The voice that spawned a legion of copycats, Jessie Ware is a phenomenally talented singer, songwriter and all-round great person. Born and raised in London, she released her debut album ‘Devotion’ back in 2012. The follow-up (and my first experience of her) ‘Tough Love’ came two years later. She came highly recommended by an incredible musician and tutor of mine. You can imagine how excited and impressed I was when I first got to hear…
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Tabor Haunting piano, heart monitor-sounding synths moving into heavy guitar parts. This track begins in an unexpected way, with Tabor’s vocals swirling through effects. This brings with them a cascade of electronic percussion, driving the song forward. It’s a very ambitious and different track from the artist, who gathered a huge YouTube following of nearly 200k performing covers. She is setting out on a new project, releasing her own music. One particular favourite moment follows…
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Alt-J have released the second single “In Cold Blood” from their latest album Relaxer. This follows the release of “3WW” and will be the bands third album (via Canvasback Music) following This is All Yours which was released back in 2014. This latest track is typical Alt-J, having honed their own sound which nobody else can emulate, it’s good to see their return. Alt-J didn’t stop their though as they as they had more news…
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Brummie lads Bad Girlfriend have followed up last year’s EP #killyourselfie with their new EP “My Time”. The EP includes single “My Time” also including a cover of Men at Work’s “Land Down Under”. That classic 80s track that is sure to get you singing along. Along with these surprise additions to the album what else can we expect from this EP from Bad Girlfriend. On this latest EP Bad Girlfriend unleash their energy and…
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It’s that time of year again. Christmas. Snow is forecast
At the recent Cambridge Folk Festival, we had the chance to interview
Interview ‘Don’t Do Your Romance’