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Indie Revolution Single Of The Week – Megan Wyn ‘Waiting For A Reason’

Jun 7, 2024 — Leave a comment

Indie Revolution’s Single of The Week is Anglesey born Megan Wyn with her brand new single ‘Waiting For A Reason’.

Megan Wyn has spent the last 12 months building an army of new fans from across the UK, and it all started by arming herself with an inventory of songs well beyond her years. 

Earlier cuts, ‘You Don’t Get It’, ‘Familiar Faces’ and ‘Are You Bored Yet?’, made a long-lasting impression on new music scenesters writ-large. With her self-deprecating lyricism, which can be on the nose at times, Megan has developed a wall of sound that can only really be compared to her Welsh elders Manic Street Preachers and Catfish and The Bottlemen. 

Already in the last year the young star to be has packed out rooms on the metropolitan festival circuit at places such as Twisterella, Beyond the Music, Stockton Calling, Liverpool Sound City and Focus Wales. She has also sold out shows in her new home of Manchester, as well as Liverpool and London. 

Elsewhere, Megan has supported indie heroes past and present in Swim Deep, Little Comets, Sundara Karma, Andrew Cushin, The K’s and others at sold out shows across the UK

There is something authentic building with Megan, the fruits of her labour after years of playing the circuit from the early age of 16 are starting to rear their heads and as her sound is blooming, it is no surprise that her fanbase is too. 

At radio, Megan has already had playlist support from Radio X alongside a live session with John Kennedy. Amazing Radio also added previous single, ‘Familiar Faces’ to their A-List which saw the track get to a top 20 placement on their chart. She also did a live session with BBC introducing Manchester, whilst gaining repeat support at BBC Radio London and BBC Radio Merseyside including a live session for the latter. 

Wyn was also Huw Stephens‘ Artist of The Week on BBC Radio Wales and added to the station’s playlist. Wyn also had support at Spotify UK with placement on tastemaker playlists such as Proper Belters & Fresh Finds UK & IE. 

On the brand new single, the Welsh artist shows that age really is just a number and talent is something that is unimpeded by that number. The track swells in the introduction prior to exploding into life and feeding first time listeners with the ultimate payoff of raw, undeniable talent. Rare that an artist is effortlessly cool whilst calling upon pop sensibilities relentlessly. Wistful but assured in equal measure, it sounds exactly like a teenager figuring themselves out. 

Speaking about the song, Megan said: “This song focuses on looking at my own flaws in navigating a relationship and the feelings of naivety, guilt, and loneliness that come with it. It focuses on the polarities of behaviour that we encounter when coping with suffering, and that we always want what is bad for us.”

As the year progresses, Megan is booked for more and more shows, and this summer will be her busiest yet with slots at key festivals such as Kendal Calling, Y Not Festival and Liverpool Sound City in the calendar already. She will also be setting off to Sweden to play her first international show to boot. 

2024 promises to be a truly stellar year for Wyn with a headline tour + debut EP to follow later this year, the world truly is the young starlet’s oyster. 
 
‘Waiting For A Reason’, was written with and produced by Alex Quinn (The Royston Club, Lottery Winners, Overpass) over the course of an extensive period of writing in Summer 2022.

Previous years saw Megan play The Great Escape, Truck Festival, Y Not and Isle Of Wight Festival. And she completed her debut headline tour earlier in the year.  

 An old head on young shoulders, Megan rightly feels that she has reached her starting point. With live experiences already in the bag, it was just a matter of honing her sound and landing on something that was truly representative of herself. 

It’s also true that moving from her native Anglesey just off the Welsh coast, to her now home of Manchester at the age of 16, would have helped Megan develop not only as a musician but most importantly as a woman. 

Megan grew up wanting exactly what she has now, the ability to put pen to paper and have songs fall out of her, to play shows to packed out venues in Manchester, as well as, elsewhere.

Catch Megan Live:  
07.07 – Cheshire – Britfest 
19.07 – Deadwax – Birmingham (What’s Happening Weekender)
20.07 – Glastonbury – Godney Gathering
27.07 – Preston-  Rock AM River Festival
02.08 – Derby – Y Not? Festival
04.08 – Kendal Calling
30.08 — Llandudno – Pine Festival
06/07.09 – Bridlington Spa – By The Sea
20.09 – Manchester – Deaf Institute
23.09.2024 – Newcastle – Three Tanners Bank
24.09.2024 – Sheffield – Sidney & Matilda
25.09.2024 – Birmingham – Dead Wax
26.09.2024 – London – The Grace

Emily Marsden – Editor
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Megan Wyn Releases New Single ‘Waiting For A Reason’

Jun 3, 2024 — Leave a comment

Megan Wyn has spent the last 12 months building an army of new fans from across the UK, and it all started by arming herself with an inventory of songs well beyond her years. 

Earlier cuts, ‘You Don’t Get It’, ‘Familiar Faces’ and ‘Are You Bored Yet?’, made a long-lasting impression on new music scenesters writ-large. With her self-deprecating lyricism, which can be on the nose at times, Megan has developed a wall of sound that can only really be compared to her Welsh elders Manic Street Preachers and Catfish and The Bottlemen. 

Already in the last year the young star to be has packed out rooms on the metropolitan festival circuit at places such as Twisterella, Beyond the Music, Stockton Calling, Liverpool Sound City and Focus Wales. She has also sold out shows in her new home of Manchester, as well as Liverpool and London. 

Elsewhere, Megan has supported indie heroes past and present in Swim Deep, Little Comets, Sundara Karma, Andrew Cushin, The K’s and others at sold out shows across the UK

There is something authentic building with Megan, the fruits of her labour after years of playing the circuit from the early age of 16 are starting to rear their heads and as her sound is blooming, it is no surprise that her fanbase is too. 

At radio, Megan has already had playlist support from Radio X alongside a live session with John Kennedy. Amazing Radio also added previous single, ‘Familiar Faces’ to their A-List which saw the track get to a top 20 placement on their chart. She also did a live session with BBC introducing Manchester, whilst gaining repeat support at BBC Radio London and BBC Radio Merseyside including a live session for the latter. 

Wyn was also Huw Stephens‘ Artist of The Week on BBC Radio Wales and added to the station’s playlist. Wyn also had support at Spotify UK with placement on tastemaker playlists such as Proper Belters & Fresh Finds UK & IE. 

On the brand new single, the Welsh artist shows that age really is just a number and talent is something that is unimpeded by that number. The track swells in the introduction prior to exploding into life and feeding first time listeners with the ultimate payoff of raw, undeniable talent. Rare that an artist is effortlessly cool whilst calling upon pop sensibilities relentlessly. Wistful but assured in equal measure, it sounds exactly like a teenager figuring themselves out. 

Speaking about the song, Megan said: “This song focuses on looking at my own flaws in navigating a relationship and the feelings of naivety, guilt, and loneliness that come with it. It focuses on the polarities of behaviour that we encounter when coping with suffering, and that we always want what is bad for us.”

As the year progresses, Megan is booked for more and more shows, and this summer will be her busiest yet with slots at key festivals such as Kendal Calling, Y Not Festival and Liverpool Sound City in the calendar already. She will also be setting off to Sweden to play her first international show to boot. 

2024 promises to be a truly stellar year for Wyn with a headline tour + debut EP to follow later this year, the world truly is the young starlet’s oyster. 
 
‘Waiting For A Reason’, was written with and produced by Alex Quinn (The Royston Club, Lottery Winners, Overpass) over the course of an extensive period of writing in Summer 2022.

Previous years saw Megan play The Great Escape, Truck Festival, Y Not and Isle Of Wight Festival. And she completed her debut headline tour earlier in the year.  

 An old head on young shoulders, Megan rightly feels that she has reached her starting point. With live experiences already in the bag, it was just a matter of honing her sound and landing on something that was truly representative of herself. 

It’s also true that moving from her native Anglesey just off the Welsh coast, to her now home of Manchester at the age of 16, would have helped Megan develop not only as a musician but most importantly as a woman. 

Megan grew up wanting exactly what she has now, the ability to put pen to paper and have songs fall out of her, to play shows to packed out venues in Manchester, as well as, elsewhere.

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Catch Megan Live:  
07.07 – Cheshire – Britfest 
19.07 – Deadwax – Birmingham (What’s Happening Weekender)
20.07 – Glastonbury – Godney Gathering
27.07 – Preston-  Rock AM River Festival
02.08 – Derby – Y Not? Festival
04.08 – Kendal Calling
30.08 — Llandudno – Pine Festival
06/07.09 – Bridlington Spa – By The Sea
20.09 – Manchester – Deaf Institute
23.09.2024 – Newcastle – Three Tanners Bank
24.09.2024 – Sheffield – Sidney & Matilda
25.09.2024 – Birmingham – Dead Wax
26.09.2024 – London – The Grace

Emily Marsden – Editor
#IndieRevolution
@Indierevuk
Indierevuk@gmail.com

Megan Wyn Releases New Single ‘Are You Bored Yet?’

Feb 2, 2024 — Leave a comment

Welsh, female artist Megan Wyn releases another great single ‘Are You Bored Yet?’ Megan’s sound has grown in maturity and as always her voice is spot on, such a fantastic talent for such a young age.

Megan has an exciting year ahead with her debut EP set to be released and a headline UK tour with a gig in London set for March 13th.

Megan says of the song:
“Are You Bored Yet is a song about holding on to someone who isn’t good for you. It’s a song about that period of time when a relationship is coming to an end and you keep asking yourself if you’re bored of trying to make a toxic situation work.”

Emily Marsden – Editor
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Welsh Artist Ren Reaches Number 1 on the UK charts

Oct 24, 2023 — Leave a comment

The amazingly talented Welsh, hip-hop artist Ren, hailing from Dwyran on Anglesey, made it to number 1 in the UK charts with his independently released album, Sick Boi.

The internet sensation has built up a huge fanbase online, and it was his extremely loyal fanbase who helped push him beyond the line to beat his competition from Rick Astley. In the end it wasn’t even close as Sick Boi had a 6,000 unit advantage when the official UK albums Chart was published on October 20th, thanks to a striking push in the final 24 hours of the cycle.

Sick Boi is released through The Other Songs, it is the indie entertainment company’s first ever UK top 10.

Rens victory sees him joining the long list of Welsh album chart toppers, from Tom Jones, Bonnie Tyler and Duffy to Manic Street Preachers and Stereophonics among many others. This should not be underestimated given that it has been achieved completely as an independent artist.

This has also come as a huge victory for the Welsh star as he has suffered many years from an autoimmune diseases which also resulted in bouts of depression which forced him at one time to withdraw from music. Last year he addressed his struggles in a song called Hi Ren, a phenomenal track where he confronts his illness through the voices in his head. His Youtube video for Hi Ren gained over 20 million views. Sick Boi is a real contender for Music Scene Wales’ Album Of The Year.

Ren refused to be told the results ahead of the charts and tuned in along with his fans on the countdown. A real victorious moment for Ren and also for independent music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q6uCrpzbPY
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Megan Wyn Releases New Single ‘Familiar Faces’

Oct 13, 2023 — Leave a comment

2023 is looking like the year Megan Wyn finally captures the imagination of the people who have somehow missed her slow and steady rise through the ranks over the last two years. 

At the age of just 18, the young starlet-to-be has already achieved so much in her already fledgling career, but latest release, ‘You Don’t Get It’, has certainly started to see Wyn make some serious in-roads. 

After the release in August 2023, Megan has been booked for numerous tastemaker metropolitan festivals dotted around the country including Twisterella and Beyond The Music, as well as, choice support slots with the like of Swim Deep and Andrew Cushin. 

At radio, Megan has already had playlist support from Radio X alongside a live session with John Kennedy. She was also booked to do do a live session with BBC introducing Manchester last minute, whilst gaining repeat support at BBC Radio London and BBC Radio Merseyside. 

Wyn was also Huw Stephens’ Artist of The Week on BBC Radio Wales and added to the station’s playlist.

Now, Megan returns with hugely impressive new cut, ‘Familiar Faces’. Taking cues from contemporaries such like Sam Fender, Olivia Rodrigo, and many more, the young artist sounds like the shackles are finally off. 

Different to her previous dreamlike release, the track is fast-paced, seething and has a point to make. There’s a sense of real exacerbation in lines like: “They only throw stones to leave a scar”

What makes it different to most records though, is the way in which Megan has drawn upon her influences new and old. Her love of Amazon’s blockbuster series, The Six, almost oozes out of your speakers as her PJ Harvey-esque croon delivers ear worm after ear worm. 

Rare that an artist is effortlessly cool whilst calling upon pop sensibilities relentlessly. Wistful but assured in equal measure, it sounds exactly like a teenager figuring themselves out. 

Speaking about the song, Megan said: “Familiar Faces was written at the start of summer after breaking off a situationship with someone who let jealousy and other people come between us. It’s a bittersweet song about the love you have for this person but the angst and anger that comes with jealousy ruining something that could have been great.”

‘Familiar Faces’, was written with and produced by Alex Quinn (The Royston Club, Lottery Winners, Michael Aldag) over the course of an extensive period of writing in Summer 2022.

Previous years saw Megan play The Great Escape, Truck Festival, Y Not and Isle Of Wight Festival. And she completed her debut headline tour earlier in the year.  

 An old head on young shoulders, Megan rightly feels that she has reached her starting point. With live experiences already in the bag, it was just a matter of honing her sound and landing on something that was truly representative of herself. 

It’s also true that moving from her native Anglesey just off the Welsh coast, to her now home of Manchester at the age of 16, would have helped Megan develop not only as a musician but most importantly as a woman. 

Megan grew up wanting exactly what she has now, the ability to put pen to paper and have songs fall out of her, to play shows to packed out venues in Manchester, as well as, elsewhere. And most importantly, play the festivals she probably would have attended anyway. 

Emily Marsden – Editor
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Josh Weaver Releases Debut Album ‘Love, Loss & Mental Wealth’

Sep 15, 2023 — Leave a comment

Hailing from Anglesey is solo artist Josh Weaver, Josh has been writing music for many years and playing gigs for a decade now, playing regularly on the North Wales scene.

His music covers all types of genres and will have you dancing, laughing and at times even crying. Josh covers many topics, even difficult ones as of October last year with his independently released single ‘I’m Fine’, a song all about men’s mental health, all royalties for the first 12 months are going to charity.

He takes his inspiration from the likes of Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Oasis and Blink 182.

His latest album ‘Love, Loss & Mental Wealth’ is out now on all streaming platforms.

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Megan Wyn Releases New Single ‘You Don’t Get It’

Aug 4, 2023 — Leave a comment

Following on from the absolutely brilliant ‘Polaroid’ and ‘Better Of You’ Megan Wyn has decided to go in a different direction, now with a band behind her and removing both previous tracks from streaming she has released a fantastic ‘debut’ single with a more mature sound titled ‘You Don’t Get It’.

The Welsh singer songwriter from Anglesey has been on the festival / tour scene since she was 16 years old. Megan describes this track as “her coming of age” song.

Megan Says:
When I was 16, I moved from a very small town on Anglesey to Manchester, which is, of course, a much bigger city. With starting such a different chapter in my life, I experienced a lot of overwhelming feelings that I didn’t quite understand or expect to feel, which is where I got the line, ‘You don’t get it cause you never have.’ This song is me explaining to myself that it’s okay to feel those feelings. Although I had an overwhelming feeling of homesickness, I knew that this was the right step in order for me to grow as a person. This song is all about that journey.”

The indie rock chick has a phenomenal voice. With her undeniable talent and at such a young age, there’s no surprise that her fan base is growing quickly.

‘You Don’t Get It’, sounds like a cut from the Ayoade classic, Submarine. It is a quintessentially British sounding record full of hope and desperation in equal measure.

What makes it different to most records in this area of music though, is the way in which Megan has drawn upon her influences new and old. Her love of Amazon’s blockbuster series, The Six, almost oozes out of your speakers as her PJ Harvey-esque croon delivers ear worm after ear worm. 

Rare that an artist is effortlessly cool whilst calling upon pop sensibilities relentlessly. Wistful but assured in equal measure, it sounds exactly like a teenager figuring themselves out. 

She has previously been championed by the likes of  BBC London’s Gary Crowleyand BBC Wales’s Adam Thomas Walton. Megan also featured in CLASHmagazine as part of The Great Escape Online Festival as well as appearing at the  Isle Of Wight Festival, on the This Feeling stage, and the iconic River Stage. 

With another single pencilled for release before the year is out and a handful of festivals and shows to announce for the end of 2023 and early 2024, Megan is putting a line in the sand and stepping directly into the spotlight an artist like herself deserves.

You can catch her live in the UK at the following shows 

05.08.2023 – Cosmic Cape – Chester 

09.09.2023 – Tha Knows Festival – Sheffield 

20.10.2023 – YES Basement – Manchester (Headline Show)

03.11.2023 – Kazimier Stockroom – Liverpool (Headline Show)

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Ren Releases New Single ‘Murderer’

Jul 28, 2023 — Leave a comment

The sensational rising talent, Ren from Dwyran on Anglesey, North Wales is the gift that keeps on giving.
A bedrock of talent, the Isle of Anglesey is also home to the likes of Holy Coves, Megan Wyn and Caine Jones-Williams.

In 2022, Ren released “Hi Ren”. The video went viral and appeared in both the United Kingdom and Worldwide Trending Music Video Charts on YouTube, and had 6.8 million views in two months.
Ren has spent many years battling a serious illness that left him bed ridden for upto 23 hours a day, despite this he has made countless amazing songs, and has also been raising awareness of mental health issues and most recently raised a significant amount of funds for the RNLI, a charity close to his heart after the loss of a close friend. Ren has been a member of Brighton based busking bands Trick The Fox and The Big Push.

Following on from his beautifully emotive single ‘Suicide’ he now graces us with ‘Murderer’.
Ren draws you in with his groovy beats and genius lyrics. You can’t help but listen to every single fascinating word from beginning to end. He’s a true storyteller/poet/bard!

Somehow genreless he keeps his fans on their toes with each release. A truly exciting, unique talent. He is able to connect to his fans through his raw truths and layered songs. Ren is a force to be reckoned with and it’s exciting to hear each release.

‘Murderer’ is out now on all streaming platforms.

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Blindness & Light Release Debut Self Titled Album

Jul 11, 2023 — Leave a comment

“If The Smiths were to have a child with Joy Division and Radiohead raised it, the chances are likely it would be Blindness & Light.” – The Other Side Reviews

Inspired by the 80s post-punk movement, Blindness & Light bring the spirit of the era into the modern day with cutting edge production and technical fidelity blended with the artist’s vulnerable and emotive musical style.

The 8-track album is preceded by its two lead singles – The Old Skylight and The Ballad of Them And Us. The Old Skylight – released May 3rd, 2023 – perfectly encapsulates the album’s melancholic soundscape with a moving sound created by the artist and his friends and family enlisted on the track. Blindness & Light’s daughter Elise S. Potter provides the bass, her friend plays the trumpet, and another family friend Helen Reynolds provides the rich backing vocals.

The Ballad of Them And Us – released February 27th, 2023 – brings on former The Christians member Henry Priestman (highest selling Island Record debut album) who plays additional harmonica alongside Colin’s. Henry plays melodica on this track too. He also remixed the single release to create the Ynys Môn mix which is on the album. The song bursts open with powerful harmonica that paves the way for the upbeat and high-energy single that still retains Blindness & Light’s signature style.

The debut album, and Blindness & Light’s musical journey as a whole, is an inspirational story in its own right. Following a devastating hit and run that left the artist for dead, Blindness & Light re-evaluated his life’s direction. Since then he has completed his PhD in environmental biotechnology and now stands on the precipice of his debut album release.

Blindness & Light is also working alongside Mike Juvenile (KEEF) on their side project Radio Psychosis. The band will be releasing their single Television later this year.

Blindness & Light is available across all digital platforms now, available on CD and limited run of 100 vinyl released alongside. Physical copies available on Bandcamp, Mudshark Records, 81 Renshaw St, Liverpool and The Vinyl Exchange, Manchester. Merch available on Amazon worldwide.

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Alias Presents Detroit Techno Militia In Holyhead, Anglesey

Apr 5, 2023 — Leave a comment

Flying in all the way from Detroit, Michigan U.S.A, The Detroit Techno Militia 2×4 2023 World Tour starts in Holyhead, Anglesey this Friday at the Con Club at 7pm. A historic event supported by Neil Thomson, Dan Radestock and Zac Kiernan.

Detroit Techno Militia is a grass roots collective of DJ’s and producers located in Detroit, MI on a mission to promote Detroit Techno around the world and preserve the legacy of the underground, Detroit electronic music.

This is a historic event not to be missed! Get your tickets through the link below

https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Llandudno/The-Con-Club%2C-Holyhead/ALIAS-presents–Detroit-Techno-Militia/36305913/

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