Militarie Gun

Shady Nasty are a Sydney-based trio which formed in 2015. Their art is a dynamic experiment drawing from alternative forms of punk and hip-hop. Shady Nasty offer compelling vignettes of their young adulthood unfolding in the diversity of Sydney: modding cars, Chinese heritage, making ends meet, menace and love.

Lewis Capaldi

19 • South London • Artist • Songwriter

Flaming Lips

The Flaming Lips are an American rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. The band formed in 1983 and are founders of the label Lovely Sorts of Death.

Tom Odell

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Teddy Swims

“Bad Dreams” out now !!

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David Gray

‘Plus & Minus’ Out Now | New Album Dear Life 17.01.25 | On Tour 2025

Wet Leg

Vanessa Carlton

"Always building up, falling apart. Love is an art," sings Vanessa Carlton on the title track of her sixth album, Love Is An Art. Like the record itself, the song is a meditation on the eternal seesaw that is human connection: the push, the pull, the balance, the bottoming out. It's that constantly evolving nature of love, expectations and compassion that Carlton analyzes from all angles on Love Is An Art, from romantic, to parental, to the friends that hold us up and the leaders that repeatedly let us down. And on tracks like the album's opener, "I Can't Stay the Same," that also includes the relationship with the person staring back at us in the mirror, each and every morning.

"Love is the energy you put out into the world," says the Nashville-based Carlton, who was inspired in part by the 1956 book The Art of Loving by philosopher Erich Fromm, and by stories and struggles both in her interior world and the world around her. "And it can be so incredibly messy at times."

Produced by Dave Fridmann (MGMT, Flaming Lips), Love Is An Art finds Carlton reckoning with toxic relationships (the confessional "Miner's Canary"), eternal partnership ("Companion Star") and the children who fill the world with love and grace while politicians fill their pockets (the passionate "Die, Dinosaur," written after the shootings in Parkland, Florida). And true to Carlton’s skill as both a lyricist and an instrumentalist, the arrangements on Love Is An Art tell these tales as vibrantly as the words themselves: piano parts that speak of rage and tenderness, synths that burst and glow like dawn.

Love Is An Art doesn't just explore connections – it was also born of one. Carlton wrote the album with the acclaimed Nashville-based singer-songwriter Tristen, camped out and working while her daughter napped. "This record is about being out of my comfort zone," says Carlton. "What's going to happen when we do things that people assume are not naturally a match, like working with Dave Fridmann? I loved the idea of working with someone who’s known for a palette that isn’t associated with me, but it was a fit the second we started working together. Or what could happen when I sit with another writer, and just collaborate?"

The result is an extremely dynamic LP filled with sticky melodies and haunting phrases as well as experimental constructions: super high highs, super low lows, and song structures that break the mold from the expected. Unlike her previous, critically-acclaimed 2015 album Liberman, which Carlton describes as having a calming, almost meditative palette, Love Is An Art reads, and sounds, "red." Huge. Passionate. The color of a beating heart.

"I want to run, but I won’t get very far," Carlton sings on "The Only Way to Love," the album's first official single. "Cause I can’t fight the force of my young beating heart. Like a soldier's steady march, answering the call. It’s the only way to love." It's a song about loving with everything you've got – that love itself is precious and rare enough to commit to, above all. "When you believe in a relationship, in a connection, you are actually believing in yourself," she adds.

Carlton has constantly challenged that belief, in both herself and the expectations that surround her throughout her lengthy, accomplished career: she attended both the School of American Ballet and Columbia University, and was discovered as a singer-songwriter/pianist when a cassette tape demo was given to legendary music impresario Ahmet Ertegun. With her debut single "A Thousand Miles," Carlton soared to the top of the Billboard charts and garnered multiple Grammy nominations, though that song is only a small fraction of the body of work and artistic identity she's developed since then, ever evolving and growing as a performer and songwriter. In the summer of 2019, she pushed that even further, making her Broadway debut as Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.

There's a striking image on the cover of Love Is An Art: it's a delicate hand grabbing a tiger by the tail, but it's not meant to conjure the familiar colloquialism. Instead, it captures something different. It’s a about going after something bigger than you, more powerful than you, something that you’ll never be able to really control: but you grab it anyway. Something like love. That's the spirit of Love Is An Art – connections aren’t easy to make, and sometimes we fail. But it's always worth trying. As Carlton sings on "Die, Dinosaur," the hope comes when there's nothing left to lose.

"Why not grab the wild animal?" Carlton asks. "

Temples

https://www.templestheband.com/

Temples’ name has become synonymous with a band with an adventurous spirit; constantly exploring new ideas. The British band formed in Kettering, England consists of James Bagshaw (vocals/guitar), Thomas Walmsley (bass), Adam Smith (keyboards/guitar), and Rens Ottink (drums). On their fifth album, BLISS, they shake up the perception of theKettering-formed four-piece with a record that ventures into electronic territory while staying true to their core DNA. Euphoric and melancholic melodies of late ‘90s dance music blend with psych-tinged riffs and loops to create something fresh.

Sonically, BLISS reinterprets dance music in Temples’ style. Lead single Jet Stream Heart captures the thrill of being drawn into music, while Vendetta merges scuzzy riffs with lasering synths and dance melodies. Blue Flame, drawn from a chorus Smith had in his pocket for some years, explores disconnection with a slower, icier sound. Revelations nods toGregorian chants, blending spiritual and matter-of-fact elements. Megalith tackles frustrations, surrender, and the fear of being stuck amidst a moving world.

David Byrne

DATAROCK’s debut came in at #36 on NME's albums of the year, 'Computer Camp Love' made both #88 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "songs of the year" and #12 on Australia's Hottest 100, Spin Magazine listed 'See What I Care' as an "essential download", their second album RED was critic's choice of the week in NY Times – and both their first albums were nominated for Norwegian Grammies.

They’ve since then produced everything from the unofficial longs plays Music For Synchronisation (2011) and B-sides & Rarities (2011) and the official albums DATAROCK The Musical (2015) and Face the Brutality (2018), to EPs like California (2010) and Catcher in the Rye (2011) — or the 30 minute instrumental «In E».

In 2023 DATAROCK unleashed their latest studio album Media Consumption Pyramid mixed by 5-times Grammy-winning producer Steve Dub (The Chemical Brothers), 2-times Grammy-winning producer Mark Rankin (Block Party), DnB legend TeeBee, and Grammy-nominated Mike Marsh (Oasis, Björk, The Prodigy). The new album feature ALL the band’s 7 main members; Rocksteady Freddie, Ketel One, Ketel Two, Stig The Mystical Casio Operator, T-Man, LA Gear & Ike Andy.

DATAROCK’s 1000 + shows (in 36 countries on five continents) include 20 tours in the US, 8 tours across Australia, festivals such as Coachella, Lollapalooza, Reading & Leeds, Summer Sonic, Hurricane, Roskilde and Sónar — and in 2025 they’re finally back on tour in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their debut album.

The Last Dinner Party

Billy Ocean

Kevin Morby

Alice Phoebe Lou

Independent musician

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Tom Grennan

Beth Orton

The Undertones

This is the official Facebook Fan page for Derry's finest, The Undertones

Cian Ducrot

Saint Etienne

Dry Cleaning

As soon as Dry Cleaning finished their debut album New Long Leg – critically acclaimed across the board and number four in the UK album charts – they immediately set about moving fowards. Having already started writing their second record before their first was released, they proposed to producer John Parish that they spend twice as much time on the follow-up, Stumpwork.

Listen to the album and you can feel that increased boldness - vocals which coil tightly around deft and complex riffs, great meshes of instrumental texture and the willingness to launch into full-on abstraction. It is a heady mix that is entirely Dry Cleaning’s own, distinguishing from their contemporaries. “We felt more confident,” says guitarist Tom Dowse. “We could see the bigger picture and knew where to focus our energy more efficiently.”

Ultimately, what defines Dry Cleaning’s second album is the breadth of its scope. Their music is bolder and more expansive.

James Marriott

Peter Hook & The Light

Jalen N'Gonda

Born in Maryland, USA, Jalen NGonda chose the city of Liverpool as the place in which he would flourish as a musician. It was at the age of 11 he began getting into music, inspired by his father's collection of jazz, hip-hop, and soul records.

Since moving to Liverpool Jalen has been playing gigs across the UK and beyond. Two years later Jalen is selling out headline shows in Germany, UK, and Switzerland, is breaking into Spotify's Viral Charts and is supporting touring acts such as Laura Mvula, Martha Reeves and Lauryn Hill at the Montreal Jazz Festival.

His debut EP is due in early summer 2018.

English Teacher

On the epic centrepiece to English Teacher’s debut album, Lily Fontaine laments that not every-body gets to go to space. “You’re too busy here,” she points out. “How could you fit it in?” The Leeds four-piece certainly have had a hectic couple of years, with a burgeoning fanbase watching and listening to them refine their sound in real time, and now, at the end of it, their sprawling, stir-ring first full-length caps an hugely impressive rise for the group.

The seeds of the band were sown in 2018, when Fontaine met the rest of the members at the Leeds Conservatoire, where they were all students. Lewis Whiting plays guitar, Nicholas Eden is on bass, and Douglas Frost drums; Fontaine, meanwhile, sings, alternates between guitar and piano, and pairs the group’s consistently adventurous compositions with lyrics at one aching and abstract, scored through with northern wit.

Self Esteem

Management: louise@goldenarm.me & cherishkaya@googlemail.com

Live: Andy Duggan at Primary ADuggan@wmeagency.com

Instagram @selfesteemselfesteem

Jalen Ngonda

Alessi Rose

Florence Road

Flo Ro / Wicklow / Ireland.

Say She She

Just Mustard

Getdown Services

Snapped Ankles

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Panic Shack

An international artist from the UK.

Keo

Keo is a 4 piece alt-rock band formed by the Keogh brothers. Based in London the band draw inspiration from artists like Nick Drake, John Martyn, Pearl Jam and Radiohead. Keo strives to create authentic music.

DEADLETTER

An international artist from the UK.

Joe Armon-Jones

Lime Garden

Brighton four-piece Lime Garden release their self-reckoning second album, Maybe Not Tonight, due April 10th 2026 via So Young Records. Order now via our Merch Store or Web Site

Westside Cowboy

B R I T A I N I C A N A

Overpass

Overpass are a four piece indie/alternative band from Birmingham. After supporting the likes of Inhaler and Two Door Cinema Club across the UK, their debut EP From the Night established them as part of the UK guitar music landscape, breaking into the charts and earning support from the likes of Jack Saunders on R1, NME, Dork, and Clash, as well as appearing on Spotify playlists. Their sold out spring UK tour was a mere glimpse into what overpass are capable of, and they've achieved all this whilst still at university!

The Guest List

Maria Somerville

‘All My People' LP out March 1st 2019 https://mariasomerville.bandcamp.com/ | Monthly NTS residency https://www.nts.live/shows/maria-somerville bookings: daisy@qujunktions.com |

Jacob Alon

The Lilacs

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Management: enquiries@upthelilacs.com

Ross Noble

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Jack Dee

Sonny Tennet

Adult DVD

Bleech 9:3

mustbejohn

Madra Salach

Madra Salach are a six piece contemporary folk band from Dublin. Originally playing in various local outfits, their shared love of the Irish traditional canon led them to form a bond playing impromptu sessions in pubs. Taking inspiration from the growing Irish experimental folk scene, Madra Salach focuses on original writing and composition, utilising electronic equipment. These songs, while modern thematically, are written with a voice that could have emerged at any point throughout the last century.

Vlure

Alex James

Fabio & Grooverider

Good Health Good Wealth

Gok Wan

PEM

Blair Davie

Growing up in Perth, Scotland meant being surrounded by music from the very beginning. As a non-binary artist, they were raised in an environment where guitar sat naturally alongside traditional bagpipe sounds, and they started writing their own songs early on. Music wasn’t just a source of joy – it also became a refuge during a period of bullying. That’s when their approach to songwriting began to take shape: open, personal, and without the need to pretend. Blair Davie moves between indie pop and a singer-songwriter approach, with a clear focus on voice, piano and guitar. Their current EP First and Last is a deeply personal record about a long-term relationship as something that evolves over time. They have worked with writers and producers connected to artists like Lewis Capaldi or Kodaline and have been recognised as one of the emerging names on the UK scene, including a nomination for the Ivor Novello Rising Star Award. Live, they build on a growing connection with the audience and a sense of energy that doesn’t rely on effects, but on something much simpler – believing in what you hear.

Hugo Hamlet

Goodbye

David O'Doherty

Sara Pascoe

pollyfromthedirt

Jen Brister

Stand up comedian, writer, podcasting human.

Lenny Henry

BIIRD

1000 Rabbits

Sue Perkins

Scott Bennett

Josie Long

Ellie O'Neill

Ellie O’Neill is a songwriter, vocalist and recording artist from Meath, Ireland. Her work is tender, rich and diverse, and explores intimacy, loss, friendship and queerness. So far in 2024, she has supported Adrianne Lenker on her Irish dates, performed at a number of UK and Irish festivals and played some London shows for Bird on the Wire and Parallel Lines. Her debut album will be released in the spring of 2025.

Robin Ince

Robert Llewellyn

Josh Baulf

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