Following on from recent announcements from the North Wales Independent record label and management, Snowdonia Records have announced another new signing, four piece, indie rock band from Swansea in Wales, Subterrania.
Fronted by Dylan Cai, the rest of the band includes Fin Roach (guitar), Jamie Tooze (bass), and Luis Hancock (drums). They have stormed their way across the Swansea music scene with their electric and groovy sound and are rapidly breaking through to the rest of the UK.
Snowdonia Records previously known as Yr Wyddfa Records recently changed their name and announced on twitter that they now have a Welsh, English & Scottish division. Along with recently announced Skäl and Box Of Trash, Subterrania will join fellow bands Holy Coves and Sister Envy on the newly formed Label & Management, creating a fantastic roster of bands.
The highly anticipated Manchester band Shade have just released their latest single ‘Supercars’, Shade are definitely a band to keep a very close eye on this year!
“Its a song made for singing along to, at the top of your voice from the bottom of your heart”
Shade are set to lead the way for new bands coming out of Manchester. ‘Supercars’ is the start of a new chapter for the band lyrically and sonically. With their new single’s anthemic drums and dreamy vocal harmonies, with a modern alt-rock yet Beatles inspired ballad, they incorporate their Manchester sound with a refreshing twist.
‘Illusive Dreams’ has already racked up the success of 300k+ online streams, various widespread radio play and has also been championed by XS Manchester’s ‘Record of the Week’. This also caught the eye of the world-wide star (and big SHADE fan) Louis Tomlinson, who after hearing the track, personally invited the band to support and perform at his annual ‘Away From Home Festival’ in Italy. They performed alongside well known artists ‘Blossoms’ and ‘The Cribs’. This next tune is set to be another exciting and striking release just like the last. Paving the way for 2024. Shade have many UK festival performances lined up and also more electrifying singles awaiting in the pipeline. You’ll need to catch and bounce off Shade’s raw energy on their way to the top!
North Wales Independent record label and management Snowdonia Records have announced their first signing for their Scottish Division, Box Of Trash.
Scottish quartet Box Of Trash have quickly become one of Scotland’s exciting, emerging bands. The band comprises of Barry Fisher, Lyle Kennedy, Jordan McKee and Aiden Davidson.
Snowdonia Records previously known as Yr Wyddfa Records recently changed their name and announced on twitter that they now have a Welsh, English & Scottish division. Along with recently announced Skäl, Box Of Trash will join fellow bands Holy Coves and Sister Envy on the newly formed Label & Management.
Kieran Fisher or the ‘Feesh’ as he is known has been kicking at the door of the big time for a while now supporting artists including The Snuts and The View’s Kyle Falconer on a number of dates. It’s not everyone who gets a personal invitation from Gerry Cinnamon to open for him but this is just what happened!
Seeking a bigger sound, Kieran recruited Lyle Finlay on lead guitar, Lewis Mcgrandles on bass and Jason Strachan on drums and TONTO was formed .
Both the band’s debut single ‘Down the Hatch’ and follow-up ‘Insider’ were named This Feeling/Gigslutz Track of the Day and received airplay in both the UK and USA whilst recent drops ‘Madame Medusa’ and ‘Yellow and Blues’ have got music industry insiders pretty excited.
On the live front TONTO have also recently supported the likes of The Skinner Brothers, The Gulps and Rianne Downey.
Fresh on the heels of the success of their first single release of 2024, ‘Liverpool’, Tonto are upping the ante once again and are coming at us thick and fast with the bangers with their second release of the year with the upbeat groove of ‘Charlene’.
‘Charlene’ is a happy little sing along ditty of a tune with its early Beatle-esque beats and melodies mixed with Kieran’s raw and powerful vocals. It’s got classic written all over it putting us in mind of a clever mix of The Coral and The View.
‘Charlene’ was written by Kieran Fisher and was recorded with Mark Morrow in Leith and is the second single to be released from TONTO from their upcoming five track EP which is due to be released later this year.
Indie Revolutions Single Of The Week goes to Marseille with their final single taken from the highly anticipated ‘Godiva’ EP ‘If It Hurts Don’t Cry’.
“If It Hurts, Don’t Cry” is heartfelt and a reflection on what could have been, before exploding into a euphoric, inspirational wall of guitars and strings. Elements of The Verve fused with the groove and elegance of the late 60’s Rolling Stones and a hint of attitude comparable to early Oasis in the build up of the track into its explosive end. The song opens with acoustic guitar before a majestic slide guitar track slowly introduces us to angelic soulful vocals. The song takes us on a journey of feelings of regret and wishing for a second chance before the band erupts into an uplifting inspirational ending representing a sense of optimism going forward. The sort of optimism that these young lads should be showing based on where their career is headed. Marseille truly do not seem to be fazed by the amount of talent and dedication they are putting into their craft and future careers; they are so driven to get to where they want to be, and it shows.
“If It Hurts, Don’t Cry has been an idea that has been in the tank for a while. It was a gorgeous ballad, but I had never figured out how to round off the song. The day it came to me I took it to the lads, and it blew everyone away. A sign of a great song.” – Will Brown
Marseille are the Derbyshire based five-piece band consisting of Will Brown on Vocals/Rhythm Guitar, Joe Labram on Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals, Lennon Hall on Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vocals, Will Sabey on Bass and Tom Spray on Drums/Percussion.
Formed in 2021, the band have wasted no time in getting down to business showcasing an impressive momentum in releasing an envious array of hit singles to date to include the 2022 releases of ‘Forget It All’ ‘Might As Well Be Mine’ and ‘The Jungle’ including the Vega Rally Remix of the track and the b-side of ‘The Universe Is Yours’ and the 2023 releases of ‘Only Just Begun’ ‘Thinker’, ‘This Dream Of Mine’ and ‘Devil’s Gonna Get You’ and their first release of 2024, the epic, psychedelic anthem of ‘Monkey In The Middle’ – all of which were received to much critical acclaim and support from the likes of Soccer AM, BBC Radio introducing, Steve La Macq on BBC Radio 6, John Kennedy on Radio X, Rodney Bingenheimer on Sirius XM Radio in America and online praise from industry legends and peers such as Rick Witter from Shed Seven and Aziz Ibrahim from The Stone Roses, plus extensive reviews and features in the music press.
These releases have served to highlight this band as well and truly being ones to watch, which has been further cemented with their extensive touring schedule and live performances to include both Y-Not and the Isle Of Wight Festivals.
Marseille started 2024 by being named as one of This Feeling’s “Big in 2024” acts and performing as part of their showcase in Manchester.
Marseille shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon with gigs, festival slots and tours already booked in for them throughout the year and with plans to release their ‘Godiva’ EP; 2024 is without doubt, going to be the year of Marseille.
North Wales Independent record label and management Snowdonia Records have announced their first signing for their English Division, Skäl.
Skäl are a five piece Alternative Rock Band from Winsford, Cheshire. The band are made up of Ev Kirwan on vocals, Jack Enty on guitar, Darcy Smith on guitar and backing vocals, Adam Latham on bass and Tom Giltrow on drums and backing vocals.
Snowdonia Records previously known as Yr Wyddfa Records recently changed their name and announced on twitter that they now have a Welsh, English & Scottish division. Skäl will join fellow bands Holy Coves and Sister Envy on the newly formed Label & Management.
Andy J Palmer is a London based singer/songwriter who enchants fans of his music with his unique brand of hazy, sun soaked, feel good music harking back to a golden age.
Andy is joined in his music by a band that consists of himself on lead vocals and guitar, Alex Gold on additional guitar, Steve Greenwood on Drums and Dan Lucas guesting on Piano and Bass Guitar.
Earlier this year in May 2024. Andy released his single ‘Higher Than The Sun’ which was well received across the board. Carrying on with his strong releases, Andy is now back with his latest offering of ‘Mystery To Me’.
‘Mystery To Me’ with its gentle yet crystal clear strumming, echoing guitars and its slow and measured drum beats mixed with those hazy, laid back vocals makes for a truly ethereal and dreamy soundscape in which to lose yourself.
Andy has said of the track:
“Inspiration for this song came from reading about The Beatles trip to India in 1968 Donovan had also been there with them and during their time there his claw hammer finger picking technique had inspired songs like ‘Dear Prudence’ and ‘Blackbird’ which were written in india and which both ended up being on the White Album.
The Beatles never get boring to me and this song came from me attempting to emulate the finger picking style of playing.
I love the drums on this track as well which were recorded in my kitchen ( the song started out being recorded live using my beloved but out of tune upright piano which sounded great – we de tuned the other instruments to be in with the piano and had the drum kit isolated in the kitchen – although it had a vibe when I got in the studio to record the vocals we had to re do everything but we did keep the drums which for me was worth it in itself …the piano on the record sounds even better and overall worked out a better tune.”
‘Mystery to Me’ is also being released with an accompanying music video which is a cinematic showreel with a real old school, hand held home video recorder vibe to it adding to the overall rose tinted glasses, nostalgic feel of the track.
‘Mystery To Me’ was Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at The Joplin House Recording Studios in Kent by Andy J Palmer and Dan Lucas.
Formed in 2023, Fever Dreams are one of the hottest prospects on the Yorkshire music scene. Off the back of their debut performance at an open mic night they were booked for additional shows at respected venues such as the Brudenell Social Club as well as securing slots with This Feeling and Double Denim.
‘So Naïve’ is the band’s first musical offering set for a full release. This indie pop anthem, delivered from a first-person perspective, lyrically delves into the internal conflict that occurs when constantly returning to a toxic relationship, until a moment of clarity and realisation that the current situation needs to be left behind. This is all wrapped up in a huge mix with bright synth hooks, warm guitars, pounding drums and bouncing bass lines with a warm and heartfelt vocal delivery.
‘So Naive’ was written and composed by Ryan Wheel andit was self-recorded, mixed and mastered track by the band with all credit going to Ryan Wheel.
Upcoming Gigs
Friday 16th August – Northern Green Gathering Festival
Friday 23rd August – York Fulford Arms
Friday 4th October – Leeds Fox & Newt
Sunday 8th December – – Double Denim All Dayer – Leeds Oporto
Indie Revolution’s Single Of The Week goes indie band from Wales The Rogues with their new single ‘Oh Gena’.
Welsh indie rockers THE ROGUES also release their video for new single ‘Oh Gena‘, new EP ‘1963 – Live at Rockfield Studios’ out now on Flip Flop Records.
After releasing 3 much-anticipated singles in 2023, The Rogues are back with their debut EP ‘1963 – Live at Rockfield Studios’, out now.
In October 2023 the five lads from Newport spent two days at the world famous Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, recording a number of live tracks with Nick Brine, who’s recorded with Oasis, The Stone Roses, Bruce Springsteen to name a few.
4 of these huge sounding tracks will make up their debut EP, which is being released exclusively on CD. If you’ve been to a Rogues gig in recent times, you’ll know these tracks are always a staple of their live performances.
You can Order the EP now for just £4.99 on Banquet Records or by searching The Rogues on social media and using the link in their bio. https://linktr.ee/theroguesofficial
The Kaves release their brand new single ‘Unknown Number’. The track is the perfect sound for summer, with a youthful indie sound and an undeniable chorus that’ll have fans chanting along at the top of their lungs.
The single ‘Unknown Number’ captures the feeling of not being able to shake that one love interest that keeps coming back. Carried by a gracefully presented rhythm section which allows the story and melody to shine through. The song wedges perfectly between the driven alternative tracks and slower emotive ones. The Kaves have built up a fantastic roster of songs, each release showing their progress as a band. The Kaves will also be on tour showcasing this one in November with debut shows in London, Manchester and their biggest show to date in Glasgow.
The Glasgow quartet have gained momentum in the last 18 months having been featured on Spotify editorials, Radio X and BBC Radio. The Kaves have sold out shows in their hometown and played in Edinburgh, Manchester and Liverpool to date.
‘Unknown Number’ is out now across all major streaming platforms!
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