Great riff-work, a strong groove and a clear organic recording that really takes you to the centre of the live performance. Canadian band Low Winter Sun deliver a smooth-sailing blues-rock hit that’s infectious and thoughtful, with Perpetual Motion.
Pop Rock
The UK’s own Harrison Rimmer reignites the short lines and upbeat energy of pop-rock from a simpler time. Ripped Up Magazine feels like a slept-on single from the likes of Goo Goo Dolls, but it also quickly injects its own sense of clear identity and feeling, and this becomes a true quality of the Harrison Rimmer sound and style.
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.
Glaswegian indie duo The Sundown Social Club let emotional depth and melodic warmth guide the way, as their nostalgic yet vocally fresh storyteller of a single Everybody Needs a Dodge softly pierces through the noise of the scene.
Great production lets the natural rock energy and vocal prowess of Sunrise in Jupiter shine beautifully, for the euphoric summer anthem Take Me Home.
Poetic ballads from ambient and intimate to uplifting and powerful – Bobek’s Mind celebrates the creative production and songwriting of the modern era, with the heartfelt originals of Echo In Love.
Original music fearlessly blending genres, for an eclectic twelve-track album that’s consistently shifting – Eternity the artist lights up the space with the heavy bass and soul-funk of You Are My Groove, before we head further into the depths of Find Me.
Funky guitar rhythms and riding bass lines, a female vocal distantly mixed for a kind of pop-rock meets shoegaze recording aura, later evolving through something of a traditional folk to rock fusion of styles – Lady King & The Aces roll with the creative punches, for Smooth Sailing.
Beautifully introspective songwriting, piercing truths poetically delivered, to feel both intimate and broadly relatable at the very same time – Aftereye set a moody soft-rock vibe, with sleepy vocals and compelling lyrics, for Someday.
Indie trance of evocative and deeply reflective origins. STREAMER capture a cinematic moment of escapism with blissful purity and power, for the enchanting and near-five-minute epic The Island.
‘Won’t let go until you say so’ resounds and repeats, alongside that recognisable riff, and as the music settles in to the long-term memory, the song’s underlying sense of emotional complexity and unrequited love connects all the more intensely.
New music for a new era of contemplation – Sid Dorey sets the mood beautifully, with the opening lyricism and pop-rock euphoria of the five-track EP Middle Seat. Isn’t This Just So Us is the introduction to the project, intriguing lines contrasted by a powerful hook that’s evocative in both performance and production. It’s an … Continued