The City Hack competition hosted by Desperados and talent company UKF kicks off this week with the first of four challenges which will see the three finalists battling their rival teams. The three teams in battle are from Bristol (Shifted Spaces), London (The Big Smoke) and Manchester (Rain City Movement). …

From the streets of London comes 3 minutes of blues tinged rock n roll from Josh Flowers.  With an influential nod towards the likes of The Black Keys, White Stripes and Alabama Shakes, take a listen to his latest single ‘Smoke In My Eyes’ Q Magazine – ‘Devotees to the crunching …

Recently described by Rough Trade as combining “a little bit of the old and a little bit of the new”, Double Agent 7’s mission is to play killer floorfillers from the 50s & 60s all exclusively on vinyl 45s. Appearing at next weekends Glastonbury Festival, check out the video for their newest track …

Following on from the four track shock of their debut ‘Pretty DJ’ EP, memorably regarded by Clash as ‘Ray Davies at his most acerbic, Weller at his most romantic’, Bristol’s The Jacques return with a second blast of four songs and a host of festival dates throughout a summer sure to see them …

Born in London and raised in Milton Keynes, Rocky Nti began gigging his local circuit at the age of 14.  His soulful voice and his honest portrayals of life & love earned him much praise in his local town which began to spread, building a strong following and even leading …

Indie anthems don’t come much bigger than Mr Brightside. And re-imaginations of Mr Brightside can’t get much bigger than the huge new Animal Music version which has just gone online: The Cambridge via London 4-piece explain that “One of our favourite tracks in the world is Mr Brightside by The Killers. We really wanted to take some …

Picking up growing press coverage, and regular UK radio plays from Xfm, BBC 6 Music and Radio One, Southend-On-Sea upstarts Asylums will be releasing their new single ‘Joy In A Small Wage’ on June 15th.  It comes on like Orange Juice gene-spliced with Mudhoney, all pop hooks wrapped in barbed wire and wry social commentary.  It will be …

Utterly charming London folk duo The Worry Dolls have made just shared the video for their latest track ‘Long Gone’.  It is another taster from their forthcoming ‘Burden’ EP Burden, Worry Dolls second EP will be released next week, and you can see them on their UK tour on the …

Al Bairre (pronounced Al-Bear) are Nic Preen (vocals and guitar), Kyle Davies (guitar), Twins Julia and Tessa Johnson (violin, cello, keys, vocals) and Tom Kotze (drummer). From Cape Town, they combine cello, violin, guitars, and keys with ukulele and drums, and count Arcade Fire, The Cure, Vampire Weekend, Dexys Midnight …

Citing Netsky, Wilkinson and Chase & Status as inspirations, Animal Music are a London/Cambridge four piece drum and bass outfit, destined for greatness. Their debut single, We Stay Vacant, is out on May 18th on MUK Records.   Already heard on Radio 1, 6Music and XFM, the band recently played to …

Josh Flowers & The Wild are a London based four-piece who blend crunching blues with rock and folk influences, all underpinned by engaging, honest song writing. Lead by front-man Josh Flowers, with Squiff on cello, Dave on bass and Reuben on drums, they charm their audiences with impressive musicianship, country inspired …

After making waves at home and abroad last year, US three-piece Heyrocco, continue to win fans on both sides of the pond with their infectious mix of grunge-pop. The band are now set to unleash their stunning debut album ‘Teenage Movie Soundtrack’ on June 8th, via Vital Music Group. The album is a perfect …