Album Review: Tuff Love – Resort
Resort Released January 29th 2016 Words: Sion Ford Releasing an album as the sum total of three previous, albeit exclusive, EPs is certainly unconventional, but that’s exactly what Tuff Love are planning on doing come the 29th of January when they release their debut full length album, Resort. Compiled of fifteen tracks from three EPs … Continue reading
EP Review: Alex Vargas – Giving Up The Ghost
Giving Up The Ghost Released 22nd January 2016 Words: Nick Jacques Here is Alex Vargas with his first release proper and he’s seeing in the New Year with the cracking 6 track E.P. Giving Up The Ghost. It is deep, thoughtful electronica for the modern era. Gloom and heart-ache are the two main servings on … Continue reading
Just Listen: Wølffe – Trouble Ahead
Wølffe It’s the eerie tone of Trouble Ahead by Wølffe that brings this track to life; gives it edge and creates an atmosphere of discomfort. It’s brooding rather than bleak and the enticing vocals take off soaring across the musical landscape giving an additional dimension to this perfect slap of electronica. Find Wølffe on Facebook … Continue reading
Album Review: Seafret – Tell Me It’s Real
Tell Me It’s Real Released January 29th 2016 Words: Nick Jacques Seafret are a duo made up of Harry Draper (Acoustic guitar) and Jack Sedman (Vocals) from the pleasant seaside town of Bridlington, Yorkshire. They have been writing and composing their own music since 2010 and were signed in 2012 to B-Unique records, also home … Continue reading
Live Review: Clean Cut Kid – Liverpool
Clean Cut Kid Fly On The Wall Records Presents, Leaf, Liverpool, 8th January 2016 Words: Elena Katrina Photos: Gaz Jones It was our first foray back into the live music scene after what felt like an eternity off over Christmas and New Year. The line up was looking solid and this was the first night … Continue reading
Just Watch: Seafret – Wildfire
Seafret When a video and song come together and basically make you feel like your world stopped moving you know you have to share it. I’m fairly sure I was holding my breath through watching some Seafret’s video for recent single Wildfire. Fabulous idea to replicate the 1997 study “The Experimental Generation of Interpersonal Closeness”. … Continue reading
Just Listen: Estrons – Aliens
Estrons Welsh Female fronted four piece Estrons have made a few of the ones to watch lists for 2016 and it’s easy to see why when you listen to any of their tracks including the latest, Aliens. It’s certainly no three minuite pop song, rather an excursion that cleverly and seductively pulls you into a … Continue reading
Just Watch: Hayley Cannon – Who Are You
Hayley Cannon Hayley Cannon released her track Who Are You back in 2015 and toward the end of the year the video surfaced. It’s been such a long time since we posted some really strong folk music and this fits the bill. It’s punchy yet haunting and filled with passionate emotion. The video is also … Continue reading
Just Listen: New Desert Blues – Milk & Honey
New Desert Blues There’s lashings of dirty rock n roll brushed over New Desert Blues latest heavy blues track Milk & Honey. A taster from their forthcoming debut album To Be My Own, out on January 29th. The sound here suits their name and it could easily be featured amongst the soundtrack on a modern … Continue reading
Just Watch: Tom Speight – Little Love
Tom Speight Watch the video for Little Love here: My first proper introduction to Tom Speight was when I saw him play a very intimate set for Sofar Sounds in 2014 and since then he’s kind of passed me by. Until today someone tweeted me the link to the video for Little Love and as … Continue reading
Just Listen: Marcus Foster – Between The Trees
Marcus Foster Marcus Foster makes a very much welcome return after over a year without any new music with new track Between The Trees. As one of my favourite artists of the past four or so years this track couldn’t have come soon enough. It’s a barrage of blues ridden angst. The track builds its … Continue reading
End of 2015: The Round Up
It’s that time of year – the best bits, the round ups, the who did what and when and how great it was. Popped Music has had an incredible year this year and so it only seems right to take a look back at some of our favourite moments and hope that 2016 is going … Continue reading
Ones To Watch 2016
Ones To Watch 2016 Well it seems our 2015 ones to watch saw some bands disappear into the ether while others absolutely grabbed it and ran with it – what can we say our tip of Jack Garratt was a whole year early and Blossoms have done extremely well! So what for next year? Well … Continue reading
Just Listen: Banners – Start A Riot
Banners Listen to Start A Riot here: Sometimes it’s very very clear to me who is doing exactly what they should be doing and even though we’ve not published it yet, I’m giving you a heads up that Banners is most definitely on our ones to watch for 2016. Oh and he is most definitely … Continue reading
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