Owen Lewis Vs Vale

I’ll be honest, I know very little about Irish enigma, Vale. What I will say is that his debut effort, produced and mixed Transatlantically by Owen Lewis is a pretty epic piece of synth work. It’s cinematic and pop at the same time, channelling all the best bits of artists like John Grant and the Naked & Famous. Really excited for what’s coming next from this guy.

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Simon Byrt Vs Marie Naffah

Some sun drenched gorgeousness from the duo of Marie Naffah and Simon Byrt.

Si’s produced Marie’s glorious new single, California, a sultry, golden vocalled paean to the Golden State. You can practically taste the oaky chardonnay and legal weed coming off this one.

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Darren Lawson Vs Khartoum

Named after the decapitated racehorse from the Godfather (explicitly not the capital city of Sudan), Khartoum are a very exciting new rock ’n’ roll band. They’ve already played Glastonbury, Electric Picnic Festival and the god damn Louvre in Paris. They’ve even had still-prancing medical marvel Mick Jagger down the front of some of their shows. I don’t really like the Rolling Stones very much, but he must surely know something to have sold that many records.

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Sean Oakley Vs Will Barradale

We’re very excited by 20 year old London newcomer, Will Barradale. For fans of James Blake, Years and Years and Hot Chip, his new single Endless Fun comes out today. Produced, programmed and mixed by Sean Oakley, it’s a brilliant piece of weird pop, talking about “yearning for a connection and finding love in the face of hopelessness.”

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Rocky O’Reilly Vs The Clockworks

This one’s loads of fun. The Clockworks are an amazing new band from Loughrea in County Galway, recently signed to Creation23, the new label venture from Alan McGee. Can I Speak To A Manager is a snarling piece of punk, expertly mixed by Belfast’s own Rocky O’Reilly, and has already been picking up love at DSPs and on national radio.

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Henry Brill Vs The Northern Belle

Doing his part for Nashville/Oslo relations, Henry Brill’s proud to have two more of his co-writes on the brand new album from Norwegian country outfit the Northern Belle. We Wither, We Bloom is the band’s third studio record, and features two Brill co-compositions in Remember It and Two Minds. The album’s out right now on the fantastically monikered Norwegian independent, Die With Your Boots On Records.

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