A charming track that blends mellow indie vibes and a playful twist on electronic pop. With a universally likeable sound, Not Famous won’t be left that way for long!
New Music: Not Famous
New Music: DeathbyRomy
A captivating pop sound, one which reminisces of 90’s Max Martin-style productions, while still being individualistic and bold.
New Music: spill tab
Could a breezy, mellow pop song that lasts just 95 seconds be enough to win you over? It did with me…
New Music: Noya Rao
This sound by Leeds based four-piece Noya Rao lies at the intersection between smooth jazz and indie. It’s a blend which isn’t new, but rarely perfected in the way that you can hear on ‘Pina’.
New Music: Silver Sphere
Already on her way to global domination (with over 13m Spotify streams worldwide), Silver Sphere debuts this subtle yet sassy pop number today and it’s totally mesmerising.
Jimi Somewhere – Bottle Rocket
This release from Jimi Somewhere shows a new take on indie pop, with a sound that’s both raw and rebellious, but still fun.
New Music: Noah Elliott
Holly Humberstone – Drop Dead
“I wrote ‘Drop Dead’ about a troubled & manipulative relationship that despite how bad it is, you can’t get out, because love can often be blinding. I think a lot of people have been through something where you’re with someone that was no good and for some reason all they have to do is look at you and you go straight back.”
New Music: boski
New Music: girlfriends
“It came from a genuine place. I’d be stressed out, or bawling my eyes out, and the songs would come very organically. If we ever spent more than an hour trying to figure out a hook or a verse, we scrapped it and just kept moving.” Travis Mills, girlfriends
young friend – ARIZONA (feat. ella jane)
And this isn’t what I’m used to
Without you, and that June
You made me brand new again
July we’re in the car, the radio on
You tried to turn it off but I can’t move on
New Music: Sola
Sublimely ethereal, experimental and luxuriously textured tones from a new talent who pushes the boundaries of soul so beautifully.
joey maxwell – streetlights
“‘Streetlights’ is about me realising that I was using some of my more painful memories and experiences to fuel my creativity. Doing this was becoming a bad habit and the song became a means for me to help solidify my memories and leave them truly in the past. I don’t like to explain too much about what I write because I really want people to draw their own meaning from it, something which has a positive effect for them on a personal level.”
Ant Saunders – I Had A Love Song (feat. VanJess)
“VanJess sent me their first demo and used their phones singing over the instrumentals and I fell in love with what they had. Their voices sounded so cool over the instrumentals and I knew they were going to kill it when they recorded it. It was weird with quarantine. I wish we could’ve met. I messaged them on Instagram and they were super nice.” – Ant Saunders
“Ant reached out to us during the early times of quarantine, so it was a nice escape writing our verse for such a feel-good record. We loved the soulful positive vibes of Ant’s music in general and we’re so happy he included us on this song.” – VanJess
Max Fry + Lhasa Petik – Take It Slow
“‘Take It Slow’ may seem like a plea to a lover upon first listen. However, it is actually a dialogue between Lhasa’s current and former self, following a whirlwind year of loving and letting go. It describes her thought process while letting go of a relationship that she struggled to move on from; ‘you were looking for a way out, I made you take the long route.'” – Max Fry
New Music: Tai Verdes
X Lovers – LOVE
In a time of worldly madness, this kind of pop is just what we need to remind ourselves that things that nice things still exist.
“Our new song LOVE means everything to us. Jake and I were talking and thinking ‘what does falling in love sound like?’ And we tried creating that – the best, most infectious feeling on the planet, so subsequently we are obsessed with this song! We started this song and then completely forgot about it. A few months later we happened to listen to it again and were like ‘we have to finish this!!!’ Then we spent a lot of time perfecting it to exactly how we envisioned it in our heads and to how you hear it today.”
syd B – good good
Track of the week. This song had an unusual effect on me, and one which rarely happens. My heart raced faster than usual when I got into the flow of the melody, all the while the production of the track stayed minimal and subdued. It’s a testament to quality that deserves to be shared.
New Music: Caro
A hugely talented alt-rock trio from Leeds who create music that on the surface sounds playful and whimsical, but is actually confronting the real struggles of the human mind. This song, for instance, focuses on suicidal thoughts.
“To me the song serves as a way to get those thoughts out of your head. When we play it live and get a room full of people to sing and clap along it helps combat the loneliness that often perpetuates those feelings. As the wise sage Shrek always says; ‘Better out than in.’” – Adam Pardey, Caro
New Music: abrahamblue
Notes of indie, lo-fi pop and jazz come together in a uniquely charming style from this Belgian talent.