Mary-Jess – Prayer To A Snowflake
At this time of year, it's easy to write off music as tacky or overly-sentimental, especially when the shops are blasting out Slade and Chris de Burgh as though there's been nothing new since the 70s. Thankfully, in Prayer To A Snowflake, UK-based classical-crossover...
Bethan Lees – ‘Ships’
Moving from backstage into the spotlight, the stuff of many a Hollywood plot line, is the real-life story of Bethan Lees. Whether as a dance teacher or stage manager, Bethan has been absorbing new music on the festival circuit and at various open mic nights, where she...
Bousada – ‘Shake’
Fancy a bit of hip-hop influenced electro gorgeousness? Meet Bousada, a producer and singer/songwriter who creates everything himself in a little room in Victoria, BC Canada. He get's out of the little room occasionally too, performing live with a loop machine,...
Optivion – ‘Free Unicorn’
Optivion is a duo consisting of Alex (lead vocalist, percussion, harmonica, guitar) and Rie (backing vocalist). Alex is from Atlanta, Georgia and Rie is from Japan. They met in Tokyo and released an album called Free Unicorn in February 2015. The band is now getting...
Melanie Crew – Midnight Sounds
As the tinsel and trees start to emerge ahead of the holiday season, it's refreshing to find something simple and authentic. Meet Melanie Crew. Pure voice, simple acoustic accompaniment and slice-of-life lyrics. Recorded and produced at her home in London, her music...
The Black Leaders – ‘Take It Easy’
Rock and Roll may be a universal language, but there is a distinctly French flavour to The Black Leaders. Formed in Rennes in 2014, the band released their first album My Best Friend in 2015. Their follow-up, Take It Easy, reflects a journey between France and the UK...
Lahayna – ‘Lahayna’
It's rare to find a band that hits its stride straight out of the box, but Lahayna made their mark with their debut single "In the City" back in 2007, achieving UK music history by reaching #33 in the Official UK Singles Chart, despite being unsigned and with no radio...
Jay Woodward – ‘Blue Sky Blue’
Jay Woodward combines relaxing melody with meaningful lyrics. His songs are based on his real life experiences of death, bereavement and grief, so the words are poetic and deep. His vocal style is distinctive - intimate with an overlay of blues on a backdrop of folk....
