I last reviewed an album from Windsor based musician Matt Stockl three years ago this month and wrote that he "writes songs about, in his words, “life, death and ITV” – in other words, satire in music isn’t dead yet." Happily, for music fans everywhere, Matt has...
One of the most unique projects to come across my desk lately is the EP Paris n'existe pas by Son Parapluie (Translation: Paris Does not Exist by My Umbrella), which came about through a partnership between French label Europop 2000 and American cohort 80 Proof...
Hailing from Blackpool, The Kut (Maha) started making music in a band aged fourteen, even winning the local Battle of the Bands. However, it wasn't until moving to London a while later that she was able to record and crowd fund her first release. Her second album,...
East London based Raz & Afla, (Raz Olsher and Afla Sackey) recently released a five track EP of afro-house music anchored in West African musical traditions, with big, lush vocal harmonies and a style that lets acoustic percussion truly speak. Entitled Mama Weja,...
French rock duo Equipe de foot (Alex and Mike) released their third album Geranium in June, teaming up with producer and sound engineer (and fellow Beatles fan) Johannes Buff at Shorebreaker studio in Tarnos, France. A meaningful choice in technical and artistic...
Copenhagen based singer Josephine Philip released her debut solo album, We Get Lost and Found, earlier this year after performing with and founding several bands, notably JaConfetti, Favelachic and Dullen & Dyken. Josephine began working on the album during the...
When the world went into lockdown, singer songwriter Scott Lloyd began volunteering as a gardener in the spectacular grounds of Cheshire's Dunham Massey Estate and immediately connected with a new feeling of inner peace. Without weekly gigs, the connection with...
French outfit Camel Power Club last month released an album full of the sounds of summer. Narukanaga is a sixteen track album that feels like a dream world filled with catchy, dreamy pop tunes that are redolent of summer nights and the world of clubbing. You might...
