modem. is a DIY recording project from Leeds, UK. Frustratingly (at least from a writer’s perspective) that’s about all the information available about the project, yet the lack of presence doesn’t feel like a gimmick. As you listen to the music, the somewhat monotone delivery of the lyrics become more powerful, feeling at times like some […]
London’s Red Light Acid Test are a powerful four-piece that began showing up on the city’s stages and backroom bars in 2019, with a pummelling, gritty brand of dark alternative rock. While the heavy, angular riffs and big drums are the immediate pulls, the band does a fantastic job creating frenetic, anxious tension in both the […]
Jonny Morgan is our first Artist Of The Week for 2021! We felt his Americana-inflected folk sound was a great soundtrack as step trepidatiously yet hopeful into a new year. Growing up visiting the US on a regular basis, Johnny fell in love with American blues and grassroots music at a young age, allowing those […]
PINLIGHT is the electro-pop brainchild of Edinburgh-based multi-instrumentalist Jenny Laahs. Getting her start performing on Edinburgh’s songwriting circuit in 2014, she soon switch her sound up, working in influences from the likes of Kate Bush and Passion Pit with her own unique twist. And when we say ‘multi-instrumentalist’, we mean it! Have a gander at Jenny tackling […]
Deanna Devore is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, composer, and producer who currently splits her time between Chicago and Toronto. Using elements of downtempo electronic music and organic sounds from neo-soul, jazz and contemporary R&B and pop, she crafts smooth, polished music with a level of musicianship that only comes from road-worn years of touring and performing. Following […]
Hailing from South London, Lyys is musical powerhouse, handling writing, singing and production duties creating blissful danceable pop tunes. Keen ears might be able to pick out melodic choices akin to Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser (who she sites as an influence) but there’s a keen pop-driven focus that keeps things a bit more grounded. With a […]
Hailing from Hull, Vains is our Artist Of The Week! Swimming in the melancholic end of the pool, the band crafts moody sonic textures from cavernous driving drums and lush, twangy guitars. The band’s lyrical content tends to focus around the unnerving doldrums that the weight and stress brought on by everyday life, but the way it’s presented with […]
Oxfordshire’s Abi Farrell was raised on a wide range of female-driven music from the likes of Aretha Franklin to Chaka Kahn and Eva Cassidy which led her to start writing her own songs at age 14, blending carefully crafted melodies with her rich, soulful vocals. Since moving to London in 2017, she’s graced the stages […]
Promises Promises are a truly underground band, eschewing traditional labels and management, preferring to oversee their careers in more DIY hands-on methods, producing all of their music in their bedrooms with only laptops and a handful of mics – which is music to our ears here at Unsigned! This Bristol-based trio draws from a diverse […]
Nigeria-born British singer and songwriter Bee Bakare is on a mission, spreading the message of embracing your natural beauty, self-love and being yourself (something we can definitely get behind!). Gathering inspiration from legends like Whitney Houston, India Arie and Lauryn Hill, Bee’s music has received support from the likes of the BBC and Huffington Post […]
André, the Kid is singer, songwriter and producer from London. A fantastically talented artist with a seemingly unstoppable work ethic, André has multiple mixtapes under his belt released by The Same Others, a label and music collective he leads. As the music landscape continues to shift, it’s making more and more sense for artists to […]
Lords of Ruin hail from the cold north of England, comprised of five seasoned veterans of the hard rock and metal scenes. After forming in 2017, the band has been taking their heavy, driving brand of hard rock to the masses across the UK. With unforgiving rapid-fire drum work, razor-sharp riffs and some very slick […]