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...
Longevity is a rare commodity in the music industry. Bands come and go, artists pop up and disappear again with alarming frequency, so it's a delight to find musicians who have been working together for most of their lives. For duo Allen and Douglas, their...
The highly-anticipated sophomore album from Angry Baby favourite Helen Connelly is released on 25th October. Garden of Kisses, the follow-up to Helen's acclaimed debut Life Love and Lyricality, is a four-track EP, heralded by the signature single Do You Remember. It...
Fans of folk music will probably be familiar with Folkstock Records, a prolific boutique label well known for championing new, acoustic folk and roots music. We've come to expect excellence from them, but rock? That would be unexpected. Expect the unexpected....
Spoken word music is a tough genre to get right. Mastering rhythm over melody is a complex art. Achieving that, and giving meaning to the words too, adds a whole other dimension, requiring authenticity honesty and courage. Yorkshire-based P.O.P.E. took on this...
Whether you are a fan of musical theatre or new to the genre, Dan and Laura Curtis's album "Overture" is the ideal bumper package. Bringing together 25 artists from the US and UK to record a double-album of brand-new songs inspired by the musicals is a stroke of...
When indie music's national treasure Johnno Casson describes an artist as "very nice and very talented too" there's every chance they're worth a listen. It's not the first time Anna Pancaldi has received acclaim from those in the know. BBC Radio 2's Dermot O'Leary...
Here comes Generation Z. All smartphones and self-obsession, exercising their social consciences from the safety of their bedrooms. Or so the media would have us believe. We're only a step or two away from welcoming this new cohort into the music industry. What will...
