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The Music Observer 10: The top singles of 2024

on December 20, 2024

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The Music Observer 10: The top EPs of 2024

on December 20, 2024

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All I want for Christmas ...

on December 17, 2024

alexandra leaving Amy Papiransky +11 Blue Violet Bottlemoth Christmas Cloves Dictator Grace Calver interview Katherine Priddy Maya Lakhani Plasticine Rosie Gault Silvi the eves Tizane

alexandra leaving Amy Papiransky Blue Violet Bottlemoth Christmas Cloves Dictator Grace Calver interview Katherine Priddy Maya Lakhani Plasticine Rosie Gault Silvi the eves Tizane

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The Music Observer 10: The top albums of 2024

on December 16, 2024

Album Another Sky Beau best of +4 Bottlemoth Dolores Forever English Teacher Francis of Delirium IDLES Sick Love

Album Another Sky Beau best of Bottlemoth Dolores Forever English Teacher Francis of Delirium IDLES Sick Love

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Announcement: Transitioning to Substack...

on December 12, 2024

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Carla Aakre: Through

on December 05, 2024

alt-folk Carla Aakre Finland + singer-songwriter

alt-folk Carla Aakre Finland singer-songwriter

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Blue Violet: Out of the rabbit hole [Interview]

on November 20, 2024

alt-folk alt-rock Blue Violet indie + interview

alt-folk alt-rock Blue Violet indie interview

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The Felice Brothers + Anthony D'Amato: Electric Ballroom, London [Live]

on November 12, 2024

American Americana Anthony D'Amato +1 folk live music roots The Felice Brothers

American Americana Anthony D'Amato folk live music roots The Felice Brothers

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Girl Scout: Headache [EP]

on November 08, 2024

Album alt-rock alternative EP Girl Scout + Swedish

Album alt-rock alternative EP Girl Scout Swedish

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Bottlemoth: Even Us Ghosts [Album]

on October 28, 2024

Album alt-country alt-folk alt-rock alternative Americana + Bottlemoth

Album alt-country alt-folk alt-rock alternative Americana Bottlemoth

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11/1/25 - Rosie Gault: Dim lights
29/1/25 - Dictator: Middle of the road (EP)
7/2/25 - Arliston: Disappointment machine (Album)
28/2/25 - Hachiku: The joys of being pure at heart (Album(

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Amber Saqladi: Becoming a modern-day Siren [Interview]

Amber Saqladi began her journey as a song-writer scribbling poetry at age seven, before graduating to writing songs with a felt-tipped pen on sheets of A3 paper. But it took some time for this pastime to evolve into a way of life. "It's always been something I've done but it was never anything I really took seriously growing up. I was a very academic kid, so that's what I expected to do," Amber explains. By 15, though, she had started writing music more seriously, and gigging. "Since then, it's become undeniable that that's the thing I enjoy the most - being able to be creative, and be academic at the same time," she says. Amber quickly established herself as a familiar name on the music scene in her home town of Leicester, where she also recorded her first three singles at HQ Studios . "The music scene in Leicester is absolutely lovely - it's very community based. I can always count on the other musicians there to support me, and I...

Peggy Sue: The Tin, Coventry [Live]

Finding myself in Coventry for a couple of days last week, I was naturally frantically googling for live music events happening nearby - and lo and behold, a gig from Peggy Sue only a few minutes walk away. They're a Brighton-based duo (Rosa Slade and Katy Young - also found in Deep Throat Choir), often joined by other individuals, and playing as a four-piece this time. They've been widely played on BBC Radio 6Music (you've probably heard 'In Dreams' there), and have supported some pretty big names - including First Aid Kit, and Mumford & Sons - over the years. It happened at The Tin , a music and arts venue located in the city's Canal Basin area. The main music space was being refurbished, so the gig was located in one of community spaces instead - but this was no bad thing, and turned out to be a happy accident. The space felt like a living room at a house party; carpeted floor; no stage risers, just an area of floor; and the bar was a few fridges behind a...

IDLES: NPR Tiny Desk

NPR (which nominally stands for National Public Radio, but is now so much more than that) has been putting on it's Tiny Desk concerts since 2008 (the history of these intimate, eclectic concerts, according to Wikipedia , is worth reading). Over the years, NPR has amassed an amazing back catalogue of performances by big name and lesser-known artists, from across the world. You could spend months, at least, trawling the playlists . And I highly recommend that you do. But before that, have a listen to some of the gigs that I'm picking out for this mini-series. During lockdown, NPR pivoted to Tiny Desk (Home) concerts, with the artists really stepping up to provide some memorable live moments. They've also collaborated with SXSW to produce some incredible genre-bending performances. I'll post about at least one of each of these performances this week. Before I get to my first highlight, I've got to mention one particular thing that stands out to me about Tiny Desk: th...

Music Observer: May '24 highlights

Each month I declare how much great new music there is, and the next month I find myself saying it again ... perhaps I should stop? On the other hand, declaring these things is one of the reasons this blog exists. May 2024 featured releases from new artists and well-established ones, too, with several new and notable albums, too. Here are my highlights (full 70+ song playlist below): Be Charlotte - Rainbows In The Dark Deftly combining pop vibes, big electro-infused rock hooks and somehow intimate vocals, this is an interesting and rewarding listen. The CHVRCHES comparison has to be made, but Be Charlotte is more experimental, and more folk anchored. This shows huge promise ahead of the debut album 'Self Help and Fictional Doubts' which is released 21 June [Listen here .] Ber - Whatever Forever The title track from Ber's rich, warm but hard-hitting new EP. A gorgeous evocation of nostalgic love-lorn emotion. Ber has a great knack of combining warmth and l...

The Music Observer 10: The top singles of 2024

It’s the final instalment of the Music Observer 10 for 2024: here are the songs that meant the most to me this year… THE MUSIC OBSERVER 10: Singles Andrea von Kampen - A Fox, A Bird Ben Mark Smith - Afire Ber - Room for You Beren Olivia - Almost Carla Aakre - Through Hannah Grae - Need Me Now philine - your house, my house Tinlicker feat. CLOVES - Who I'm Not renforshort / PJ Harding - buried alive Youth Lagoon - Lucy Takes a Picture To read all the details including my honourable mentions, please visit my Substack site: musicobserved.substack.com Please subscribe - it's free, takes a moment and you won't miss any posts in future :-)

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