Posted: September 13th, 2018
”An electric ride through the embers of a relationship gone wrong” - Music Week
”A powerful talent” - Clash
It has been a week to remember for Harlea. The noise around [...]
Posted: September 3rd, 2018
”At this stage in his career, he has little to prove” – Spill Magazine
Legendary Sex Pistols and Rich Kids bassist Glen Matlock was back on London’s live scene last Friday night: launching his [...]
Posted: August 16th, 2018
”Gargoyle is a work of almost breath-taking beauty” – So Young Magazine
”Gargoyle reminds me strangely of the more solitary work of Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon” - Steve Lamacq, BBC [...]
Posted: July 30th, 2018
”An electric ride through the embers of a relationship gone wrong” - Music Week
Following its inclusion in Spotify UK‘s New Music Friday playlist upon release, Harlea‘s new single Beautiful [...]
Posted: July 20th, 2018
”With new single Window Shopping, she has created a track full of great lyrics and catchy melody hooks” - Celeb Mix
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Posted: July 19th, 2018
”Harlea‘s thunderous songs echo everyone from Shirley Manson to the Jesus & Mary Chain” - Dazed
The Birmingham born, London raised songwriter Harlea is back with her new [...]
Posted: June 30th, 2018
”The Three Minute Heroes project really appealed to me, because it presented a different angle to raising awareness to a set of issues that are overlooked in [...]
Posted: June 21st, 2018
‘Working on Humans was an incredible experience. I’m really grateful for the experience and can’t wait to do more TV in the future’ – Liv Austen
Our very [...]
Posted: September 13th, 2018
”An electric ride through the embers of a relationship gone wrong” - Music Week
”A powerful talent” - Clash
It has been a week to remember for Harlea. The noise around her latest release Beautiful Mess has been deafening, with support rolling in for the track from the likes of BBC Introducing, NME and MusicWeek. Now Beautiful Mess is making a step onto the national airwaves – after listeners voted for the track to win the Audition poll a few weeks back, the track has now been added to Amazing Radio‘s A-List, joining new releases from Christine and the Queens, Aurora, Idles, Slaves, Jungle and others. Beautiful Mess has also playlisted on national radio station Union Jack, and has been aired on regional radio stations all across the UK.
To add to this immense milestone for Harlea, the official video for the single has now hit one million views on YouTube. Shot in the Californian desert, and directed by Abraham Roofeh, the video for Beautiful Mess features British poets Robert Montgomery and Greta Bellamacina. Their starring roles and the video’s concept were envisioned by Harlea herself - “I had a vision of provocative words speaking ugly truths with a powerful blaze ripping through them. I instantly thought of Rob and Greta as I suspect it was their imagery that inspired my vision. Their art provokes society into self-examination and while filming we asked 40 people what the words in the “fire poem” at the end of the video meant? Everyone replied with something different and thought provoking.”
Early reception to Harlea’s latest ”stylish, hook-filled classic” has been fantastic – Spotify added the release to their New Music Friday and New Pop Sensation curated playlists, whilst MusicWeek included Beautiful Mess in The Music Week Playlist, their ”essential guide to the tracks of the moment”. NME also shouted out Beautiful Mess on Twitter, calling it ”a belter”.
Talking about Beautiful Mess, Harlea adds, “This song is powerful, edgy and relatable to the world in which we live. Life is the most beautiful gift we have but humanity has an inbuilt destructive nature, which inevitably creates a mess. This single shows another side of who I am as an artist, when compared to my previous releases. Still edgy but with a more contemporary feel”.
Harlea will soon be embarking on a series of performances around the UK, including a Sofar Sounds gig in London later this year. Make sure to check out her website and social feeds for further details as they get announced.
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Watch the offfical video for Harlea – Beautiful Mess here.
Posted: September 3rd, 2018
”At this stage in his career, he has little to prove” – Spill Magazine
Legendary Sex Pistols and Rich Kids bassist Glen Matlock was back on London’s live scene last Friday night: launching his new solo album Good To Go with a prestiguous headline show at The 100 Club, in the heart of Soho.
Accompanied by none other than the masterful ex-Bowie and Lennon sideman Earl Slick on lead guitar, and Stereophonics producer Jim Lowe on bass, Glen powered through a set chock full of new material from Good To Go - due out September 21st on Peppermint.
Not one to neglect fans of his previous music projects Rich Kids, The Philistines and (of course) the Sex Pistols, Glen Matlock and his ensemble of veteran musicians duly obliged, with rousing versions of Born Running, Ghost of Princes in Towers and God Save the Queen throughout the set. For the encore, Glen and company was joined by seventies guitar maestro Chris Spedding and Adam Ant guitarist Neil X to conclude the electric gig with Pretty Vacant, Rainy Day Woman and All or Nothing. This all follows on from Glen embarking on a sold-out European tour with Dropkick Murphys earlier in the year, and a five night residency at Boisdales, Canary Wharf.
The new album Good To Go marks another prolific stage in the career of Glen Matlock – one that firmly plants his future legacy as one of rock’s most iconic songwriters, and as an all-around musical legend. The album sees Glen Matlock take a classic London twist on rockabilly blues, a firm change in direction from his punk-tinged past. Lead single Hook In You is a cut heavily inspired by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Glen‘s husky vocals accompanying the first-rate guitar work of Mr Earl Slick himself. Another Good To Go highlight is Glen‘s poignant interpretation of Scott Walker‘s Montague Terrace (In Blue) which retains the anthemic proportions of the California classic, in a new Central London bar room setting.
Make sure to stay up to date with Glen Matlock‘s socials below – the man himself will be back on the road for a headline tour of Scandinavia later this month in support of Good To Go, with a UK tour very much in the pipeline.
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Listen to Keep On Pushing from Good To Go on Spotify here.
Posted: August 16th, 2018
”Gargoyle is a work of almost breath-taking beauty” – So Young Magazine
”Gargoyle reminds me strangely of the more solitary work of Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon” - Steve Lamacq, BBC 6 Music
Ex Fat White Family/Phobophobes drummer Dan Lyons is continuing to make waves, with his latest release Gargoyle now receiving the visual treatment. Receiving an exclusive premiere from So Young Magazine, the music video for Gargoyle was directed by award-winning filmmaker Katia Ganfield - whose credits include work with MTV, Channel 4, Warner Bros and Topman – and features Dan and his band on location at Margate‘s The Walpole Bay Hotel. The Most Radicalist have also lauded the video, describing it as ”providing a blurry sense of elegance, before swiftly descending into weirdness”.
Co-written with Sean Lennon amongst the skyscrapers of New York, Gargoyle has been the most successful release for Dan Lyons so far with support gathering for his ”quintessentially surrealist Anglo-Pop”. Chris Hawkins and Steve Lamacq have both played the track on their BBC 6 Music shows, with the former describing Gargoyle as ”an all around lovely piece of work”. Gargoyle has also received radio support from Jehnny Beth (Savages) on her Beats 1 show, as well spot plays from Amazing Radio‘s Rianne Thompson and Radio X‘s John Kennedy. With numerous regional stations also getting behind the track, Dan Lyons’ music is making an impact on the airwaves throughout the country.
In further support of Gargoyle, Dan Lyons will be playing a headline show at Ramsgate Music Hall on 14th September, as well as supporting Gold Star at London‘s The Waiting Room on 29th October. With further live dates to be added, make sure to stay up to date with Dan Lyons by following his social media linked below.
Follow Dan Lyons on Facebook – Twitter – Instagram
Watch the video for Dan Lyons – Gargoyle on YouTube here.
Posted: June 30th, 2018
”The Three Minute Heroes project really appealed to me, because it presented a different angle to raising awareness to a set of issues that are overlooked in modern society” – Elwhaeko
The latest release to come from stigma-shattering mental health and arts initiative Three Minute Heroes, Elwhaeko‘s extraordinary video for their thoughtful, sentimental track Over Think has been given its world premiere by XS Noize. For Over Think, the indie folk troubadours were tasked by The Warren Youth Project to soundtrack lyrics penned by young people from the Hull area, on the topic of mental health wellbeing and ”the worries and concerns of their generation”. The video features a group of ballet dancers led by Grace Walsh from Skelton Hooper School of Dance and Theatre: their choreographed movements capturing the melancholic poignancy of Elwhaeko‘s music, and illustrating the trials and tribulatations of mental health in an inspired fashion.
Speaking on his involvement with the Three Minute Heroes project, Elwhaeko described that he ‘felt compelled to take the opportunity to get involved’ upon reading the brief – ”Normally, musicians get opportunities to raise awareness for a cause by playing a set at an event. This project offered us the chance to get involved in the essence of the project by providing an accessible platform for the thoughts, feelings, frustrations and anxieties conveyed in the writings of the young people involved”.
Taking influence from acts such as Bright Eyes and Fleet Foxes, Elwhaeko’s artistry channels the energies of primal forest and lupine folklore, reflected in the band’s charmingly mellow sound. Changing his musical approach from years previous, Elwhaeko‘s frontman Lee Atkinson assembled a pack of versatile musicians in Laura Dowse (bass, vocals), Jack Husch (lead guitar), David Tomlinson (drums, vocals) and Roy Leo Lyon (harmonica, vocals) to bring his expressive compositions to life. Their finessed live performances have also been acclaimed - Browse Magazine have lauded Elwhaeko’s live act as ”so beautiful they could leave you stood, fixated in a trance”. The transition from ‘lone wolf’ has very clearly paid off for Elwhaeko, one of the UK’s most enchanting acts as of current.
Check out the video premiere for Elwhaeko – Over Think over on XS Noize here.
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