called Cities of Skin.

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Discovery: Axis Neptune

15/11/2022 Graeme Smith

Axis Neptune is a Scarborough-based musician and producer who has just caught my attention thanks to his new, introspective single Solar.

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Album Review: Holy Coves – Druids and Bards

31/10/2022 Graeme Smith

Holy Coves are an indie rock band based on Holy Island, Wales. They’ve already received a ton of support from BBC Radio Wales, and BBC Radio London and can count Huw Stephens and Adam Walton among their fans. Despite all that, they are new to us, and have just hit my radar thanks to their new album Druids And Bards.

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New Music: Garvie – Decisions Decisions

27/10/2022 Graeme Smith

Garvie is becoming a bit of a familiar face on our blog – or at least the pixelated 8-bit version of him is. He came to my attention at the start of the year and since then we’ve featured a steady stream of his songs. His latest pushes the pop envelope. It’s called Decisions Decisions.

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New Music: Duckwrth – Sneaky and Pray

25/10/2022 Graeme Smith

Duckwrth is a rapper and pioneering hip hop artist who first hit our radar way back in 2019. Since then we’ve been following his career closely, sharing no less than five further tracks from him. Now he’s back with two single releases from his new EP Chrome Bull – Sneaky and Pray.

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New Music: Faerie – K-town

24/10/2022 Graeme Smith

New York, USA-based indie pop and rock artist Faerie, real name Christine Lam, has appeared before on our blog, but not since Spring last year when I discovered her through her dreamy track Re: Invite To The Moon. It’s great to welcome her back with her new, wonderous track K-town.

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EP Review: Lia Nxieta – Soul Scapes

20/10/2022 Graeme Smith

Lia Nxieta is a Zurich, Switzerland-based alternative pop and R&B artist who I first discovered last autumn through her sultry track and video Good Boy. Since then, she’s been working on her debut EP, which was recently released. Consisting of four tracks that show the different sides of her sound, it’s called Soul Scapes.

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New Music: Sophomooreik – No Time

20/10/2022 Graeme Smith

Sophomooreik is North London-based rapper and grime artist Liam Moore. We’ve been featuring his music on the blog since 2019 and now he’s back with a new one. All about letting go of the negative, it’s the start of the journey for his forthcoming EP EASYAS. It’s called No Time.

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