‘How you been? Have you told your mother about me?’, sings Rex as he opens his set at The Barfly in Camden on Sunday. I’ve been well thanks, and yes, yes I have. In fact I’ve told pretty much everyone I know about you since you dropped your album last month. Rex, also known as Alex, released his first track back in June, ‘Corduroy Dreams’. It’s a croony lazy love song full of wit and…
20 year old producer from Liverpool SG Lewis has dropped No Less, the first track from his upcoming EP. Featuring vocals from Louis Mattrs, its a soulful, sexy piece of R+B that flows calmly with an arousing exuberance. The hook of the song ‘I just wanna do you right’ may sound crass, but accompanied by Lewis’s lush production it is the perfect lyric. The simple beat is hypnotic, and…
I first heard Aquilo about 6 months ago with the track ‘Part Of Your Life’. It was part of a delicate EP released shortly afterwards, which shows exactly how pop melodies can be crafted into a soundscape of unadulterated bliss. I was immediately excited after hearing this and since then have been looking forward to the time I would see them live. Coming from the Lake District, this was their first London show, which they…
I’ve already blogged about the song, but I thought I would post the video thats just come out too. It features the lead singer Bruce O Yates being chased by dogs, to then beautifully embrace them as if they are family. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6DgEypcTp4
For the last 2 to 3 years FAMY have been drifting around the stratosphere with nothing to show for themselves except for a tiny cult following alongside small gigs in Notting Hill, however it seems that they are now ready to take on the masses. Ava is their second single released, and coming after the release of their EP ‘Donkey’ and a bunch of London shows this song is the first first glimpse of something we can really…
I caught Duncan Brookfield at The Troubadour Club in Earls Court the evening after what had been a warm but cloudy day in the city. Please excuse my weather forecast, but the mood of the day captured Duncan’s sound perfectly. He began with ‘Hurt’, a song which started slowly and immediately showed off the warmth of Duncan’s voice and the poignancy of his songwriting, however as the song progressed and the rumble of the drums…
Based in London, Tenterhook is a 19 year old singer-songwriter, who is probably known to most who know him as simply Archie. His only track currently online is ‘Stereo’, a delicate acoustic pop song which showcases his beautiful voice as well as his ability to simply write a great song. Looking forward to whatever he gets up to in 2014. Stream ‘Stereo’ here: https://soundcloud.com/tenterhookband/stereo-demo
Lily Juniper is a 17 year old London based singer songwriter currently studying at The BRIT School, and her sound epitomises the innocence that most of todays youth has so long outgrown. On her EP, released January last year, lie three songs that speak of confusion, love and longing. Lily’s soulful, gentle voice complements her poetic lyrics, and her simplistic melodies are all that is needed. The standout song for me is Not Enough, opening…
I made the decision to listen to this version of the track when I saw the link, rather than go and listen to the original first. Immediately I was was hooked and felt it stood up as a song on its own, which is always a good sign when it comes to remixes, which can often be simply remixes for the sake of remixes. Labeled on soundcloud as ‘bleepstep’, its glitchy and unexpected, but not…
I listened to ‘Part Of Your Life’ by Aquilo on a train coming out of London in the rain, and it was the perfect accompaniment. Trains make me think, and the electro-hypnotic flow of the track makes it easy to either zone out, or stay deadly focused. This is not a summer song, it suits the rain, but that doesn’t mean it’s in any way dreary. It flows smoothly through an abyss of calculated noise…
Joe Mills