Tommy Newport, a British born singer/songwriter living in Wichita, Kansas, got pretty famous by mistake at the age of sixteen. His self-recorded album released under his birth surname Milmine accidentally racked up millions of streams when he released it just for his friends and family to enjoy in 2016.
Read MoreBristol based Alt-Rock duo, Midnight Filter, are not ones to be compartmentalised. Ahead of their new release, Marrionette, we had the chance to talk with Harry and Ben (albeit virtually) about their motivations as artists, their thoughts on Bristol’s music scene and some advice for aspiring artists to live by.
Read MoreExpect 70s folk-horror inspired dreamy, hypnotic melodies, intimate and haunting lyrics, and a sensual sparseness and quiet that will leaving you wanting to discover more.
Read MoreLachlan Werner is an incredibly versatile artist; dabbling with ventroquilism, clowning, stand-up comedy and has recently just released a four episode podcast in collaboration with other queer creatives including Bendy Wendy from Bristol duo Try Me!
Read MoreTom Cox sums this aspect of guilty pleasures up perfectly in his tweet: ‘What people mean by the term “guilty pleasure” 99.5% of the time is “something genuinely joyous pretentious dickheads told me not to like’’.
Read MoreDreamt up by Ola Poroslo and Oli Rushen and launched in September 2020, PHAT Bristol is an artist run initiative composed by managers, producers and media practitioners with politics at it’s heart.
Read MoreSo, it seems that the idea that politics has a place in music is pretty undeniable. However, where the debate about the place of politics in music has become particularly controversial and difficult to navigate is with regards to cultural appropriation.
Read MoreFounded by Ngaio in the back room of popular Easton haunt The Plough in 2018, Booty Bass has become a space that celebrates different cultures from across the world, mixed with much loved UK sounds
Read MoreMaking his way up through the ranks with trumpet in tow, a stack of live performances already under his belt and with the release of his debut EP ‘Songs for Player 2’ earlier in March, is Alt-Pop/Jazz-Funk producer and songwriter Lyle Anderton. By night he transforms into LYLE!, and he is definitely here and definitely has something to say.
Read MoreSince the 60s, when Beatlemania infected the world with sold-out stadiums and screaming young girls, we have put boybands on a particularly high pedestal – actually more like a poster-painted shrine covered in hand-drawn hearts.
Read MoreWhat happens when you combine electronic dance music producer Glue 70, the post-punk, shoegaze, grunge sounds of Freak Slug, and mix them up with a healthy dose of Manchester’s underground scene? You get ZULA.
Read MoreOlamiposi is a world of creative talent, he curates events, produces music, he assists on film sets (including Netflix’s Sex Education), holds interview Q&A sessions at film school and works for a marketing company. Recently included in Rife magazine;s 30 Under 30, Posi grew up in rural Ireland before moving to Bristol almost five years ago - he says he’s becoming a full-blow Bristolian now!
Read MoreIndie-Electro duo Mass House, made up of childhood friends Tom and Dylan, are our new favourite Brummies washed ashore on the muddy banks of Bristol. They have been busy in lock down honing their synth-driven tongue-in-cheek sound, and on the back of a series of virtual live gigs, including Bristol Beacon’s massively successful Bristol Takeover, as well as curating the charity compilation album ‘Quarantine Machine’, they have a stack of new music to bring to us fresh for 2021.
Read MoreThere’s just something about hearing a womxn making strange, boundary-breaking, eerie sounds that made me want to sob deeply and simultaneously screech in excitement without explanation. And it still does.
Read MoreMelding Ellie’s distinctive dreamy, distorted vocals, her passion for surrealism and storytelling, and Will’s driven, glitchy, beautiful soundscapes and original production, it is a distinct and compelling invitation into the world of Robbie & Mona
Read MoreI was first introduced to the duo Giant Swan through their single 55 Year Old Daughter, which off the bat embodies this urgent energy. The song changed when I saw it live, my body pressed against strangers’, surging and compacting as one. Their intensely energetic live performances are a dialogue with the audience, allowing tracks to expand beyond their minutes.
Read MoreOn a chilly February evening, I went to see Big Thief at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith and had no idea how momentous that night would later become. Gigs have been a consistent source of joy throughout my life, and I never imagined I’d go a whole year without one.
Read MoreIntroducing Czafari.; a British Black female singer songwriter, with a force and voice to be reckoned with. She started out making music and performing professionally at ther age of seventeen in 2016, releasing her first EP ‘Human Legitimization’ and making strides in the local and national jazz, soul and r&b music scenes, including performing at the Cheltenham Jazz festival in 2018.
Read MoreGrandmas House are an all-female surfy post-punk band currently living together in Bristol; regulars on the live music scene here before the lock down hit. We’ve spent some time recently catching up with Yasmin, singer and guitarist, Poppy, singer and drummer, and Zoe, backing vocals and bass.
Read MoreJoe is a freelance musician living and working in London. Graduating from Birmingham University in 2019, he was regularly performing across the country, including festivals, gigs and live sessions for BBC Radio 6 Music.
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