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Category: Debut Bands (Off The Radar)

  • Vanderwolf “When The Fire Grows Cold”/”Extinction!”

    Vanderwolf “When The Fire Grows Cold”/”Extinction!”

    “I had produced a tribute to Wyatt in NYC many years ago. Fred Frith, Peter Blegvad, Hugh Hopper and many others appeared. Robert gave it his official nod of support. When I moved to London to produce my first Meltdown Festival, Robert seemed the obvious choice to curate it, and from that, a lovely friendship…

  • Catherine Elms “Frustrations”

    Catherine Elms “Frustrations”

    “My songs are dark, fierce, introspective – written from my experiences as a queer woman, a feminist, a person with mental illness, and an introverted indie musician. I write about fighting to improve a world that wasn’t built for us, losing (and re-finding) yourself in toxic love, being a messy weirdo in an industry that…

  • Kaiyra “Overnight”

    Kaiyra “Overnight”

    “The track talks about a breakup but I’ve narrated it like it was a happy story. Me and my ex decided to end things, together and at that time we both knew this was going to happen, from this the first line of the song: “it’s almost time to say our goodbyes”.” Kaiyra

  • Elizabeth Luka “Why Won’t You”

    Elizabeth Luka “Why Won’t You”

    “Music is my whole life – it’s a way for me to express my emotions – to hurt, heal, bring joy, love and feel.” Elizabeth Luka

  • Will Soma – “Days Are Long”

    Will Soma – “Days Are Long”

    “It was written on one of those grey rainy days in winter last year where I was playing around with chords and came across one that I hadn’t come across before. That sound (the third chord in the verse progression) recalled a feeling of sorrow and distress, which reminded me of a relationship breakdown and…

  • Sea Driver – “Hook Or By Crook”

    Sea Driver – “Hook Or By Crook”

    “The old lyrics were scrapped, new words and a tweaked melody took their place. Being in lockdown and the world being at a standstill it was impossible to avoid the news, the lyrics are basically just me letting off some steam about the terrible job and seemingly corrupt practices of our government regarding the PPE…

  • Roisin O’Hagan – “Sunset Valley”

    Roisin O’Hagan – “Sunset Valley”

    “It’s set in a fictional place called Sunset Valley with fictional characters. The protagonist, who is otherwise content with life, hangs onto the person they first loved in times gone by and hopes that they will find each other again one day. They wonder about where this person is now and hold on to the…

  • Silvia De Rosa “Our Goodbye”

    Silvia De Rosa “Our Goodbye”

    “My music is to tell your stories, I sing your sadness, i hear your pain and i tell your stories. My music focus on letting go of bad memories and feelings so we can live a happier life. In a way, it’s sad but it’s a beautiful sadness.” Silvia De Rosa

  • Henry Lemoin “The Great Awaits”

    Henry Lemoin “The Great Awaits”

    “With The Great Awaits, what I want to achieve is to make the listener feel like they’re being transported to another universe, and as the title implies, it’s a journey towards something great, while also having an interesting and joyful trip along the way.” Henry Lemoin

  • Saturn Through My Telescope “If I Told You I Missed You Every Time I Did, You’d Never Hear The End Of It”

    Saturn Through My Telescope “If I Told You I Missed You Every Time I Did, You’d Never Hear The End Of It”

    “If I Told You I Missed You Every Time I Did, You’d Never Hear The End Of It portrays the exact feelings of having finally found someone you can connect with on the deepest emotional level. I wrote this piece for my best friend while struggling with a mental illness. Knowing she was there helped…

  • Chet Bucke “Leaving (Marie)”

    Chet Bucke “Leaving (Marie)”

    “‘Leaving (Marie)’ came to me one night a year ago, around the beginning Spring. I received a video of my grandmother singing for her friends back in Spain that inspired a deep sense of homesickness and longing for connection. I instinctively picked up my guitar and started fiddling along to her voice. I felt that…

  • P L U T O B E A N – “THE RUNAWAY”

    P L U T O B E A N – “THE RUNAWAY”

    Covid did a great deal of damage to everybody, today’s debuting artist, Pluto Bean was not the exception. After losing his business and house because of the pandemic, the artist was forced to live in his car with his dog, driving from state to state looking for carpentry jobs only to get by.