Slick and soaring guitar riffs bring the live rasp and roll of soul-rock back to centre stage. The sensational live band Isaac Sloane & The Sound Brigade blend fast-fingered guitar solos with colourful keys, horns, funky basslines and live drums. Their superb new single Old Man Mercury blends jazz, funk and Southern Americana, to top off an impressive and addictively uplifting repertoire.
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Simple acoustic good vibes and great rhythm brings soul and songwriting together in a likable way. Texas-based artist Carl Scogland is a pleasure to let guide you into a joyful mood, and HoneyBee is a beautifully timeless folk-pop single with a twist of something Americana-like in its confidence and character.
Introducing a raw and rather audacious take on a classic Nina Simone hit, Texas-born artist and experimental performer Konrad Kinard brings a twist of neo-jazz and Americana, to the instantly recognisable I Put A Spell On You.
Dropping intense rock riffs and lush vocals, a conceptual depth that’s rare and refreshing, and a fine testament to the deserved talent and strength of their songwriting – Texas four-piece Call My Bluff release perhaps their most iconic single yet.
The connection resounds and comforts, a softness that’s celebratory and calming – Mark Winters blends folk and acoustic pop with timeless positivity, for Man In The Sky.
Better Red Than Dead loops out to intensely hypnotise its audience, as we fall deeper under the spell of this intricate analysis and presentation of psychological strain and suffering; daily life consumed by nuclear threat, inner turmoil, and cultural division.
Psychedelic hard-rock with an authenticity and weight that’s quick to take you back through the portal of music history. Iron King Stag carve out a classic four-track collection, with their explosive and raw, self-titled EP.
Brian Wooten, Darin Murphy and Jeff Clark – three superb musicians, a trio of diverse yet equally impressive backgrounds – present this boldly entertaining and conceptually provocative rock opera. The story is that of a famous musician, Max Million, briefly feeling a clear chemistry with a woman in a café, before taking to the stage and collapsing from apparent road fatigue…
Piano-led indie pop and breathy vocals depict a contemporary sense of influence amidst a poetic and personal style of writing. Argentinian artist Pilar Victoria, now based in Texas, rises up from intimate and acoustic to anthemic and bold, with the increasingly likable single Headphones.
Bad Bubble never fails to drive with the soul and the honest search for connection and understanding. War is its own creative beast entirely, beautiful and heartbroken, perhaps relatable to many but also unflinchingly personal.
“The thing I love about rock music is that it’s just raw & full-on, in a way I don’t experience from other genres. There’s a primality to it.”
Showcasing a natural affinity for songwriting, backed by a lifetime immersed in music, Jim Wyly brings together Folk, Soul and Americana tones with strong grooves and dreamy melodies, for his new collection of stories and songs Eclectic Tales.