The Essential Weekly Playlist

Pop essentials and a little bit more

The Essential Weekly Playlist of: DEMAR

May 4, 2018

Born in Miami but now based in Brooklyn, alt-pop artist DEMAR got her break when she released a Kendrick Lamar cover that went viral – the track currently has over 1.5 million Spotify streams.

The Essential Weekly Playlist of: :PM

April 13, 2018

Back in March we asked Six Quick Questions of :PM, who are smashing it with their latest single, ‘Feel Like A Fool’, ahead of their tour with The Vamps. Now we’ve caught up with them again to ask for their Essential Weekly (Spotify) Playlist. Check it out!

The Essential Weekly Playlist of: Matt LeGrand

March 2, 2018

Today’s Essential Weekly Playlist comes from Matt LeGrand, who we’ve covered before in August with his song, ‘All Good’, and his Christmas cover of the Stevie Wonder song, ‘What Christmas Means To Me’.

The Essential Weekly Playlist of: Chris Ilett

February 16, 2018

Chris Ilett is a singer songwriter and instrumentalist whose new album ‘Wayward Fires’, is set for release on March 28, 2018. Chris’s playlist is both very interesting and varied, with artists as diverse as Sia, Elvis Costello, Skylar Grey, and Little Green Cars. You can check out Chris online on his official website, Twitter, and Facebook, and his music is available on Spotify and Bandcamp.

The Essential Weekly Playlist of: Peppermint Heaven

February 9, 2018

We’ve had a good working relationship with Peppermint Heaven for several years now, and they even did an Essential Weekly Playlist for us back in 2016. The duo comprising Juno and Spark, based in Los Angeles, are strongly influenced by the likes of Tears For Fears, Pet Shop Boys, Simple Minds, New Order, Howard Jones, Psychedelic Furs…..among others – so it’s no surpise to see a few of those names turn up in their Essential Weekly Playlist.

The Essential Weekly Playlist of: Jess And The Bandits

February 3, 2018

We’ve been proud to support Jess And The Bandits pretty much from the start, and we love how far they’ve come and how far they’ve still to go. JATB are about to tour the UK and we caught up with them for their Essential Weekly Playlist.

The Essential Weekly Playlist of: Tally Spear

January 27, 2018

Tally Spear is a folk/pop writer & singer, born and raised in London. Her latest single, ‘Just Don’t Know’, is out now and is available on all platforms.

The Essential Weekly Playlist of: Nathassia Devine

January 19, 2018

Our second Essential Weekly Playlist comes from Dutch born but London resident electronic music artist, Nathassia.

The Essential Weekly Playlist Of: Owen Paul

January 12, 2018

The Essential Weekly Playlist is back, with a difference! Instead of YouTube links, now each artist has their own Spotify playlist of the songs which mean so much to them. Our first Essential Playlist for 2018 comes from Owen Paul. Be sure to give all the tracks a listen.

Essential Weekly Playlist Revisited – Elly D

July 31, 2017

EP has been in Ireland once again, chatting to some of the artists who make up the musical hotbed that exists to the west of the UK.

The Essential Weekly Playlist of: Ray Quinn

September 10, 2016

We interviewed singer Ray Quinn earlier this week about his new tour, which you can read here. Now we’ve tapped further into the workings of Ray’s mind, and bring you his Essential Playlist.

The Essential Weekly Playlist of: Tom Kay

September 2, 2016

As well as performing as a solo artist and with various bands, Tom Kay has also worked as a session musician in the studio and on Television. His most notable appearance being on 8 out of 10 cats does countdown on Channel 4 (UK) where he performed a guitar solo. Tom gives us his Essential Weekly Playist