This week’s ‘Artist of The Week’ is South-West born artist Rebecca Clements. Her track ‘Spiral’ caught our attention. Upon first listen Clements’ voice draws comparisons to Florence Welch. However, it soon becomes apparent that this isn’t just a pastiche. Instead of ‘epic’ sounding drums we are presented with more delicate instrumentation, reverb drenched guitar riffs and […]
We are delighted to announce a ‘Best of Richer Unsigned’ vinyl compilation to be given away free to Richer Sounds customers on Saturday April 16th in association with Pro-Ject. The ‘Best of Richer Unsigned’ record is curated by Radio 1’s Alice Levine, and features 10 tracks from some of the UK’s brightest new artists. It marks the first of […]
‘Artist of the Week’ is indie-folk trio August and After, with their track ‘Wolves’. Depicting the tension between inward feeling and outward expression, and the simultaneous comfort and longing that permeates emotional distance, ‘Wolves’ showcases the trio’s trademark three part harmonies and intricate orchestration. The story told by the lyrics is mirrored by the instrumentation […]
We asked Ray Jones from Time Out London to pick his favourite 10 unsigned bands to form our Richer Unsigned ‘Best of April 2016’ playlist. They are: Kody, Emily Capell, Broken Witt Rebels, Jackaman, Molly Marriott, Matt Woosey, Jerry Williams, I Am Willow, Megan O Neil, and Carnabys. Take a listen:
‘Artist of The Week’ is Gris-de-Lin with her track ‘Birthday’. ‘Birthday’ takes many twists and turns, constantly surprising the listener in terms of textures, instrumentation and production. What starts off as a seemingly innocent ‘singer-songwriter’ style track ends up crossing many different moods; with tension created by ‘trashy’ sounding drums and bass, juxtaposed with a superbly sweet […]
This week’s ‘Artist of the Week’ is The Age of L.U.N.A with their track ‘Blow Me Away’, chosen by Future Bubblers. Future Bubblers is a brand new expansion of the Gilles Peterson and Brownswood Music ethos. It’s a talent discovery and development idea put together in collaboration with Arts Council England, with a real focus on making in-roads into new areas, […]
This week’s ‘Artist of The Week’ is London based Leena Ojala with her song Rock Solid. With clear influences from London Grammar and Foxes, Rock Solid showcases Leena Ojala’s crystal clear vocals, creating a majestic and at times hypnotic-feeling pop song. A host of different production techniques are employed giving the track a variety of […]
This week’s Artist of The Week is Leon T. Pearl with his track ‘You’ll Be Fine’. ‘You’ll Be Fine’ hints at many different influences in the ever popular new wave of electronic music scene that seems to be taking the music industry by storm. This track would feel at home next to artists such as James Blake […]
The Richer Unsigned ‘Best of March 2016’ playlist has been curated by The Unsigned Music Awards. The Unsigned Music Awards is the first ever televised awards show dedicated exclusively to unsigned artists. With a voting panel of more than one hundred active music industry professionals, UMA are looking to surface, reward and offer high levels […]
This week’s ‘Artist of The Week’ is Chappo with their track ‘Mad Magic’. Chappo fuse together a number of styles and influences in ‘Mad Magic’; from funk guitar through to a more retro style synth bass giving it an 80s feel in places. All combined with a great pop vocal, Take a listen:
This week’s ‘Artist of The Week’ is Jodie Fitzgibbon, as chosen by Sound Consultancy Jodie Fitzgibbon is a Newcastle-based singer, songwriter and instrumentalist. Her powerful voice and heartfelt original music have taken her three times to the Grand Final of the national Open Mic UK competition. 2015 saw the release of her debut six-track collection […]
Artist Of The Week this week is The Rah’s, as chosen by Rockathon. Rockathon said: “They are a talented, young, fun and fresh band from Prestonpans, East Lothian with indie rock/alternative songs which are in a similar vein to Oasis/The Kooks/ The View/ Arctic Monkeys. They have so far released 2 EP’s – Give Me Life and […]