Polly Havelock

Pop essentials and a little bit more

Boston Rock Band Benmozes Releases Debut Album, ‘IMMIGRANT’.

February 27, 2023

As a music enthusiast, I’m always on the lookout for new sounds and fresh talent. That’s why when I stumbled upon Benmozes and their debut album ‘IMMIGRANT’, I was blown away. This Boston-based rock band is here to shake up the scene with their electrifying blend of brooding vocals, thundering drums, and growling guitars.

The BRIT Awards 2023 Predictions: Aliens Don’t Ring Door Bells

January 31, 2023

With the award season in full swing, the UK’s biggest night of music, the BRITs 2023, is almost here. Airing on Sunday, February 12th, exclusively on ITV, it will be a magnificent night full of star performers, including, Stormzy, David Guetta, Lizzo, and Harry Styles.

Rising Star Zak Talks To Essentially Pop About His New Single, ‘My Girl’

January 13, 2023

Up-and-coming young talent Zak has already had one hit single with his Christmas debut ‘Christmas Time With You’. Aiming for another with his next single, ‘My Girl’, we talked to Zak to see what it’s about.

LIVE REVIEW: LeeStock Festival 2022

June 9, 2022

With the Jubilee weekend, people have been scattered everywhere but at home. The sunny, not-so-usual British weather let us enjoy a pint or two, whether it was in the streets of England waving a British flag or at a local pub catching up with friends enjoying days off work.

Australian Singer/Songwriter Ziggy Alberts Drops His Latest Single, ‘THE GREAT DIVIDE’

April 15, 2022

The horrific floods swept through Queensland and Northern New South Wales was something that greatly affected local folk singer/songwriter Ziggy Alberts, inspiring the release of his latest single ‘THE GREAT DIVIDE’.

Alternative Hip-Hop Artist Shadez The Misfit Takes Listeners On A Tour Of His World Through His Latest Single, ‘SOUTH-SIDE SOLACE’.

April 7, 2022

Embodied as a narrative through his own perspective, ‘SOUTH-SIDE SOLACE’ is a voyage along the critical moments that have made Shadez into the man that he is today.

Poetic Folk Project Poetica, Release A Heartfelt New Music Video For Their Sombre Track ‘engagement’

March 25, 2022

Earlier last year, 6-time Independent Music Award winner and founder of MPress Records, Rachael Sage, gave birth to a brand new and refreshing collaborative…

SHAB Talks All About Her Latest Single, ‘Music To My Heart’, Reaching No.2 In UK Charts, And What’s Next For This Incredible Pop Sensation.

March 10, 2022

Persian American pop music star SHAB draws in influences from dance, pop and Latin music. She tells us all about her latest single ‘Music to My Heart’.

OUT NOW: Ziggy Alberts Releases The First Single Of The Year, ‘TATTOOS’

March 2, 2022

Ziggy Alberts releases brand new single ‘Tattoos’ straight off the back of success of his 2021 album, ‘Searching For Freedom’.

PREMIERE: LdashD ‘Don’t Give Up’

January 14, 2022

As much as we want to feel connected to an artist, our curiosity is what drives our interest. The release of ‘Don’t Give Up’ by the so-far anonymous LdashD marks an addition to his growing discography of energetic, genre-bending, hook-laden, guitar-based multi-ethnic mix with elements of D’n’B.

NEW ALBUM: Ty Brasel ‘Destiny: Vol. 1’

January 10, 2022

‘Destiny: Vol. 1’ from Ty Brasel is bound to challenge the classic themes of hip-hop.

Rachael Sage Breaks Boundaries With Poetica

December 28, 2021

This Christmas, prepare for something completely different. Rachael Sage, known as an alt-folk artist who always does things her own way, has now branched out into the world of jazz and spoken word, so much so that she needed a new name. Ladies and Gentlemen, presenting: POETICA.