Quarantine Questions: Saltwater Sun
Saltwater Sun Quarantine Questions Additional Words by Gary Lambert One of the most positive things of the current crisis we are all going through, no the only positive, is how Britain has across the board re-discovered their love for the NHS. The frontline NHS staff right now are heroes risking their lives for others on … Continue reading
Festival Review: Liverpool Sound City 2019
Liverpool Sound City 2019 Various venues, Baltic Triangle, Liverpool, 4-5 May Words by Daniel Burton and Gary Lambert Photos by Gary Lambert Sound City 2019 was a festival that was approached with a cautious, tempered excitement. It felt like the organisers had made a bit of a gamble on the line up across the board … Continue reading
Just Listen: Saltwater Sun – The Great Deceiver
Saltwater Sun – The Great Deceiver Words by Gary Lambert With this title track of their forthcoming EP, Saltwater Sun have managed somehow to keep up the style of the earlier songs like ‘Hot Mess’, but fill it full of steroids and Saltwater. The husky/quiet opening leading to bouncy dream pop is still there like … 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
Festival Review: 2Q Festival – Lincoln
2Q Festival Various venues, Lincoln, 3rd November 2018 Words and photos: Gary Lambert Lincoln, a relatively sleepy town famed for a cathedral, a castle and being in pretty much the middle of nowhere would not normally be the place you would head to early on a Saturday morning. Unless you lived somewhere in that particular … Continue reading
Just Listen: Saltwater Sun – Hot Mess
Saltwater Sun – Hot Mess Words: Nick Bewes I was a big fan of Reading five-piece Saltwater Sun’s last single The Wire earlier this year so I was looking forward to hearing what came next. And I’m not disappointed. Hot Mess is anything but a mess. In fact it shows a different side to the … Continue reading
Just Listen: Saltwater Sun – The Wire
Saltwater Sun Words: Elena Katrina The return of Saltwater Sun feels long over due but oh so worth the wait. Newest single The Wire takes a look at hard hitting subjects without it sounding overly dark musically – though that bass line certainly has it’s place rooted there. Shimmery guitar riffs and swirls meet up … Continue reading
Festival Preview: Off The Record 2017
Off The Record 2017 Words: Elena Katrina Price info: Tickets for Off The Record Festival 2016 are on sale now £15/£20/£35 (+fees) here Keep Updated: Website// Facebook//Twitter #DiscoverNewMusic Well this is an exciting and still relatively new event for November! Off The Record is a one-day, new artist event in Manchester taking place this … Continue reading
Festival Review: Off The Record
Off The Record Manchester November 4th 2016 Words: Gary Lambert & Elena Katrina Photos: Elena Katrina Friday 4 November 2016 was hopefully a memorable day in world of new music in the UK as it saw the debut of Off The Record, a one-day festival dedicated to the bands that have not yet been discovered … Continue reading
Festival Preview: Off The Record 2016
Off The Record 2016 Words: Gary Lambert Price info: Tickets for Off The Record Festival 2016 are on sale now £15(+fees) here Keep Updated: Website// Facebook//Twitter #DiscoverNewMusic Well this is an exciting new event for November! Off The Record is a one-day, new artist event in Manchester taking place this Friday which combines both a … Continue reading
Playlist Winner Q&A: Saltwater Sun
Saltwater Sun Playlist 001 Winner Popped recently started a monthly playlist where by you, the music fan, gets to pick your fave of a 10 track playlist we compile. The first ever winner of this was the delectable Saltwater Sun. They won with their track Now Or Never and now as a treat, all … Continue reading
Popped Playlist: #001
Popped Playlist #001 With more minutes of music coming in than hours available in the day to listen to and share there’s only one way forward. A collection of our favourite tracks that hit our ears each month. Some that have already featured on Popped and plenty that just we ran out of time for … Continue reading
Just Listen Saltwater Sun – Making Eyes
Saltwater Sun Listen to Making Eyes here: Sometimes it feels like bands just churn out track after track after track and other times it feels like it’s been an absolute age until they drip feed us some more of their musical medicine. It’s not really been that long since Saltwater Sun delivered but long enough … Continue reading
Just Listen: Saltwater Sun – Habit On My Mind
Saltwater Sun Listen to Habit On My Mind here: There’s lots of S words for Saltwater Sun’s debut offering Habit On My Mind, and none of them are “shit”. Swirling, summery, shoegaze, swaying, shimmering. Those sort of S words. It’s easy to hear why Saltwater Sun are picking up attention left right and centre with … Continue reading
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