ROUND UP: BEST OF 2019
THE ROUND UP 2019 Words: Daniel Burton In a year where we have seen some of the best bands come and sadly, a la Queen Zee, go, here our Round Up man Daniel put together the team’s favourite tracks of the year in a collective look back of the last year of the decade. TV … Continue reading
Popped Round-Up November 2019
November 2019 Round-Up Words by Daniel Burton and Gary Lambert !Editor’s Pick! Tall Children ft. Clean Cut Kid – Dragging Me Down Tall Children (aka Ben Hughes) lives on the belief that we are all just ‘Tall Children’, and he certainly reflects this playful, joyous and carefree feeling in his tracks, they are very easy … Continue reading
Popped Round-Up October 2019
Popped Round-Up October 2019 Words: Daniel Burton !Editor’s Pick! Otherkin – Would You Die For Me? This is Otherkin’s third EP but unfortunately is to be their final release as the band have decided to call it a day. I’ve been lucky to witness an amazing journey for Otherkin, starting from seeing them supporting a … Continue reading
Popped Round-Up September 2019
Popped Round-Up September 2019 Words: Daniel Burton !Editor’s Pick! Your Light – The Big Moon This is only their second release in the 2 years since their debut LP “Love In The Fourth Dimension”. The Big Moon’s original sound from said album was very punk-pop, but the sound from these recent 2 singles are more … Continue reading
POPPED ROUND UP AUGUST 2019
The Round Up August 2019 Words: Daniel Burton Editors Pick The Mysterines – Take Control It feels like The Mysterines have been around for a long time now but with singer Lea just 18 years old and this only their 4th single, it proves how big an impact they have made in such a short … Continue reading
Popped Round Up July 2019
The Round Up July 2019 Words: Daniel Burton Editor’s Pick Antidote – Life At The Arcade After each of LATA’s releases I almost selfishly wish that it’s their last because I, somewhat foolishly, think that the next cannot get any better, but time and time again they pull it off and produce some absolutely top-class … Continue reading
Popped Round Up June 2019
The Round Up June 2019 Words: Daniel Burton Editor’s Pick U V U – Toronto Blessings These Barnsley punks have released their second single of 2019 in U V U which is an energy filled 3 minutes that will get your blood flowing for sure. The riff in the chorus is somewhat a ray of … Continue reading
Popped Round Up May 2019
The Round Up May 2019 Words: Daniel Burton Popped Music’s May Editors Pick The Outside Looking In – The Peach Fuzz The Peach Fuzz have a very indie pop sound, they use synth to drive the intro before stripping back to just a bass line and beat for the verse. They bring a … Continue reading
Popped Round-Up April 2019
Popped Round-Up April 2019 Words: Daniel Burton and Gary Lambert !Editor’s Pick! Another Sky – The Cracks It seems that Another Sky have decided to channel the essence of Scandinavian noir TV into a deep and ambitious-sounding track. Full of brooding melancholy, this is not going to be the soundtrack to your summer, but it … Continue reading
Popped Round-up March 2019
Popped Round-up March 2019 Words: Daniel Burton and Gary Lambert !Editor’s Pick! Latenight Honeymoon – Lost on You It seems that the guys at Latenight Honeymoon have been working down the quarry of summer and have been able to hack out a piece of sunshine that is reminiscent of the early releases from Fickle Friends … Continue reading
Popped Round-up February 2019
Popped Round-up February 2019 Words: Daniel Burton !Editors Pick! Saltwater Sun – Blood Following the huge success of their debut single in 2016, Saltwater Sun had a very successful 2018 with singles Hot Mess & The Wire, which both attracted a lot of radio attention, and earned a spot on the BBC Introducing Stage at … Continue reading
Round Up: Best of 2018
Best of 2018 Words: Elena Katrina, Daniel Burton and Samantha Sadler Elena’s Picks: Sea Girls – Heavenly War From the first time I heard Sea Girls I was excited to hear more and as time has gone on I have yet to be disappointed. It’s always a relief, because, if I’m honest there can … Continue reading
