Believe me, I don't want to seem as though i'm claiming any sort of 'dibs' but similar to everyone else in the nation, i'm currently trying to ride shotgun on The Sherlocks bandwagon. (probably to their inevitable success). As the latest export from the hit machine that is Sheffield, The Sherlocks are really swirling up a storm. A Four piece band made up of two sets of brothers, they have evidently...

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I’d been considering doing this blog post for a very long time. Almost an entire year infact. When I started this blog, back in 2013 I used this as an escape. A place to talk about my most recent musical discovery. It was my hobby, and what’s really important to remember during this blog post, is that it still is. I love reading blogs. I always have, and I always will....

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Finding a singer/songwriter that truly taps into the raw emotions of a person is hard. Undoubtedly, it's something that I find is often lacking in today's music. Though, looking back on that statement I have come to realise that I was wrong. That was before I had had the luxury of listening to Rae Morris. Engaging and clear, her honest and confessional lyrics are really what lured me...

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 My latest 'Indie Blues' infused crush has to be the Sheffield based band 'The Fontaines' having immediately charmed me from the first listen. "They're right up my street!" I exclaimed to myself as I hummed along to the catchy saxaphone base of 'Velvet'. That's right, they've got a sax, (getting cooler by the minute, I know). New, young and full of exciting Indie Blues, they band have cited some...

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Nightmare and the Cat are a Brit-American indie rock band, a project formed by brothers Django and Samuel Stewart, (lead singer and guitarist) sons of The Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart, and Shakespeare's Sister's Siobhan Fahey. The brothers later recruited Claire Acey, (singer and instrumentalist), Spike Phillips (Drummer) and Scott Henderson (Bassist) to complete Nightmare and the Cat as we know it. Formed in 2010,  the band have provided a...

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