Crystalline: Of Unsound Mind
Cardiff based Crystalline Band formed in 2017 and immediately set about making rock music that is hard to classify as pure rock. Led by singer Eva Mullen, Crystalline comprise Elliott Packham on drums, Elouann Chilou on lead guitar, Matt Lines on rhythm guitar and Ed...
Magnetic Skies: Dreams and Memories
Electro Pop duo Magnetic Skies, comprising singer songwriter Simon Kent and vocalist / programmer Jo Womar formed in 2018 and have just released their debut EP, Dreams and Memories. Meeting when both were commissioned to collaborate on a one-off arts/charity live...
Death of the Maiden: The Girl with the Secret Fire
All-female rock bands are a rarity and while there's an argument on the need to mention this at all, in the case of Oxford's Death of the Maiden, it's the very essence of them as a band. Tamara, Hannah, Emma and Jenny see it as their mission to speak up for women. ...
Maaike Siegerist: Born Before the Wind
Jazz music mixed with folk, that's not a genre you come across every day. On the other hand, if it's done as well as the 2017 album, Born Before the Wind, from Maaike Siegerist, you wonder why. Distinct upbeat, jazz tones allied with sweet folk guitars is something...
Hattie Briggs: Up To You
London based singer songwriter Hattie Briggs has been around music all her life, and two years into a Russian degree, decided to become a full time musician. Awards such as being named the first ever winner of Fender Undiscovered Artist of the Year in 2017, followed...
Rachel Fuller: Animal Requiem
Classical composer Rachel Fuller is that rare thing: a female composer who is also relatively well known outside the world of classical music. That is surely down to her reworking of The Who's seminal rock album, Quadrophenia, into Classical Quadrophenia. That full...
Hengistbury: Add Another Minute
British country music has seen a resurgence in recent years, not least due to the success of duo The Shires. Hengistbury hail from Dorset and although they are indeed a male / female duo (Pete Briley and Jessie Mary), they have a sound all their own. Formed in 2017,...
Blast Bomb: Burn History and Live Today
Get ready to be hit with Blast Bomb’s latest EP, Burn History and Live Today - an explosive fusion of swinging beats and emotional lyrics. The Crossover-Punk band from Hamburg released their second EP in October 2018 after making their presence known in the live scene...
