ASC – Proton/Electron

ASC grew up listening to motown, techno and UK hardcore and started out as a DJ. These influences can clearly be seen in his latest single. Rhythmic like a pulsating heartbeat and electronic in an alien sort of way, … Read More

Dr Meaker – Shak Out

Out on the 28th of January, Shak out is the latest single from Bristol band, Dr Meaker. The band have received critical acclaim from BBC radio and have been featured on Channel 4’s Skins for their debut album, A … Read More

The Traps – Calypso

Y’know how sometimes music just sounds, for lack of a better word, cool? You hear a record and you think, “my God, these guys are doing something new and amazing and I should really get on board if I … Read More

NELL BRYDEN – Shake The Tree

Classically trained cello player Nell Bryden has a sound more focused on American folk, blues, jazz and country. She’s a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter whose musical roots lie in her native New York.

Her single Shake The Tree is taken … Read More

VALERIE JUNE – You Can’t Be Told

Folk, blues and country singer-songwriter Valerie June is a Tennessee native who merges gospel with bluegrass and Appalachian music. She’s a talented and beautiful woman with old-school dreadlocks.

Her single You Can’t be Told will be released on March … Read More

LANRE – Má Gbàgbé

London based Nigerian singer-songwriter and musician Lanre creates excellent folk and soul music. Critically acclaimed, she’s influenced by her African heritage and has extensively toured with award winning gospel collective GK Real.

Her single Ma Gbagbe, released on the … Read More

Futur Primitif – Nuclear Shockwave

Futur Primitif are an electronic/electric folk duo (light on the electronics), and is the brainchild of exceptional singer-songwriter Daniel Lefkowitz. Completed by synth and drum machine programmer Jared Elmore, Futur Primitif make crackly, distorted indie folk, with ‘Nuclear Shockwave’ … Read More

Miss Terry Blue – Hush

Sometimes when I really take a step back and look at the music that is popular on the airwaves and the ipods, and take a good look at the music that I listen to personally, it blows my mind … Read More

Phil Tangent – Restitution/Squaring the Circle

Dull and monotonous, there’s little of interest or creativity here. It’s another repetitive drum and bass track, a beat humming along in the background, vocal samples occasionally making an appearance, and uninteresting riffs, neither developed nor juxtaposed. It may … Read More

Ellie Lawson – Insights

There’s nothing especially wrong with this EP from Ellie Taylor, but at the same time, there’s nothing especially remarkable about it either. Mostly comprised from acoustic almost folk-like numbers, and with slightly portentous lyrics, it’s a perfectly pleasant but … Read More