We’re very excited by 20 year old London newcomer, Will Barradale. For fans of James Blake, Years and Years and Hot Chip, his new single Endless Fun comes out today. Produced, programmed and mixed by Sean Oakley, it’s a brilliant piece of weird pop, talking about “yearning for a connection and finding love in the face of hopelessness.”
Read MoreThis one’s loads of fun. The Clockworks are an amazing new band from Loughrea in County Galway, recently signed to Creation23, the new label venture from Alan McGee. Can I Speak To A Manager is a snarling piece of punk, expertly mixed by Belfast’s own Rocky O’Reilly, and has already been picking up love at DSPs and on national radio.
Read MoreThunder Lily is the brainchild of Nashville-based synth-wunderkind Steven Mullan; a musical headtrip for fans of Talking Heads, the Flaming Lips and classic science fiction. Steven’s prodigious musical output has seen five singles and an EP released this year.
Read MoreDoing his part for Nashville/Oslo relations, Henry Brill’s proud to have two more of his co-writes on the brand new album from Norwegian country outfit the Northern Belle. We Wither, We Bloom is the band’s third studio record, and features two Brill co-compositions in Remember It and Two Minds. The album’s out right now on the fantastically monikered Norwegian independent, Die With Your Boots On Records.
Read MoreHanded In My Halo is the brand new single from Nashville’s Angel Snow. There’s not much more to say than it’s a beautiful, heartwrenching song; co-written by Henry Brill, it’s been a favourite demo for a long time and it’s amazing that it’s now out in the big wide world.
Read MoreDavid Arthur & Matt Kern form brand new duo Lemonteeth, whose debut single Forgive Me Father is out today through our pals at Young Poet Records. Mixed by Darren Lawson, it’s an ambitious combination of Americana flecked with indie wonkiness. Think Big Thief put through a Tame Impala filter.
Read MoreGet ready for what could be your favourite EP of the year, the debut collaborative record from Luke Sital-Singh and Old Sea Brigade. Produced, mixed and engineered by Owen Lewis, All the Ways You Sing In The Dark features four tracks of beautiful, sunflecked Americana, and is out RIGHT NOW on Nettwerk.
Read MoreOwen Lewis has been back in the studio with Australia’s John Lingard, producing, engineering and mixing his new single, We’re Almost Home. Another beautiful piece of acoustic melancholia, it follows on from previous Lewis productions Howling and Ballerina.
Read MoreJust Ain’t Mine is the new single from Montreal-based Quebecois indie collective, The Franklin Electric. The track was produced, engineered and mixed by Owen Lewis alongside frequent collaborator Ben Cramer, of Old Sea Brigade.
Read MoreSteven’s collaboration with Parisa Louvel, AKA Bad Kid is a long standing one - his work on her 2017 single Youth (Wabi Sabi) was what convinced me we needed to work together. Anyway, the dream team’s back with another slice of forward thinking, daring, danceable pop in the form of Signs.
Steven co-wrote, produced and mixed the track.
Read MoreMore magic from the shed of dreams, as Babeheaven release their next single from their upcoming debut LP, Home For Now.
Cassette Beat was co-written and produced by Simon Byrt, and has picked up coverage on Spotify’s New Music Friday in the UK as well as some significant editorial coverage across streaming platforms.
Read MoreThis is a really special track from a great artist. Marie Naffah. I met Marie while doing a music industry speed dating event at a BBC Introducing event a while ago and was blown away by her voice. Super glad that I could get her in the studio with Simon to create this amazing tune released today.
Read MoreMore production and mix magic from the Southern States’ favourite Irish ex-pat, Owen Lewis on this track, Love Blind.
It’s another example of his fantastic work with the uber talented Jon Reynolds and his band The Aches. There’s a full EP coming next week and it’s worth waiting for.
Read MoreI’ve waxed lyrical enough about how much I love this new collaboration record between Luke Sital Singh and Old Sea Brigade, so I’ll try and keep this brief. It’s very good.g to explain what it sounds like. Go take a listen to this gloriously upbeat, wonky, refreshing slice of pop rock.
Read MoreI’m beyond stoked to be welcoming a new member to our gang, in the form of Orsmkirk born, Los Angeles based (look at that for a transition) producer, mixer, songwriter extraordinaire, Phil Gornell.
Read MoreDarren’s been mixing yet again for 17 year old Chess Club prolific protege Alfie Templeman. This time it’s four tracks on Alfie’s fourth EP, Happiness In Liquid Form. Darren mixed the title track Happiness In Liquid Form (produced and co-written by Jay Jay Pistolet, aka the Vaccines’ Justin Hayward-Young), Wish I Was Younger, Maybe This Is Time, and My Best Friend, which features label mates Coach Party.
Read MoreDespite not being able to get into his main central Belfast hangout, Start Together, Rocky’s been spending the lockdown hammering away at mixes. One of the fruits of his labour is this awesome new single from Rhode Island Nintendocore pioneers and frequent collaborators Math The Band.
The track’s called Duel of the Deer and I’m not even going to bother trying to explain what it sounds like. Go take a listen to this gloriously upbeat, wonky, refreshing slice of pop rock.
Read MoreOur LA based writing/producing/mixing superman, Sean Oakley woke up to the incredible news that Georgia’s sophomore record, Seeking Thrills has been nominated for this year’s Mercury Prize. Sean co-produced the record with Georgia and Mark Ralph and it’s being picking up plaudits since its release earlier this year - including a ton of blog and press love, strong editorial support at digital and a whole load of radio play, particularly on the UK’s Radio 1.
Read MoreRhys Lewis is hands down one of the best looking men I have ever seen in real life. He’s also a fantastically talented songwriter with an amazing voice, and it’s a massive boost on a Friday to be able to listen to his debut full length record, Things I Choose To Remember, released today on Decca Records .
Read MoreI’ve waxed lyrical about my love for both Old Sea Brigade and Luke Sital-Singh in the past, so I’ll leave it for this post. Despite that though, I am very excited that they’re releasing another track from their collaboration EP today, coming out via Nettwerk.
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