Susannah Sail - AVES feat. Olivera - The Stanford Family Band - Dennis Ellsworth - Argonaut

Photo - Maisie Mary Marshall

Susannah Sail - Are You Alright? (Album).

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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AVES feat. Olivera - Nobody Here Knows

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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Photo - Milo Costelloe

The Stanford Family Band - Feeding The Beast.

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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Dennis Ellsworth - Every Second, Every Day.

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 - Interrupted (Album).
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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Lone Assembly - Susannah Sail - Hauntees - Spain Colored Orange - Marnie Glum

Lone Assembly - Knots & Chains (Album).

Swiss quartet Lone Assembly present their debut album, “Knots & Chains”: hymns of pain, alienation, and sorrow, certainly, but also of hope, strength, and courage. Cloaked in a gothic aesthetic, the record is a new wave/synth-pop exploration of control in all its forms: control exerted by others, cultivated within ourselves, and imposed by the places we inhabit.

When Lone Assembly released “That Never Happened” in early 2024, a debut EP paying tribute to a lost loved one, the band quickly became more than just a group of friends making music: it became a space for healing, a place of closeness, a necessity. And while this urgency was evident in the band's first songs, it is even more apparent on their debut album.

“Knots & Chains” leans heavily into chiaroscuro, casting shifting light across songs born of profound darkness. Here, the band uses each track as a means to examine control in its various forms. First, there is the control that others exert, as in the unsuccessful attempts of the narrator of “You're Pulling at the Same Strings” to understand the evil that dwells within the other: “I've been wondering where your ache breathes, in mazes you design?” Then there is the control we exert over ourselves, as in the captivating “The Pain Keeper” and “My Life's Solid.” And finally, there is the control of places that also transcend us, as in “The City Works Like This,” where the city acts like a living organism, absorbing, rejecting, distorting.

While the topics addressed by the band are dark, glimmers of hope emerge here and there, in the form of a vital need for air, as is the case with the banger “In the Open.” “The album takes shape like a cycle, moving from suffocation to openness, from closed spaces to greater, albeit fragile, breathing space,” explains Raphaël Bressler (vocals).

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Susannah Sail - Running.

New to Beehive Candy and so glad we have been introduced to them, Susannah Sail are a four-piece from Cornwall (UK), comprising Rosie Gardner (vocals, trumpet), Morgan Doughty (guitar), George Offenbach (bass) and Taylor Daley (drums, percussion). They draw from a broad range of influences across soul, jazz, alternative-indie and beyond, and sing songs of introspection, optimism and love. The band's debut album "Are You Alright?" is due for release in June 2026 and will be released on vinyl by Cornish label "Kroustpop!"

Here's Rosie's comments on Running "The feeling of being invisible, not being seen by the one person you truly love, They are running from all there fears, this is from them not loving themselves, you don't blame them, you feel sorry for them,  you can feel glimpses of what there going through, Love isn't always enough."

On recording material in Chile, Morgan Doughty notes: "The trip to Chile was insane! The Chilean hospitality was unmatched, we met so many creatives through our producer/friend Pau who were incredibly friendly, talented and hard-working (and a lot of them seemed to be big names in Chile which felt like we were hanging out with real rockstars!), and the scenery was so mind-blowing that it was a real fertile environment for us to be creative ourselves and work on the album. The studio we recorded in in Valdivia was full of incredible gear, operated by two masters of their craft (Pau and Robert) so we were able to craft the sounds exactly as we wanted them for the two new tunes. The steaks were juicy, the mountain air was fresh and we were full of gratitude every day."

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Hauntees - Shadows Forming (Album).

Ghost punk and goth garage band Hauntees’ debut takes you on a road trip through the desert. The Helsinki-based ghost punk and goth garage band Hauntees released their debut album Shadows Forming today. Dark and brooding, the record plays like the soundtrack to a road trip across a desert. Along the way, you stop at smoky saloons and pass abandoned gravestones. The sound carries the bitter dust and shimmering heat of sun-scorched sand dunes.

Seasoned with melancholy and minimalism, the songs on Shadows Forming range from cinematic instrumental music (Phantom Road) to stripped-down spellbinding blues (Spell) and ‘80s synth-tinged dance punk (Self-Defense). The album also features a hauntingly peculiar Misfits cover (London Dungeon).

Hauntees’ debut album is a powerful entrance — this band is here to stay. “Hauntees is not a hobby, a job, or a voluntary choice for us. It’s something we simply have to do,” the band states without a trace of sarcasm. “The album sounds perfect, even though we were a bit nervous about it,” the band explains. “It was recorded and mixed multiple times in different locations by Ville-Matti Koskiniemi and Miikka Sipilä. As a final touch, we had it mastered by American engineer Taylor Deupree, whose work ties the whole album together beautifully despite the diversity of songs, arrangements, and moods.”

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Spain Colored Orange - April Fools.

Houston’s Spain Colored Orange returned with their first single titled “April Fools,” from their forthcoming six-song EP, Confiding in Ghosts (Diverse Chorus Records). The EP sees a vinyl release in late April and is sure to tickle the sensibilities of Elliott Smith, Wilco, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Sparklehorse fans. Confiding in Ghosts is a collection of meticulously composed songs that are melodically uplifting, while telling a story of grief and loss lyrically. “April Fools” hit digital streaming platforms over the weekend.

Band frontman Gilbert Alfaro has this to say about “April Fools”: “I quoted Black Flag on “April Fools”….’it’s not my imagination, I’ve got a gun on my back,’ but that’s probably not a good idea. I was paying homage to Black Flag when I used it, I always loved that line and it worked perfectly in that song because of how I felt at the time.”  

Spain Colored Orange is an indie rock band from Texas, known for blending a wide range of styles including indie rock, psychedelic rock, jazz, ‘70s-era sounds, and experimental arrangements into a distinctive, energetic sound. Started by Alfaro in 2000, SCO initially made a mark on the indie rock world with the 2005 release of their EP Hopelessly Incapable of Standing in the Way on Lucid Records, which won Houston Press Music Awards Album of the Year. 

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Marnie Glum - Iron Out.

“What do you all talk about when I leave the room?” Iron Out, the new release from folk songwriter Marnie Glum, explores anxieties with a stubborn playfulness, offering a much-needed burst of light after an unflinchingly cold winter. The soundscape juxtaposes juvenile synths with plodding basslines, dry drums and complex, steadfast guitar, perhaps making this youthful track (contradictorily) Glum’s most mature work yet.

Iron Out is accompanied by a stunning music video featuring a beautifully designed array of characters. Directed by Lizzie Farrell and filmed by George Hall, this video brings the song’s heart to the fore. As Marnie says, “it is an ode to awkwardness, to not quite fitting in or getting it right”.

“Tell me, would you stick around if I told you that I wanted you to? // Not that I want you to” Predominantly recorded in London with Snowpoet’s Chris Hyson, this is the sound of an artist coming into her own. “I can’t help but be influenced by my surroundings. Recording my first EP Since I Was Small in Norway resulted in big, sweeping, atmospheric sounds... this time, recording in small rooms with brilliant musicians, I knew it would be tighter and more careful. This song is about little details and dancing around the obvious, so small nuances and moments matter. Chris did an amazing job of bringing that feeling to the forefront.”

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