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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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CoolTop20’s New Release – Nod My Head by Sam Lambeth and the Four Chords
by Lean at CoolTop20 https://cooltop20.com Sam Lambeth is a singer-songwriter from Wolverhampton (UK). Over the years, his music has been heard on BBC Radio One and Kerrang. He has performed in front of 25,000 people at Molineux football stadium, and had press coverage in NME and Louder than ...
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