Kelly Pepper’s new track Wishing is a powerful and memorable take on an absolute classic song from the 70’s; Rose Royce’s Wishing On A Star. Production aside, what Kelly brings to this one is an almighty vocal performance, loaded with style and strength, making something of the past seem completely fresh. She offers a brand new … Continued

Drum & BassPop

Bloom is the soulful new EP from Tolu Salako; it’s one that fuses extensive experience and passion in singing, with a well traveled, emotional and reflective songwriting style. Tolu Salako sings about optimism and the good things in life. It’s exactly the kind of music we need more of, those positive vibes, those joyful beats … Continued

R&BSoul

Something entirely incomparable. Incredibly unique, and fortunate in such a way as to have possibly the best vocalist of the past ten years. Nothing But Thieves – An irreplaceable, almost effortless band. Incredible to watch, absolute goosebumps. What’s great is that they’re clearly a close group of friends, enjoying what they do, playing great music, … Continued

MetalPopRock

There doesn’t seem to be a single video or track out by Vaults that is not brilliant. Incredibly intriguing lyrics, with a flawless rise and fall within the music, and beautiful, honest vocals. This is what we’d call softly powerful sounds, or quietly loud escapism; music with feeling, expressed in just the way we need … Continued

Trip-Hop

With all that is wrong in the world right now, so many of us want to make a difference, we want to show support – it’s just difficult sometimes to know quite where to begin. Change is always possible, you can trust in that, but you have to use your voice; you have to stand up for what … Continued

DanceElectronicaPop

The first I heard of them was a straight up introduction to a live show at The Troubadour, London. They were as brilliant then as they are in studio form. ‘Wake in Fright’ sounds the same live as it is below, except for one important detail; at the live show, you get to witness the relentless raw energy … Continued

IndieRock

A calm, confident, soothing voice, almost whispering; words about love, and family, and life – times gone by and times ahead. You never know what to expect when you press play sometimes. The genre isn’t the key; sometimes it just clicks. This is a beautiful, flawlessly crafted track, with stunning lyrical content and a gorgeous, striking … Continued

Hip-HopRap

And now for just a little something I absolutely love. A perfect anthem to see out the summer this year. Not massively in need of a social push, the track stormed to number 1 in the UK charts within just a week of being released, but we don’t discriminate here at Stereo Stickman. Turn it … Continued

DanceElectronica