Fusing genres of ambient-Indie folk,inspired by Bon Iver, Bear's Den and Daughter, indie-folk artist Ollie Dixon has just released his new track ‘Islands’. He took a moment to talk to us about the inspirations behind his music.
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UK trio Lycio release their dark mystical alt-pop track ‘I Wanna Know’.
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After almost four years of change and improvement, ups and down in the industry and outside, Fickle Friends have finally returned in what can aptly be called an “alright” manner.
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A third and final preview before the eagerly awaited release of the band’s debut album Return, deathcrash presents Doomcrash; a prime example of the raw beauty in carcophany.
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Sarpa Salpa start 2022 in style with their huge synth/guitar driven singe ‘Somebody’. Hope you are ready to put your indie-club-night shoes on!
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Out with the old and in with the new - Maddy Brown gives us a new outlook on relationships with her silky debut single ‘Wiser’.
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Cheeky chap rockstar Josef Salvat brings us groovy rhythms in his latest sensual hit ‘Promiscuity’ which comes from his upcoming album Islands which is due for release next month.
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Happy new year one and all, we here at CloseUp are very excited for all that’s to come in 2022! Starting as we mean to go on, our January When The Horn Blows track of the month is an absolute banger.
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Let’s start with a science lesson. When light hits the boundary between two different materials it changes direction, due to a change in speed, which is itself due to the change in density. Put simply, as Pridelands’ debut album’s title states, light bends.
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Punk artist NOAHFINNCE has just released his first release of 2022 with latest single ‘WORMS (In My Brain) - a big pop punk anthem via Hopeless Records. He took a moment to talk to us about the inspiration behind his music.
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New year, same brilliant festival. Let’s kickstart 2022 with some new festival news — Slam Dunk are back with a new host of bands announced for Leeds and Hatfield.
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Angus Powell is 'Holding Up The Heavy' on his emotive current single, taken from his forthcoming EP H U T H due for release early this year.
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Norwegian alt-pop artist Helven has just released her debut EP ‘volume 1’ via Jansen Records. Helven has a talent for fusing together honest, contemporary lyrics with inspiration from pop music of the past, capturing the experience of life as a 21-year-old woman in the 2020’s. She took a moment to talk to us about how the EP came together.
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This week’s Band of the Week is Brighton based band Fickle Friends - who have just released their second album ‘Are We Gonna Be Alright?’.
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Much like the Corona virus, it feels like VLURE have been around forever, yet both only came to prominence at the end of 2019 with the latter releasing live video ‘DESIRE’ and the former unveiling something slightly less desirable.
Read MoreThe most exciting and ever so promising Welsh rock band, BUZZARD BUZZARD BUZZARD, release their new single, everyone’s new favourite song about crime, ‘Break Right In’.
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The Wombats have always fused fun with frantic pop, and new album ‘Fix Yourself, Not The World’ continues in the same way.
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Check out our top tracks this week on Spotify.
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London based French alt-pop artist L.A.Rochelle has just announced his forthcoming EP ‘CHAPTER 1 : DENIAL / ANGER’ - which is due out on the 4th March. To celebrate this news he has shared his emotive new single ‘IDONTEVERWANNATHINKABOUTYOUNOMORE’. He took a moment to talk to us about meaning behind the track and what his EP has in store for us.
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The budding South London-based trio, Honey Moon, release their vivacious and unforgettable track ‘Stop And Listen’.
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