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From the moment Sea Girls' debut cut "Call Me Out" first dropped, it was clear big things lurked just over the horizon for the London-via-Leicester quartet. Their first stab at the mainstream saw them peak the interest of media outlets nationwide (enter Radio 1's Huw Stephens), luring us in with ...
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Ladies and gents, the time has come to entertain your ears with a fresh dose of slick new music. We've rifled, we've pillaged, we've studied your habits closer than MI5 in the midst of a key investigation (OK, so that last one's actually Facebook). The result? Our finger on the pulse ...
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Producing powerful, punk-heavy cuts, Kid Kapichi – with their heavy riffs and storming rhythm – are out to create a genre of their own. Ones to watch, this is definitely a horse we'll be backing in the race to become the 'band of a generation'. Far from sticking to the same ...
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One Stop Record Shop's editor is running the London Marathon for Help Musicians UK. Here she rambles about the enormous challenge, non-existent orgies with Take That and the impending Russian cold front... Let’s start things off by saying I’m anything but a seasoned marathon runner. I love a lie in, ...
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There's no doubt 2017 was a storming year for the UK music – well, Ed Sheeran mainly. Undoubtably covering his mortgage ten times over, four of the Top 10 biggest tracks last year were penned by the nation's favourite guitar wielding ginger, which is precisely why it's time to shake ...
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Meet the 21-year-old Nordic popstar who's taking the UK charts by storm.  With her punk-ish appearance and carefree demeanour, 21-year-old ALMA is fast becoming a fluorescent musical phenomenon. To say it’s been a whirlwind year for the singer is something of an understatement. Joining forces with French Montana on fresh ...
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Brit and Novello Award champ, Nerina Pallot, has thrown the musical realm into a frenzy with her sixth album, Stay Lucky. Recorded in just two weekends at London’s very own RAK studios, Stay Lucky is an album that includes some scorching collabs. Featuring the likes of Bernad Butler, Markus Feehily, and Rod Thomas (AKA ...
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Listen up people, it's time for a whopping great spoonful of fresh new music.  Featuring a host of piping hot tracks, this month's playlist features the creme de la creme of indie pop, rock and alternative artists from across the globe. If this is what the rest of Q4 is ...
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If homegrown talent is what you're after, British singer-songwriter Tom Forest might just be the answer. Having recently returned with "Believer", the second track taken from his upcoming album Hope, he's an artist serving up some truly soulful offerings. His latest cut brings forth a church-like, almost evangelical tone, flexing its seizable ...
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If all album titles summarised their musical content as succinctly as Everything Everything’s latest show of force, it’s safe to say music journalists worldwide would be out of a job. A Fever Dream‘s concise nature is perfectly suited to the lazy age of social media – despite its contents being ...
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Going it alone in the music industry can be a daunting experience. With no major label to fund you and lacking a limitless cushion stuffed with elite producers, sponsorship and giant wads of cash, the road to success can often feel like an uphill battle. The term “labour of love” ...
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If soul is the vital ingredient your Friday's missing, look no further than the dulcet tones of singer-songwriter Cat Delphi. We're pleased to bring you an exclusive premiere in the form of "Alive", a blisteringly fresh cut that's bound to induce goosebumps. Unleashing rich piano lines backed up by haunting vocals (think London Grammar meets ...
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In a new series, One Stop Record Shop takes a look back at the EPs that slipped through the net. Today, Joel Day relives the wonder of Palm Honey's debut EP, Tucked into the Electronic Wave, in all of its psychedelic glory. Re-igniting the long-forgotten era of British psychedelic rock, Reading four-piece, Palm ...
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It's still June I hear you cry?! Well, we're shoving our monthly playlist in your face before the first of the month because we can. Well, that and the fact we're downright impatient. Featuring our favourite tracks from artists big and small (size doesn’t matter... generally speaking), get your ears around ...
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No week is complete without the perfect soundtrack to accompany it – and that's precisely where we come in!  LA's Former Faces are starting things off on the right foot with "Weekend Mountain Man". The latest single features on the band's recently released EP Swimming in Circles, and blends infectious hooks ...
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When you think of indie rock, the first thoughts to come to mind are probably the soft rock sounds of Muse or maybe something indie in the most cliché sense of the word – "Let Her Go" by Passenger for example. Chances are, it's a genre you don't immediately associate with black female artists.  ...
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No weekend is complete without the perfect soundtrack to accompany it – and that's precisely where we come in!  This week's One Stop Playlist ranges from indie-rock through to alternative and roaring pop tracks. Shoos Off are kicking off proceedings with a relaxed pop choon in the form of "Ranger". Blending ...
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From limited edition releases to in-store performances, Record Store Day 2017 has celebrated music and vinyl like never before. We took to the streets of London to uncover the records YOU purchased and the reasons behind them, even nabbing a cheeky recommendation from To Kill A King in the process. DAVID BOWIE ...
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The music industry is a strange old place. From unprecedented super villains (we’re looking at you NME) to surprising chart toppers like Bradley Walsh, music trends are about as predictable as the Great British weather. Even as we speak, a ginger lad from Suffolk is hogging 9 spots out of ...
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‘Hey dude, wed love you to check out our new killer track…’ began the email, lurking amongst the countless yet-to-be-opened press releases treading water in my inbox during the summer of 2012. Nothing too remarkable about that. Dodgy punctuation aside, it was just another email trying to get just another ...
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Secret Garden Party is no more. Well... that's a bit of a lie actually. Allow me to rephrase. Secret Garden Party will be no more AFTER one of the biggest farewell celebrations seen in Cambridge since Oxford's boat ended up at the bottom of the Thames (the boat race of '51 if ...
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Turning our backs on the British winter means it's time for us festival junkies to get to work. Scouring the internet for various line-up announcements and securing those elusive tickets, it's time to wash our sleeping bags, ready for another summer of music (definitely), fun (hopefully) and mud (inevitably). We’ve ...
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As a music blog, we receive a host of weird and wonderful videos on a daily basis. That being said, some of the offerings are decidedly weirder and far more entertaining than others. Introducing a new segment we like to call "WTF Videos Of The Week" - a concise round-up ...
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Between the creative losses and the musical triumphs, the past 12 months have been pretty momentous for the music industry. Needless to say, the Brit Awards 2017 was yet another excuse for music types (and those wanting a free party – hey Rita Ora!) to let their hair down in the midst ...
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It's always been our belief that a band is only as strong as their fan base, something that rings all too true in the case of Southend-on-Sea's Youth Club. Blending quintessential indie-pop vibes with surging tropical beats, this low-key British 4-piece has hit upon a winning formula. Following a rapid rise to fame, ...
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2017 is set to be the biggest year yet for pop music. A mere three weeks in and Ed Sheeran is already breaking chart records (the first time in history an artist has taken the top two chart positions with new tracks), so now it’s time for the newcomers to show their ...
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Music is part of the UK's lifeblood, with London being the pounding heart, overloaded with clubs and arenas playing host to dozens of performers everyday. Whether you're hunting for the perfect night out this winter, tour guiding for a guest in the capital or you're simply a diehard music fan looking for ...
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When it comes to trials and tribulation, The Lad Classic are a band with quite the story to tell. Hailing from Toronto, Canada, this foursome have experienced the highs and lows of the music industry firsthand. Touring the world with the likes of major label signings Big Sugar (Universal) and The Motorleague ...
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