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Essentially Pop Interviews Mild Horses

October 6, 2021

We sat down with Matt Leuw, creator of one man band Mild Horses, to chat to him about his new album ‘Ignorance to Enlightenment and Back Again’.

Phantom Wave Take Us On An Ethereal Journey With New Single ‘Billows’

January 12, 2021

Phantom Wave are from Brooklyn, New York, comprising core members Ian Carpenter on guitar and vocals, and Rachel Fischer, on drums. Their new single, ‘Billows’, was released on January 8, ahead of their debut LP, ‘Wilds’, which is set to come out on the 19th of March.

Telemonster – ‘For Someone Not So Old’

December 12, 2019

Telemonster has been around since 2010, created by cousins Ben VanderHart, on guitar and vocals, and Josh Barrett, on drums. They were then joined by bassist John-Michael Forman and pianist Dave Hess. The Chattanooga band released their album, ‘Introspecter, Pt. 1’, in January, and the latest single from the band, ‘For Someone Not So Old’, is out now.

MOVING OUT IN ALL DIRECTIONS – Ummagma Cross New Frontiers On Third Album ‘Compass’

July 30, 2019

Vocalist Shauna McLarnon and multi-instrumentalist  Alexander Kretov could not have hit upon a more apposite title for their third album. Compass sees the Ummagma duo…

CHAOS THEORY – Guitar Supremo Michael Ciravolo On Beauty In Chaos – The All Star Musical Collaboration Which Spawned ‘Finding Beauty In Chaos’ And New Re-Mix Album ‘Beauty Re-Envisioned’

June 28, 2019

Born of frustration at the lack of space his guitar parts were getting on the last Human Drama record, Michael Ciravolo‘s Beauty In Chaos started as a…

Raised On TV – ‘Caroline’

March 1, 2019

Raised On TV are an authentic garage band. Based in LA, they started in 2015 by brothers Keaton Rogers and Kacey Greenwood, they banded together with their high school friend, Ryan Weiss and soon realised their melodic fuzzed out tunes, which they were banging out in their garage, were really very good.

Waterfall Wash – ‘Colors’

February 21, 2019

  From Nashville, Tennessee, Waterfall Wash are a four-piece fuzz pop act, whose sound blends lo-fi, and ambient white noise, with a more hi-fi…

Brookhaven And Scatter Swept Collaborate on ‘Sawtell’

January 20, 2019

‘Sawtell’ is a new track set for release on February 15, and comes from the album, ‘Modern Remains’, by Brookhaven and Scatter Swept. Oakland…

Julian Wa – ‘Bloom’

August 30, 2018

Julian Wa is from Queensland, Australia and makes very beautiful music, including the quite frankly gorgeous track, ‘Bloom’. B-side ‘Frankensteina’ is certainly worth a mention as well.

Ocean Potion – ‘In The Grass’

August 24, 2018

Canadian duo Mike O’Brien and Jason Haberman, otherwise known as Ocean Potion, began to write and record together while on tour with their respective bands, Zeus, and Yukon Blonde.

The Soft Underground – ‘Morning World’ Is A Post Punk Delight

June 26, 2018

The Soft Underground are from the outskirts of Manhattan, in New York City, but nevertheless are feted as modern successors to the bands of Seattle’s alt scene, from the 90s.

MONO CLUB RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM – ‘SKY HIGH & SUBMARINE’

March 28, 2018

London six-piece band Mono Club will release their debut album ‘Sky High And Submarine’ on 30 March, through LGM Records.

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