Frankie Ward – ex Uni. of Birmingham student, and producer/presenter extraordinaire of a show on Amazing Radio www.amazingradio.com (A national DAB station promoting unsigned and upcoming artists) got in touch and forwarded a lovely email to her contacts.
This email has resulted in an abundance of artists, labels, and managers getting in touch and wanting me to play their bands and artists on my show, and indeed play gigs for LUMSoc (Live and Unsigned Music Society)! How exciting.
There is some SERIOUS talent out there boys and girls, and although it’s been difficult to find some of it up until now, I’m hoping it will continue to flock to me in the same way as it has done this week.
Check out the following (you’ll thank me):
Polarsets:
A ‘deep-disco’ band from Newcastle. Exceedingly catchy and with an interesting Ibiza-esque vibe going on, they’re just that little bit different.
http://www.soundcloud.com/search?q%5Bfulltext%5D=polarsets
Ajimal:
Their track ‘Wolf’ is genuinely one of the best songs I’ve heard in a long time. Composed about Hermann Hesse’s ‘Steppenwolf’ – it is truly beautiful, lyrically and musically.
http://www.soundcloud.com/ajimal
Stanley:
An awesome band from Aberdeen, the singer’s voice is really interesting and their new single, ‘Monkeys and Friends’ is pretty amazing.
http://www.myspace.com/iamstanley
Ex Libras:
A London post-break beat band with echoes of 65 Days of Static, this trio of Ex-librarians (hence the name) are definitely one to look out for.
http://www.myspace.com/exlibmusic
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It really saddens me that so much completely and utterly talentless drivel ends up forced down our ears and throats via mass media, when there are so many of these talented bands and artists out there that will maybe never get the chance to progress any further than to the select few people who actively seek them out.
Seriously, how do you break into the music industry? What makes a musical monstrosity (strong words boys and girls) like ‘Chipmunk’ or ‘N-Dubz’ appeal to so many people, but so many talented bands struggle to make the cut?
Answers on a postcard please.
