The high quality of new and emerging musicians never really surprises me, but I’m confident that 2017 has been an exceptional year, and as it draws to a close we reveal our Alternative Friday Awards. So who are the winners? Best Album (& Male Vocal): Tom Hickox – Monsters in the Deep Where do …
London based Tom Hickox has been featured here many times since I first came across him five years ago, such is the quality of his impressive writing, vocals, and live performances. He returned this year with his outstanding second album, Monsters In The Deep, which has not just seen his songwriting progress and cover some …
Live music. Isn’t it! There’s a link between the tracks in this latest selection of wonderful Emerging artists, and it’s that I’ve been fortunate to see all four live in the past month, and they were outstanding without exception! So have a listen, explore their albums, EPs, & singles further… and then make plans to …
Described as “two of London’s best kept secrets“, guitarist/composer Justin Quinn and vocalist/songwriter Tim Dickinson, aka The Wealden, release their debut EP – Rushes – on April 20th, which contains four tracks that David’s Bowie and Bryne would be proud of, so impressive is the art-funk-pop-rock they’ve created. They’re far from newcomers to music though, …
Just because it’s August doesn’t mean there isn’t any great new music out there, and the proof is hopefully in this posting, which brings you a bit of pop, our regular dose of indie, a slice of Americana, and a sublime ballad. I think all four are wonderful, but which will be your favourite? …
This blog, and the Emerging artists recommendations, has only been going since August, so I thought I’d add a few tracks from across 2012 that warrant a listen but haven’t already been featured. They range from the loud to the mellow, and while I love them all I hope you find a few that appeal to you. Bleech – Break …
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