Interview with Nelson Sobral: ‘Willie Nelson and Otis Redding are two of my favourite songwriters, if they wrote a song together, it would sound like this’
Toronto-based soul singer Nelson Sobral has out his second album Second Arrow earlier this month, a beautiful album that he describes as 'for Saturday nights and for Sunday mornings'. 'Second Arrow' is a reference to a Buddhist saying, according to Sobral: 'If someone does you harm, that's the first arrow,' he said. ...
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Interview with Hope and Social: ‘We’re quite keen to take elements of Jigsaw into the next record’
Rambunctious Leeds-based six piece soul/funk band Hope and Social are bringing pop elements into the mix, as they take their sound in a new direction. Hilariously, they describe themselves as ‘a bit like a Yorkshire E-Street Band…meets Arcade Fire…meets The Faces…meets Dexys Midnight Runners…meets ...
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Interview with Connor Berry: ‘I like to write songs with hidden messages, you have to dip into it’
Chesterfield, UK-based Connor Berry released his incredibly accomplished debut single 'Mr. Rain' last month, an intricate and nuanced track that pays homage to The Beatles and Electric Light Orchestra. 'Mr. Rain' is the first song that he has completed, according to the the 17 year old: 'I was sat on my bed, it was ...
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Interview with The Avenues: ‘We’re trying to find the space that’s not utilised enough between indie pop and punk’
Hull indie rock band The Avenues are gearing up to release their next two singles, 'Every Morning' and 'Admit Nothing' around July this year. The band comprises Tom Foston (vocals), Ollie Brown (backing vocals and lead guitar), Joe Galloway (bass) and Kurt Jackson (drums). Foston and Jackson have known each other ...
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Interview with The Niftys: ‘We start with the riffs and the melodies, it’s about the feeling of the song’
Albacete grunge rock band The Niftys are working on their next as of yet untitled song, which has big echoes of Pearl Jam. The Spanish band comprises Anita (vocals), Ángel Luis (drums), Fer (bass) and Toño (guitar). Toño and Anita have been a couple for the past 14 years and Fer is a long-time friend of hers. ...
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Interview with Amelia Coburn: ‘We couldn’t find the title for the EP for ages but it’s in ‘Oh Captain’, so it fits, metaphorically and literally. I liked the idea of the ebb and flow of life.’
Middlesbrough folk singer Amelia Coburn has released her single ‘Please Go Gently’ today (4 March), a beautiful tribute to her grandfather and the first track from her upcoming EP, ‘The Ebb and The Flow', which explores age, mortality and navigating the way through the unpredictability of life, and which will ...
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Interview with Daytime TV: ‘I’m a big melody person, they drop into my head and I’ll build something from that’
Daytime TV, a four-piece alt-rock band based in Edinburgh and London, will release their debut album Nothing’s On But Everyone’s Watching next week (25 February), which weighs in on humanity and alienation, failed relationships, mental health and our sometimes warped relationship with technology and social ...
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