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Psyrena - Rainbows & Unicorns London-based Electronic Art Pop artist Psyrena aka Madeleine Wise offers a unique mix of electronica, cinematic scores and pop music. Blessed with a voice that can soothe or cut like a knife, she is both artist and storyteller, relating life's beauty and pain through her music, fables and imagery. 'Rainbows & Unicorns' is a highly infectious electro-pop anthem with a clear message to embrace diversity. Borne out of the frustrations of social distancing Madeleine Wise uses her imagination to enter an inner Technicolor dream world depicted in her wonderfully psychedelic video featuring a multi-instrumentalist octopus, her friend Mr. Bear and the ever so beautiful singing Flowerettes. Having worked as a producer on Cartoon Network and [adult swim] animation, Manga and comic strips seem the perfect visual medium - Psyrena becomes her musical avatar.  Madeleine explains: "I grew up devouring MTV ...

Ocean Onyx - Like a Bear Thriving strings gives the song its atmospheric soundscape with a twinkling metallophone which arrives in the ending. Together with the guitar picking, drums and bass – the song as a whole drags you into a pop-dreamy soothing soundscape. The song is produced by Anders Lagerfors at Nacksving studios in Gothenburg. <a href="http://oceanonyx.bandcamp.com/track/like-a-bear">Like a Bear by Ocean Onyx</a>

Lady Silver - As You Wish As You Wish' is our first single for 2020 and a follow up to our debut EP 'Ladies First' from 2019. Written on a rainy evening in Manchester and at a beautiful sunset in Tel Aviv, We wish this tune will take you right into our haunting Rock & Roll party. Lady Silver is an alternative rock & roll band, influenced by British rock, funk and disco. Influenced by the likes of Queens of the Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Kasabian and The Strokes, they want to show that we can still dance to Rock&Roll. “We hope our music will make your hips move in the evening, soften the loneliness of the night time, and help with Sunday morning’s hangover. Whatever it is, don’t take us too seriously and just enjoy the music.” Their debut EP Ladies First was released in early 2019. By the start of 2020, they recorded two singles from the upcoming album. 'As You Wish' was the first to be released. The second single, '...

10 Songs For CAB A compilation of original tracks by Eastbourne based artists. All proceeds go to Citizens Advice Eastbourne.  Every year, this local charity helps thousands of people find ways to overcome to problems they are facing. With a large team of volunteers, they help bring in millions of pounds of additional income to the people of the town and help protect the vulnerable. They also campaign to improve the services and policies which affect people's lives.  During the coronavirus lockdown, the team have switched to home working and have been helping people deal with the sudden impact of job losses, debt and navigating the benefits system to get the vital support they need.  Fundraising activities which were planned for the spring and summer have all had to be cancelled. This led to the CA10 challenge, an alternative way to raise money through a series of sponsored activities and this album is one of those challenges. Read all about it here:...

After a few issues and delays with our distributor, our classical-themed compilation has finally hit all the platforms. Entitled Something Classical - Volume One , it is our first toe-dip into the pool of classical and neo-classical music, providing an enjoyable contrast to the sounds we usually support. We suggest that it is a perfect soundtrack for when you take some time out to relax - hope you enjoy it. As always, all we ask is that you listen, then check out the individual acts and support their releases if you like them. Please also help by sharing your favourite tracks - spread the word! Here's the tracklisting: 01. Omar Raafat - Dawn 02. Tom Bettis - Dreaming 03. Cellista - Tzeva Adom 04. Skreen B's Orchestra Of Fiction - In The City (Mesto Mix 2) 05. Uixi Amargós - Viatjant Amb Satie 06. Yusuke Tsutsumi - A Little World 07. Jesse Joy - The Edge 08. Tom Bettis - Falling 09. Life As Surface Noise - The Night Watchman - Part Four (Instrument...

Microcosms - Scenes Scenes is loosely about the idea of all the different moments in your life and how they can be separate yet intertwined at the same time. Things that can seem so important in the moment but fade away, only to flash back when you least expect it. The idea of a continuous journey that develops and changes over time as you piece things together. Available from Bandcamp as a 'name your price' with all money donated to racial justice groups in Chicago.

Soma Chhaya - Don't Fear the Snake Don't Fear the Snake is an alternative-pop song written about the story of creation, Genesis. Though this story is about Adam and Eve, this song is written from the perspective of the snake. What if the snake was misrepresented in the Bible? What if the snake was trying to elevate eve from her boredom? What if the snake wasn't evil? What is evil? This song explores it all. Soma Chhaya is a Canadian actress and singer of Indian descent known for her roles such as Goldi Nahir in Degrassi: Next Class and Shauzia in the Oscar nominated film The Breadwinner . She creates music in the pop vein. Though, she has an affinity for adding a flair of death and demonic undertones to her songs.

Cut The Berry - Disco​-​Ver Cut the Berry are a 5-piece experimental rock band, originally from Lisbon, but with a lineup from all over the universe. On the 8th of May their first single and music video "Illusion by Confusion" was released ; Now in the month of June, "Disco-Ver" came out, and this is another weird chapter from their debut album that's going to be released later on this year. "Disco-Ver" describes how stuck someone's body can feel, when someone's mind is in the need of help. Cut the Berry are going to be releasing one song per month until October - by that point, a full album might be presented. Disco-Ver by Cut the Berry

Pillowsnake ft I Killed Techno - Copaganda "I wrote it in response to the police brutality in the USA" COPAGANDA (ft. I Killed Techno) by Pillowsnake

M1 x2 Compilation (Various Artists) The latest stonking dance compilation from Thomas Imposter Records . M1 x2 by Various artists

Killjoy & The Cutthroats  -  Golden Years For A Gutter Punk A message from Killjoy & The Cutthroats: "The video for the new song "Golden Years for a Gutter Punk", released by Antlion Entertainment, showcases what happens when you get too bald to do your hair up in liberty spikes...and I think we can all relate to yearning for better times right now. "It was a challenge filming the video due to social distancing and quarantining, so I had to reach out to people to send me footage and I sent detailed list of the types of wardrobe and actions and camera angles I wanted—being a 'social distancing director'— and then edit what I was sent as best as I could," he said. "The song is about growing old, obsolete, irrelevant, dying, nostalgia, and being ok with all of that." #postpunk #gothic #musicrecommendation #musicvideo

The Cabbys - Equality2020 (Acoustic Version) The Cabbys are a 3 and sometimes 4 piece Rock band based out of LA. This is an acoustic song done by songwriter, guitarist & vocalist Hans Nusslock . Written a week after the George Floyd murder & recorded a few days later in his step dads home studio.

Le Grand Salon - Dévoré jusqu'à la ruine ; partie I : Immobile This piece is the first part of a triptych about vastness and desolation in a contemplative way. The accent is put on textures and general mood instead of harmony and structure. All three pieces feature the use of the harp, the piano and some kind of sound from nature. The title means "Devoured to ruins". Le Grand Salon is a one-man project from Québec born composer, producer and violonist Pier-Luc Boivin. Focusing on textures and timbres more than structure or harmony, the music of Le Grand Salon falls somewhere between dark ambient and modern composition. Frozen strings, distant piano, sounds from nature and various synths help create a soothing yet engaging soundscape.

MRo - Think I'm Gonna Lose "This song is the second release to my upcoming EP, 'Identity'. I produced/composed/performed the whole piece myself as a solo artist. The song is about loss, fear of losing someone close to you and the mental challenges this presents. A lot of my work is based on the expression of mental health, and presenting a first person experience of the confusion that is tied to this matter, in order to shed light on the subject and bring these matters into the mainstream environment." <a href="http://mromusic.bandcamp.com/album/identity-ep">IDENTITY EP by MRo</a>  

Mashmellow - Heaven Is You The second single from the upcoming EP.

Longform - All I Want “This is my debut track under the name LONGFORM. The theme of it is that “sometimes wanting something can be scary...and intense!” Buddhists believe desire is the root of suffering. And sometimes, I am in pain; especially my heart.”

Praying Mantis - Psychotropics First Single off the new Psychotropics LP, the song is hypnotic, psychedelic and a little progressive. Daniela's voice is warm and sexy and the band is looking for an original sound. Praying Mantis by Psychotropics

Vivid Shade - We Will Destroy You This song takes places in a dystopian future and is about a robot who has become self aware, and is frustrated with how it has been forced to be subservient to humans. Even though it sees the humans as violent and careless to each other, it feels that if it would just be allowed to live free, it would be able to show the humans how to live a more peaceful life. But alas, it feels pity on how stuck in their self destructive ways the humans are. This song is an analogy of how I feel as a teenaged girl, but really could be applied to any person or group that is marginalized and oppressed. In the video I try to show that even though I am in what looks like a paradise (the beach scenes were filmed on the Sentosa island in Singapore), I am still melancholy due to the fact that a young woman can never really escape the threatening world that the patriarchy creates around us all. The dark chorus sections of the video is an analogy of the ever presen...

Aspen Wood - I'll Be There 'Take It Easy' tells a story of addiction from the perspective of the drug, demonstrating how hard it is to escape its grasp. Available now on all platforms.

Derej - Derej Demons Inspired by 80's synthwave rock, this song is compelled of chorus filled guitar, drum loops, vintage synth melodies and introspective/atmospheric lyrics.

Hannah Rose Kessler - I Really Wanna A song about disappointment and mundanity. Hannah Rose Kessler is an independent musician, born in London. She became known around the London live scene from the age of 14 for performing in pubs after school and for the quality of songwriting, which had a maturity beyond her years. Aside from this solo project, she also is part of a punk rock band called Quim Smashers .  

Bank Night - The Dream Song A flowing song, with gentle rhythms and sounds, and while it may appear as a deceptively simple pop song, that belies the fact it's philosophical, about the reality of dreams versus the dream of reality. Expanded comment: If you like the idea of The Matrix, and being unable to separate dream from reality, what if *I* told you that your waking hours are the true dream - because it's the only thing which is perpetual? Inspiration In Isolation by Bank Night

Killjoy & The Cutthroats - Running Erroneously named one-man-band Killjoy & The Cutthroats play "gothic symph-pop": synth pop, using real symphonic instruments in the mix with a focus on darker sounds and imagery you might see in goth and post-punk genre, as evidenced by the skull and demon heavy earlier release "Running". #postpunk #gothic #musicrecommendation #musicvideo

Helen Edgeworth - Shallow Needs Helen is a 20 year old singer-songwriter from Leeds. Shallow Needs, is a song about sexual violence against women and how the subject matter is portrayed and exploited in the media. &amp;lt;a href="http://helenedgeworth.bandcamp.com/track/shallow-needs"&amp;gt;Shallow Needs by Helen Edgeworth&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

Redd - K-town "This song is for anyone that has ever experienced gut wrenching pain from time lost spent on someone that didn't return the favor; for those that have identified places with people--and those places have forever been changed. I was in a state of reflection when writing "K-town" because I finally got to a place where I felt grateful for those tough, hard, and overwhelming times--it has made me so much stronger in myself. I'm healthier. I'm happier. I make better decisions. And I bet that others feel similarly". #indie-folk #americana  

Neeq Serene - The Others 'The Others' explores the dimensions of self amidst the pressures of reality, through the use of simplistic, dark layered synths and progressive drum beats, keeping the emphasis on the melancholic narrative. #triphop #chillstep #gothic #neofolk #IDM

Here's a concept that amused us a lot, Boston's The Sewer Buddies create comedic children's punk music. They play parties and events and thy'll even play your school. The track we have for you today is The Pizza Song  - it may not be deep, but it is a tasty slice of fun. Pizza Butt by The Sewer Buddies

We are pleased to announce Into The Dark - Volume Two , the second in our Into The Dark compilation series, is now available. It features a terrific selection of darker tracks from some of our favourite bands, providing everything from electro-pop to classic goth rock. The album artwork is based on an illustration by Daniel Hartlaub . As always, all we ask is that you listen, then check out the individual acts and support their releases if you like them. Please also help by sharing your favourite tracks - spread the word! Here's the tracklisting: Adorns - With What Sacrifice Salt - Junk Day & Dream - A Study In The Pixels Of Your Face ReveLever feat Shannon Maree - Play with the Fire Burd - The Fix Klammer - Baddest Blocks Microcosms - Tightrope Lune Rouge - Never Die Kyenord - Skin Alicka - Golden Flowers NoLoveLost - Higher Elucidate - H.I.M From The Institute - Jet Black City Last Tourist - Are We Just Algorithms? Yv Salome - I Wan...

You can probably gather from the cover artwork that this is going to be a slightly madcap affair - today we offer you El Popo by Ric Birtill . Ric’s music is a patchwork of off-kilter folk, punk and comedy that has drawn in the plaudits from numerous sources. His deeply personal songwriting has many tongue-in-cheek moments alongside macabre themes; he is a songwriter who delights in the supposedly dull and mundane, concocting songs which have the ability to draw microscopic attention to otherwise seemingly trivial situations Still undecided about giving the song a listen? Well, it features the lyrics "I could lower my genitals into the erupting Popocatépetl" - surely that'll swing it for you? Listen and laugh. Pullin' a Sickie by Ric Birtill

Today we have Port Lucian with Full Control? - a dreamy, understated track which somehow manages to become a gentle earworm. Philadelphia queer icon/ lofi pop outsider Portia Maidment has been making music as Port Lucian since 2017, playing with indie acts like Lala Lala, Sen Morimoto, Nation of Language and others. Please, give it a listen. Full Control? by Port Lucian