Polo
So as many of you will know by now, we’re all about new music and discovering awesome new artists. Here are ten new tracks from artists we think you should be checking out right now. Enjoy!
POLO – Witch Hunt
From York and based in Leeds, Polo know how to write a pop song alright. This latest offering is bold and haunting, addressing the topic of the global climate. Its almost eery to listen to but as ever you just can’t stop playing it with what is an irresistible beat.
FEARS – Vampires
Big, dark and anthemic from Sheffield band FEARS. Sounding huge from their latest offering in the vein of The Amazons and Catfish and the Bottlemen. This lot know how to write with such power.
THE VELVET HANDS – Fallout
From the first second you are grabbed by this bolshy, thrashy offering from The Velvet Hands, remsicent of the early Bloc Party ‘Silent Alarm’ era it strikes me immediately. Such an incredible driving energy that you can just imagine mosh pits up and down the country going wild for this song.
CAMEO HABITAT – Reside
This toe tapping stomper comes from Edinburgh’s Cameo Habitats. The track kicks off jangling away as it flows into this shoegaze indie track that hits you right at the end with screams, thrashy guitar and punching cymbals.
EMILY AFTON – Timebomb
Taken from her ‘Consideration’ EP, released on 6th March it is an electro pop beauty, full of sparkly disco pop with bouncing synth beats. Its an infectious dance number with sprinklings of Dua Lipa throughout.
BAD LOVE – More Than Friends
Based in Stoke-on-Trent and Manchester, this is their debut release with poppy, jangly guitars, laden with 80s pop synths throughout, a la Pale Waves and The 1975. It’s ridiculously catchy and brilliant. Labelling themselves as Sad Boy Pop, there is nothing but happiness from me listening to this!
KING NO-ONE – Not Willing To Sacrfice My Life
Always great hearing new material from York band King No-One and as ever they’re doing what they do best, writing big catchy songs. Probably the most different of anything they have released up to now with a more art pop slant full of Everything Everything influences and amazing basslines.
GRACE GILLESPIE – Goodbye
With a wonderful beat and beautiful melody. Orginialy from Totnes, London based Grace has sweet mellow tones. It’s Laura Marling meets The Unthanks, her voice just feels like the best comfort blanket you could want right now. Dreamland.
YOUTH SECTOR – No Fanfare
Proper garage art pop attitude from Brighton five piece. Buzzes and bleeps galore throughout. Its a song that goes 200mph, don’t try to keep up as you will fail but just fall in love with energy and go wild with this track just as it was written to do.
CLUB BEIRUT – Something New
Full of indie pop charm these boys from Fife, Scotland, you can hear the mellow Scottish accent over the top of this wonderful track written over 8,000 miles from Fife in the Falklands in difficult circumstances where band member Craig was deployed with the Royal Air Force that’s taken on this life of joyous bouncing indie full of catchy melodies.
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