Evocatively reflecting on the unconditional love we get from and give to our pets – the wonderful degree of joy, the memories, friendship, and the inevitable pain of losing them – Canadian songwriter Martin Gladstone crafts a timeless folk-pop ode for any and all pet-lovers, with the beautifully hopeful Over The Rainbow Bridge.
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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.
Genre-fusion and quirky storytelling, a hearty dose of intention and some stylish free-playing – an eclectic album, inspired by all things jazz, rock, country. Paul Cann’s latest album feels like an uninhibited ode to creative freedom, and celebrates the joy of that from start to finish.
Acoustic beginnings lay down an organic festival vibe, as singer and songwriter Freddy Even delivers a catchy anthem of an indie track – and one that seems perfectly well-suited to the incoming summer season.
Heavy thrash metal with a fine balancing of the creative freedom to play and the conceptual, atmospheric intention of a bigger project – Ankoth delivers a deadly force of intense metal pace and weight, with the unmistakable Danu’s Decline.
Creatively bringing together a timeless synth and dance-pop arrangement, with deeply personal lyrics and a boldly distinct vocal sound – Revived Echoes delivers a poetically complex ode to romantic longing, with Hypnotised.
UK songwriter and artist DiElle captures the essence of introspective songwriting, uniting thoughts of adventure, travel and storytelling, throughout the reflective and uplifting folk-pop collection that is Atlas.
Ecstasy is the brand new single from the genre-fusing artist and songwriter, and it features a fully-loaded electro-pop production, and fast-paced lyrics that pour through with rightful passion and euphoria as the track rolls along.
Confidently delivering on precisely what the electronic music realm has forever craved – a fine balance between ambient and original, immersive and intentional, creative and captivating. Producer MASS engages the senses, with the atmospheric depth and looping softness to intensity of a conceptually provocative Falling.
Self-defined as the musical reclamation of Peter Bradley, a renowned Labour MP, Brandes leads with a softly rhythmic acoustic folk aura, these ideas and metaphors emerging as both personal and mysterious, while Peter’s voice effectively blurs the line between softly spoken and traditionally melodic.
Great songwriting always resounds, regardless of the setting or recording style. In this case, the authenticity of the studio capture seems to aptly reinforce the realism and appeal of the song. Jumbo Chords deliver an indie-rock classic, for Dennis Wilson.