I really, really love The Wrecks. Their tune James Dean is definitely going to be featured extensively on all my streaming ‘best of 2020’ playlists. I also really love Henry Brill, partially because he’s an excellent songwriter, but mostly because he’s a good pint.
Read MoreWill I ever get bored about talking about Darren Lawson’s work with Alfie Templeman? Honestly, nah.
This week’s seen the release of a new track from embarrassingly talented youngster Alfie Templeman. It’s called My Best Friend and also features vocals from label mates Coach Party.
Read MoreRhys Lewis released a live EP of tracks from his upcoming album (Things I Chose To Remember - out July 10th on Decca Records.
The tracks were recorded late last year at London’s beautiful RAK studios.
Read MoreAlfie Templeman’s new single came out a couple of weeks back, and was mixed by our boy, Darren Lawson. Very happy to announce that it’s Tune of the Week on Jack Saunders’ Radio 1 Indie Show.
Read MoreNorthern Ireland’s finest Rocky O’Reilly indulged in a Transatlantic love in earlier this year, mixing the new single Wet Cement from Providence, Rhode Island’s Math The Band. A surprise release this 420, it’s the first track from their forthcoming album, Flange Factory Five, coming later this year.
Read MoreJack Garratt released the second of his triptych of EPs yesterday, and his new single, Better, was Hottest Record on Annie Mac’s evening show on BBC Radio 1. The EP, Love, Death And Dancing Part 2 (which follows Love, Death And Dancing Part 1, surprisingly), features three songs co-penned with Henry Brill.
Read MoreWe’re all stuck inside, it’s really weird. The weather’s glorious though and we’re just getting an inkling of the summer (touch wood, crossed fingers) that we might get to enjoy once we’re out of lockdown. In anticipation of this, here’s a gloriously upbeat sunshine-tune from our pals In Haarm.
Read MoreOur boy Darren Lawson has worked across all of teen bedroom-pop maestro Alfie Templeman’s releases so far. This time he’s lent his mix magic to Alfie’s new single Happiness In Liquid Form, out on Chess Club Records right now.
Read MoreWell, what a fucker of a time we’re living in, eh? Dunno about you, but this is probably the strangest period of my 32 years on this planet. Anyway, thankfully I’m built for this shit, and I’ve essentially been in self isolation since I set up Friends Vs Music nearly three years ago. Hope everybody’s looking after themselves and keeping healthy while we wait for this all to blow over.
Read MoreI’m a huge fan of new London-based artist Ellie Moon, and a few of the gang have been writing with her recently. Very pleased to say that mix wunderkind Ben Mclusky has been on mix duties for her new single (and indeed, her upcoming EP). The track’s called Promise It Won’t Be Boring and was premiered on CLOUT today.
Read MoreHenry Brill got together with new London-based artist Tycho Jones and producer writer/extraordinaire Tom Stafford on a sweaty day last summer.
They penned this fantastic new track, Endorphins, out on Globe Town Records (home to Havelock, Hope Tala & Lauren Faith among others) right now.
Read MoreI’ve gone on a lot about how great Jack Garratt’s new single, Time, which he co-wrote with Henry Brill, is. Seem’s that the UK’s BBC Radio 1 agrees, and they’ve added the track to their playlist, starting this week.
Read MoreNorwegian country outfit the Northern Belle recently wrote with Henry Brill in Nashville. The result is this beautiful piece of Scandinavian flecked country, their new single Remember It.
Read MoreThis is a really special song. Nashville FvM dream team Henry Brill & Owen Lewis produced this beautiful, sexy and sad piece of music for recent Elektra signee Maddie Medley. It’s called Buzz, and I’ve listened to it pretty much constantly since I got the original demo.
Read MoreHenry Brill added some of his lyrical magic to Love Me Now, taken from Phantograms new record released on Republic today.
Read MoreBusy week for Al Groves, who has produced this slab of indie greatness for York’s Glass Caves. Stephanie is the new single from the band, released today on Scruff of The Neck.
Read MoreAlice Jemima released her sophomore album, Everything Changes on Sunday Best Recordings on the 28th February. It’s a seriously smart collection of pop songs that combine Alice’s sultry-sweet vocals with pop production that borrows from all areas of contemporary pop.
Read MoreLiverpool electronic three piece Haarm were recently in Al Groves’ Motor Museum Studio to record their new single, Tell Me What You Want.
Read MoreFriends Vs Music dream team Owen Lewis & Henry Brill have recently been holed up in Shoebox Studios in Nashville working with Atlanta-born singer-songwriter Ben Cramer, better known as Old Sea Brigade (https://www.oldseabrigade.com/), on his new single Caroline.
Read MoreEveryone’s favourite lyricist, Henry Brill, is a long time collaborator of Jack Garratt’s. In fact they wrote the stunning Falling together for the special edition version of Jack’s original LP, Phases.
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