New Music

LIVE: Yak – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham 26.02.15

With only two songs online, Yak are managing to stir up quite a storm with their boisterous brand of unruly rock. Playing a homecoming show of sorts (two members of the band hail from nearby Wolverhampton), the band showcased exactly why…

Discovery of the Week: Jasia

I was jealous of Jasia before I’d even heard how talented he was musically. He’d lived in Jamaica, the U.S and Australia all by the age of 18, whereas I’ve been in Manchester for my entire 18 years – I…

New Track: Common Ground – ‘The Rules Of Life’

Formed in Kilwinning Ayrshire in December 2013, Common Ground are a five piece led by charismatic front-man Wullie on vocals and also featuring Sean McKay on lead guitar, Lee Robertson on rhythm guitar, Chris Price (Posh Boy) on bass, with…

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LIVE: The Wave Pictures – The 100 Club, London 25.02.15

It’s pretty criminal that The Wave Pictures have been plugging away at this music lark for so long and haven’t gained more widespread attention. I suppose in an industry so often dominated by smoke screens over substance you can see…

Ones to Watch: …And The Hangnails

With March seeing the release of their latest single ‘Everybody’s Luck’, and their new album Dog on its way this year, …And The Hangnails are definitely ones to keep an eye on in the coming months. The York duo (Martyn Fillingham…

New Track: Beach Baby – ‘Ladybird’

Beach Baby originally got together at the musically enriched Goldsmiths College in London. Originally started by co-vocalists Ollie and Lawrence, who advertised looking for members to join their (what was previously) folk-fuelled sound and dual writing partnership, bassist Iraklis swiftly joined the…

Flight Facilities – Down To Earth

Australian production duo Flight Facilities have a new video for their track ‘Down To Earth’ and it’s taking them stratospheric. It features Hollywood star Sam Rockwell dancing his way through a diner and is choreographed by Vince Patterson who has…