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Press Play: Redolent
Extreme Mood Swings Redolent Single Review Written by Luke Knowles Songs that...
Press Play: Slaney Bay
A Life Worth Living Slaney Bay EP Review Written by Luke Knowles Back in the summer of 2021 I was sent a song by a band embarking on their...
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Energy Buzz Violet Single Review Written by Luke Knowles I always get quite curious when members of established and somewhat successful...
Press Play: Buzz Violet
Energy Buzz Violet Single Review Written by Luke Knowles I always get quite curious when members of established and somewhat successful...
Press Play: The Velvet Hands
Telephone Love The Velvet Hands Single Review Written by Luke Knowles Take that East Coast Indie sound, couple it with a rough layer of New Wave and Garage Rock then drag them both through the mirkier side of Londons streets and your left with the sly smile...
Press Play: Hyde Away
Emily Hyde Away Single Review Written by Luke Knowles Over the last few months I’ve noticed a rise in bands embracing the nostalgic charm of 60’s and early 70’s pop and rock ’n’ roll. Whether its through chord phrasings, vocal patterns, or even equipment...
Press Play: Morning Tourist
Small Flame Morning Tourist Single Review Written By Luke Knowles Once again London based singer/songwriter Sean McKinney aka Morning Tourist has dropped into our laps another dose of his upcoming debut album ‘The Endless Eve’. Pulling on his self proclaimed...
Press Play: Ed Staal
That Girl Ed Staal Single Review Written by Luke Knowles Have you ever found yourself trapped in the position of wanting to give someone a good shake but knowing that even if you did, it wouldn’t make a difference? Well Hertfordshire based Pop/R’n’B artist...
Press Play: Le Cygne Noir
Burn Bundy Burn Le Cygne Noir Single Review Written by Luke Knowles Take the story of one of Americas most infamous serial killers. Then add two parts 70’s inspired electro rock and you get something all together, eerie. Fittingly, on the 28th October...
Press Play: Evelyn Bates
It Was Perfect (Until it Wasn’t) Evelyn Bates Single Review Written by Luke Knowles Let me paint you a picture. Imagine yourself alone on a brisk autumn morning as you weave down a beaten path. Every now and again snatches of sunlight break through as you...
Press Play: Bishopskin
Ave Maria Bishopskin Single Review Written by Luke Knowles Long time readers of my reviews will know that I have a hunger for music that does something different. Over the years I’ve come across maybe a handful of bands truly testing the boundaries of...
Press Play: The Battery Farm
Wooden Spoon nUMBER tHE bATTERY fARM Single Review Written by Luke Knowles We’ve all heard the phrase ‘The gloves are off’. Well, on releasing the second single from forthcoming debut album, Flies, Manchester’s rising Gutter pUnks The Battery Farm have not...
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Bitter Wild Horse Single Review Written by Luke Knowles It's been a while since I've heard a song capture the purest example of a bitter sweet love song. Rising on a wave of huge support from big hitters on the independent music scenes Indie Pop enthusiasts...