Steven A Griffiths is back in the production and mix hot seat with Stockport’s very own Kashmere. It’s a brilliant piece of 80’s flecked guitar pop that begs for repeat listens.
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Wooze are ace, but you knew that already. Darren Lawson has mixed their brand new single, Take Me To A Nunnery, out right now via our friends at Young Poet Records. It’s as bonkers as you might expect.
Read MoreVLURE sound like the end of days, in the best way possible. Produced and mixed by Darren Lawson, their new single Show Me How To Live Again is a ferocious statement of intent from this new Scottish band.
Read MoreMore music from the inimitable Pixey, mixed by Darren Lawson.
Darren mixed both Take Me On and Life In Stereo from her upcoming EP on Chess Club Records, both picking up heavy DSP and radio support.
Read MoreVoodoo Bandits are ace, and now they’re back with a brand new slice of surf-punk. The track’s called Chandler and there’s a picture of a gorilla on rollerblades grinding down a handrail on the front cover. Whether the gorilla is called Chandler is a mystery.
What’s not a mystery is that the track was mixed by Darren Lawson and sounds tremendous. Go take a listen now.
Read MoreLife In Stereo is the new single from the enormously talented Pixey, out RIGHT NOW via our friends at Chess Club Records. It’s another slice of upbeat, baggy-influenced slightly psychedelic pop - co-produced by Pixey with Rich Turvey, and we’re very glad to say, mixed by our very own Darren Lawson. The single precedes Pixey’s upcoming EP, Sunshine State, coming October this year.
Read MorePhil Gornell’s got history working with the fantastic Being As An Ocean, having mixed their most recent single, Catch The Wind. Recently though, he’s collaborated with the band’s vocalist and guitarist Michael McGough to make something completely different…
Read MoreWe LOVE Alex Amor. Her EP Love Language is probably one of our most played records from a new artist this year.
Read MoreCherise is 100% one to watch. Already making big waves in the jazz community, we were over the moon when she asked Simon Byrt to producer her fantastic new single, Remedy, which is out now via our pals at Lab Records.
Read MoreMore music from Wooze’s sophomore EP, ‘Get Me To A Nunnery,’ which will be out later in the year. Mighty Cloud was mixed by Darren Lawson and picked up its first play on Radio 1 last night courtesy of Jack Saunders. It’s also picked up a smattering of New Music Fridays on Spotify worldwide, as well as prominent features in Apple Music’s New In Indie & New In Alt playlists.
Read MoreDo not adjust your set, there’s new music from All Time Low, and it’s out right now. The track PMA was premiered last night in the UK on Jack Saunders’ Radio 1 show. It’s an absolute beast of a pop song and features guest vocals from Heather Baron-Gracie from Pale Waves. The track, released on Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic was co-written by Phil Gornell, alongside the band, Zakk Cervini & Andrew Fisher.
Read MoreY’know what’s a great movie? Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet. It features a tremendous performance from a young DiCaprio, some fantastic shirts and a bit where they blow up a petrol station. It was also the first place a lot of us heard the fantastic Lovefool by the Cardigans, a high watermark in mid-90s Scandinavian songwriting.
Read MoreThis new Pixey track is ace, and we were delighted when Darren Lawson was invited to mix the track. Sunshine State is a high energy piece of 90’s indie tinged pop produced by Pete Robinson that is already starting to pick up editorial support.
Read MoreGatlin is really cool and her most recent EP, To Remind Me Of Home is a truly terrific selection of songs, not least the track Sugarcoated, co-written by the inimitable Henry Brill. The EP is out RIGHT NOW and demands your attention immediately.
Read MoreNot a lot to say about the fabulous Ms McArtor that we haven’t already said, but finally her full EP, Welcome To The Wasteland, is out in the world. It’s six fantastic tracks of elegant, Americana and indie tinged pop and we can’t recommend it enough. The whole thing was co-written and produced by Owen Lewis & Henry Brill, and mixed by Owen too.
Read MoreVoodoo Bandits have the potential to be your new favourite band. Their tunes are dead catchy, smartly written and fun as fuck. They’re also from the Isle of Man, which is a place I know barely anything about, except that they’ve done a good job of containing coronavirus, and the cats there don’t have tails, which is quite interesting, when you think about it.
Read MoreJoy Oladokun’s third record, In Defense of My Own Happiness, is out today on Republic Records and it’s a total triumph. What’s more, we’re very pleased that Joy’s chosen to include a song she wrote a little while ago with our very own Henry Brill on the LP. It’s called Let It Be Me and it’s a little bit heartbreaking, a little bit tender and lyrically and musically stupendous. Do yourself a favour today and go and check out the whole record.
Read MoreThis is a big one - today sees the release of the new album from our incredibly talented pal, DePresno - out today via Sony Music Norway. I’m a bit hungover and thinking of how much I love this album and how proud I am that Henry Brill has co-written it with dePresno and Askjell is making me come over all emotional. It’s a beautiful set of stories and songs and I implore you to get involved with the album as soon as possible.
Read MoreMatt Maeson is a phenomenal talent - his 2019 record Bank On The Funeral (and its acoustic sibling) is a sublime piece of work. His new single, Nelsonwood Lane, came out earlier this week on Neon Gold/Atlantic and it’s every bit as exciting and beautiful as its forebears. Produced by the fantastic James Flannigan, we were over the moon to have our guy Owen Lewis be invited to engineer.
Read MoreIt’s been a hot minute since we’ve had new music from British/Korean duo WOOZE. Their last EP, What’s On your Mind?, mixed by Darren Lawson, was a big record for us back in 2019, and we were delighted to get the call for Daz to mix their new single.
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