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Live Review: Lola Young – Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds 10.03.2022
At 9.15 Lola Young emerges through the smoke on the stage at Belgrave Music Hall in Leeds, to a rapturous welcome from the 300-strong crowd. There’s excitement among them to see the powerful singer-songwriter, as a few people tell me, hot on the heels of IWD 2022. No-one is here by accident – they know …
Track: Perth trio Ghost Care takes us on a bright and poptastic road trip with ‘Bussell Hwy’ and announces signing to Tiny Triumphs Management
The new single ‘Bussell Hwy’ by Perth trio Ghost Care is an effervescent indie pop delight that encapsulates the joy and sense of freedom in taking a road trip. The band has magically captured restless movement in the indelible melodies, the buoyant backing vocals and the hyper-kinetic instrumentation: it’s full of Western Australian sunshine. The …
Track: Yes we do Remember Darren Hayes
Darren Hayes is back with a new track and set to tour Australia in 2023
Album Review : Soulful Songstress Tokunbo releases stunning album ” Golden Days “
Not every artist finds the task of creating something beautiful out of something challenging easy. That’s certainly not the case for Tokunbo. Although this kind of artistic process often results in masterpieces, the journey alone is hard and lonesome. Award Winning German- Nigerian Songstress Tokunbo has gone from finding huge success as the vocalist of …
Album Review: Coyle Girelli – Funland
Coyle Girelli is an English singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist who has previously fronted the alternative rock bands Your Vegas and The Chevin. Based in Manhattan, New York for the last decade, he released a debut solo album entitled ‘Love Kills’ in late 2018. Funland is his second solo album to date. In regard to the album title, …
News: Stockton Calling’s Full Line-Up Announced
Stockton Calling, one of Teesside’s best-loved multi-venue music festivals, makes a long- awaited return to the heart of Stockton on Saturday 16 April 2022. After an enforced break since the last event in 2019, venues across the town centre will once again host stellar headliners and some of the most exciting national emerging artists, alongside …
Live Review: Desperate Journalist – Lafayette, King’s Cross 19.02.2022
For a moment the only Desperate Journalist was me – stranded on a lethargic rail-replacement bus somewhere in the Essex hinterland. Like the title of the latest Desperate Journalist album – Maximum Sorrow – I feared disappointment and loss at the thought of missing their headline show. Still, this gig was originally scheduled to coincide with that …
See: Elaine Palmer – The Mill House
Taken from last years album, ‘The Land In Between’ (read our review here), Elaine Palmer has recorded a special version of her track ‘The Mill House’ live from Joe Cornish Gallery featuring Harriet Bradshaw on Cello. Regarding the track Palmer comments: “Probably one of the most personal songs from my current record The Land In Between. …
Premiere: Coumarin – All Night
Coumarin is the moniker of German singer, songwriter Andre Westerholt. Releasing his music in projects, he has had several singles out throughout 2021 and now returns with his first single of 2022 and his eighth single in total, ‘All Night’. Speaking on the meaning and creation behind ‘All Night’ Coumarin explains: “Recorded in an old …
Track: Jas. releases sophomore single ‘Care too Much’
Jas. does not disappoint with sophomore single ‘Care too Much’