In late 2020, the North East musician RJ Thompson released his second album, Lifeline, a deeper, more honest collection of songs that is inherently personal, reflecting on his childhood, relationships and navigating today's digital world. Interspersed with the spoken...
New York based Kiirstin Marilyn's new album, released in October, is an album like no other I've heard this year. There are No Cats in America is a thirteen track look at the human race, our relationships with each other, with animals and with society in general, and...
Leeds band Artio (Hol Brazill, Ieuan Jones and Rob Arkle) released their third EP in September, finding that the pandemic fuelled creativity and so ventured into the studio to record, live music laying somewhere between limited and non-existent these days. Stand...
Every now and again, you hear a band that screams out fun, imagination and creativity. Novelty Island, the brainchild of Tom McConnell is one such band. Raised between Liverpool and Newcastle, Tom is now based in London and works on Novelty Island material from the...
Conceived to the sounds of early 80’s new wave and nurtured by brit pop and rock, Backspace brings you their EP Boys. Although labelled as indie Alt-pop there is a definite rock vibe from their tracks, signalling their influence from bands such as The Libertines and...
Just when you thought you'd heard everything, Benji Tranter and The Well Adjusted Individuals put a new spin on things with At The Launderette, four tracks of fun that transform everyday mundanity into a collection of quirky delights. Jazz, blues, rock, country, pop,...
