Nephu Huzzband are a four piece band from Nottingham making noisy Sonic Indie music. They take their influence from bands such as ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Sonic Youth, At The Drive-in, Joy Division and Q and not U.
Laura Jansen , a Dutch-born, Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and musician, chronicles those little things, like cutting her hair, buying pink floral sheets, and venturing out for a drink with the guy down the hall, on her debut album Bells, a dreamy collection of piano-driven alt-pop songs with lush arrangements and intimate, intelligent lyrics reflecting the thoughts and hopes of an independent girl alone in the world.
1. Chasing Ghosts is a unique folk/acoustic sound, a change of pace for former Bellevue frontman Jimmy Kyle, whose new direction is a soulful and intimate departure from his screamo roots. Jimmy has completed his debut solo record "Confessions from a Phone Booth" with US Producer Andy Beck and has been playing showcases around Australia and Auckland Regions, Making Festival appearances alongside Neil Finn, Sarah Blasko, The Young Heretics and Ash Grunwald in Australia.
SWIM are Joe Boyle and Richard Williams. Since a chance meeting in their adolescent years, the duo have been making music together. Surrounded by records of over 60 years of popular music, and trying to make the grey London skies feel like warmer climes an ocean away, the band are influenced by the synths and styles of their 80s heroes, from the likes of Talking Heads and New Order to the lush shoegaze discord of My Bloody Valentine and Cocteau Twins. Crafting escapist, sun-kissed pop, SWIM garner their own, original sound, complemented by an endearing, soaring vocal.
{satellite-state} formed in Guildford, Surrey in late 2005 and have continually attracted attention, fantastic reviews and fans since then. {satellite-state} recently made the final stages of the 3 First Cut Awards national band competition and got through to the final 16 from the 2000+ bands that entered. This, along with national Radio airplay and support from Radio One DJ’s legends Steve Lamacq and Huw Stephens it appears the force driving {satellite-state} is getting bigger all the time.
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BILLY BOY ON POISON
"Oh you pretty things/Don’t you know you’re driving your mamas and papas insane?" – David Bowie, Hunky Dory, 1971
If you ask Davis – charismatic lead singer and principal troublemaker of Billy Boy on Poison – the question postulated by his inspirational rock hero-- he’d answer with a resounding, “Fuck yeah!” Bowie never gave two quid what people thought. He moved the culture with his celestial songs and repeatedly freaked out the rank and file with his courageous, chameleon sense of fashion and image.