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WATCH: Jack Savoretti – Lifetime

May 21st, 2013 by Matt | No Comments

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Following on from the success of singles ‘Knock Knock’ and ‘Not Worthy,’ both Top 10 Indie singles (6 and 1 respectively), Jack Savoretti is back with new single ‘Lifetime’ from his acclaimed third studio album ‘Before The Storm’.


WATCH: Andy Collins – 20 More Reasons

May 7th, 2013 by Matt | No Comments

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Our old chum Andy Collins is back with a new single and accompanying video.


WATCH: French For Cartridge – We Humans

May 6th, 2013 by Matt | No Comments

We’ve long enjoyed the work of French For Cartridge, and when we heard they’d released a new video today it seemed rude to ignore it…


WATCH: Harts – The Music

April 13th, 2013 by Matt | No Comments

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Mixed by Lars from The Mars Volta, this cracking single from Melbourne solo artist Harts is well worth your time…


LISTEN: Sam Amidon – My Old Friend

March 14th, 2013 by Matt | No Comments

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Nonesuch Records releases Sam Amidon’s label debut Bright Sunny South on May 13.  Produced by Amidon with his childhood friend and longtime collaborator Thomas Bartlett (a.k.a. Doveman) and legendary English engineer Jerry Boys (Buena Vista Social Club, Vashti Bunyan, R.E.M.) and recorded in London, the record features a band made up of Bartlett and multi-instrumentalists Shahzad Ismaily and Chris Vatalaro.  Jazz trumpeter Kenny Wheeler [...]


WATCH: Josh Kumra – The Answer

March 12th, 2013 by Matt | No Comments

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Josh Kumra is a young troubadour with one foot in acoustic singer-songwriting and the other stepping nimbly between R&B, soul and pop. With his hotly anticipated debut album soon to drop, the next single from the record will be ‘The Answer’, a more melancholic and emotional song than previous output, “about taking risks and not worrying what [...]


WATCH: The Aprons – Sound Stain

March 2nd, 2013 by Matt | No Comments

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Check out some all-female dream pop from The Aprons!


WATCH: The Physics House Band – Abraxical Solapse

February 13th, 2013 by Matt | No Comments

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Despite being only in their early 20s, The Physics House Band posses musical prowess way beyond their years. Take the psychedelic explorers of the 60’s, prog of the 70’s, tech metal of the 80’s, 90’s post-rock, all with 21st century precision and, well… you’re getting there. Creating incredibly modern forward thinking compositions already drawing comparisons to the likes [...]


WATCH: Portico Quartet – Steeples (Live at The Roundhouse)

February 12th, 2013 by Matt | No Comments

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Portico Quartet bring their powerful live performance to record, their new album Live/Remix is a double album offering a unique insight into two distinct parts of the band’s personality.


DOWNLOAD: Roxanne de Bastion – Red and White Blood Cells

February 12th, 2013 by Matt | No Comments

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Roxanne de Bastion releases her single ‘Red and White Blood Cells’ on Nomad Songs, February 8th as a free download. This two-minute track is the first taster of her debut album, which was recorded and produced by Gordon Raphael (The Strokes / Regina Spektor) in Berlin and is due for release next year. ‘Red and White Blood Cells’ is raw, bold [...]