SHHE - Boy

SHHE - Boy

Posts have been rather thin on the ground here in recent weeks so what better way to kick start my drive than to dig in to the depths of my inbox. SHHE, the alter-ego of Scottish-Portuguese artist and producer Su Shaw landed at me feet over a month ago, and to be quite frank, it's a shame it's taken me so long to share. Her music is utterly gorgeous and is filled with a wealth of atmospherics and eerie soundscapes. "Sometimes we're unwilling to let go and sometimes we're unable to. Willingness and ability are different things. How do you give yourself completely to someone when parts of you still remain with someone else? How much of your identity do you lose in the process?” she surmises. Her latest single Boy is a powerful meandering piece that slowly builds through warming pad textures toward its cathartic finale. Take a listen/watch below at the mesmerising accompanying video.



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BE GOOD - God of Nowhere (Official Video)

BE GOOD - God of Nowhere (Official Video)

Oxford-based four-piece BE GOOD returned over the Easter weekend with a video to their very own sickly sweet pop jam, God of Nowhere. Self-described as 'awkward pop music for midnight walks and dancing in the nude' is about as good of summaries as it's ever gonna get. The band sure know their way around a smooth melody or two and their latest effort shows it in abundance with warm hazy hooks and twanging guitar lines. "It's about that moment in a relationship after the initial excitement when you realise that the other person is a fallible, imperfect human just like you are" explains singer Ash Cooke. "It can be terrifying, but it’s also really reassuring. It reminded me of when I stopped believing in god when I was 13 years old. I was at a very Christian school and I was frightened of what it meant, but ultimately it was very liberating. I think we should be less scared to let go of the things we idolise". God of Nowhere is the title track taken from the band's forthcoming new EP. Listen for yourself above with their 70's-inspired, and incredibly pleasing Theo Watkins directed horror-esque flick streaming below.



Live Dates
30th May- Truck Store, Oxford in-store
31st May - London Headline, The Social
12th June- Brighton- The Green Door Store
13th June - Oxford Headline, The Bullingdon

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Grace Gaustad - Smokeclouds

Through arpeggiated synths and luscious atmospherics, 17-year old Grace Gaustad charges up her emotions to untangle a personal tale of losing a dear friend to the downward spiral of drugs and self-loathing. Making exceptional use of its space, her latest effort scarcely breaks from its simplistic melody moving gracefully towards its slow-burning crescendo, all before evaporating just like its namesake. Smokeclouds proves to be another fine example of the potential the New York-based artist holds. Listen for yourselves below.



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GURU - Suntrap

GURU - Suntrap

Falling behind with recent emails, I've finally unearthed the latest (or rather now 2 months old) new single from Brighton's GURU. Having impressed immensely with their previous cut Consumer Helpline, the band return to unleash plenty more raw angst-driven bass-heavy noise with the monstrous Suntrap. Wasting no time with its charging melodies and punk-inspired vocals, the band's latest single serves as another fantastic addition to their collection. Take a listen for yourselves below.



GURU are Tommy Cherrill (vocals), Kieran Hunter (guitar), Ferg Belfrage (bass), Simon ‘Danny Boy’ Daniels (drums).

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Company Ink - The Flip

Photo credit: Eline Kjøl Berg

Heading in to the weekend, allow Norwegian-based duo Company Ink to get you in the mood with their new single, The Flip. Released today through Propeller Recordings the pair's latest track is packed with with twists and turns as its evolving melodies get all the more infectious. Taken from an upcoming EP due out this summer listen for yourselves below.



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Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard - Late Night City

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Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard - Late Night City

Considering I'm Welsh and still very much live here, the amount of home-grown music I write about is shockingly slim-to-none. That's not to say there ain't bucket loads of it here, because that'd be a lie - more so to the fact I'm lazy at finding it. That's all about to change though with latest to cross my radar, Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard. Today the Cardiff-based four-piece have unveiled their latest single Late Night City. Explaining its conception singer Tom Rees gets in to its nitty-gritty detail: "This tune fully explores the deeply rooted constitutional issues with work and play, and I’m excited at the prospect of folks rocking to this song whilst doing both, even if it is steeped in horrific irony. I also wanted to write a song that expressed my love for the Eagles and I think I may have finally done it!". As for track, I think it'd be hard to find catchier riffs and a fuzzy warmth quite like it as they give nod to Bowie, Marc Bolan and Bill Fay along their way. Take a listen to‘Late Night City’ for yourselves below.



2019 Live Dates
13 Apr | Record Store Day at Le Pub, Newport
26 Apr | YUCK! Issue 1 Launch, Gullivers, Manchester
4 May | Live At Leeds Festival, Leeds
5 May | Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
9 May | Great Escape Festival, Brighton
27 - 30 Jun | Glastonbury Festival, Pilton
19 Jul | Nozstock Festival, Bromyard
21 Jul | Latitude Festival, Suffolk
26 Jul | Port Eliot Festival, Port Elliot
27 Jul | Cardigan Castle, Ceredigion
8 Aug | Radio X Alt Disco - Dalston Victoria, London 

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DMA'S to release MTV Unplugged Live album

Released on June 14th 2019, DMA's have announced they will release a live album for MTV, recorded at Melbourne’s intimate Memo Music Hall last October. In accompaniment to the news this week, the band have shared their latest video to single The End which gives fans an insight to what lays ahead. "It was the most fun I’ve had in a while, just rearranging the songs and hearing them in a different light," explains Johnny Took. "To be able to do this is a bit of a dream come true."  The album is now available to pre-order from https://dmas.lnk.to/MTVPR, with ‘The End’ provided as an instant download. It will be released on double 180-gram vinyl, CD and digital formats.

The ‘MTV Unplugged Live’ tracklisting is:
1. ‘Feels Like 37’
2. ‘Lay Down’
3. ‘Time & Money’
4. ‘Emily Whyte’
5. ‘In The Air’
6. ‘Warsaw’
7. ‘Beautiful Stranger’
8. ‘The End’
9. ‘Lazy Love’
10. ‘In The Moment’
11. ‘Health’
12. ‘Step Up The Morphine’
13. ‘Delete’
14. ‘Do I Need You Now?’



APRIL - HEADLINE SHOWS
9th - Edinburgh, Usher Hall (SOLD OUT)
10th - Newcastle, O2 Academy (SOLD OUT)
12th - Liverpool, University - Mountford Hall (SOLD OUT)
13th - Nottingham, Rock City (SOLD OUT)
14th - Cardiff, The Great Hall

JUNE
14th - Isle of WIght Festival (main stage)
15th - Manchester, Heaton Park (with Courteeners)
16th - Dublin, Malahide Castle (with Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds) 
17th - Belfast, Limelight 1 (headliners)

JULY
13th - TRNSMT Festival
14th - Citadel Festival (main stage)

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WILDES - Circles

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WILDES - Circles

British multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and all-round wunderkind Wildes today shares her stellar new effort, Circles. Written on a subject I'm sure many of us can relate to, searching for an escape from the maze-like prison a failing relationship can often feel like, its rousing call to arms serves as a profound snap back to reality. "Circles is a song written about getting lost in the familiarity of a failing relationship" Ella Walker explains. "It's far easier to go through the motions than to admit to yourself that you are unhappy, so you continue, avoiding confrontation and living on the boundaries of that relationship. Something that was once beautiful becomes ugly, warped and toxic." Take a listen to the smokey, sometimes fragile, yet often empowering new single below. Wildes continues work on her debut record, due later this year.



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