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We had the pleasure of first featuring Susannah Sail back in March and were really impressed by the broad range of musical genres they were influenced by and the resulting creativity and originality they deliver (something we are always on the look out for). This weekend the band have released 'Are You Alright?' featuring six very different songs, each one taking the listener on a musical journey that from our point of view does not disappoint, Susannah Sail are definitely worth checking out.
The background: Susannah Sail is a four-piece band from Cornwall, blending soul, jazz, and alternative indie with the intimacy and spontaneity of a live jazz ensemble. Drawing inspiration from past relationships, their music captures raw human emotion while offering hopeful glimpses of the future. Close friends both on and off stage, they craft songs that are heartfelt, dynamic, and deeply resonant.
Susannah Sail’s debut album, Are You Alright?, was recorded at the calf house, Morvah, West Cornwall by Louis King, and brought to life in Chile by Fresco Fresco. The band travelled to Santiago de Chile to take part in the production, where they also recorded two new tracks for a future release.
Upcoming Live Dates:
London 16th June @ Below Stone Nest
Bristol 18th June @ The Old England
Falmouth 19th June @ The Cornish Bank
Penzance 28th June @ Golowan Festival.
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Nobody Here Knows is a Finnish summer pop contender with an unusually strong international team behind it.
The song is melodic, radio-ready electronic pop built around a big chorus, a clean emotional arc and modern production. It tells a story about identity, secrets and the liberating feeling of starting again somewhere no one knows your past. Olivera brings both softness and strength to the vocal, while AVES frame the song with a cinematic pop sensibility that feels built for a wider world.
The team behind the track includes Lenno, whose productions have gathered more than 150 million Spotify streams, Olivera, who has worked with Tiësto, and Alpo Nummelin, whose credits include SANNI, Ruusut, Chisu, Vesala, JVG, Pyhimys and Anssi Kela.
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Brighton (England) C86-inspired, retro sunshine pop quartet The Stanford Family Band release ‘Feeding The Beast’ from the upcoming sophomore EP Go Again (out July 17th via Krautpop Records). A vibrant, pleasingly vintage,and musically inventive offering that captures the melodic charm of Beach Boys whilst leaning into the vintage aesthetic akin to the likes of Lemon Twigs and Drugdealer, ‘Feeding The Beast’ showcases the instantly recognisable sound that shapes the upcoming LP release.
Layers of bright guitars, tight drums, and buoyant melodies create a melancholic, whimsical radiance. Delivered through vintage, warm, and reassuringly analogue production, the track feels like a long-lost gem discovered on an old cassette. Speaking about the track, Laurence from the band explains: “Feeding the beast was a really fun one to write and record, I wrote it last summer and then we cut it live really soon afterwards which is a rare thing for us, we added a wall of guitars and tambourines after. I was listening to a lot of XTC and power pop stuff at the time and really wanted to capture that classic Rickenbacker jangle as so many of our favourite records have done in the past.”
The Stanford Family Band extends the musical lineage of lost pop music, threading together the bittersweet glow of 60s airwaves and open-field festivals, with the glammed up intimacy of 70s singer-songwriters. Music that aches and shimmers in equal measure, carrying a sense of longing that feels both timeless and vividly alive.
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Canadian songwriter Dennis Ellsworth is excited to announce his new album ‘Living’ due for release on September 4th on Tonic Records. Dennis heads to the UK in September for a UK tour, which includes dates in London, Cambridge, and Sheffield. The first single from the album, the laid-back, soulful ‘Every Second, Every Day’, was released yesterday Friday, 12th June and is a perfect introduction to the new album.
Musically, Every Second, Every Day came from a heavy blended period of Dennis listening to ’60s soul music and exploring the wild sounds of George Clinton. Lyrically, he explains, “It’s a declaration of love to my family and feeling saved by their love. Incidentally, since the day I wrote it, it’s been my daughter’s favourite song of mine.”
Prince Edward Island native Dennis Ellsworth's songwriting career started in high school, filling notebooks with lyrics and poems. He grew up on the Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Ray Charles, Kris Kristofferson, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. His tastes evolved in grade 6, and he began collecting cassettes. His personal music collection is stylistically expansive. Some might call his love for music an addiction, but whatever.
Dennis’ expansive career as a songwriter, performer, sideman, and record producer includes 10 solo albums including 2014 album release ‘Hazy Sunshine’, which received support from BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris; 2015’s Romantic As It Gets; Modern Hope released in 2024 which was nominated for Solo Recording of the Year at the East Coast Music Awards and most recently, Hardcore Freewheelin in 2025 produced by Canadian songwriter and producer, Jim Bryson. Dennis has also released 2 full-length albums with his previous group, Haunted Hearts, and an album as a duo with Kinley Dowling.
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Argonaut have released their new album 'Interrupted' on Criminal Records. No stranger to the wider landscape and having gained the support of BBC 6 Music, NME, Radio X, London experimental indie band Argonaut are back with a brand new album 'Interrupted'. The record follows on from their self-titled debut and sophomore album TRY, however instead of leaning towards a commercial crescendo the album heads deep into the void, featuring ten songs from the past year's abyss, documenting "breakdown, burnout, dementia, depression, memory, hope and healing".
Making music for fans of Sonic Youth, Pavement, Velvet Underground, Dodgy, The Stranglers, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Huggy Bear, Japan, Le Tigre, Garbage, Hole and The Pixies, their sound is completed by the super sweet vocals of Lorna Lyons. The new record sees eighties synth influences creep in alongside syncopated bass, fuzzed up guitars and heartfelt harmonies.
Lead-off single 'Sugarfree' however, was somewhat of a wildcard on the album as Nathan Lyons explains: “I was staying at a friend's house and couldn't get to sleep. It was then I realised that this is what happens when you give up sugar... I recorded the vocals as a guide track not intending to keep them, but they worked and stayed, with Lorna and Deb adding back the sweetness.”
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