Liverpool Music Scene

Find out about the musicians and bands shaping Liverpool’s music scene through features, interviews and reviews

  • Luke Royalty Works His Magic Again on New Single 'I Do'

    Luke Royalty Works His Magic Again on New Single ‘I Do’

    Having recently signed to Soul Kitchen Records, Luke Royalty has released yet another fervent track of tranquil RnB. Over the last year, Luke Royalty has demonstrated his creative abilities by consistently releasing tracks that reflect his gift for soulful melodies and captivating lyricism. His musical perfectionism paid off recently with him finally being signed to the rather fitting record label Soul Kitchen Records, which he has used to release his latest track I Do. Having…

  • In Conversation - Thom Morecroft

    In Conversation – Thom Morecroft

    We chat to the wonderful Thom Morecroft about his new single The Beast. Liverpool Noise: Your latest release is “The Beast” – is a very brave choice of single. It’s a magnificent song, but given the subject matter, why this specific track?  Thom Morecroft: Well, I’m a bit of a contrary little bastard. I kept seeing ‘advice’ articles pop up over lockdown that said ‘musicians should release upbeat music right now’. Now – I’m all…

  • Leonie Jakobi releases a stunning new single ‘You’re So Special’

    Leonie Jakobi releases a stunning new single ‘You’re So Special’

    Following her hauntingly beautiful previous single Walk to West Berlin, Leonie Jakobi shows a different side to her writing with her new track You’re So Special. The track instantly bursts into life, the opening guitar riff remnant of the beginning of a Western. It builds anticipation and instantly draws you in with its fast paced and thumping beat. You know within seconds that you are in for a ride with this track. With a sound…

  • New Noise: February Liverpool Music Round Up 1

    New Noise: February Liverpool Music Round Up

    New Noise: February Edition As 2021 seems to be just 2020’s bigger, nastier brother, it’s good to know that the local music scene is still defying any creative lockdown constraints and releasing great stuff.  So let’s start off with a bang with the latest release from Generation and their Suicidal Champagne mini album. Seven tracks of sonic brutality, that captures the spirit of 77 to a tee. Sometimes a kick in the nether-regions can be…

  • In Conversation - SUNZOOM 1

    In Conversation – SUNZOOM

    During the 2020 lockdown many would be forgiven for kicking back and putting any  creative urges into neutral. But not so Liverpool’s new psyche unit – SUNZOOM – who were busy putting the finishing touches to their debut album. Then came the first two  singles – The Million Dollar Game – followed by the remarkable Lay Down that swept to  the top spot of South Africa’s Apple Music Rock Chart. The third single to drop…

  • Venus Demilo Release Their Powerful New Single 'Holding You'

    Venus Demilo Release Their Powerful New Single ‘Holding You’

    venus demilo are a group that have never been too far away from the forefront of the music scene in Liverpool, having already been supported to date by Tom Robinson of BBC Radio 6 Music, Dave Monks of BBC Introducing in Merseyside, Amazing Radio and Rock FM as well as several other radio stations, their brand of feel good pop has a way of making itself jump to the Spotify playlists and become part of your everyday listening. Since a small hiatus between…

  • Jessica Luise Releases Her Soul-filled Single 'Nice Try'

    Jessica Luise Releases Her Soul-filled Single ‘Nice Try’

    Kicking off 2021 by demonstrating her refined writing abilities, Jessica Luise releases her bewitchingly soulful new single Nice Try. It’s been a slow start to the new year, with the UK entering straight into a national lockdown. We’ve finally been given the opportunity to put 2020 behind us and move on with optimism, but not without a careful approach to how we lay our path to freedom first. Luckily, artists like Jessica Luise are releasing…

  • Former Dead 60’s Frontman Matt McManamon Releases Debut Solo Single 'Jumpin’ the Gun'

    Former Dead 60’s Frontman Matt McManamon Releases Debut Solo Single ‘Jumpin’ the Gun’

    Despite trying circumstances, 2020 can be viewed as a positive year for the music produced and released by the region’s artists, soundtracking our twiddling of thumbs in the confines of our own homes. The emphasis we hope will be to continue that momentum into 2021 and give us all a boost as we hope to see light at the end of the tunnel in the coming months.  Therefore, the news of the former frontman of…

  • In Conversation - Jon Lawton (Crosstown Studios)

    In Conversation – Jon Lawton (Crosstown Studios)

    We caught up with the very much in demand producer / engineer Jon Lawton of  Crosstown Studios, and asked him about his recording and producing philosophy….  Liverpool Noise: When did you start the studio, and why?  Jon Lawton: I started Crosstown Studios in 2008, initially as a mixed facility with rehearsal space and my own small studio in one of the rooms. I had always recorded my own music, and this felt like a good…

  • New Noise: January Liverpool Music Round Up

    New Noise: January Liverpool Music Round Up

    New Noise: January Edition of our Liverpool Music Round Up…. So although we have seen the back of 2020, the New Year – for now – hasn’t brought us much cheer. Perhaps the local releases will provide a glimmer of musical hope to what  2021 will bring us? Well, if the exquisitely titled Beaten John Lip have anything to do  with it, 2021 will turn into a kaleidoscope of psychedelic gorgeousness. Their latest release Love…

  • The Let Go Release Their 80s Synth Inspired Track 'City of Angels'

    The Let Go Release Their 80s Synth Inspired Track ‘City of Angels’

    The Let Go revamp the 80s synth pop sound with a modern indie twist in their latest single City of Angels, accompanied with a fruitfully retro music video.  In 2019, The Let Go began gaining a fair bit of attention from the local scene with their catchy rock-pop track Act One. Since then, the indie-pop duo have been keeping busy by continuing to cultivate their aesthetic of 80s glam, whilst simultaneously progressing their musical ability.…

  • Helen Maw Releases The Beautiful Christmas Track 'December Came Calling'

    Helen Maw Releases The Beautiful Christmas Track ‘December Came Calling’

    It takes supreme confidence in your own ability to throw your musical hat into the ring when considering entering the Christmas single stakes. True, the days when the nation held its breath to learn who was Top Of The Pops at Christmas is now long gone. We now hold our breath when an #anti-masker enters the local corner shop and demands their 20 Lambert and Butler and the habitual scratch card. The Pantheon of Classic…

  • IN CONVERSATION - SJ DOWNES 2

    IN CONVERSATION – SJ DOWNES

    Seb Klee caught up with SJ Downes to find out more about his new EP Lion’s Path and his creative process. Liverpool Noise: The Lion’s Path EP sees your first official collaboration with Liverpool’s MellowTone Label.We know that your relationship goes back to 2007; so how come this took 13 years to happen? SJ Downes: The simple answer to this is that I believe some things can’t be rushed , they just happen naturally when…

  • Venus Demilo Release 'Live At Parr Street Studios' Album 1

    Venus Demilo Release ‘Live At Parr Street Studios’ Album

    Venus Demilo are ending 2020 with the release of Live At Parr Street Studios.  In a year that  has seen a sudden halt to touring for all artists, the band have been desperate to perform in whatever way they can. This has seen them performing remotely for Amazing Radio and Liverpool Digital Music Festival along with several other online platforms. They also released an impromptu, homemade single Chaos which was picked up by BBC Introducing…

  • In Conversation - Pleasure Island

    New Noise: December Liverpool Music Round Up

    Our new monthly music round up New Noise is here as Seb Klee looks at December’s new releases. Candy Opera – release their album The Patron Saint Of Heartache. These Eighties Lazarus-ists channel the spirit of McAloon into every chord and melody to present a pleasant diversion to contemporary events. Catapulting the listener to the present day and  beyond, Tom Benson’s Maeges unleash their single Lite on December 4. Comprising just under five minutes of…

  • San Pedro's Vision - In Conversation

    San Pedro’s Vision – In Conversation

    We caught up with San Pedro’s Vision to chat about their brilliant new EP Subconscious Reflection, their song-writing and recording process and their musical influences. Liverpool Noise: Firstly, congratulations on your new EP Subconscious Reflection. In what ways do you think the band has developed from your earlier releases, for example 2018 Beyond The Veil? San Pedro’s Vision: Hi! Yeah, thanks man we’re seriously over the moon with how this one turned out! Well, we’ve…

  • Watch Red Rum Club Live From The Palm House

    Watch Red Rum Club Live From The Palm House

    Red Rum Club – Live from The Hollow of Humdrum Red Rum Club play one of Liverpool’s most beautiful, and unusual venues to beat the lockdown blues, bringing their brass-fired heat to the stunning Palm House in Sefton Park. A ray of sunshine when we need it the most, the band’s bright, optimistic, summertime tunes find a perfect backdrop in the 1896 architectural treasure. In light of a second national lockdown, Red Rum Club have…

  • KEEF's New Track 'In This Town' Is A Dark Indie Throwback

    KEEF’s New Track ‘In This Town’ Is A Dark Indie Throwback

    A drumbeat kickstarts KEEF’s fifth single In This Town before the guitars step forward and get the ball rolling on a throwback indie/psychedelic adventure.  The idea of place is explored frequently by songwriters far and wide, but KEEF approach matters from a different perspective as they give column inches to the darker nature of your neck of the woods. “In this town” precedes pretty much every cutting indictment for the length of the track as…

  • Motel Sundown Release The Wonderfully Woven Track 'Before Midnight'

    Motel Sundown Release The Wonderfully Woven Track ‘Before Midnight’

    With an impressive array of festivals and radio plays already under their belts, Motel Sundown are firmly on track to build on their previous successes with their latest single release Before Midnight and show off more of those wonderfully woven folk rock harmonies. The line up, consisting of Naomi Campbell, Karen Turley and Rob Johnson, seems like it has the talent and musicality to go the distance when it comes to keeping listeners enamoured with the Americana style that they brilliantly showcase, with…

  • Eyesore & The Jinx At Future Yard: Youtube Stream Gig Preview 1

    Eyesore & The Jinx At Future Yard: Youtube Stream Gig Preview

    We’re all craving a bit of live music at the moment and there’s nothing I’d like more this weekend than to be getting stamped on by sweaty strangers in a gig pit, swilled with cheap lager and gob. It’s funny the things you miss in lockdown, isn’t it? Here to save the day are post-punksters Eyesore & The Jinx, who have recorded their first live show in eight months, to be broadcast online this Friday…