Music News for Music Lovers
The Nottingham-based rock-pop five-piece, The Mocking Jays, recently released their new single ‘Kiss My Neck’. After speaking to the band they revealed that the song is based on “real events” and is about “having a friend who has only ever been that, and then one night that changing”. The track focuses on the thoughts that…
Let me introduce you to Sunflower Thieves, the female-fronted pop-folk band. Add them to your playlist now and their blissful harmonies will give you shivers, their heartfelt lyrics will move you and their catchy melodies will follow you around all week. Their latest single ‘Two Halves’ is magical and enchanting. It is about a friend…
Kuba Kluza is a talented pianist and singer from Krakow, Poland. He grew up in a house filled with music and he has certainly inherited the musical genes from his parents. This summer he released his debut single, ‘This Time’. It is powerful and stirring and highlights Kluza’s soaring and passionate vocals. It is about…
GUEST REVIEW by John P. Cronin “Well I mean I like to think, I think you know, we’ve been around for 10 years now, that people represent some of our songs, as if to remind them of a time in their life and that’s cool” says Luke Pritchard (singer/songwriter of the Kooks) in a interview…
Sun Arcana, the quartet from Essex, have been busy making a name for themselves since forming in 2016. Their music is fun and inventive – imagine a mixture of Muse and Paramore. Earlier this year they released their debut EP and it is ear-catching, feisty and atmospheric. Put their EP on and you will fall…
Georgia Fearn, the 17 year old singer-songwriter from Camarthen, grew up singing with her grandmother and with her encouragement learnt to play the guitar and began writing songs from the age of nine. Years on she has developed an alternative pop style – tinged with a darker edge yet touched with a folky charm –…
Rusty Clanton, the Nashville based singer-songwriter, first gained attention through his covers on YouTube back in 2011. Since then his powerful original tracks have captured the hearts of fans worldwide (mine included!). His voice is like a sunset – it has the magical ability of slowing everything down and completely transfixing you. He has a…
The Manchester-based five-piece, Mercury Machine, has developed an ‘80s tinged electronica sound which is both nostalgic and modern. The band’s combination of the gentle and the depressive has allowed them to create something brilliant and worth listening to. Their latest single ‘Aurora’ is emotive, expansive and chilling. Undoubtedly their strongest single to date. Lee Michael…
“Like if a psychotherapy session was turned into a musical” Former Fish Tank frontman, Ed Wetenhall, has gone solo and reinvented himself as Ed The Dog. His debut album ‘Shame’, released last month, is quirky, original and perfectly rough around the edges. It chronicles his journey through anxiety and adulthood and the entire album was written, performed, recorded and mixed by…
Since forming in 2014, the five-piece pop-rock band, The Mocking Jays, have been building a name for themselves and crafting their unique and funky sound. The band is made up of Jacob Smith (lead vocals), Sam Dorrington (drums and vocals), Alex Hather (bass guitar and vocals), Lewis Hammond (lead guitar and vocals) and George Ramplin…