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Editorial: Our Stance On Live Music During The Current Pandemic

March 16, 2020

If there’s one thing we really love here at Essentially Pop, it’s going out to see live performances, to take photos (especially if we’re in the press pit) and relive the experience, by writing it down and sharing it with our readers.

Terry Light – ‘Lately’

July 15, 2019

Los Angeles based group Terry Light owe their music video for their debut single, ‘Lately’ to the fact that independent filmmaker Kailee McGee loved their track so much that she put it into her film, ‘The Person I Am When No One Is Looking’. This resulted in the already stunning song being given a deeper, more intense meaning.

Releasing Your Own Album: Essential Tips For Self Releasing Music

July 10, 2019

Independent artists have more opportunities than ever these days to launch their own careers. Even if you don’t have the backing of a major label or the big budget of one, you can still break into the charts.

The Elephant Room Have ‘Bad News (For Good People)’ With 60s Tinged New Single

March 19, 2019

Not sure if you’ve noticed it, but lately a lot of the music coming out of Ireland *doesn’t* sound like it’s from Ireland. At all.

Introducing – Over Atlantic!

September 22, 2017

Over Atlantic are an international band from the UK, US, and Sweden. Based in England, the quintet are Charlie Jones, Sean Killeen, Gabriel Gomér, Liam Ross, and Trevor Cash. The guys are about to set off on their first UK headline tour this October, and our writer Malvika Padin had the chance to catch up with them.