Category: Reviews

Josie Cotton & Kevin Preston Got A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On With New Rockabilly Single, ‘The Ballad Of Elvis Presley’

July 1, 2022

The first thing you’ll notice in the video of ‘The Ballad Of Elvis Presley’ is Josie Cotton’s sky-high beehive hair, the likes of which we’ve not seen since the late great Amy Winehouse – or, more likely given the subject matter, Priscilla Presley. But hair like that is a good sign that we’re in for a treat, and Josie Cotton and Kevin Preston certainly don’t disappoint.

Sp8ce Owl Tells Us About New Single, ‘And So It Begins’, As Well As Where In The World He’d Most Like To Visit, And The Significance Of Owls

June 29, 2022

If you’ve been reading Essentially Pop for any length of time, you’ll have come across our pieces covering the music of the interestingly named, Sp8ce Owl. His most recent single, ‘And So It Begins’, comes with a gorgeous music video that takes us all over the world in the space of a day, and we were absolutely transfixed by it. You can read what we said here, but in the meanwhile, check out what Sp8ce Owl himself had to say, in response to our questions.