Despite having no real online presence, Lebeaux has been gaining ground on the local scene: anyone who’s witnessed a concert will understand how it is that the band is already booked on the main stage of a certain local festival. For everyone else, we thought we’d pin the frontman,…
The word ‘genius’ has now been mentioned quite frequently whenever Kiran Leonard has come up in conversation. Not just does he have two years left studying at Oxford University, he has also got nineteen releases to his name already – but at only 20-years-old Kiran has an even brighter…
The Brighton five-piece have long been on our musical radar, giving us many a mad night in and around Brighton’s venues. Live they are a force to be reckoned with, bringing a performance which is absorbing, enthralling and will leave you in a sweaty stupor. On record their music…
Before he supports Songhoy Blues at The Great Escape Festival, we are overly excited to have Blick Bassy performing at our Alternative Escape Showcase earlier in the day. Consisting of a cellist, a trombonist and Blick, who plays banjo as well as singing in his native tongue. The dreamy…
Meeting Sam Jordan for a beer was like meeting an old friend after years of not seeing them. He is a man who’s youthful charisma and unique ability to follow his nose has lead him all around the country; it has taken him to London and back studying…
Ellie Ford’s been on the scene for a while now. The band performs in all kinds of formats, but are instantly recognisable, being one of the only bands in Brighton to incorporate a harp. Hearing the news that an album is imminent, with a launch in late April, we got…
Steph Brown’s conceptual indie-noir-pop group Della Lupa evolves quickly, having gone through several manifestations since its inception in 2013. She’s been vocal and pointed in the past about this being a broadly artistic, rather than purely musical, endeavour – a goal which quickly becomes clear from her songs, videos…
One of the aspects about being a music journalist is that you get the chance to find out how a band came together, what elements were brought to the table in forging a distinct sound. And when you learn that sometimes bands come together by sheer chance, with little…
If you're looking for a Brighton group destined for big things in 2016, I’d be hard pressed to think of a band more of a safe bet than dark pop four-piece Yonaka. In March they head out on tour to support their debut single ‘Ignorance’ and the track is…
Porshyne have been laying low for a while now, however all is set to come together this spring as the pieces begin to fall into place. The five-piece atmospheric/rock group plan to release a new three track EP in the coming months which was recorded with the Black Peaks…