There was a moment in the middle of last year when a piece of music made time stand still and we fell just a little bit in love with the singer-songwriter behind it. That was when we heard Roxanne De Bastion for the first time. We knew that she was going places. Less...
The Black Leaders went down a storm with Angry Baby readers when we featured their sophomore album Take It Easy back in 2016. Their follow-up Fix of Love is scheduled for release on 8 March and promises the same provocative rock edge. Before you read on, The Black...
Polish-born and York-based Ola Szmidt offers uniquely soulful dream-music. Threading vocal improvisations through exquisitely constructed musical loops, she deliver a delicious melange of sound. Sit back, relax and be transported to somewhere blissfully strange...
There is a certain excitement in discovering a new band just as they hit their stride. With the release of the profoundly-titled To Be My Own, New Desert Blues presents an assured and consistent debut album. This is a band that knows their style and inhabits it...
Having spotted Lorna Dea some time ago and enjoyed her debut EP, Little Spark, back in 2016, we've been wondering when she would pop up on our radar again with more of her deliciously addictive pop sounds. Lorna has been working hard on her new EP Comfort Zone, which...
Music can be about much more than pleasing tunes and engaging lyrics. Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Steve Benjamins brings a touch of introspection to his single "Manhood", exploring what it takes to be masculine at a time when male behaviour is...
The build-up for Never Closer was intense, in part because of UK songwriter and broadcaster Tom Robinson's introduction and updates on the album's Pledge Music site, but also through the impact of Raphael's intensely confessional poem "I Come From Ireland", released...
Sometimes a favourite artist goes so 'under the radar' with a release that we almost miss it. That's what Robb Murphy did towards the end of last year. He wrote, recorded and released 'North Star' so quickly it almost went past in a blur. It's definitely a song for...
