Alternative Friday

helping to spread the word about impressive new & under the radar musicians

From folk baroque to louder rock, via indie dance and a melodic singer songwriter, you’ll surely fall in love with at least one of these tracks. Enjoy…

Port Isla – Sinking Ship

Apollo Junction – Here Come the Zombies

Craig Hansen – Today is the Day

Mere Moths – One By One

Jack White – Sixteen Saltines
Stereophonics – Dakota
Airhead – I Might Fall
La Sera – Please be my Third Eye
Black Swans – Be There
The Cheek – Hung Up
The Bluetones – Slight Return
Pop Will Eat Itself – Sweet Sweet Pie
Manic Street Preachers – 1985
Reverend & the Makers – The Wrestler
Graham Coxon – Running for Your Life
Miike Snow – Devil’s Work
Florence & the Machine – Rabbit Heart
The Damned – Eloise
Two Wounded Birds – To Be Young
The Ethiopians – Train to Skaville
Kaiser Chiefs – Heat Dies Down
Tim Burgess – White
Patrick Wolf – Time Of My Life
Comet Gain – Herbert Huncke, Pt.2
Primal Scream – Rocks
Lloyd Cole & the Commotions – Forest Fire
Electric Guest – Awake
Passion Pit – Take a Walk
Julian Cope – An Elegant Chaos
Cardiacs – Is This the Life
TOY – Left Myself Behind

Categories: Misc

Welcome to another batch of great new tracks from emerging artists. All are different, and range from blues rock, via indie, to dark electro punk… so which is your favourite?

The Family Rain – Trust Me… I’m a Genius

Centrefolds – In Your Blood

Calling All Astronauts – What’s So Good About

Your Explosion My Mind – New York Pt.2
[Sorry – track removed from soundcloud]

Blur – Song 2
Squeeze – Up the Junction
Elastica – Waking Up
Eugene McGuinness – Harlequinade
Red Light Company – Scheme Eugene
The Duke Spirit – Surrender
The King Blues – Modern Life Has Let Me Down
Race Horses – Man In My Mind
Morrissey – National Front Disco
The Wedding Present – Kennedy
Metric – Sick Muse
Paul Hegley Band – All Along the Watchtower
The Family Rain – Trust Me… I’m a Genius
The Only Ones – Another Girl, Another Planet
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Iron Lion Zion
Public Service Broadcasting – Everest
Chapel Club – All the Eastern Girls
The Specials – Nite Klub
F*cked Up – Black Albino Bones
The Chase – You
Talk Talk – It’s My Life
Theatre Royal – Katherine’s Sleeping
Calling All Astronauts – What’s So Good About?
The Cult – For the Animals
The Beatles – Got To Get You Into my Life
Tennis – It All Feels the Same
Doves – Jetstream
Skint & Demoralised – Withdrawal Symptoms
Richard Hawley – Coles Corner

Categories: Misc

Kasabian – Club Foot
The Rakes – Strasbourg
The Arctic Monkeys – Do Me A Favour
NudyBronque – Talking Pretty
Teardrop Explodes – Reward
Inspiral Carpets – I Want You
Jodie Marie – I Got You
John Wean – MAP
Bleech – Break My Nose
The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Celtic Soul Brothers
Tom Robinson Band – 2,4,6,8 Motorway
Death at Sea – Drag
Gene – As Good As It Gets
Hard Fi – Middle Eastern Holiday
Amanda Palmer – The Killing Type
Centrefolds – In Your Blood
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly – An Oak Tree
Pure Love – Bury My Bones
Jimmy Cliff – Wonderful World, Beautiful People
Damian Cox – Dying with Buddy Holly
The Enemy – We’ll Live & Die in these Towns
Paul Weller – Kling I Klang
The Stone Roses – Made of Stone
A Sea with 3 Stars – Hit Me Harder
Bassheads – Is Anybody Out There
Grinderman – Mickey Mouse & The Goodbye Man
Camera Obscura – Lloyd, I’m ready to be Heartbroken
David Bowie – Heroes
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi – Black
The Waterboys – Old England

Categories: Misc

Stereophonics – Local Boy in the Photograph
The Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop
The Icicle Works – Birds Fly
Redwire – Live Today, Die Tomorrow
Maximo Park – Hips and Lips
The Shallows – Honestly
Oasis – Fuckin’ In The Bushes
Those Dancing Days – Fuckarias
Dexters – Recover
Reel Big Fish – Take On Me
Howler – This One’s Different
Morain – Are We Lost
Dum Dum Girls – Bedroom Eyes
The Skunk-Boy Project – 4th on my list of Lovable Evil Dictators
Toots & the Maytals – Monkey Man
Crystal Seagulls – Ups and Downs
New Order – 1963
The Charlatans – Trust in Desire
The Rough Cuts – Brown Cigar
Toploader – Achilles Heel
The Stooges – Search & Destroy
FM Belfast – Underwear
Carnabells – Station Road
British Sea Power – Open the Door
Babyshambles – Deft Left Hand
Cage the Elephant – Right Before My Eyes
Butcher Boy – Imperial
Cults – Go Outside
Pulp – This is Hardcore

Categories: Misc

I know I only posted Emerging #4 a few days ago, but here are yet more great tracks by artists you may not have come across before, and range from a reggae skank to a stylophone! Enjoy…

The Rough Cuts – Brown Cigar

The Skunk-Boy Project – Lovable Evil Dictators

XOVA – 9 Lives

I Am Charlii – Some Way Out

Here’s more great new and recent music to sample, plus a music video to prove you don’t need to spend a fortune to create an excellent one. Enjoy…

Great Pagan – Teenage Silhouettes

Benjamin Schoos – Je Ne Vois Que Vous

Bethany Weimers – 30000 Days

Nudybronque – Talking Pretty