Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend
Words from @laurenwhiteheadjourno Returning with vocals and melodies as angelic as ever, Wolf Alice have graced our ears with their third...
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James Booton
- Jun 3
- 4 min
Shame - Live @ Future Yard
The day has arrived that we have been waiting for over a year now! Live music has finally returned and I couldn't have kicked off our...
James Booton
- May 28
- 1 min
Kai Undrell - Bittersweet Dreams
Although still in the early days of his musical trajectory, Chesterfield based singer-songwriter Kai Undrell has already managed to...
James Booton
- May 24
- 1 min
Suns Up - (You're) All I Want
As the name suggests, the music of Sussex's Suns Up is drenched in sunny tones and designed for good times. At their core, their tracks...
James Booton
- May 18
- 3 min
Euro Sounds Volume 1 - Drife, New Candys & Fyn Robin
Drife We can't claim to be very up to date on the local scene in Luxembourg, so when we were sent this infectious Indie stomper from...
James Booton
- May 10
- 3 min
BOOT WATCH - May 2021
KHARTOUM Although we had to wait over 6 months for the latest single from London's KHARTOUM, it was certainly worth the wait. The new...
James Booton
- May 6
- 3 min
Sarpa Salpa - INTERVIEW
"An EP for dancing away your feelings" The electro infused Indie of Northampton's Sarpa Salpa is hard not to appeal to the ears of anyone...
James Booton
- Apr 25
- 13 min
Noise of The Netherlands
European music certainly carries a different tone to that from the UK and America. It can sometimes be hard to scan across the nations...
James Booton
- Apr 18
- 3 min
BOOT LOCAL VOL 1 w/ Dead Nature, Flechettes & Courting
Dead Nature Dead Nature is the new solo project of Liverpool based Producer and Spring King's creative engine Tarek Musa. As huge fans of...
James Booton
- Apr 7
- 4 min
Sugarstone - INTERVIEW
After hours of sifting through the best new Indie music from across the country it can begin ti feel quite repetitive. Every artist has...
James Booton
- Apr 6
- 3 min
BOOT WATCH - April 2021
Here's our top 3 picks you need to hear this month! Thals Urban songstress Thals is relatively new on the scene with just two singles...
James Booton
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Fiona Lennon - A Little Longer
Although our North West month is over we thought we'd prolong the trend ever slightly for Liverpool's newest singer-songwriter Fionna...
James Booton
- Mar 31
- 4 min
Best of the North-West
Rosellas Striking a well considered balance between heartfelt emotive songwriting and an upbeat Northern camaraderie gives Manchester...
James Booton
- Mar 21
- 1 min
No Vacancies - Without You
Next in North-West Month i'm heading to Manchester with the gritty Indie-Rockers No Vacancies. They have shown their versatility over the...
James Booton
- Mar 11
- 3 min
Oya Paya - INTERVIEW
Next up in our North West month is Liverpool trio Oya Paya. Well, I say Liverpool trio but these three are about as global as they come....
James Booton
- Mar 7
- 2 min
Warrington Music - Viola Beach Tribute
I'm sure most of you are aware of the tragic passing of the young band Viola Beach and their manager in 2016. Not only was it a huge loss...
James Booton
- Mar 3
- 1 min
Amber Jay - Never Too Far from a Dark Thought
We're kicking off our North West month with one of the newest bright sparks from the region, Liverpool based singer-songwriter Amber Jay....
James Booton
- Feb 27
- 4 min
BOOT WATCH - Feb 2021
Harriet Heywood delves deep into our three favourite artists of the month! The Rotanas A sonic zeitgeist of the ’90s meets a mammoth...
georgialhurrell
- Feb 23
- 3 min
Pale Waves - Who Am I?
Manchester’s punk-goth-rock-pop quartet strike again with their second LP 'Who Am I?'. Released almost three years after their debut,...
James Booton
- Feb 18
- 3 min
Devon - INTERVIEW
DIY Gloucestershire artist Devon has earned a reputation with his playful yet poignant brand of Indie-Pop. His EP 'WHY DO WE WAKE UP...
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