Bingo Fury conjures a glitzy – altogether seedy – Broadway sheen. Although very much a solo songwriter, Bingo’s compositional process relies on contributions from his entire band – bassist Megan Jenkins, and drummer Henry Terrett have been playing together since their teens. In one of their various incarnations, they recruited local avant-jazz legend, cornet player… Read more »
Flora Cash, an inspiring musical duo comprising Shpresa Lleshaj, originally from Kosovo, and Cole Randall from Minneapolis, represents a remarkable odyssey of love, resilience, and artistic triumph over adversity. Their tale harmoniously combines two distinctive lives: Lleshaj’s childhood was disrupted when her family was forced to flee Kosovo for Sweden due to war, where she… Read more »
Bearing witness to the accelerating negativity of global affairs, UK reggae legends, Steel Pulse, emerge with musical vengeance to halt the disarray of humanity. Their latest, Grammy Award nominated album, Mass Manipulation was released in 2019, and it reflects four decades of bettering mankind through music. The debut single “Stop You Coming And Come” features… Read more »
Four arms, four legs, two heads, wood, metal and plastic. JOHN. It’s a cryptic and unsearchable band name but it serves an important manifesto. Not only is it logical – with the duo being comprised of John Newton (drums/lead vocals) and Johnny Healey (guitar/backing vocals) – but it’s deliberately mundane, a response to the sensationalism… Read more »
With Happy Hour, her ravishing new LP, Hollie Cook matures into the queen of modern-day “lovers rock”—the lush girly harmony reggae style beloved in Britain since the 1970s. Evolution rings from the bittersweet opening title track; tender yet assertive, Hollie’s voice caresses evocative lyrics through the arrangement’s tumbling changes.
H.Hawkline is a multi-instrumentalist and critically acclaimed solo artist from Cardiff, Wales. The fluidity with which he can translate music into art and art into music is effortless. Paintings touch like poems, songs resonate like structures and his melodies sit like memories. Small wonder he has become a sought-after musician and artist playing for the… Read more »
Princess Goes, the buzzy band led by the charismatic showmanship and signature voice of vocalist, lyricist, musician and actor Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under, Lazarus) alongside keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie, Cyndi Lauper) and drummer Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers, Morningwood) earned critical acclaim for their self-titled EP and debut album THANKS FOR COMING, crafting a sound all their own that vividly comes to life on stage… Read more »
Mannequin Pussy’s music feels like a resilient and galvanising shout that demands to be heard. Across four albums, the Philadelphia rock band that consists of Colins “Bear” Regisford (bass, vocals), Kaleen Reading (drums, percussion), Maxine Steen (guitar, synths), and Marisa Dabice (guitar, vocals) has made cathartic tunes about despairing times. “There’s just so much constantly… Read more »
“I was moving house, and I was moving body, and I couldn’t sleep. Charged with a new name I was determined to access the diverse and confusing emotions that come with the relief from a lifelong repression. I felt free, happy, and light, but also afraid of what was to come, because outside the bubble… Read more »
ANAÏS MITCHELL is a Vermont and Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter, and the Tony and Grammy award-winning creator of the Broadway musical Hadestown for which she wrote the book, music and lyrics. Hadestown won 8 Tony Awards overall including Best Musical as well as the Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album. Mitchell was named to TIME’s prestigious TIME100… Read more »