Artist of the week

19 December 2022

Artist Of The Week is Goodnight Berlin

Our Artist of The Week is Goodnight Berlin!

The Birmingham-born band normally writes sunshine-inflected nuggets of dark indie pop about broken hearts, lost summers, doomed holiday romances and coping with grief, but not today! They thought they would kick-start your Christmas with a song set on-board Birmingham’s iconic number 50 bus route one snowy Christmas Eve after some last-minute shopping and a trip to the German market for a Bratwurst. With a Day Saver bus pass in hand and a gluhwein-induced warm, fuzzy feeling, Goodnight Berlin invite you to join them for a Christmas Eve pub crawl. This snow-filled musical adventure takes you on the bus from Moor Street, stopping off in Digbeth and Moseley before arriving in Kings Heath at the Hare and Hounds for a night of drinking and dancing.

Listen to their track, ‘This Christmas’, here.

‘This Christmas’ is a love letter to Birmingham, penned in a Christmas card and celebrating the city in all its snow-coated Christmas glory.

To celebrate the release of ‘This Christmas’, the band has worked with talented local artist Izzy Kennedy to produce an exclusive ‘This Christmas’ card. They are available to buy from Bandcamp and come with a download code for the track. The cards are hand-numbered and limited to 100 copies. Get your Christmas cards here!

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12 December 2022

Artist Of The Week is Alto Key

Our Artist of The Week is Alto Key

Alto Key has embraced social media to push the boundaries of all things music in this digital age. From musical challenges and viral jingles to heartfelt songs, his wholesome content is regularly viewed, remixed and shared by millions worldwide. He has grown an audience of over 1.5M followers across his social media profiles and was the most duetted UK artist on TikTok in 2021. His published songs receive just as much passion and energy. His music mixes up catchy melodies with thick vocals to create a unique UK indie pop sound that has earned him hundreds of thousands of streams independently.

Listen to his track, ‘the day we met’, here:

A love song at its core, Alto Key further reveals, “I typically make lots of music sounds on social media for people to use in their own short-form videos. One such sound that was shared a lot had lyrics around ‘he day we met’, which people were using to show how they met their partners and pets. It also led to me getting a flood of requests for a full wedding dance song. As a result, I poured all the romantic energy I could squeeze into making a first dance song, and kept the sound lo-fi just like the original viral sound’s humble origins.”.

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5 December 2022

Artist Of The Week is Cyrano

Our Artist of The Week is Cyrano

Cyrano is an Edinburgh-based producer and incredible multi-instrumentalist, specialising in what he calls ‘music for the late-night overthinkers’. 2021 saw the release of his debut EP called ‘Consolations’, produced by Luke Smith and Kit Monteith from the band, Foals. ‘Consolations’ is a concept EP, inspired by Alain de Botton’s book, ‘The Consolations of Philosophy’. Each track has a different theme, covering the struggles of modern life and soundtracking the arc of a night.

Listen to his latest track, ‘Afterburns’, here:

Afterburns is a love letter for all the broken hearts. In the digital age, there aren’t many artists brave enough to release a 6-minute single, let alone two versions at the same time. For Cyrano, the process of writing his meditative and dreamy new single became a kind of therapy, as he pens the thoughts not shared and the words not said in his break-up. He poetically says, “To me, the Afterburns of a relationship is when the coals are on the fire and you’re wondering whether to give it another stoke for a flame. If you spend too much time thinking, it’ll just fade away.”

Cyrano topped the Hype Machine charts on three occasions and has had love from BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio.

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28 November 2022

Artist Of The Week is Dylan Flynn & The Dead Poets

Our Artist of The Week is Dylan Flynn & The Dead Poets

Dylan Flynn & The Dead Poets make music for twenty-somethings living in a country that they feel completely ignores them. The indie up-and-comers have amassed over 170,000 streams on Spotify, secured support slots with fellow Irish acts NewDad and Milk, as well as embarking on their first Irish tour playing a number of sold-out headline shows. The 5-piece, who blend elements of jangle pop and alt-rock, take influence from artists such as The War on Drugs, Radiohead and The 1975. The band all met while at college in Limerick, Ireland, and use their music to delve into themes of loss, relationships and mental health. They have been quickly gaining recognition in the Irish music scene for their energetic live shows.

Listen to their latest release, ‘Life’, here:

‘Life’ is their brilliant new single, an upbeat indie-rock anthem, that incorporates elements of Americana and jangle pop. The song’s swirling guitars and glistening synths are contrasted by its dark lyrics, which Flynn wrote about while struggling to leave the past behind. The song delves into themes of regret and guilt, constantly reflecting on what could have been done differently.

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21 November 2022

Artist Of The Week is Eve Simpson

Our Artist of The Week is Eve Simpson

A beautiful songwriter, storyteller, and collaborative community artist from South Shields, Eve’s Geordie lilts can now be heard in the Celtic surroundings of Edinburgh. The creative inspiration in her new releases arises from being torn between two places, romanticising her 20s, and her ongoing fascination with people and their stories. Her songs are influenced by the piano-centered storytelling of Carole King, soaring vocals of Kate Bush, and the honest lyricism of her hero, Joni Mitchell. From magic, to love, to accentism, Eve writes about everyone and everything, as a means to navigate the world.

Listen to her latest release, ‘The Strangest Company‘ here:

A firm crowd favourite, The Strangest Company offers an ethereal and heartfelt narrative of longing to fit in. Writing the track after attending a house party in Marchmont during her second year of university, she speaks of feeling completely out of place, while also being aware of the possibility of learning something new from people and situations very different to her. Rich in Geordie tones and beautiful, yet clever, production, the pizzicato lines between the fiddle and piano mimic the ticking of a clock, as time to fit in runs out. .

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