Esme Bridie Releases New Single ‘Propranolol’

Oct 21, 2024 — Leave a comment

Experience Esme Bridie’s journey through anxiety transformed into a relatable, infectious pop anthem that resonates with anyone who’s faced similar struggles… PROPRANOLOL

Esme is a singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist from Liverpool. On the outside she may look like your average sweet girl, but Esme is a self-professed angry girl and this comes through in her newest songs. Esme creates raw and honest songs with intricate guitar lines and emotive vocals. In her live shows she draws audiences in with her touchingly personal style and entrances them with driving band arrangements.

Emerging indie-pop artist Esme Bridie has just released her latest single, “Propranolol”, a refreshingly honest and upbeat track that tackles an unexpected yet deeply relatable theme—anxiety relief. Far from your average love song, “Propranolol” is a heartfelt ode to the medication that helps many navigate the turbulent emotions of anxiety.

At its core, the song captures the intense highs and lows anxiety can bring, before delivering the sweet sense of relief that comes from finding something—or in this case, Propranolol—that provides calm amid the storm. With intricate guitar lines, a driving rhythm section, and Esme’s signature warm, earworm vocals, this track leaves a lasting impression on listeners, long after the final note fades.

Esme Bridie, known for her soulful songwriting and compelling lyricism, continues to break the mold with this new single. Her unique ability to blend introspective themes with an infectious, feel-good sound sets her apart, and “Propranolol” is no exception.

Esme released her debut EP ‘Something In Your Teeth’ in 2023. Which has gained support from New Music Friday UK, BBC 6 Music and BBC Introducing. Esme was also named one of the Unsigned Guides’ spotlight artists. Esme has gone on to play BBC Introducing’s showcase at the Cavern Club and Liverpool Celebrates in support of the Jacksons.

Previous releases from Esme Bridie have received plays from BBC 6 music with Tom Robinson and BBC Introducing, alongside plays and mentions on; Amazing Radio, Jazz FM, Bido Lito, Liverpool Noise, Get Into This and RGM.

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Indie Revolution Single Of The Week – Caitlin Lavagna ‘October’

Oct 19, 2024 — Leave a comment

Indie Revolutions Single Of The Week is the stunningly emotive ‘October’ by Caitlin Lavagna.

This year, Caitlin Lavagna has gone from strength to strength both musically and in her acting career. After the hugely successful release of her single ‘Gold’ which made her a BBC Radio Wales Welsh A-Lister for for the first time, Caitlin was invited into the BBC Studios in Cardiff to perform two of her original songs as well as being interviewed live on air. After success stints in ‘Turning the Wheel’ and a UK Tour of ‘Operation Julie’, Caitlin then appeared on the BBC Radio Wales’ Welsh A-List for a second time with ‘Pretty Alright’ a song about overcoming self doubt and body image issues and understanding your own bad habits and emotional trauma.

She has gone on to headline Rhondda Arts Festival, appear on the line-up for this years Gen Z Fest and Wokingham Festival, took on the role of ‘Mrs Gloop’ in Charlie And The Chocolate Factory at Aberystwyth Arts Centre and returned to her roots in Gibraltar as part of The Weekender line up.

About October:
“This time last year my career was bursting with excitement and opportunities were flowing. I was performing in a show I adored, finding new friends, traveling to new places and I had someone special, who I felt really saw me, to share it all with. Then, I was left completely and utterly ghosted, left behind and vulnerable. The song follows a year of being ignored by someone who I believed loved me. I suppose releasing it now makes it a cathartic song, attempting to take back my favorite month, a time for me. I want to take the listener on a personal, raw and honest journey of grief and unexplained loss. Quite simply, a brutal end to a beautiful connection.” – Caitlin Lavagna

‘October’ is a truly heartfelt and heart-wrenching song, sung with such real emotion. Caitlin’s voice is on point as usual, her best release to date, a true talent. ‘October’ is out now which will be accompanied by a stunning music video later this month.

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Caitlin Lavagna Releases New Single ‘October’

Oct 16, 2024 — Leave a comment

This year, Caitlin Lavagna has gone from strength to strength both musically and in her acting career. After the hugely successful release of her single ‘Gold’ which made her a BBC Radio Wales Welsh A-Lister for for the first time, Caitlin was invited into the BBC Studios in Cardiff to perform two of her original songs as well as being interviewed live on air. After success stints in ‘Turning the Wheel’ and a UK Tour of ‘Operation Julie’, Caitlin then appeared on the BBC Radio Wales’ Welsh A-List for a second time with ‘Pretty Alright’ a song about overcoming self doubt and body image issues and understanding your own bad habits and emotional trauma.

She has gone on to headline Rhondda Arts Festival, appear on the line-up for this years Gen Z Fest and Wokingham Festival, took on the role of ‘Mrs Gloop’ in Charlie And The Chocolate Factory at Aberystwyth Arts Centre and returned to her roots in Gibraltar as part of The Weekender line up.

About October:
“This time last year my career was bursting with excitement and opportunities were flowing. I was performing in a show I adored, finding new friends, traveling to new places and I had someone special, who I felt really saw me, to share it all with. Then, I was left completely and utterly ghosted, left behind and vulnerable. The song follows a year of being ignored by someone who I believed loved me. I suppose releasing it now makes it a cathartic song, attempting to take back my favorite month, a time for me. I want to take the listener on a personal, raw and honest journey of grief and unexplained loss. Quite simply, a brutal end to a beautiful connection.” – Caitlin Lavagna

‘October’ is a truly heartfelt and heart-wrenching song, sung with such real emotion. Caitlin’s voice is on point as usual, her best release to date, a true talent. ‘October’ is out now which will be accompanied by a stunning music video later this month.

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Messy Eater Releases New Single ‘Feels Good’

Oct 16, 2024 — Leave a comment

Welcome to the world of Messy Eater… debut single ‘Feels Good’ out now on Nutritious Sounds.

Messy Eater is the new music and illustration project from Pete Bott (previously of Heads We Dance (supported by The Guardian, NME) and of dance act Arkley – “massive” (BBC introducing), “immaculate” (Notion)).

Growing up on a diet of mixtape culture and genre-agnostic eclecticism, Messy Eater lives in a world of “anything goes” melodic songwriting and kaleidoscopic sampledelica. Drawing comparisons with Gorillaz, Beck, Talking Heads and The Avalanches, Messy Eater combines the flavours of wry lyrical observations on modern life with irresistible hooks and highly danceable rhythms.

A clapped-out drum machine and analogue synths introduce ‘Feels Good’ before it bursts into life with world-weary vocals playing counterpoint to the dopamine hit music. Amidst swirling vocal samples and an 808 loop, the lyric in the bridge captures the mood: “I feel so good as the weight it falls from my mind / all the downbeats and upbeats, teardrops and heartbeats – finally I’m alive”.

‘Feels Good’ is the first track from Messy Eater’s forthcoming debut EP ‘Starters’.

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Jacko & The Magic Men Release Debut Self Titled EP

Oct 15, 2024 — Leave a comment

JACKO & THE MAGIC MEN are a four piece garage rock blues band from Herefordshire.

The band comprises Jacko Holland on vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar and harmonica, Chris Bufton on guitars and backing vocals, Chris Thomas / Matt Warren on bass guitar and Tom Summers on drums.

Although a prolific songwriter Jacko Holland only started officially releasing music earlier this year with the single releases of “Is You Are” in June 2024 followed by an acoustic version of an earlier song “Chain Smokin’” in July 2024.

Having now well and truly found his footing and a band to match his vision, Jacko is now raring to go and is set to release his debut EP “Jacko and The Magic Men” .

The ‘Jacko and The Magic Men’ EP consists of four tracks; ‘Cannibals’, ‘Magick Men’, ‘Greedy Bastards’ and ‘Satan Fetch My Guitar’.

While all tracks on the EP are being released at the same time, the focus single from the EP is the bluesy stomper ‘Cannibals’. While the track is stripped back in the opening notes don’t let this fool you as it quickly opens up into a positively bubbling folky inspired instrumental number with the harmonica featuring heavily and all this is overlaid with very punk-eque vocals giving way to an entirely fresh and exciting offering which is much needed in today’s world of samey indie bands.

Jacko has said of the tracks on the EP:-

Cannibals

“I’d been given the boot by my ex basically and had to move back closer to home. I was gutted to be honest so naturally I spent a lot of time going out , staying up late and all the stuff that goes with it, with the sort of people who’d just rock up to your flat at 5 in morning absolutely smashed, I got sick of it in the end and that’s where the tune came from it’s basically a warning to be careful about the company you keep.”

Magick men

“I wrote the instrumental to this a few years ago after a holiday in Cornwall, we pretty much just listened to northern soul the whole time. It just started with the bass riff and was built up from there. I only wrote lyrics for it when we started the band hence the title “Magick men” .”

Greedy bastards

“This tune has been kicking around for a while. I wrote this during the general election of 2019 originally. It’s just a flat out knock on the Tories or at least used to be , I now see it as a knock on all politicians in general because they’re all full of sh*t really , aren’t they?”

Satan fetch my guitar

“I wrote this tune all in one go the day I’d been dumped and dropped off by my ex back home to Herefordshire. It’s just about the long running power of playing the blues to make yourself feel better about a bad situation to put it simply.”

All tracks on the Jacko Holland and the Magic Men EP were written and composed by Jacko Holland and recorded by Chris Thomas In Herefordshire at Frequency Electrical Studios and all tracks were further Mixed and mastered by Jacko Holland.

Upcoming Gigs/Tours

16th November 24 – Justine’s Margate supporting the Magic Mod

6th December 24 – Headline show at the Old Street Tavern in Ludlow

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Twin City Releases New Single ‘Simple Melody’

Oct 15, 2024 — Leave a comment

Straight off the bat here and with no preamble, Twin City are undoubtedly one of the UK’s most exciting Indie Rock ’n’ Roll bands on the new music scene right now.

Based in Bristol and consisting of Welsh brothers Louis (Vocals/Guitar) and Toby Ellis (Drums), Conor Feeney (Bass), and Pete Refson (Guitars), Twin City were formed in 2021 and wasted no time in releasing their debut single ‘Shake The Walls’ (August 2021) with an accompanying music video which gained instant traction receiving over 10k views on YouTube in its first week of release along with multiple airplays on BBC Radio and Amazing Radio UK & US.

The band’s second single ‘Looking Glass’ was released in May 2022 and was quickly picked as BBC Uploader’s ‘Big New Sound’ receiving a full week of prime time airplay on BBC radio.

2022 further saw Twin City release their self titled debut EP which contained 4 tracks including the previously mentioned single ‘Looking Glass’ plus 3 other tracks which further sought to build excitement amongst industry peers and fans alike.

Other notable timeline events include Twin City’s debut gig selling out in under 24 hours forcing a venue upgrade which also sold out 24 hours later and the band’s second ever gig being as main support to The Lathums in front of a 1000 strong sold out crowd at Bristol’s Trinity Centre.

Entering 2024 with a new found focus and even more determination to take the world by storm, March 2024 saw Twin City signing a record deal with the ever expanding indie label; Bubblebrain Records and in May of the same year they released the track – ‘I Feel Alive’.

‘I Feel Alive’ Was highly regarded in the industry by peers and leading figureheads such as Rodney Bingehemier on Sirius XM in America.

Twin City are now back with their follow up single ‘Simple Melody’ which is anything but a simple melody! With its reverbing, snarling guitars and thrashing drums from the very first opening chords, this is a massive tune full of sass and swagger aplenty.

The band have said of the track:

“‘Simple Melody’ is about the power of music and how the right song(s) can bring us all together in spite of our differences. Inspiration for this tune were artists such as Lennon, Marley and Richard Ashcroft. With the world the way it is currently we need a bit of positivity and togetherness in music. Music can heal the world.”

‘Simple Melody’ was written and composed collaboratively by Twin City and was recorded at Orchard Studios in Bristol and was Mixed & Mastered by Joe Marsh.

With a string of sold out shows, festival appearances (including two separate stages at this year’s Isle Of Wight Festival), and high profile support slots, including shows with The View, Twin Atlantic, The Royston Club, The K’s, The Coral, Bilk, The Lightning Seeds, Sea Power, Gallus and many more, Twin City are definitely a band worth keeping on your radar.

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Uncle Daddy Release New Single ‘Blood’

Oct 4, 2024 — Leave a comment

Formed in winter 2024, Uncle Daddy is a new three-way collaboration project aiming to push musical boundaries from Nathan Saoudi (Fat White Family / Brian Destiny) Richard Wilson (Permeo / Rognvald), and Joseph Pancucci (White Devil Disco / Fat White Family) serving up a panoply of explorative twisted tunes designed to make London smile again.

‘Blood’ is the first track they are revealing into the world, with twitching dubby breakbeats, ominous synths oscillating, caustic guitar tones and the vocal melodies of Nathan Saoudi and Joseph Pancucci. Pancucci’s higher register is underscored by Saoudi tones with Wilson chiming in too, it’s an entwined concoction that balances wracked and soulful in equal measures. The vivid lyrics recount a familial traumatic experience and the realisation of the stupidity of violence.

Having already introduced his friend and collaborator Joseph Pancucci to his new friend and producer Richard Wilson, Nathan Saoudi then convinced Larry Love (Alabama 3) to work with his new friend. Shortly after Larry Love’s involvement, Rich, Nathan and Joe decide to start Uncle Daddy.

With more tracks recorded and set for release in subsequent months, Rich says each one is a new evolution. “We are not trying to use one trick in our tracks, if everyone likes everything we do, you know they’re a bit weird.” He adds.

“We dip into each other’s skillsets..We have our own specialities though that makes us work like a well oiled machine.” says Joe.

“Through going independent again, as Fat White Family were in the early days, Uncle Daddy has led me to focus on just my songwriting.” Saoudi explains “I love this group. Hope you enjoy our debut.”

Coinciding with their debut release of ‘Blood’, Uncle Daddy will perform at Dash the Henge showcase at 75 Dean Street, Soho (ex-Warner bros screening house) in London on Saturday the 5th of October. They will be joined by Larry Love.

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The Montagues Release New EP ‘Verona’

Oct 4, 2024 — Leave a comment

The Montagues are back, and their new EP Verona is an emotionally charged ride through the band’s soul. If you’re looking for indie rock with an emotional punch, almost as though it could fit into most episodes of The O.C, this is it. Verona reflects the highs, lows, and emotional battles the band has faced in recent years, serving as a cathartic release of pain, love, and hope.

Recorded at Liverpool’s legendary Motor Museum Studios with producer Ben Harper, Verona sees The Montagues at their most united. The five-piece worked in seamless harmony to craft a collection that feels raw, real, and honest. Their signature indie sound gets a heavier twist here, pulling from influences like Nothing But Thieves, Muse, and Queens of the Stone Age. The result? An EP that blends soaring rock anthems with introspective tracks, offering a perfect balance of heart-pounding energy and emotional depth.

The EP opens with “Juicebox,” a rip-roaring modern rock track about standing by a loved one enduring a major medical procedure from a young age. Its powerful message of unconditional love—”I will love you even more, no matter the scars along the way”—is one of comfort, resilience, and hope. The song is as cathartic as it is uplifting, with emotional guitar breaks and crescendos that roar like an emotional release, encapsulating the power of love through adversity.

Next is “Vehemently,” a beautiful and heartfelt track described as an oath to a partner, promising to be there “for the highs and the lows.” The Montagues venture into new territory here, adding brass and string sections to complement their melodic indie rock foundation, heightening the emotion of support and devotion. The track showcases the band’s ability to push their sound into fresh, unexplored areas.

Track three, “Gravitate,” is a bold anthem about taking the leap of faith and embracing new directions in life. With the lyric “Don’t hesitate, your feet are on the edge,” the band captures the courage required to make transformative decisions. The song’s energy reflects that brave, exhilarating moment when you stop second-guessing and gravitate toward your future.

Then comes “Circus,” a haunting yet hypnotic track described as a “subliminal mind mess.” It weaves melodic optimism with gritty guitar work, exploring emotional chaos and inner turmoil while still offering glimmers of hope. With its hypnotic rhythms and swirling melodies, Circus pulls listeners into the tension of staying hopeful even when life feels overwhelming, delivering one of the most nuanced tracks on the EP.

The EP closes with “Breathe,” a deeply personal song about the loss of a father, who was both a mentor and guiding force in life and music. Frontman Kyle Parry’s raw emotion bleeds through the lyric “Feels like you’re always by my side,” as he reflects on his father’s influence and presence, even in his absence. It’s a poignant end to Verona, resonating with anyone who has experienced the complex, enduring nature of grief and love.At its core, Verona is a triumph, proving that out of darkness can come beauty. Keep an eye on The Montagues—they’re only getting started.

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Indie Revolution EP Of The Month – The Kaves ‘Peace Love Mayhem’

Oct 4, 2024 — Leave a comment

The Kaves release their debut EP ‘Peace Love Mayhem’. The EP is undoubtedly a showcase of the band’s ability to write songs for every emotion. Already released singles ‘Complacency’ has a grittier sound, whilst
summer release ‘Unknown Number’ is your go to singalong indie song.

The Last Glass and Fading To The Back Of The Room will be released for the first time on the EP. The Last
Glass is the band’s most cinematic song to date. It carries an atmosphere fit for any Bond film. The song
starts with alluring piano notes played by Sean Prior before Dave MacDiarmid’s vocals add an ocean of
depth to the verses, with the chorus taking the Drama up a notch.

Fading to the Back of the Room is an anthemic ballad that will be sure to tug on heartstrings. The song takes
on a style similar to their previously released ‘Soul’ which has proven to be a fan favourite. This song
touches on the subject of regret later in life.

The Kaves have gained momentum having been featured on Spotify Editorials, Radio X and BBC Radio. They will be showcasing their new songs from the EP to new audiences during their run of shows in
November. New music champion John Kennedy gave the tour a shout out on his Radio X X-Posure show.

Peace Love Mayhem is out now across all streaming platforms!

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Indie Revolution Single Of The Week – Hazy Sundays ‘Get Some’

Oct 4, 2024 — Leave a comment

Indie Revolution’s Single Of The Week goes to Hazy Sundays with their great new track ‘Get Some’.

After the summer release of the bands debut EP ‘Give Me Some Dopamine’, Hazy Sundays return with a brand new single recorded at Gorbals Sound Studios in Glasgow, ‘Get Some’. The track is a triumphant return with the band sounding sonically better than ever before.

‘Get Some’ starts with an infectious guitar riff and building with some powerhouse drumming the song comes to life before giving you time to breathe in the verses before lifting again in the choruses. Singer Shaun Kenny sings the chorus about “Old time rock n roll” and the songs sound pings back to a time where guitar music fans would have their hands around their mates bouncing about. The song builds to a finishing chorus that comes to a crushing crescendo as the song soars to its peak before finishing on the four minute mark. A real indie-rock banger filled with pure nostalgia.

Hazy Sundays are a four-piece rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in Late 2022. The band has been making waves on the indie scene since starting off and in their first year together released eight singles.
Hazy Sundays play fast-paced, energetic music but also show a softer side with some slower, acoustic songs.

The band have been gigging relentlessly in the first year together and have supported the likes of Reverend and the Makers, and played alongside John Power (Cast) Shambolics, Chris Helme (The seahorses) and Bez (Happy Mondays) Had radio play and featured on John Kennedy’s X-posure radio X show.

‘Get Some’ is out now across all major streaming platforms.

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