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Ocean Floor – ROT

Ocean Floor are back to blow up your speakers with their new single ‘ROT’. The Leeds based band have built up an enthusiastic following as a result of previous singles ‘Jenny’ and ‘Bleached Blond’. ‘ROT’ kicks it up another gear with even more power and emotional intensity. ‘ROT’ is Ocean Floor’s most raw trackContinue reading “Ocean Floor – ROT”

Zoë Fromer – Velvet

Zoë Fromer delivers a knockout punch in a velvet glove with her latest EP. For those unfamiliar with Zoë Fromer she’s best described as a Lower East Side microphone wielding spirit of ecstasy. Fromer can sooth your furrowed brow with sweet, delicate, nostalgia one minute (opening track ‘Velvet’), then pummel you to pieces the nextContinue reading “Zoë Fromer – Velvet”

everyday saints – rumspringa

Praise the Lord, everyday saints are here with their single ‘rumspringa’. Guitarist and co-vocalist Pip Rainbird describes the everyday saints sound as “dingepop from a seaside tourist trap.” Well, that’s one way of describing Brighton. ‘rumspringa’ is a beautifully constructed song with rich vocal harmonies and wonderful chord-melody tension. There’s a nostalgic feel to itContinue reading “everyday saints – rumspringa”

The Meat Sweaters – Human Porkchop

The Meat Sweaters are back with another 2 minutes of mayhem in the guise of new single ‘Human Porkchop’. Listening to The Meat Sweaters can feel like the musical equivalent of watching the movie ‘Seven’. Food is an essential part of the story. ‘Body Yoghurt’ and ‘Cheeseburger Dog’ are fine examples of The MeatContinue reading “The Meat Sweaters – Human Porkchop”

Swim School – Heaven

swim school blow the doors of 2025 with new single ‘Heaven’. “Oh, here we go again” sings Alice Johnson, and she’s not wrong. swim school are the voice of a generation. They take relatable topics such as sexism (Delirious), self-doubt (Seeing It Now), mental health (Anyway) and quirky relationships (Kill You) and wrap them aroundContinue reading “Swim School – Heaven”

Lizzie Esau – Wait Too Late

Lizzie Esau gets electro-dance and heavy on her latest single ‘Wait Too Late’. It seems like Lizzie Esau has been writing bangers ever since she was old enough to hold a pen. From the sumptuous ‘Bleak Sublime’ to the shout along chorus of ‘Enemy’ to the riff lively ‘Jellyfish’ she just keeps pounding them out.Continue reading “Lizzie Esau – Wait Too Late”

Twin Skeletons – Did You Get What You Wanted?

There’s a volcano going off in Iceland and another one in the South West of England. Twin Skeletons have erupted with their debut EP ‘Did You Get What You Wanted?’. Opening track ‘What You Wanted’ kicks off with some hard rock riffing in the style of Audioslave. Phoebe Millard’s vocals kick in with the kindContinue reading “Twin Skeletons – Did You Get What You Wanted?”

Through The Looking Glass

The Packhorse pub in Hyde Park, Leeds, was a buzz last Friday night, as HerOrangeCoat put on a showcase event: Through The Looking Glass – artists you should have your eye on. Three wonderful acts, each demonstrating that you don’t have to come from Nashville and be called Taylor Swift to write melancholy masterpieces. FirstContinue reading “Through The Looking Glass”

Shelf Lives – Uncle Fred

‘Uncle Fred’ by the Shelf Lives is the real deal. These two beautiful people are so good. I mean a bath full of Cristal champagne in the Portobello hotel good. I’m talking cruising in a Rolls Royce Spectre raked with bullet holes good. If you put Fat Boy Slim, the Prodigy and the Sex PistolsContinue reading “Shelf Lives – Uncle Fred”

BEX – sunDae

The indestructible master of punk returns with her new single ‘sunDae’. Bex is quite simply one of the most audacious artists of the post-punk era. Her uncompromising musical style blends industrial beats with punky guitar riffs in an unrelenting charge towards greatness. Vocally, Bex has developed a textured style of singing that allows her toContinue reading “BEX – sunDae”