Sons of the Mellow Mafia: “There’s still a lot of new ground to explore”

Sons of the Mellow Mafia just announced their self-titled debut album, named after a collective of 1970’s studio musicians, Sons … More

Dryadic: “I spent loads of my life in the mosh pit at folk-punk and ska-punk gigs”

Soul-nourishing new jazz-tinged folk release ‘Good To Be Alive’ introduced us to genre-blending folk outfit Dryadic, and gave us the … More

Mahuna: “Music always stood out as a beacon of light to me”

Mahuna’s softly wandering alternative folk album ‘Forever Is Mine’ is due out at the end of this month and is … More

Shape of Water: “We love to explore both beauty and chaos in our music”

Shape of Water get their inspiration from all kinds of places but for ‘Last Goodbye’ they used Manchester’s club scene … More

Big Special: “All of our music is sort of based on that fight against depression”

Midlands-born fast rising important punk duo Big Special have shared the deluxe edition of their acclaimed debut album ‘POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN … More

Oliver Hunt: “The main goal here is to do this for the immediate benefit of doing it”

There’s a lot of talent coming out of the north east, and one of its great talents is folk artist … More

Alex Spencer: “What inspires me to keep going is the progress I’ve made”

Rising Manchester-based indie singer-songwriter and rockstar Alex Spencer returns with the release of his spirited new single ‘Bucket List’ and … More