Van Houten: at The Brudenell on 29 March
The Leeds shoegaze band released their debut album ‘The Tallest Room’ on 22 March, via groundbreaking new label imprint Clue Records / EMI North. Founded on seven years of friendship through times thick and thin and a shared obsession with exploring the fuzziest, far-out corners of 90’s guitar music, Leeds-based sextet Van Houten is ready to show us what they’ve been […]
Working Classics Music Label Launched Today With Label’s Debut Release: Shauna’s ‘2384’
The debut release on the fledgling Working Classics imprint comes from label boss Shauna. Her second EP proper, 2384, sees the Liverpool-based DJ and producer return to the 4X4 sound in which she first made her name. The title comes from a dystopian dream (or rather nightmare) Shauna had, set in the year 2384, where […]
In Conversation With Holly Rolfe
Singer/songwriter Holly studies at Leeds Conservatoire and is looking forward to the release on 26 January of her song, Words Ain’t Enough, followed by the video on 2 February. We thought we’d find out more….. Is the Conservatoire your only link with Leeds? “I moved to Leeds in September 2022, the only reason being to […]
Spielmann: New Single (and a Christmas Secret)
Leeds-based multi-instrumentalist songwriter, composer and producer Spielmann has released his new single, ‘A Better Man’. Spielmann: “A Better Man AKA The Kind Of Guy You’d Tell Your Friends About is thematically borne out of sitting in a lot of rooms with a lot of tedious men, not saying I’m not one of them. Probs my […]
Venus Grrrls: New Single
UK queens of riot VENUS GRRRLS released female empowerment anthem “Hex” on Halloween via Lab Records. “This is what I’m talking about, by being bold in your music” – Jack Saunders (BBC Radio 1) “2023 belongs to VENUS GRRRLS” – Nels Hylton (BBC Radio 1) “A band who really sound like they want to make things happen; to affect some kind of change” – Steve Lamacq (BBC 6 Music) […]
