New Artist: Poo Bear (MDMA)
As a writer, Jason 'Poo Bear' Boyd has won four Grammys (including work with Jill Scott, Usher) and has also produced, written or featured on tracks with Lupe Fiasco, DJ Khaled, Kelis, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and heaps more. Turns out this guy can sing as well.
Brighton Spotlight #2: Anushka
Anushka exploded onto our radar last week when her track Yes Guess was played on Gilles Peterson's 6 Music show. Despite Peterson's claims of a summer anthem in the making, he kept quiet on any extra details so we did some digging.
New Artist: Oliver Tank
While he may be making waves in his native Australia, Oliver Tank remains a fairly unknown entity in these parts. Probably the best way to describe his music is using his own words: accessible tracks disguised in a more interesting instrumentation. Accessible because they definitely have some pop sensibilities, but are given a twist by...
Top Five: UK Hip-Hop Newcomers
Although in the last 5 years UK Hip-Hop has been commercially superseded by its distant relative Grime, the genre remains a hotbed of fresh young talent. With the late 90's/early 00's typified somewhat as a golden era for UKHH (heads like Rodney P, Roots Manuva, Blak Twang, Mud Family, Task Force, Phi Life Cypher and...
New Artist: Dan Croll
Here's a nice one to sit back to on a Sunday evening. Dan Croll came to our attention thanks to his activity with one our favourite labels, Communion. Whether he's signed to them or not is not entirely clear, but he's appeared at a few of their nights and also features on their recent compilation...
New Artist: Sekuoia
Copenhagen's Patrick Alexander Bech-Madsen (a.k.a Sekuoia) sure is a tough one to find out about and not much easier to pigeon-hole, but by golly he makes good music.
New Release: Skittles – Poor In £100 Trainers (Album)
Today Manchester MC Skittles releases his debut album, Poor In £100 Trainers. Expect politically-conscious lyrics, fast delivery and production from all spectrums of the musical world. A top effort.
New Artist: Evening Chorus
'Evening Chorus offer no pomp nor ceremony but simply pleasant music for those who care to listen'. So says the bio on their website and with that in mind, we won't beat around the bush and say straight away that if you like folk, then take time to listen to this Cardiff three-piece.
