Tuesday 29 March 2016

The One when JC met Black Tree Suns 29/3/16


Great to have Black Tree Suns on the show tonight ...lovely chaps . They talked and played an acoustic session . Go check out their live EP now ...Tis free ! 
 Twitter -@blacktreesuns


FB -https://m.facebook.com/blacktreesuns/?tsid=0.5435920644085854&source=typeahead


Playlist -

Summer City -I'm a wreck 
Pleasure House -Cyan 
Moon River -Radio Noises 
Imogen Tonder -Show me Love 
First -Grim Reaper 
Bellevue Days -Pepper tea 
KYKO-Native 
Stash -Light Awaken 
S J Denney -This is where it rains 
The Dollyrots -Get Weird 
Cabin Boy Jumped Ship -Replace the hate 
 Ben Montague -We start over 
Fire Fences -In your love 
Chasing Dragons -Devil in her eyes 
Lost embers -future
One last run -Unbreakable 
Joy kill Collective -Liberty taker 
Black Tree Suns -
Two live tracks plus 
(Revolution) Revolutions 
Make a change 


Info 


The Dollyrots released their first ever official live CD / DVD, Family Vacation last week. To help celebrate that fact they are releasing one of the tracks from Family Vacation, Get Weird, as a single. As live recordings go the quality is as good as they come, and perfectly captures the fun and energy of a Dollyrots performance without the clarity of the track suffering. 


Lost embers 
www.lostembers.com

London based singer-songwriter KYKO is set to release his first single of 2016, ‘Native’ through LAB Records (Youth Club, Fort Hope). It’s Indie-Pop at its finest with delicious guitar riffs and a hook that will stay with you for days. ‘Native’ is everything you’d expect from the talented 19 year old who continues to get better and better with every release.

Having impressed with his debut EP ‘Animals’, racking up over 2 million plays across all platforms, KYKO returned with the infectious single ‘Pull Me Up’ in late 2015. KYKO has received strong support from the likes of Radio X, BBC Radio 6 Music, Amazing Radio, and BBC Introducing, as well as huge online support from the likes of Clash, Indie Shuffle, TMRW Magazine, and Wonderland. ‘Pull Me Up’ resonated with fans across the world as it racked up a staggering 450K streams on Spotify in just 2 months. It also made Spotify’s ‘New Music Friday’ playlist and the ‘Top 10 Global Viral’ charts.

KYKO, otherwise known as Scott Verrill, was raised in South London and although young, has a talent that is far beyond his years. Fusing melodic guitar rhythms with soulful vocals, KYKO is creating his own unique and exciting brand of music.

- Catch KYKO live across the UK - 

2nd Feb: The Boileroom Guildford (Fickle Friends support)
4th Feb: 60 Million Postcards Bournemouth (Fickle Friends support)
6th Feb: Esquires Bedford (Fickle Friends support)
8th Feb: Bleach Brighton
13th Feb: Tooting Tram & Social London (When The Gramophone Rings)
25th Feb: Heaven London (X-Ambassadors support)
28th Feb: Academy 3 Manchester (X-Ambassadors support)
29th March: The Barfly London (Headline show)
May 1st: Notting Hill Arts Club London (Communion Club Night)
June 18th: 110 Above Festival

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musickyko?_rdr=p
Twitter: https://twitter.com/musickyko
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/KYKOVideos
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/musickyko
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7hu7hjmIPOtU1S3D8zfBlw


Hotly tipped Croydon band BELLEVUE DAYS return with their 2nd single ‘PEPPER TEA’ taken from their forthcoming ‘RIPPED JEANS’ EP out April 22nd.

If you haven't heard of them already, Bellevue Days are receiving amazing accolades from around the world right now. The media support so far can be seen in the PR below, but it ranges from BEAT 1's Zane Lowe and Julie Adenuga to BBC Radio 1, Radio X and Kerrang! Radio. 

They're currently on tour around the UK with Brighton's TIGERCUB and if you can make one of the dates (see below), I recommend you do!



London three-piece, First are set to release a new single on YSB Records on the 18th of March 2016.
‘Grim Reaper’, the follow up to the recent ‘Intended Repercussions’ single, will be available digitally and comes accompanied by a stunning new video. Self -recorded last year in a disused police station in Deptford, the new track hints at what to expect from the band’s second album ‘Shriek’ which is released in April.
Watch - ‘Grim Reaper’: https://youtu.be/vFGjTHytmrc
 
The new album is the follow up to their 2013 debut ‘Hermes Has Left The Building’ and features fourteen brand new tracks that are without doubt the band’s most accomplished and strongest set of songs to date.
Formed nearly four years ago, First are led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Ben Fox Smith, former frontman of teen cult rockers Stony Sleep (Big Cat Records) and most recently Serafin. Tom Moody (bass) and The Display Team’s Jim Devese (drums) make up the rest of the line up and the trio have been playing in and around London over the last few years to ever expanding and eager audiences.
Taking inspiration from the likes of The Pixies and Pavement, they released their debut album ‘Hermes Has Left The Building’ which featured the singles ‘Champagne With Sean Penn’, ‘Kate And I’ and ‘Unconsciousness/ Happiness’.
First have announced a live show at The Unicorn in Camden on the 17th of March, which is then followed by a special album launch show at The Birds Nest in Deptford on the 1st of April. They will announce further UK dates in the very near future to coincide with the release of the new album.
LIVE DATES:
MAR 17TH       THE UNICORN, CAMDEN, LONDON NW1
APR 01ST        THE BIRDS NEST, DEPTFORD, LONDON SE8
 
http://www.firsttheband.com
https://ysbrecords.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/1stband/
https://twitter.com/YoungSawbones
http://firstband.tumblr.com

Kelvin – Chase Release Date 1st April

4-piece rock band Kelvin will release their new single ‘Chase’ on April 1st 2016. Originating from Glasgow, the band have been asked to play at this years Kendall Calling festival, on July 30th and will follow up with a nationwide tour later this summer.
 
Chase Video Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK-xAl9AHfI&feature=youtu.be
 
‘Chase’ is the follow up to Kelvin’s previous single ‘Esmerelda’, taken form their debut EP (name) released in February 2016, with support from the BBC. ‘Chase’ is the first single taken from Kelvin’s forthcoming EP and finds the band working with a stellar list of producers including Bruce Rintoul (Twin Atlantic, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Fatherson). Written by (name) about the most common chase of all to find that right girl/guy, ‘Chase’ is possessed of the same ferocious urgency that has made the band’s live performances so exciting.
 
Kelvin released their debut single in October 2015 following a furious period which saw them play to fans across the UK, honing their trademark slick songwriting, catchy hooks and anthemic sounds.
 
Kelvin are Connor McGlave (vocals, guitars), David Gilles (lead guitar), Bradley Revill (bass), Michael Bigart (drums).
 
Live
09 April GLASGOW Oran Mor
23 April EDINBURGH The Big Discovery Festival
11 May LONDON The Black Heart
30 July CUMBRIA Kendall Calling
 
Kelvin
Facebook / Twitter / Website
 

Birmingham based Indie Rock up and comers Pleasure House are back with a magnificent new single called 'Cyan' taken from their debut EP 'Show Your Colours' (due out 8.4) and I was wondering whether you would be interested in considering it for your playlist or do a phoner with the band?

The four piece has supported the likes of Prides, The Japanese House, Blossoms etc., they have regular BBC West Midlands airplay and will be playing at this year's 110 Above Festival.


Fire Fences' new single "In Your Love" that has been recorded in Los Angeles at 4th Street Recording, produced by Sejo Navajas, engineered by Chase McElhaney, mixed by Jose Alcantar (Interscope Records) and mastered by Brian Gardner (Foo Fighters, David Bowie, John Mayer).

Recording session in this legendary studio has been provided to the band by Indi.com as a reward for winning best single in 2015.


I'm A Wreck' the new single from York based electronic rockers Summer City for airplay consideration. We defy you to listen to this band and not want to boogie. You can download the track here.

The bands new EP 'Reprobates' is scheduled for release in the UK on the 22nd of April 2016. 
Summer City are for fans of: My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, Pendulum, Skrillex, Deadmau5


Single Bio:
After an incredible year of touring supporting Simply Red, Suzanne Vega and Boyzone plus a full UK & Ireland headline tour of his own Ben Montague is back with his new single ‘We Start Over’ co written with Jez Ashurst (Jamie Lawson/Little Mix/ Melanice C) & Charlie Grant (Simply Red) and produced by Peter John Vettese (Take That / Annie Lenox / Bee Gees / Ronan Keating).
 
Taken from his third album ‘Back Into Paradise, which reach number 14 in the iTunes Singer Songwriter charts.
 
 



Saturday 26 March 2016

The One when JC met George Arnold & The Mudskippers 26/3/16

Thank to the ace George Arnold & The Mudskippers for coming on tonight's show live tonight

George Arnold FB -https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1513053342342129&id=100009124339574&set=a.1397288183918646.1073741828.100009124339574&source=44

Twitter -@RapunzelStudios 

Mudskippers FB -https://m.facebook.com/Mudskippermusic/?tsid=0.7467201263643801&source=typeahead

Also see pic 


Playlist -
 Tariq B -On my way 
LJ Walker -It's yours 
The Kaizens-My Love  
WarHorns -Goodbye Karma 
Madame Guillotine -Conquer the streets 
Newbreed -Rock is dead  
Matinee -Empty 
Ooberfuse-Secret Tattoo 
Chris Linton -Time 
Sam Kettell -Out tonight 
TQ12 -Sarge 
Ghosts of social Networks -Love potion 

Big sound of the week -Little Lapin -Carlifornian Sun 

Skinn -Enemies 
I Plead Irony -What if 
Park Fires -Home 
Dave Napier -Set my heart 
Darryl Nash -Make that sound 
August Wells -Here in the wild
National Pastime -Bring me home 

George Arnold -
Vera Cruz 
The golden rule 
All pretty girls 
War crimes ( exclusive demo ) 

Mudskippers -
Myself Denied 
The truth about UFO's 
Twins 





Tuesday 22 March 2016

The one when JC met Pattern Pusher 22/3/16

Thanks to Pattern Pusher for joining me on the Tuesday new music show . Top guys !

Twitter -
 @PatternpusherUK . 
FB -https://m.facebook.com/patternpusher/?tsid=0.406049262965098&source=typeahead

Playlist -

Answer Back -Keep on smiling 
Eden Royals -Close to the sun 
Fingertips -Kiss me 
MassMatiks -Gunning for you 
Banshee -Say my name 
Matchstick men -For no reason 
Elly Oh -Real men cry 
Luke Chable vs The New Division -Opium 
The Posies -Squirrel vs snake 
Ufly -Get it now 
Tess the circle -You take me out of my head 
Summer loving torture party -Station 
Mad Hatter's Den -Birds of prey 
Static Fires -Spread your wings or learn to fall 
Uncle Tan -Youniversum 
Kat Krazy -Run Run 
Pattern Pusher -Layla and the madman 
Still in my arms  



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ustralian The Voice Finalist 2014 Elly Oh is set to release her debut single “Real Men Cry”.  The inspiration behind this song was when Elly saw her Dad cry for the first time when she moved to Australia. It explains how real men should not be afraid to show their emotions even when they are sad but also when they are happy. 

Born in South Korea in the city of Incheon, Elly Oh has been in the music industry for over 10 years. She first discovered her passion for music when she was 18 years old after volunteering to sing to an old patient at the hospital where the nurse thought Elly had an amazing voice. She later studied opera from the local opera teacher in Incheon, after her parents suggested it to her as a means of providing Elly with a foundation for singing.
 
After studying Bachelor of Opera at the University of Hanyang in South Korea, Elly moved to Italy to pursue her opera career and complete a diploma of Opera.
 
Elly has performed at various Opera events including places in Italy, Korea and also in Sydney. She has won various awards for her Opera abilities including first prize in the McDonalds Opera competition (World Song).
 
After moving to Sydney, Australia Elly has changed her vocal style to pop as she enjoyed the upbeat music. She is currently teaching students to sing in a private studio based on her Opera techniques as well as performing the occasional special event.
 
 In May 2014, Elly appeared on the Voice Australia 2014 where she blew away 4 coaches within 5 secs of her blind audition with her powerful rendition of Jessie J's "Mama Knows Best". She continued to wow Australia and the world alongside her mentor and coach Ricky Martin with her Opera voice in the battle rounds and was clearly the early favourite to win the Voice Australia 2014. 
 
Moving to Sydney only 5 years ago, knowing very little english, Elly found the courage and motivation to audition on national television for The Voice Australia 2014, placing her in the Top 12 out of 8000 plus auditionees and is now considered one of Australia's most loved artists.

 Elly has also performed for many celebrities including His Excellency General The Hon. Sir Peter John Cosgrove, The Melbourne Storm, Ms. Margie Abbott and Ms. Sophia Loren to name a few and has acted alongside Jack Thompson and Brendan Cowell in the iconic Australian film, Ruben Guthrie. Elly is set to release her worldwide debut single "Real Men Cry" on 15th April 2016.

The Voice Australia Clips:- 

https://youtu.be/grdUzqJqJ3M

https://youtu.be/e6yxYgnY2uQ

https://youtu.be/BqO56QwrzLs

https://youtu.be/H-sPtecFv-8

https://youtu.be/B5ynDRoKwnM

https://youtu.be/qpFl8Yr2XJ0



he more I listen to Station by SLTP (Summer Loving Torture Party), the more I like it. It’s a song that makes me think of bands like Shopping– which is not bad at all. In fact that makes it VERY good indeed! 

This single comes out on April 29th via iTunes. It has been mixed and mastered to perfection – every little note is transparent – it’s gorgeous! I really appreciate the quality and hard work the band put into this passionate work, and I’m more than sure it’ll pay off. If you like it, order the single, follow them on Soundcloud and mark them as “must-see” at The Great Escape Festival this Spring: put May 19th-21st in your calendar! - FRESH ON THE NET

"Triumphant" BBC RADIO 6
"The seeds of greatness are here" TOM ROBINSON
"Birminghams best new band? Its possible." BBC MIXTAPE
"I Like it. It's gorgeous" - FRESH ON THE NET 
"Sublime" - THE ZINE

FORTHCOMING GIGS:
18th March - JJM Studios - Birmingham
1st April - Amersham Arms - London
12th April - The Enterprise - London
20th May - The Great Escape Festival - Brighton
28th May - Sound City - Liverpool




Luke Chable has been described as one of the best Progressive House producers, topping dance charts all over the world, and championed by the world’s elite DJ’s: Deep Dish, Tiesto, Sasha, John Digweed, Eric Prydz, Dave Seaman, Danny Howells, and many more. Earlier in 2015, his “COMET” EP instantly climbed into BEATPORT Top 5, now nearing 1million plays on Spotify, and prompted EDM act Above & Beyond to propose him a guest mix spot on their massively famous “Group Therapy” radio show.


 

Luke follows up with his own take on indie pop cult classic “Opium” from The New Division, retaining the 2012 track original vocal and delivering a hypnotic and modern progressive house number.




For No Reason" was originally a charity single for CyberSmile cybersmile.org  who are committed to tackling all forms of digital abuse and bullying online. Now re-recorded and remastered for their forthcoming album due for release in September.
 
A young Liverpool-based rock band named Matchstickmen appears ready, willing, and more-than-able to add another exciting chapter to their home town’s noble rock history book.
 
Matchstickmen fully appreciate each others  talents and fully hit their musical stride, it didn’t take long for the labels to take notice. It was in 2011 that MainLine Records and Code7 Music / Plastic Head Distribution Ltd sealed the deals, giving the band the opportunity to turn their rock ‘n’ roll dreams into reality. Plastic Head is one of the leading music distributors in the UK, especially where rock/metal music is concerned and have charted artists including Anthrax, Gaslight Anthem, Green Day and grunge legends The Screaming Trees in the Independent and National Charts. April 2015 they signed to Holier Than Thou Records.

@Matchstickmen
www.facebook.com/Matchstickmen.band
 
 


new single from Scottish Rock band Banshee. Their EP 'Say My Name' is out on 25th March and their title track single is available for radioplay now. It's absolutely killer! 
Formerly known as 'Life on Standby', Alternative Electronic Rock 4 piece BANSHEE have relaunched for 2016 and are ready to take the world by an electric storm. After a successful performance at Download Festival facilitated by Redbull Studios and their affiliated label Redbull Records, and follow-up performances with the likes of Fearless Vampire Killers and Marmozets, BANSHEE decided that they wanted to start 2016 with a new name and some killer new music. Just as the title of their forthcoming EP tells- 'Say My Name' is representative of what they want their fans to do. So let's hear it for BANSHEE from Scotland, who will be releasing their rockin' EP on Friday 25th March 2016.

MassMatiks and their explosive debut single 'GUNNING FOR YOU', which is set to be released on the 25th March, 2016.

Currently on their headline tour around the UK, MassMatiks are bringing a fresh brand of in yer face riffs, melodic hooks and social commentary to the UK Music Scene. Plus, it’s not everyday you come across a band with a front man who is a British Kickboxing Champion. This band are awesome and 'Gunning for You' is the first indicator of the great things to come for MassMatiks in 2016. 

The single has hit the ground running since launching little over a week ago. Support has come from BBC Radio 1's Phil Taggart sitting in for Huw Stephens, BBC Introducing in the South, John Kennedy at Radio X, Kerrang Radio's Alex Baker and Johnny Doom, Amazing Radio and more.

For fans of Slaves, Royal Blood, Rage Against The Machine and Bring Me The Horizon.

Previously known as Underground Fly where they released 2 studio albums, the band later changed to UFly upon the release of their album Love Smugglers.
Having supported the likes of Alicia Keys, Slade, Budgie and Kensington to name but a few, as well as receiving radio play around the world, UFly now return with their new single Get It Now. 
Details on this along with further information on UFly can be found on their website www.ufly.eu or you can follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/uflyofficial


Eden Royals are dynamic young band that have been shaking up Essex’ music scene with their new single ‘Close To The Sun’, which has been supported by BBC Introducing Essex. Having shared a stage with bands like Bastille, Rudimental and The Cribs at Liverpool Sound City, the four-piece is on a steady climb upwards. Luke Traynor from the Liverpool Echo tweeted that Eden Royals put on the “best set of Sound City Sunday” and were named one of The Daily Mirror’s top bands for the festival in 2015.

The Posies.

With SOLID STATES (out 29th April), The Posies mark dramatic changes in the lives, the music and the evolution of the band. Full details attached below.

The band are giving out a free download of awesome album track ‘Squirrel vs Snake’: https://soundcloud.com/theposies/squirrel-vs-snake
Squirrel vs Snake" is a state of the 'disunion' in the USA and beyond... the disharmony, the threats to intellectual freedom, and the cynicism and lies we take for granted now in the age of doublespeak. It has an awesome big sentimental chorus. 

Uncle Tan 
The new single is called Youniversum. It will be self-released as a digisingle on 23rd of March. Available on Spotify, Deezer, iTunes, Amazon etc


Tuesday 15 March 2016

15/3/16

Playlist -

Tariq B -When the lights go low 
Sun Arcana -Take what you need 
The Starling Radicals -Another shade of gloom 
Castle Black -The old town 
Lord Funk -A bad day
Annique -Never forget the times 
Coates -Throw me down 
In Isolation -Elder statesman 
James Cottriall-stupid 
Jake Houlsby -Carousel
The Hotspur Press -All you know 
Plastic Barricades -Around the sun 
Tony Shaw -to late 
Servant Sun -Taste of sliver 
Skinner and twitch -Fools Journey 
Rosie O' Sullivan -Do your thang 
Chris Linton -Time 
Small pond Big Fish -Strange thoughts follow  shadows 
Zander Walker -Same both ways 
Into the Autumn-Not alone  
Boy Wonder -DMSN 




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The Hotspur Press are four childhood friends who have been making waves in the North West of England with their brand of massive-sounding indie rock, and now they want to make waves elsewhere too.
They are hoping they’ll be able to do that with their new single, ‘ALL YOU KNOW’ - a melody driven anthem that soars with a youthful exuberance tinged with nostalgic longing. With moving melodies, intricate and well thought-out guitar work, pounding drum rhythms and most importantly, an awe-inspiringly huge chorus, it’s got all the credentials for arena-filling greatness.
Recorded with Tim Grey at Big Tone Recordings, producer of releases by Peter Hook (of Joy Division fame) and ska-rockers Sonic Boom Six, this track has more than been done justice in the studio.
‘All You Know’ is the first single to be taken from the forthcoming EP which is due to arrive in Summer
2016.
To support this release, the band are lining up some high-profile gigs across the UK, starting with an early-April single launch in their home city of Manchester. To bolster their efforts, a stylish and well-produced music video will be released to accompany this single.
All they are hoping for now is some credible exposure to get the word out.
www.thehotspurpress.com
www.facebook.com/thehotspurpress
www.twitter.com/elhotspurpress
www.soundcloud.com/thehotspurpress
 

Coates' new single Throw Me Down and play it on the show. The energetic 3 minute track is equal parts Britpop and rollicking indie-folk and is a great example of the London singer-songwriter's restless suburban disenchantment and ear for melody.

Hear Throw Me Down on SoundCloud here.
Watch the video on YouTube here.

Castle Black who are based in New York, USA.

 

Described as being the kind of band you want to catch on the way up. Castle Black have been gaining a name for themselves on the New York music scene over a period of time.
Having performed at a number of venues in New York and New Jersey, Castle Black have now released their new EP Find You There which is available to purchase through all major download stores.
Details on this along with further information on Castle Black can be found on their website www.castleblackmusic.com or you can follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/castleblackmusic


Plastic Barricades -  fresh new single "Around the Sun" Fourth single from the upcoming "Mechanics of Life" LP explores the ideas of second chances and is accompanied by a very special music video paying homage to "Groundhog Day" and "Sliding Doors" movies. 

 Watch the music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnyK0VHyhV0



Saturday 12 March 2016

The One when JC met Boy Wonder 12/3/16



The one they call Boy Wonder came in for chat  @rivierafm #jccooperlive show . An example of an innovative artist doing his thing regardless 
Twitter -@SidekickSounds 



Playlist 
Miller -Am I just 
Joanna Cooke -All for you 
Louis j walker -The world 
One man Boycott -Sick of it all 
LGM One -Against us 
Black Tree Suns -Out of my control 
TQ12 -Freedom 
Sun Arcana -Nocturnal 
Grandmother Com -Daphne 
Rosie O Sullivan -Do your thang
The young Folk -Home 
Small pond big fish -Strange thoughts follow shadows 
Kirsten Adamson -New York girl 
Statues -Dogswamp 
De'Nova -Brighter Days 
Moon River -Radio Noises 
Seasons -Sailed ships
Ask for joy -Sugar Coma 
Dave Napier -Set my heart 
Info the Autumn -Not alone 
Stefan Price -Feel my love 
The Rogue Network -Mik and honey 

Boy Wonder -Ontario 
DMSN 
Together alone sound of the sirens remix 

Big sound of the week -
Tariq B -When the lights go low 

Free download-https://soundcloud.com/tariqbofficial/when-the-lights-go-low

Info 

Musician, songwriter and voiceover artist Dave has over 10 years’ experience as a performer and musician,

Orignially from Swansea, South Wales Dave Napier is a Singer/Songwriter with great promise. 

Dave has a great knowledge and understanding of performance arts, with many successes with his music, including having radio play and exposure in various regonised competitions, up and down the country.

He is soon getting recognition internationally with some of his music and recent tours throughout the UK and Europe picking up a great fan base along the way!

2016 is going to be a promising year for him with some hooky, Indie and synth based pop rock tracks coming out and an album to be released later on in the year Independently - watch this space!

Website:
http://rockstar5603.wix.com/davenapierofficial

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dave-Napier-SingerSongwriter/207326912976?fref=ts

Reverbnation:
https://www.reverbnation.com/davenapierofficial?profile_view_source=header_icon_nav



Bedfordshire rockers SEASONS are a hard hitting, new band for 2016. As they prepare to release their self titled EP on the 18th of March, the band have dropped their first single 'Sailed Ships'.

SEASONS comment:
""We are all so excited to release our first track as a band. We've all worked so hard to get a great sound for the song and a excellent look for the video. We hope everyone is as excited as we are. We feel it's a really strong track to launch the band. Sailed Ships will speak to a fair few people out there. It certainly does to some of us in SEASONS. Enjoy everyone!""

SEASONS debut EP was recorded at Valhalla Studios with producer Dan J Lambert (Valhalla Music group). Few bands cover as much emotional ground, and in their debut EP SEASONS evoke anthemic highs as well as compelling heartbreaking agony.





Hailing a new era of spaced out grunge guitar rock, Moon Rover are continuing the legacy of bands like Smashing Pumpkins or My Bloody Valentine with their first single release.


 

Having already been picked up by radio stations like BBC Newcastle and BBC Tees numerous times, the four students Scott, Dan, Cameron and Stephen have spent their uni days skipping lectures and making a buzzing record with components from grunge to shoegaze and psychedelia instead.


 

Reminding of a young Kurt Cobain, singer Scott Hepple is screaming his heart and soul into the dynamic debut single ‘Radio Noises’ which taken from the upcoming self titled album.


 

Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bftXf0Tgn2o


 


 

After spending his summer in isolation, watching the X Files, Scott has made use of his spare time writing an entire album. Being authentically rock’n’roll in their work ethic the idea of forming a band came about after partying on a night out. What seemed to be merely ‘drunk talk’ would quickly turn into the exciting new collective that now calls itself Moon Rover.



 

The band’s musical influences are varied and the lads manage to impeccably combine their affection for space romanticism and blazing guitar riffs into a solid package of refreshingly melodic rock music. Moon Rover is a collective of four individuals that couldn’t be more different from each other. With interests ranging from chemistry to filming, gaming and art galleries it comes as no surprise that the band’s sound is underlined by an ultimately open-minded and liberal musical approach.


 

‘Radio Noises’ is part and parcel of a collection of songs that were written as an ode to the out of space.  Focussing on the imagery of two astronauts who are floating away from a space station to be saved by aliens, songwriter Scott explains: “‘Radio Noises’ is about losing contact, it’s about the astronauts losing contact with NASA and ultimately earth as they float into space but the track can also be linked to losing contact in general, whether it be with friends, family or you’re just going a bit crazy.”


 

It will be interesting to see what kind of extraterrestrial endeavours are ahead of Moon Rover!


 

The single ‘Radio Noises’ is out on 25th March 2016


 

Links:

https://www.facebook.com/moonroverband/





Texas Ask For Joy Presents First Single 'Pinprick Eyes' from New Private Window LP


FOR FANS OF: Cheatahs, Catherine Wheel, Title Fight, Chapterhouse, Jesus & Mary Chain, Presents For Sally
LEAD TRACKS: Lovers Interred, Pinprick Eyes, Slow Kiss, When Your Heart Stops Beating, Sugar Coma 

BACKGROUND
Euphoric (Not on LP) www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBWuHARGKR0
To-night (Not on LP) www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-cFt2B-m5k
Summercrush (Not on LP) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kaz78V_vQro

"Just the right dose of reverberation for a track that seems perfectly hybrid between indie pop and shoegaze"  The Record Stache

"A windswept sonic island within a sea of reverberating melodic joy. A merry dance through golden peaks & troughs, stuffed full of shimmering layered reverb drenched guitars!"  Primal Music Blog 

"Gives rise to a sweet euphoria. This single shows Ask For Joy to be a clever, calculated ambassador of gaze"  The Sound of Confusion
 
"Fullbodied reverb over popperfect drum machines and gorgeous harmonies daydream induced escapism  When The Sun Hits
 
Dream pop of the highest category Ask for Joy shows that the dream world is eternal"  The Blog That Celebrates Itself
 

Ask For Joy has released the first single Pinprick Eyes from the forthcoming LP New Private Window. This highly anticipated 7-track album maintains a tradition this artist has become well known for, with walls of shimmering reverb-drenched guitars, endearing vocals and expansive harmonic melodies.
 
Founded in 2005, Ask For Joy is the solo project of multi-instrumentalist and producer Aaron Rossetto. Based in Austin, Texas, artists like himself and Ringo Deathstarr are putting this city on the shoegaze map.
 
Combining the fuzzy warm shoegaze of Slowdive with the raw sonic power of bands like Jesus and Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine, Ask For Joy manages to create a divine cacophony of what can literally be called beautiful noise. This new album shines a light into a slightly darker corners of the mind through the themes it explores.
 
Its fair to say that the material on New Private Window tends to the seedier side: the lighter and darker sides of substance abuse; a couples murder-suicide; sexually suggestive expressions of love and desire. These are the types of thoughts, feelings and behaviors that one might want to keep hidden from friends or loved ones, tucked safely deep within the darkest reaches of the individual, explains Aaron Rossetto.
 
New Private Window explores these stories often kept secret. The title refers to the option in modern Web browsers that starts an untracked session, leaving no search or site traces behind for others to discover. Building up layers of guitar tracks, synthesizers, and thick choir-like background vocals gives the songs on the EP a sense of impenetrability and shelter from prying eyes (or ears) in much the same way as, say, opening a private browser window would do. 
 
Inspired by the Phil Spector wall of sound style production fuzzy, pitch-bent, all-enveloping guitar-driven sound, as seen in Jesus and Mary Chain recordings, and equally by the poppy, harmony-laced sensibilities of the Beach Boys, this music fuses the rawness of the DIY esthetic with atmospheric waves of sound. The output is a lush textured and dreamy style of pop music.
 
New Private Window is preceded by eight other EPs, seven of which were released on Rossettos own Infinitely Recursive Records imprint, along with several singles. Ask for joy is also featured on numerous shoegaze compilation albums, including several in Japan.
 
The lead single Pinprick Eyes is being offered as a free download via the artists Bandcamp at askforjoy.bandcamp.com, whetting the appetite for the forthcoming album. You can catch the full LP here too in early March as well as standard platforms such as iTunes, Amazon, etc.
 


DE`NOVA Single: Brighter
Days Release Date: Feb 26th, 2016 – Taken from the EP Young
Hearts Due for Release on 4th March
Video link for DE`Nova
https://youtu.be/6pOF8LHSYzISocial Media Links denovaband.com / facebook.com/denovaband / twitter.com/denovabandDE'NOVA
are an
indie tinged pop-rock band from Manchester, UK. Over the
years they have developed a passion for writing honest songs
which tell stories of their northern culture.With
all members having foundations set around Manchester the
band stay firm to their roots.Despite
this De’Nova have an intriguing story inspired by their
ancestry. Coming from various multicultural backgrounds
which incorporate the spirit of the Philippines, passion of
Italy and quirks of Ireland; the band have an unquestionable
drive and focus when it comes to nurturing their music.The
result are a blend of intricacies which cannot be
replicated. The chemistry of different thinkers in this
outfit delivers a unique song-writing force who are an
unstoppable creative unit.  “Castles”
was
the bands debut single, released alongside a music video
shot at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse.The
release of Castles saw the band gain fans from all parts of
the globe. After being played through various university and
local stations a small army of fans are accumulating on a
weekly basis. De’Nova did a run of shows in
Academy
venues to
promote the release where merchandise stock ran low after
just 3 shows in Manchester, Birmingham &
London.Whilst
establishing the band in the Philippines
and
other parts of Asia, the band’s social media has propelled
into being the clique for fans of alt rock.The
band performed a series of successful shows in major cities
across UK, Ireland and Canada. After a highly successful run
of shows over in Ireland on Indie Week festival they were
invited over to play at Indie Week Canada in Toronto where
they played five showsover
four nights. Gibson
Guitars endorsed
equipment for their visit. Later in the year, Kevin jetted
off to the Philippines and performed De’Nova material at a
series of shows. He was invited to open up for various
established Asian pop rock actsplaying
to large enthusiastic audiences.Debut
EP Young Hearts is
due for release on March 4th and is already
attracting a lot of notable attention on music
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STATUES single 'DOGSWAMP' and was wondering whether you can please check it out for plays on your show?
This is the first track released from the band since their debut album 'Together We're Alone' that was released last year. This new track displays the talents of their new vocalist and drummer who have recently joined the ranks. 


Imagine Kate Bush and Debbie Harry - in their pomp - are stuck in an elevator on the 13th Floor. The engineers sent to rescue them turn out to be Crowded House’s Tim Finn and Massive Attack’s 3D. Rather than save the legendary singers, they all decide to write and record an album. While comparison with other artists is a crude shorthand for this strikingly original and assured debut, the result may well have sounded a lot like Kirsten Adamson’s self-titled opener" 
Hugo Fluendy (quote from press release)
 
Kirsten Adamson comes from an historical musical background in Scotland. Growing up, her two main influences were Kate Bush and her father – Stuart Adamson’s band, Big Country. In 1998 her father relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, where she would spend her summers and it was here where she first picked up a guitar. Classically trained in voice from age 7, Kirsten has grown to become a wonderfully diverse singer songwriter and her self titled debut album encompasses her eccentricities with class and originality.
 
After picking up a guitar at age 16, self taught, Kirsten has been writing and recording music ever since. She put her first band, The Gillyflowers together in 2008. The band recorded and self released two EP’s along with racking up a handful of 4 and 5 star live reviews until their split in 2012. Between 2010 and 2011 Kirsten sang and played synthesiser with Scottish Indie group Aberfeldy. She featured on the album ‘Somewhere To Jump From’ and was included in their tour line up for this album. Kirsten often provides session vocals for Scottish hit song maker Bob Heatlie Snr who in return played synthesiser on this single.
 
Kirsten’s biggest achievement to date is the self release of her debut album. Her passion, hard work and dedication to producing the record is written all over it. From the quality of the recordings through to the art work and media surrounding it. No compromises have been made, despite the limited funds she had to make it happen.
 
Kirsten has music running through her blood and is a true artist who must be heard!
 
www.kirstenadamson.com
@kadamsonmusic
www.facebook.com/kirstenadamsonmusic
 

Saturday 5 March 2016

The one when JC met Louis J Walker and Savanna Leanne 5/3/16




Big up tonight's guests Louis J Walker and Savanna Leanne new music new artists ..,..that's what we are about 

Savanna Leanne

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Louis J Walker 
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Playlist -
Scout Killers -Rip me apart 
Benedict Trenches -Blank State
Phillip George & Dragonette -Feel this way 
Daria Kulesh -The moon and the pilot 
Marcus Nand -Everything 
Sonny Jim -I want a tattoo 
True Heights -Stay 
RDX freestyles-Pull up 
Pretty Gritty -A thousand miles from nowhere 
Sisteray -Back to yours 
Marigold Kingrey-Fall In Love 
3 days from Retirement 
Pete Colorado -Come on world 
Giulia -Addictable 
Act of love -Looking for the light 
Joanna Cooke -All for you 
Zane T & Andy Leech Ft Zahra -Paint it in Gold 
Downfall -The Darkness 
Savanna Leanne -Try
Louis J Walker -
It's yours 
Lost in Legacy 
The Word 
3am 


Info -


Act Of Love who are based in Brighton, England.

 

Personally discovered by Creative and Dreams Fred Cannon, Act Of Love have been creating huge inroads on the music scene since earning their stripes at the musical coalface.
Having already been featured in film, radio and TV in various countries around the world, Act Of Love have now gone on to release their debut EP which has been described as being undeniably exotic and exciting.  
Further details on this along with more information on Act Of Love can be found at www.creativeanddreams.com or you can follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/aolpage



Italian singer/songwriter, Giulia, celebrates the sparkling world of female pop this spring with the release of her vibrant and highly catchy single, ‘Addictable’ out on 15 April (available for pre-order from 18 March).   As 2016 marks 20 years since the iconic Spice Girls hit the charts with ‘Wannabe’,  Giulia releases ‘Addictable’ as a tip-of-the-hat to girl power and the emergence of the female pop revolution over the past two decades.

 ‘Addictable’ is taken from the new deluxe version of Giulia’s debut album, ‘Raze Me To The Ground’ out on May 20, which will include two new tracks: ‘X-Rated’ and ‘Addictable’.  Written by Giulia Donà dalle Rose/Don Mescall, ‘Addictable’ is powerful, punchy and popped to the max, a fun track depicting the whirlwind hypnotic journey of a super-charged, crazy night on the town.  Paying homage to all female pop artists of the past decades, ‘Addictable’ delivers Giulia’s delicious deep rich vocals around a cascading melody of beats that are made for the feet – this song defies anyone to stay still. 

 The album, ‘Raze Me To The Ground’ was written and produced in London in collaboration with Don Mescall and demonstrates the incredible musical chemistry between Giulia and Mescall. Quintessential sounds of country/rock fused with a modern twist of pop, the masterful collection of album tracks are laced with superior song craft and compositions.  Lead tracks such as ‘Turn Your Light On’, ‘Radio Junky’,  ‘Road Trip’ and ‘Love, Love, Love’ begin to illustrate the exciting musical journey of this Italian songstress. Nashville writer/producer, Don Mescall, heard the album, instantly fell in love with Giulia’s sound and immediately offered to add his production wizardry – musical magic was born.

Giulia first caught UK attention when she supported Anastasia at the O2, with the global spotlight flicking on when her track ‘Turn You Light On’ was used as the anthem for World Earth Day 2015.  A creative entrepreneur, Giulia also owns her own couture fashion line, Anna Sammorone, which boasts celebrity fans in the shape of the actress Blake Lively and Italian Fashionista Chiara Ferragani..  With so many eyes on the inspiringly talented Giulia, 2016 is set to be an even bigger year for her than the last.

 

The single, ‘Addictable’ is released on 15 April through M:89 Records with pre-order available from 18 March.

For more information visit: http://www.giuliaofficial.com

To find out more about Giulia’s new fashion collection visit: http://www.annasammarone.it/

Formed in 2013 in Edinburgh and with a couple of line-up changes since, 3DFR are being heard by more and more people. With a sound inspired by bands like Mogwai or Explosions in the Sky, their first self-titled EP (link below to bandcamp) takes its cues from their regular jam sessions and totally blew me away the first time I heard it. Which is why they are here. 

The band are now working with Infinite Hive to expand their growing fan base and take things up a notch, expect more great music, gigs, content (bloody content) and all the usual "how to get heard" Internet shenanigans in the near future. We've found them more gigs around the country to compliment the ones they find for themselves and got their single out, with a video to match. These guys work hard and play hard. 

Their first release on Infinite Hive was the storming single "What Is Dead May Never Die" at the beginning of September 2015, to great acclaim by friends and fans alike on social media. Their follow-up EP "If We Keep Walking, Eventually We'll Fall Off" came out on 9th November 2015, links and artwork are at the top of the page and their releases with us are on Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon mp3, Google Play Music, and Spotify as well. 

Did we mention that an independent Scottish production company will feature their music in a forthcoming film too? Watch this space...they will literally take your breath away.
 
Catch the band on the following live dates :
 
Friday March 18th 2016, Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh
Sunday March 20th 2016, Nice 'n Sleazy, Glasgow
Friday April 22nd 2016, Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh
Tuesday May 10th 2016, Audio, Glasgow
 
www.facebook.com/THREEDAYSFROMRETIREMENT
www.twitter.com/3dfruk


From the moment International Recording Artiste RDX exploded on the scene with their chart topping single Dance in 2007, they haven’t
looked back, indeed the energetic musical brothers have grown to become one of the most recognizable faces in Dancehall/Reggae the
World over. Singer DelomarX (Andre Bedward) and Deejay Renigade (Carlton Williams) were childhood friends, but merged their musical
forces to become what is today the award winning… RDX. 

Take the Group of the year award for two consecutive years (2007 & 2008), the international acclaim of the hit song Bend Over, four
more number 1 songs in Jamaica i.e. Daggering, Dance, Everybody Dance, Dancers Anthem, plus worldwide chartbusters including Skip
(Poland), Movements (Poland & Panama), Deliver Me (Guyana) and For The Girls (Trinidad).

Add to that the stunning performances around the globe including successful Tours of the USA, the Caribbean, Japan, Africa, Europe
and Central America, colorful personalities to match their hairs and a  professionalism and work ethic not often associated with the genre
and you get RDX.

With only little over four years of being in the spotlight, RDX have etched there name as one of the premiere standard bearers of
quality music emerging from Jamaica, and are widely regarded as one of the positive ambassadors of the popular Dancehall culture.
With the creative lyrical prowess of Renigade and the infectious melodies of DelomarX, coupled with thumping tracks and a forward
thinking support team, RDX are poised for even greater things.

And with the recent release of the smash hit Jump, that has captivated audiences globally, plus Summer Slap Weh & Broad Out,
the growth and diversity of RDX has become even more visible to the point that they duo is now being thought of, in credible circles, as
the next Dancehall/ Reggae Superstar.

The new single “Pull Up Selecta” features a remix package from The Freestylers and is set to fully launch 2016 in to the Year of Dancehall/Reggae!
 

RDX - “Pull Up Selecta” is released on Jamdown Entertainment

IMPACT DATE:  Feb/Mar 2016  TBC 


 

INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/rdxmusic/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/RDXFanPage/

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/rdxmusic

TUMBLR: http://rdxmusic.tumblr.com/



Pretty Gritty who are from Maryland, USA.

 

Proving that Pretty is as Gritty does, the soulful Americana duo known as Pretty Gritty make their first foray with the launch of their EP Lonely Road.
Recorded in Nashville and produced by the powerhouse production team of Fred Cannon and Paul Buono for the Creative and Dreams Music Network label, the EP has been described as showcasing the duos unique and delicate harmonies to perfection.
Further information on Pretty Gritty can be found at www.creativeanddreams.com or you can follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/prettygritty

You can listen to Pretty Gritty's new single A Thousand Miles From Nowhere below:

http://www.creativeanddreams.com/pretty-gritty#.Vsw3pvmLSUk




SISTERAY have hit 2016 running. This new single from the London four piece, currently rewriting the indie guitar rule book, has already had one of it's tracks picked up by Phil Taggart on BBC Radio One and following series of #guerilla pop-up gigs around the capital they have now set up their own night Welcome To The Monkey House, the first one in Camden was a sell-out success, next one @ The Victoria Dalston on Feb 11th.
The single tracks were recorded on Lightship95 with producer Rory Attwell (Test-Icicles) at the helm.
 
Sisteray are fronted by songwriters Niall Rowan (vocals) and Dan Connelly (guitar). Originally the band formed out of school by Daniel and his brother but when the time for decisions  about the future arrived. Dan chose to stick with his guitar, song writing and rock and roll while his brother decided to leave and go to university. Sibling rivalry doesn't come into it, this is just the beginning of the story.

Dan recently found himself in national media/TV (BBC / ITV / Independent ) speaking out against his local MP in Walthamstow Stella Creasy, voting for airstrikes in Syria. He was described on screen as musician and activist, though he's not sure he would describe himself as an activist. For the record Dan and Stella have agreed to disagree.
 


Marigold Kingrey who is based in Toronto, Canada.

 

Having graced many popular stages across Toronto both as a front woman for an Indie Funk band and as an artist, the future is looking increasingly bright for Marigold Kingrey.
With her debut single receiving airplay on Toronto's premier dance station, Marigold Kingrey now returns with her new track Fall In Love which is available to purchase through all major download stores.
Details on this along with further information on Marigold Kingrey can be found on her website www.musicmarigold.com or you can follow her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MusicMarigold

You can listen to Marigold Kingrey's new single Fall In Love below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdX8gLzK0pg


British rock five piece TrueHeights have released a storming new single 'Stay'. The track is taken from the bands debut EP TH15, which was released in September 2015 via Absorb Music/ Believe Digital.

Recorded with one of the most highly commended producers on the UK music scene, Matt O'Grady (You Me At Six, Deaf Havana, Don Broco), ‘TH15’ finds TrueHeights displaying their beautiful, anthemic rock sound as well as displaying exceptional musicianship.

Zakk from TrueHeights comments:
"Stay is the fan-favourite, and the opening track from our debut record "TH15". We couldn't be more excited to unleash it to new corners of the music scene, and hopefully gain some new fans and followers who haven't heard us yet! 
We have a huge year planned with our co-headline tour with Years Young just around the corner. Throughout 2016 we will be working on brand new material in the studio, with a new and unheard single due to be released in the summer."

TrueHeights recently announced they will be hitting the road in March with North Lincolnshire rockers Years Young. The 'Stand Tall. Sleep Easy' tour will take in 10 dates, check them out at a show near you!




The last year has seen TrueHeights share the stage with the likes of Rival State, Freeze The Atlantic and Verses.  2016 has lots of exciting things in store for the 5piece, and we can't wait to share them with you!


TrueHeights are:

Zakk Poland - Lead Vocals/Guitars
Luke Poland - Lead Guitar/Vox
Steve Maugham - Synths/Vox
Ash Maugham - Bass Guitar
Kris Farrell - Drums/Vox


TrueHeights can be found in the following places:
Facebook
Twitter
Official Site
You Tube
 



The Veldt 'The Shocking Fuzz of Your Electric Fur' EP
Release date 03/18/2016
Leonard Skully Records
 
FORMATS: Top 200 & R&B 
FOR FANS OF: Massive Attack, A.R. Kane, Cocteau Twins, Jesus & Mary Chain, Dif Juz 
HOMETOWN: Raleigh, NC and NYC 
SYNOPSIS:  'The Shocking Fuzz of Your Electric Fur' is a 5-track EP from The Veldt, comprised of identical twins Daniel and Danny Chavis, along with Hayato Nakao. This is their first EP as The Veldt in 20 years, cleverly combining soul, shoegaze, RnB, alternative rock. They were also previously known as Apollo Heights and are known for their long-term collaborative relationship with Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins), who produced several previous releases. To be released on vinyl, CD and digially via UK-based Leonard Skully Records.
FOCUS TRACKS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
FCC STATUS: Clean.
SONGWRITERS: Daniel Chavis, Danny Chavis, Hayato Nakao

I've been sitting on this news for the past few months and finally it's all a-go, so I'm thrilled to now present you the new EP from THE VELDT, one of the key 1990s American shoegaze acts from the U.S., known for their delicious ability to blend in elements of soul and RnB into their compositions. They will be releasing the EP in advance of touring in the U.S. and Canada, including several dates with The Brian Jonestown Massacre.  

While Cocteau Twins' Robin Guthrie and Ray Shulman (Bjork, The Sunday, The Sugarcubes) have been fundamental in several past releases, this current EP features production by 4AD legend A.R. Kane, who blew up the label and the house scene through his M/A/R/R/S project with 'Pump Up The Volume' and has now reformed in time for Barcelona's Primavera Festival.

I'd appreciate it if you could let me know about any adds and playlisting so that we can spread the word as much as possible via Twitter and Facebook. The Veldt are also open to live sessions. Should you need anything else, please let me know.


 
As a follow up to his widely acclaimed album ‘Ziroq’ from 2001, the accomplished guitar virtuoso and songwriter Marcus Nand is back with his multifaceted album ‘Time And Tide Wait For No Man’.
 
Having played alongside the world’s greatest musicians and recorded a guitar solo for Rod Stewart’s latest album, Marcus Nand’s experience as a professional musician is certainly unmistakable. The eponymous single release from the album, ‘Time And Tide Wait For No Man’, has been described as “a definite step ahead in Nand's eclectic music career” and the album as going “through different aspects of life, in which many listeners may easily find themselves into” by online music website Blue Bird Reviews.
 
While focusing more on the introspective and reflective aspects of life with his first single release, other songs on the album include catchy and flamenco influenced tracks such as ‘Everything’.
 
With ‘Time And Tide Wait For No Man’, Nand is telling stories of life experiences that people can relate to. In his songs, Marcus is creating an atmosphere that allows the listeners to be transported into a lyrical picture. The themes of the album range from friendship to love and loss. Inspired by some of the most influential bands known to mankind, Marcus explains: “I kept on thinking about how diverse Queen or The Beatles were and not worrying about anything fitting in or not.”
 
Nand’s music is as varied as his heritage. The musician was born in Merseyside, grew up in Spain and has a Fiji-Indian father and English Mother really which has immensely contributed to shaping him as a person. His latest album is an all-embracing expression of his upbringing and open minded worldview: “Musically, it’s the first time I’ve actually incorporated all of my musical influences including, Rock, Flamenco, Pop, Arabic and Indian influences so that was a big factor when I was producing it.”
 
Marcus has established himself as a much respected artist having some of the world’s most successful musicians wanting to collaborate with him. Session musicians such as Carmine Rojas (David Bowie, Rod Stewart) or Tal Bergman (Joe Bonamassa) are regularly performing with Nand on stage and rumour has it that Paul Young is still listening to his first album ‘Ziroq’ on his phone.
 
The album ‘Time And Tide Wait For No Man’ is out on 22nd April 2016
 
Links: 
 
https://www.facebook.com/MarcusNandMusic
https://twitter.com/marcusnand
https://soundcloudcom/marcus-nand
http://marcusnand.com/
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Creative Side and Waterside will be the two tracks on the AA single and the launch gig is at the popular Dylans’s in Criccieth on Friday 11thMarch. The two tracks demonstrate SERA’s diversity and will appeal to those who love a warm, approachable sound and ear worm hooks. Baylen Leonard from Amazing Radio/BBC Radio 2 played her most recent single ‘Carry Me’ and said that he will be playing more if that track was anything to go by. So we imagine he will be as keen as we were to hear these newly recorded songs.
 
But Baylen wasn’t the only fan of the song, ‘Carry Me’. It has been on the BBC Radio Wales playlist all through December to early January 2016 and she was also their 'Artist of the Week.'
 
SERA is a bilingual singer/songwriter from the North Wales town of Caernarfon who has released a number of Welsh and English albums and EPs. Since moving from the piano as her main instrument to the guitar, SERA is developing a different sound, with her last couple of EPs walking the country/folk line. Look out for her new album in May 2016, which she recorded with producer Eddie Boogie, (Eddie Al-Shakarchi) that has a distinct Americana feel to it. 

No stranger to success, SERA's songs have been played across the UK, and her song ‘Melody’ has also been used in numerous ad campaigns, in the SKY show 'Stella' and in the BAFTA Cymru winning independent film ‘Dancing in Circles. ’ SERA was also a finalist in the Song for Wales (Can i Gymru) TV show in both 2009 and 2015.

A popular solo festival act, SERA has played at Sidmouth Fringe, How the Light Gets, Focus Wales, Wakestock, Festival Number 6 and more.  SERA has toured in America, and also has a Masters Degree in Screenwriting and writes a music column in the North Wales Daily Post, as well as organises various music and arts events with CEG, a musicians’ collective.

This year catch SERA playing at the Scouservarious Gala concert in Liverpool in January, supporting Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman at Blue Sky in Bangor in April, playing a headline slot at Focus Wales in May, as well as a busy tour of festivals and gigs throughout the summer.
 
This is what SERA says about working with Folkstock and the songs she is releasing on the independent label.
 
“I really admire the passion and fresh approach to music by Helen and Folkstock. The music Folkstock releases is always authentic and full of heart. I'm thrilled that Helen can see those same qualities in my music also - something that has always been so important to me when making my music. I'm excited and honoured that two of my tracks from the forthcoming album will be released by Folkstock as a Double A side single release. The songs show two sides to my music and my album. Creative side being an up-beat, hooky Americana song on guitar, with the piano-led Waterside showing the more emotional and expressive tone also on the album. I believe Folkstock can help introduce my music to a wider audience, and it feels amazing to be a part of of the Folkstock community of artists.”
 

“Sera… the piano playing of Sara Bareilles crossed with Joni Mitchell’s songbird twang and guitar playing, with a pinch of the more animated and upbeat vocals of Amanda Palmer”. 
Manchester Evening News

“The delicate arrangements and lush vocals on this heart-warming folk pop song are surely guaranteed to put a smile on your face”.
Tom Robinson, Fresh On The Net

”An absolute breath of fresh air…perfect and untouchable.” 
Musicosis

“She demonstrates a controlled dignity in her presentation that is positively refreshing in these times of over the top Saturday nighttheatricality.” 
4/5 Bluesbunny

“Together with the likes of Paper Aeroplanes, Ivan Moult and Al Lewis, Sera is another name that can be added to the current crop of Welsh talent.”  
A Musical Priority 

“…inventive musical arrangements that vary from upbeat folk-rock to piano-driven ballads and acoustic, rootsy songs…”
 Alan Cackett, Maverick Country
 
www.seraofficial.com
www.twitter.com/Serasongs
www.facebook.com/Serasongs
 


Benedict Trenches is a fictional character. When we perform, we are that character. Imagine Damien Rice's 'O', The Mars Volta's 'Frances The Mute', Heck and Bright Eyes in a sonic mixer. To put a genre on it, we’d go for the somewhat niche (but soon to be mainstream!) Psych-Prog-Acoustic-Fiction Rock.
 
We are an ambitious band, and have been gathering momentum since our beginnings early last year with upcoming E.P track ‘Take Some Time’ spun by Dean Jackson on the BBC Introducing East Midlands show (13/02/2016), lead single ‘Blank Slate’ playlisted on Croydon Radio, plays on Way Out Radio and a multitude of Podcasts in the pipeline, extremely positive local media coverage - http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Characterful-performance/story-28626181-detail/whatson/story.html '..both complex and beautiful’, - and a live show going from strength to strength, having played Nottingham's Horse Fest, Beeston's Party in the Park as well as headline shows at the Vic and the famous Running Horse.
 
We are releasing a single off of our upcoming E.P on the 4th of March, 
For more information and to listen to music/see our faces please see the links below:
 
www.facebook.com/BenedictTrenches
 
https://twitter.com/BenTrenches
 
www.BenedictTrenches.com
 
Our upcoming E.P (to be released on the 18th of March) - https://soundcloud.com/benedict-trenches/sets/ep-part-1/s-pmfN9