Man At Sea's debut album “Pale Fire Catch Me” dropped one month ago, and has been turning many a head to date. Off the back of this release, we have the new lead single and video from the project “In Love With Your Being”. It's been described as "A beautifully written piece of art, with his soaring voice and reflective throughout" and Beehive Candy just has to agree, so much so we feel impelled to include the album as well.
The new studio album “Pale Fire Catch Me” by Man at Sea is a striking first full-length statement that pitches classic songwriting craft within a modern, searching landscape. The album leans into a classic sensibility not unfamiliar to fans of Rufus Wainwright and Father John Misty: understated arrangements led by strong melodies, and an emphasis on song craft that recalls the enduring legacy of classic songwriters from the sixties and seventies.
Pale Fire Catch Me explores themes of doubt, whether in love or life as well as themes of devotion, or lack of in an increasingly secular world. Across eleven songs, Man at Sea wrestles openly with modern disillusionment and isolation — not offering answers so much as honest questions, held together by rich arrangements and deeply expressive vocals.
11 tracks reveal a songwriter coming into his own, displaying a highly tuned sense of song craft by a songwriter drawn to melody and emotional depth over trend-driven production. Pale Fire Catch Me is the sound of an artist standing at the edge of a renewed belief in something— perhaps just in himself. Together, these tracks establish Pale Fire Catch Me as an album built on classic songwriting values — melody, narrative lyricism, and emotional intelligence — while staying unmistakably rooted in the contemporary.
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| Photo - Bailey Roberts |
Maui-born, emerging country force Lily Meola just released her new single “You and I.” The track is the latest peek at her anticipated debut album Lucky to Be, which is due out this summer through Nettwerk Music Group. Over a bed of vintage-twanged guitar and sweeping pedal steel, Meola sings “I got lucky enough to find, you and I” as she reflects on the serendipitous nature of love and the simple odds of existence - a common theme that can be heard throughout the album.
“While writing the songs that became Lucky to Be, I came across this statistic that said the chances of you being born are one in 400 trillion. That stopped me in my tracks,” Meola says. “It made me realize the chances of simply being alive are so slim. And despite all the good and bad things I’ve had thrown my way, I’m lucky to be experiencing it. We all are.”
On Lucky to Be, Meola celebrates all the universal dots that had to be connected to make her the person that she is: a Hawaii native, a beloved daughter, a protégé of Willie Nelson, a mentee of Jackson Brown and Grammy-winning producer Bob Rock, and a stunning rising vocalist praised by the likes of Whiskey Riff as “one of the most promising names in country music.” The odds of encountering someone like Meola are themselves fantastical. She is a true bohemian artist, a woman shaped by the verdant, ancient nature in which she was raised on Maui and the eclectic people, from her free-spirited mom to a country music legend, who surrounded her. She is both a hippie and a fashion plate; she has a pet deer named “Doenut.” All of those facets inform Lucky to Be, an album of smart indie-country with a discernible Western flair.
“You can’t get any further west than Hawaii,” Meola says. “Country music is extremely popular in Hawaii and always has been. We have such a huge ranching scene here, and everyone knows the paniolo, the Hawaiian cowboys.”
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The Meadowlark Lemons are a gritty funk, soul and jazz ensemble etched out of the streets and sounds of Chicago, Illinois. The quintet is made up of highly skilled music scene veterans who have come together to create an exciting music based on their common love of songs steeped in soulful grooves and rich in improvisation. The Lemons came to life in 2021 in a monthly residency at the world renowned roadside juke joint, Fitzgerald’s, and they have since shaped one of the top live shows in the city.
A true collection of virtuosos, they draw inspiration from The Meters, Stuff, The Crusaders and Booker T and the MG’s. Classic bands that understood the balance between groove, melody and improvisation was the secret to an undeniably uplifting musical experience. The Lemons have taken the teachings of these great bands and built on top of their foundation with a tantalizing set of originals and rare covers based around the groove and the joy and the Hammond B3 Organ.
As individuals, a short list of artists the Lemons have performed and recorded with include: Dr. John, Jerry Butler, Jennifer Holiday, Tom Morello, Keb’ Mo’, Raul Midon, Duncan Sheik, Los Lobos, Taj Mahal, Chris Pierce, Yolanda Adams, Milton Brunson and the Thompson Community Singers.
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“50 Men” is a tribute to Gisele Pelicot. She profoundly changed the narrative around shame and sexual violence, with her awe-inspiring response, when she waived her right to anonymity in the trial against her ex-husband and 51 other perpetrators. “Shame should change sides”. It’s the band’s first single in 27 years, produced and mixed by esteemed producer Sam Williams (Supergrass, Plan B) at Temple Sound Studios throwing you back to the peak of the riot girl era of L7, Hole and the Breeders while still sounding edgy, fierce and current.
The track starts in a bare, understated fashion, with gently picked notes and a soft, lounge tinged jazz vocal gliding effortlessly over the song’s darkness. As “50 Men” unfolds, it gradually opens up with sharp, brooding guitars, and layers of haunting, choir-like vocals drifting in and out. By the end, everything gathers into a weighty, immersive swell. Vocals rich, visceral and intense; a pulsating ferocious anthem to inspire a whole new generation of girls.
The all-female group garnered a loyal following during the exciting days of the late-90s Oxford rock scene, making waves with their debut single ‘Backgarden’ as part of the Shifty Disco Singles Club in 1997 and with their double A-side ‘Monster’/ ‘Plastic’ on Fierce Panda in 1998. This sparked an extensive UK tour and an Oxford Radio 1 Sound City appearance in 1997.
Despite not having performed together since 1999, band members Sam Batlle (singer), Teresa Ward (guitar), Clare Howard-Saunders (drums) were brought together by the tragic death of bassist Kim Parsons in 2023 a quarter-century after they split. The mutual support they provided to each other in a time of sadness rekindled social and musical relationships, and inevitably led to talk of getting the old band together with the addition of new bassist Hayley Wright and backing vocalist Emma Hunter. Already there have been sold out shows and a rapturously received slot at Truck Festival and this April sees not only the single release but also a Radio 4 documentary on the band called "Band of Mothers" with an interview with Steve Lamacq and a feature on BBC Breakfast.
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Recently awarded BBC Horizons’ 2026 Launchpad Fund in partnership with BBC Cymru Wales and Arts Council Wales, Waterpistol are pleased to share their new single “She Flies”. Recorded independently, “She Flies” follows previously-released single “Felin”, alongside a live session for BBC Radio Wales with Huw Stephens, and news that the band will be performing at this year’s FOCUS Wales as a spotlight artist for God Is In The TV Zine.
The release of “She Flies” comes with news of the band’s debut EP release, Hey Harry, which is due this summer, featuring “She Flies” and previous single “Felin.” Of the new release, songwriter Harry Watton said: “As any good poet would say, it’s about a lot of things and nothing at all.”
Formed from the remnants of various put-to-bed creative projects, Waterpistol played their debut show together in April 2023 as support for CVC’s sold-out hometown show. Festival season followed in quick succession, and soon enough the band had racked up several noteworthy live appearances (FOCUS Wales, Green Man, Sŵn Festival and In It Together Festival), all within their first active year as a band.
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