Birmingham’s Rosie Tee straddles the contrasting worlds of alt-pop, rising UK Jazz & contemporary classical. Colour and image are at the centre of Tee’s lyrical writing, depicting imagined scenes and scenarios. Her sound is inspired by that of Laura Mvula, Björk & Anna Meredith. Rosie gracefully weaves melodies over infectious rhythms that instils head bopping upon first […]
Madison is our Artist of the Week! This singer and songwriter hails from Liverpool, with a sound that walks a tightrope between then and now. Modern pop and R&B production gets a just a subtle dash of yesteryear, with a vaguely 50s/60s touch. This production suits Madison’s unique voice perfectly, as keen ears might hear […]
Our Artist Of The Week is Hayes & Y! Based in Manchester, but made up of members from all over the places, including Finland and Bulgaria, this four-piece creates 80’s-inflected synth pop, full of slinky basslines and infinitely danceable grooves. Perfect for picking up the pace at any rooftop party or barbecue! Check out “Safeplace.” […]
Summer is officially here, and the only things hotter than this heatwave we’re in the grip of are the performances that took place last month in Cambridge Audio’s Melomania space, as Cara Hammond and The Woods dropped by to entertain us with some stellar music! Cara Hammond is an indie pop singer-songwriter originally from North Wales […]
Last month saw two unique artists grace the Melomania stage, and while they couldn’t be further apart from a sonic stand point, both share incredible levels of the talent we strive to champion! First up was London-based pop singer/songwriter Bryony. Originally get her start writing acoustic music, she eventually grew bored and wanted to shake things […]
Our Artist Of The Week is One Million Motors! This roots-punk band from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne formed in spring 2018 with a shared passion of punk, melody and determination. The band strives to create positive, sweat drenched anthems to be screamed out loud at the top of your lungs, with a high-energy live show to match! We’ve picked one […]
We excitedly announce this year’s Best of Richer Unsigned vinyl! This year, we’ve been lucky enough to have none other than James Morrison on curatorial duties, selecting 10 of his favourite Unsigned artists to have their songs lovingly pressed to limited-edition vinyl (2000 copies total) in support and celebration of vinyl retailers across the world on […]
Our 2019 lunchtime sessions kicked off with two fantastic artists; Laura Oakes and Just Like Fruit. Just Like Fruit took to the stage first, one of 10 Richer Unsigned bands to be selected by James Morrison for our 2019 Record Store Day release. The band have been touring around Poland and the UK, trying to […]
Hailing from Norwich, our Artist Of The Week is Telling Truths! This 5-piece creates driving alternative rock, chock full of big riffs, driving drums and powerful vocals. With instantly singable choruses, this new band is definitely one to watch! Have a listen to our favourite track “Perspective” and hear what we’re on about:
We’ve picked Saboteurs as our Artist Of The Week! This band from Sleaford, Lincoln UK fuses alt-rock, punk and acoustic together with passion. The band describes their music as “transgenre songs about badgers, constellations and other things which creep into our lives during the night.” We think that’s a pretty great way to sum it up. […]
As we wrap up another year (where does the time go?!), we found ourself reflecting back and are in complete awe of the sheer amount of great music we’ve received from independent artist from all walks of life, from our Artists Of The Week to our monthly playlist selected from some of our friends in […]
This week’s Artist Of The Week is Z’M. Z’M is just one of the many projects of Toulouse-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Mathieu Torres. Sitting somewhere between prog rock, metal, free jazz and electronica, Z’M makes for an intensely musical listen. Not totally for the faint of heart, but if you like your music on the heavy […]