CoolTop20’s In the spotlight: Lee Bailey
by Lean at https://cooltop20.com Lee Bailey is an indie folk singer-songwriter hailing from South Yorkshire (UK). He made his debut with the single ‘Dry’ and has released five singles in total since. His latest release ‘Closer To You’ is in our Cool Top 20 chart. Time to ask Lee some questions about his ...
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Interview with Hello Amnesia: ‘The lyrics are related to someone I know but ambiguous enough to avoid the politics of it’
London-based international five piece rock band Hello Amnesia have released their stomper of a second single ‘Suzy Blue’ today (18 March), taken from their debut EP ‘Retrograde’, out on 13 May 2022. The band comprises Welsh/Kiwi frontman Sean Arkless, Italian keys player and backing vocalist Marco Ragozza, ...
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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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