Almost Sex are Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist Nick Louis and the mysteriously named HW LaSota; an intriguing combo that describe themselves as ‘a folky alternative post-punk rock indie pop duo’. Their bio talks of ‘a chance online encounter, several months of remote collaboration, and one freakin’ epic meeting’, all of which has lead to their first two…

You’re Not The One is the closing track from up and coming Irish indie-folk band Rowan’s debut EP – which was released into the wild last week, on November 20th. It’s a pity I don’t have a huge amount of time at the moment to write about everything I get sent in, because I’m sure…

I knew nothing of Manchester four-piece, Diving Station, until I heard their previous single – the mysterious, imaginative, and plainly magnificent Joanna. In my guise as a contributor to (the great) Sounds Good, I’d originally picked it for review based on the strength of the artwork – which is one of the best sleeves I’ve…

Taken from his forthcoming debut album, The Saccharine Underground, Peter Cat’s ASMR is a ludicrous blast of glam pop that sounds like a six-way pile-up between Franz Ferdinand, Neil Hannon, Primal Scream, Sparks, Pulp, and Lodger-era Bowie. Bursting out of the starting blocks at full throttle, with pounding drums, bouncing bass, strings, and brass, it’s…

Taken from his forthcoming EP, Metro Dread, New York’s Native Son delivers a masterful mix of hip-hop, jazz, pop, punk, and soul on Domme Kinderen. Arriving hot on the heels of his debut, Brown Water – released last month, Domme Kinderen is a sleek, shape-shifting track that refuses to be pigeonholed. Whereas its predecessor was…

Mehalah Ray is the pseudonym of twenty-two-year-old songwriter and musician Rachel Clark, based in Cambridge. A performer in and around her hometown from the age of fourteen, with several releases under her belt, Ray’s new single Nevermind is a beautifully-realised song that captures the universal feeling of having to let go of something/someone in order…

This is one of the best things to appear in my inbox for a while. Olivia Rafferty is a London-based artist, originally from Aberdeen, making indie-inspired dreamy bedroom pop music. Created remotely with collaborators during lockdown, When You Walk In is her debut single and, bluntly, it’s fantastic. It was the carefree simplicity of the…

Remy Sher is an eighteen-year-old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles. Rain in LA is his second release – following his debut single from earlier this year into the world – and, I must say, it’s pretty cool. Pretty surprising too. Press play and the first thing that hits you is that classic…

I don’t know what it’s like where you are, but it’s been pretty dreary here in Scotland these last few days. We’ve officially reached that stage of the year where there are far more grey, wet (dreich) mornings than there are bright ones. Such is the vibrancy of Genevieve Miles’ excellent Magic Man though, that…