Liverpool Music Scene
Find out about the musicians and bands shaping Liverpool’s music scene through features, interviews and reviews
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Pleasure Island release reworking of banned single as ‘Priory’
Not deterred by the immediate banning of the single ‘IRA’ by distributors, Liverpool-based duo Pleasure Island set about reworking the lyrics to the track challenging mental-health stigma, because the message is that important. Priory is out on 18 June is the result. Although the band would prefer to have the track released with the original satirical, hard-hitting lyrics, they are not concerned with reworking songs to have better impact, in this case being allowed on…
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West African Griot, Batch Gueye to headline Africa Oyé’s latest online show
Africa Oyé have revealed the line-up for the sixth episode of their online series of original concerts, interviews, documentaries and DJ sets, Africa Oyé: Nyumbani. This edition of series – which takes its name from the Swahili word for ‘at home’ – will premiere on the Liverpool institution’s Facebook and Youtube pages at 7pm on Friday 28th May, with future episodes airing monthly. Featuring on the show will be an original concert, dance workshop and exclusive interview with West African singer-songwriter, Batch Gueye. Gueye…
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Ben Burke Returns With His Americana Folk Track Come Around
When we last properly caught up and had a chat with Ben Burke in August 2019, there were plenty on the cards for him to say the least and, if you weren’t aware, lots of plans grinded to a halt not too long afterwards. As with many, the drive to continue on didn’t stop with him. In September the following year he released his wonderful single The Life I Left Behind which had brilliant reviews. Back in the driving seat,…
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FestEvol 2021 All Dayer’s Announced At Invisible Wind Factory This August
FestEvol 2021 Liverpool All Dayers Announced after Birkenhead Future Yard event sells out in 2 hours. Headline artists announced for the Liverpool editions at Invisible Wind Factory. Saturday 7 August 2021 – Part 1 KELLY LEE OWENS – WORKING MEN’S CLUB – STEALING SHEEP – TEA STREET BAND Saturday 14 August 2021 – Part 2 THE BIG MOON – THE ORIELLES – BLACK HONEY – SELF ESTEEM Following selling out their July…
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FestEvol 2021 Music Festival All Dayer Heading To Future Yard This Summer
Liverpool live music promoters EVOL present the FestEvol2021 All Dayer on Saturday 3 July 2021 at the superb brand new Future Yard venue in Birkenhead in what will be the first full venue audience attended event since the beginning of the pandemic. Merseyside artists The Mysterines, ZUZU and All We Are will headline the day long festival supported by a diverse line up of new and emerging artists from the region including Natalie McCool, Pixey, Peaness,…
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In Conversation – Scrubs Studio
We caught up with Scrubs Studio CIC, a non-profit organisation that will offer subsidised recording sessions as well as unique artist development programmes. Liverpool Noise: The Scrubs Studio Initiative is an exciting concept. How did it come about? Scrubs Studio: We’ve been making and recording music for a long time now and it was similar artist development projects that allowed us to get started, giving us the resources and encouragement to do so. The concept…
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New Noise: May Liverpool Music Roundup
New Noise: May Roundup Well, we haven’t exactly been donning our Davie Crocket hats in an Alamo – style way of fighting against the deluge of submissions for the May 2021 roundup, but if we have lacked quantity, the quality has been exceptional. The two tracks that book-end this months releases are Fiona Lennon’s You Really Got a Hold On Me and Birthday Girl’s Dizzy. At first pass La Lennon’s composition may appear to be…
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‘The Queen of Lovers Rock’, Carroll Thompson headlines latest episode of Africa Oyé Nyumbani
Africa Oyé have announced the line-up for the April edition of their online magazine show, Nyumbani. This edition of their monthly digital showcase – which takes its name from the Swahili word for ‘at home’ – will premiere on the Liverpool institution’s Facebook and Youtube pages at 7pm on Friday 30th April. The series, which debuted in late-2020, features original concerts, interviews, DJ sets, and even cooking segments, from artists across Africa and the Diaspora. Ths month’s show will lead with a concert…
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Rising Star Henry Jones Releases His Second Single ‘Something About Rain’
Liverpool-based singer-songwriter Henry Jones will be releasing Something About Rain, the second single of his solo project on 30 April. The solo project began in 2020, and his debut single, As Soon As I, was extremely well received. The two tracks demonstrate completely different styles and Jones’ desire and ability to blend the boundaries of genre. Having listened to As Soon As I and now Something About Rain you can certainly spot a versatility to…
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Helen Maw Releases Her Beautiful New Single ‘Wait’
With the growing number of musicians out there who have chosen to release independently, it’s now even more exciting to be on the lookout for standout artists in that category. Fear not, Liverpool Noise have done some digging for you. Helen Maw has only been on the scene for a relatively short amount of time, but has managed to make an impact straight away shooting to ‘Artist of the Week’ with Mersey Radio in May 2020, following a release…
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Visions of Albion Release Their Perfectly Formed Folk EP
Klee Music are very much taking Liverpool’s Folk scene and bringing it back into the spotlight for new releases. Their latest from Visions of Albion is the much anticipated debut 5-track EP, featuring the duo of Daniel Ryan on guitar and Samantha Shields’s vocals which blend together wonderfully having had the chance to evolve together since they met in 2018. The opening track, ‘You’re Not Alone’ is a brilliantly worked piece, linking up with Ryan’s vocals the song’s train-like continuation…
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In Conversation – Visions of Albion
Liverpool Noise: Visions of Albion is a duo comprising of Samantha Shields and Daniel Ryan. How did you meet, and decide to start writing and performing together? Visions of Albion: We originally met in College. We’d been playing with a few different people over the years until we decided to try out on our own. It wasn’t really until a friend invited us to an open-mic that we got into the swing of things –…
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Banned from streaming platforms – Pleasure Island’s new single ‘IRA’ censored by digital distributors
Distributor cancels mental illness themed track from Liverpool duo Pleasure Island. Just 24-hours after announcing new single ‘IRA’ Liverpool indie-duo Pleasure Island has been informed that it won’t be distributed to streaming platforms by their digital distributor. Cancel culture? Censorship? Well not according to the distributor. “We cannot say with 100% certainty that DSPs would accept the release,” explained the distributor passing the decision (that has not been made) on to providers who have not…
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Liverpool indie-duo Pleasure Island celebrate Prince Phillip with new single ‘IRA’
The “Offensive” new single from Pleasure Island is released this Friday. Offence is subjective, polarising even! In the middle of a period of mourning for a Royal known for “speaking his mind” and being “playful” in a way that was definitely not racist or sexist (ever!) Liverpool rock n roll duo Pleasure Island release ‘IRA’ in homage to the Queen’s consort’s forthright “comedy”. What better tribute than a song about the blokes that blew up…
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THE LIMF ACADEMY TURNS LOCKDOWN INTO MUSIC
Liverpool International Music Festival may not have happened since 2019 but their award-winning music talent development initiative, the LIMF Academy, hasn’t skipped a beat. The LIMF Academy have been as active as ever, alongside running more activity for their artists, they launched the LOCKDOWN COLLABO SERIES which centred around a set of collaborations between two Academy artists who have never worked together being challenged to make, mix and release a brand new song using the…
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In Conversation – April Moon
Liverpool Noise: You guys are from Canada. How did you get to be here in Liverpool making this great music of yours? April Moon: Jason’s mother is originally from Stockport and went to teachers college in Liverpool before emigrating to Canada. He visited as a child, again as a fresh-faced 18 year old and brought me to visit while we were in the UK gigging with another band. We just fell in love with the…
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Lee Ford releases catchy new track ‘My Best Friend’
Lee Ford is released his anticipated new single My Best Friend today. Born and raised in Liverpool, Ford’s new single tells the story of a childhood friendship which is still going strong. The track has a distinct nostalgic feel to it as soon as you hear it, it transports you to the times as a child when you would be playing with your best friend and didn’t have a care in the world. It brings…
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New Noise: April Liverpool Music Roundup
New Noise: April Edition As we prepare to stagger – or swagger – into the post lockdown light, we are fabulously greeted with a true smorgasbord of digital drops that are just hammering on the front door of your latest playlist, demanding with menace to be added. So let’s get on with it then. Straight out of the blocks is Ostrich’s (feature image) 48 Hours, with William McTaggart’s deep rich voice, dripping with a sense…
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Jimmy’s Launch New All-Encompassing Website For Their Fully- Booked Gigs Schedule
Jimmy’s have launched a new website following their free venue hire initative. The new site will give musicians, promoters and gig goers an all-in-one platform. Earlier this month we announced that Jimmy’s were offering a lifeline to so many in the industry by offering free venue hire for promoters and musicians. And they’re now scaling up their operations to accomodate for the phenomenal demand they have received. They are now fully-booked, 7 days a week…
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Fiona Lennon releases stunning debut single ‘A Little Longer’
Hailing from Liverpool, Fiona Lennon’s debut single A Little Longer was released on March 12 and what a debut single it is! As the summer months are approaching, this song is the perfect accompaniment. Lennon describes herself as having an eclectic style with her songs containing elements of folk, pop rock and soul. The track bursts into life with a dreamy guitar riff and Lennon’s beautiful vocals soaring over the top. There is a distinct…
