Just eighteen years old and already writing songs with genuinely great hooks and fearlessly unforgiving lyrics. Mia Mathilda is intriguing, a long-form story-teller and pianist with a deeply complex lyrical approach, and all of this is highlighted brilliantly, through the boldly unique but piercingly satisfying Radical Acceptance.
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Bringing back the sheer energy and grit of rock and punk, with a vocal and production twist that’s easily distinct – Stoke-on-Trent band Whooligans deliver a distorted anthem of simple, nostalgic listing and confident scorn for the rat-race.
Originality matters more than ever, and this could be in your lyrics, your voice, your performative energy, your production or intentions. It could be combination of all of these. In this case, Sara Diana walks along a line that’s fairly nostalgic and familiar, but quickly captures a sense of pure identity and story that’s entirely her own.
Soulful pop-rock with stunning vocals, a poetic songwriting thread and catchy melodies, organic grooves – a touch of harmonised wonder to light up the bigger moments. MCVEIGH capture a lane somewhere between the likes of Sam Fender and Nothing But Thieves, with The Thief Of Leaving.
Find something unique and bring your creativity, passion and character into the process. An ambient artistic production, blending healing frequencies, subtle white noise and space, with delicate expressions on the harp.
Bristol-based composer and musician The Celtic Harper explores ‘the quiet power of vulnerability’, with the increasing warmth and wonder of Innocence.
Huge drum and bass vibes, the nostalgic waves of bass and the euphoric female voice – a fresh songwriting thread to back up a clear level of ability and attention to detail from the producer. JAGWAG delivers a nostalgic anthem to light up the space, with Over You. Melancholic but empowered in both topic and … Continued
A simple piano part, familiar and warm, with stunning vocals injecting a catch progression from folk-pop to big-ballad. Skittish deliver a seductively soulful performance and song, with the timelessly divine Mother Nature.
Queensland contemplative pop singer and songwriter Shar gets introspective and confronting, with the lo-fi indie-rock single misery.
In honour of the children needlessly suffering around the world in warzones, specifically dedicated to Imran Khair in Aleppo, Syria, Lillia Kysil gifts powerful and impassioned vocals, to a heartfelt EDM track with a boldly euphoric energy.
Six years strong and a fine testament to their unwavering passion for and increasing presence within the alternative rock realm. UK five-piece The Straights highlight the very best of their poetic songwriting, gritty and relatable vocals, and fiercely rising instrumental intensity, with the compelling scenery, sounds and ideas of Remedy.
Tech House with a twist, a creative revisioning of the electronic dance realm – a brilliantly intense beat, distorted bass and riffs at the forefront, and a classic hip hop vocal and groove interwoven alongside. Shawn Matthew crafts a catchy anthem of a modern house track, with the genre-fusing addictive energy of Work To The Beat.
LE BRUIT present a brilliantly original, engaging and interesting alt-folk style, both immersive and satisfying, whilst maintaining a clear edge of unpredictable artistry – as the passion rises and the melodies tumble down their own rabbit hole of wonder.