As the sunglasses, wellies and bum bags are hesitantly put away until next year, it would seem festival season rolled in out of nowhere and made a rather swift exit as it always does, dragging us kicking and screaming into the 'back to school' period leaving us confused as to where summer went. However, the aftermath consisted of more than just fields littered with empty cans and tumbleweeds forming until next year as many new music discoveries have made their way into my music playlist.
Jaws - Surround You click here to listen
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A single taken from their debut album, released this time last year. The Birmingham four piece caught my ears with their hazy, ethereal melodies acting upon my mind like a sedative accompanied by poetic, dream-like lyrics; relating to the sounds of familiar B-Town faces - Swim Deep. If you are a fan of Swim Deep, Peace or Bombay Bicycle Club then I'd certainly recommend these guys to you. Also strangely sounding a lot like The Cure in the single Be Slowly (in which the album was named after.) I'd definitely assign them to being a 'ones to watch' band with album two apparently being recorded as we speak.
The Big Moon - The Road click here to listen
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After discovering the new all-girl London based band due to the casual, electric vibes drawing me after watching their set at Reading and Leeds on the BBC Introducing stage, an exciting curiosity formed making me want to do my research. It appeared that the band had released a Soundcloud of their new single The Road just yesterday; containing melodies sounding vaguely familiar to The Arctic's AM album and repetitive yet catchy lyrics, I have a feeling that these girls will soon start gaining more success and recognition. Definitely another one to watch.
Broken Hands - Meteor click here to listen
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| Credit to owner - photo found on soundsofnowmusic.com |
Kent based band Broken Hands overlaid with black denim clothing and masked with an aroma of nonchalance are truly captivating to watch on stage. With their addictive single Meteor, their sound similar to the likes of The Black Keys, Royal Blood and a little bit of The Flaming Lips, I'm a fan and I can't wait for their debut album being released early next month.
Slaves - Sockets click here to listen
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The full-forced punk duo from Kent have already had a huge amount of rising success from their debut album - Are You Satisfied? This track comes from this album, also being released as a single a few months ago. I'd heard of the two piece after hearing their hit single - The Hunter a while ago but never thought to give their album a listen - what a mistake. Sockets is one of my favorites, with a fast paced, explosive and aggressive sound, with rather full-on lyrics. I certainly recommend giving them a listen if you haven't already
Swim Deep - Namaste click here to listen
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Taken from their soon to be released second album - Mothers. With an 80's gameshow themed music video released earlier today, for this track Swim Deep have kept with the retro synth sound of their other new songs. Taken from the premiering of this track on BBC Radio 1, lead singer Austin Williams stated that the song is only 'a mark of what's to come' in reference to the full album which is exciting to hear. Whilst Swim Deep aren't a new discovery for me, after listening to some of the new material that's been released so far, Namaste has been one of my favorites and I am very much looking forward to seeing them play it live next month on their upcoming tour (tickets are still available)
Blossoms - Blown Rose click here to listen
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| Photo credit to Slate The Disco |
After hearing this floaty, hallucinogenic sounding track earlier this week on XFM and being surprised after being told that it wasn't an 80's classic, I did my research as I liked what I had heard.With sounds more modernly relating to Peace, talented Manchester guitar-pop band Blossoms released the single Blown Rose a couple of months ago. Following uplifting hooks building up to a catchy chorus, Blown Rose has left me positively curious about what their yet to be released album will sound like already.
Lucy Rose - Shiver click here to listen
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| photo credit to Press Play Ok |
Taken from her debut album - Like I Used To (released in 2012), Shiver was one of her first singles. A lot has happened for Lucy since then, with another album released - Work It Out and another tour on the way. She has also provided backing vocals for Bombay Bicycle's album - A Different kind Of Fix in the past. Shiver is a light, acoustic track with gentle vocals from a stunning voice.
By Rosie Mulhern
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