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Music
The New Era of Music: Gigging In A Pandemic
What does the future hold for the live music scene? Any well-seasoned music lover knows the thrill of a really great gig. The sweat dripping down your back, the thump of the bass, that huge gulp of warm sticky air as you gasp for breath in a crowded venue, being thrown about as you jump into a mosh pit and if you’re lucky enough, an elbow to the jaw from a fellow excited audience member.…
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Tom Swan: The Raw and Unrushed ‘All I’m Saying’
All I’m Saying is the lead single to be released from aspiring Liverpool artist Tom Swan and features on his upcoming sophomore EP Ghosts, set for release 21 August. Differing from the opening track, titled Ghosts, All I’m Saying is a heartfelt love song, directed at the person in your life who you think is amazing, but needs some reassurance. The track entails a bare, piano-dominated ballad, with simple yet captivating lyrics. The delicacy of the…
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Music
Playing With Fire Is The Sublime New Single From Helen Maw
A lonely piano and an emotionally charged voice: this was my introduction to the music of Helen Maw with her latest compositional offering Playing With Fire. And how refreshing it was to hear a different approach than the usual acoustic singer-songwriter offering that perhaps Liverpool’s musical heritage subconsciously encourages. With minimal production – again a great decision because this song needs little enhancement – Maw visits those romantic themes that are universal to us all,…
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Music
In Conversation – Jamie Webster
“You’ve got to play a few chords and tell the truth.” Jamie Webster Ahead of the release of his highly-anticipated debut album we caught up with Jamie Webster to find out about his musical influences and what the future holds after the album comes out. Liverpool Noise: So, I know you’ve spoken a lot about the football recently, so I wanted to talk about your album more than anything… Jamie Webster: Yeah, that sounds great,…
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Music
Leonie Jakobi To Release Haunting New Single ‘Walk to West Berlin’
A native of Frankfurt, Germany, Leonie Jakobi has made Liverpool her adopted home and is quickly becoming an artist to watch in the city. She is no stranger to performing in many of Liverpool’s bars and venues. Her aim with her music, in her own words is to “tell stories of the ages and to hold a place in the heart of her listeners.” She does just this with her latest offering; Walk to West…
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Music
KEEF Release Psych-Influenced ‘Beat of a Drum’
The latest single from KEEF, Beat of A Drum, tackles the repetitive cycle of life. Following their previous singles Satellite and Day In Day Out, three piece band KEEF from the North West have just released their latest single, Beat Of A Drum. The psych rock band is made up of Mike Paul Davies on vocals and guitar, Marc Allan Gibbs on bass, and Brendan Downing on drums. As the title suggests, the drums play…
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Music
Sound City Festival Has Been Cancelled Due To Ongoing Coronavirus Concerns
Sound City Festival has been cancelled for 2020. Read the full statement from the team below. The Sound City team has been forced to cancel this year’s event due to the ongoing concerns with the Coronavirus pandemic. The team released the statement below: We are very sad to say that Sound City 2020 will not be going ahead this year. We have been faced with many challenges over these strange times and have been working…
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Super Furry Animal’s Cian Ciarán and She Drew The Gun Collaborate for ‘Keep the Darkness Out’
“You got to use the light to keep the darkness out.” Cian Ciarán and Louisa Roach’s love letter to the creative arts. The release of Keep the Darkness Out, a new collaboration from Super Furry Animals’ Cian Ciarán and She Drew The Gun’s Louisa Roach is the latest to be released as part of a long-term project of Ciarán’s, called Hero Leader God. The completed album is set to be released in Winter 2020 on…
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Music
Luke Royalty Releases Contemporary RnB Debut Single ‘October Seven’ Next Month
Luke Royalty will release October Seven, a track so soulful and organic that it truly places you in the moment of the music. Luke Royalty, a 21-year-old with an aptitude for sincere songwriting, is set to release his debut single October Seven on the 14 of August, with a run of singles to be released throughout the following months. Discovering his creative ability in his late teens, Luke Royalty has been honing his talents over the…
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Music
Seprona Set To Release Indie Rock Anthem ‘Rose Tinted Eyes’
Rose Tinted Eyes will be the next release from local lads Seprona, a 5 piece band who’ve recently been forging their way through to national recognition with their driving pop and anthemic style that aims for stadium-sized singalongs. With their Soundcloud full of brilliantly written and executed songs, most notably their last two singles How Much Time and Slow Down, with the latter getting them a huge feature on ITV’s This Morning. Their latest addition, Rose Tinted Eyes, leans towards a more…
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Music
Paris Youth Foundation Release The Sentimental Track ‘Late Night Lost Love’
Late Night Lost Love by Paris Youth Foundation – An auspicious new single of authentic emotion, reinforcing their potential as a respected alt-rock-pop figure. Following the release of their last track Home is Where the Heart Is in February, Paris Youth Foundation have followed up with yet another summer-friendly single in preparation for their debut album, Late Night Lost Love. The track, released on the 15 of July, endeavors in capturing our shortcomings when it…
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Liverpool Music Artists
The Coral’s Paul Molloy Releases Debut Solo Single ‘Dungaree Day’
Those loveable chaps from The Coral have done it yet again folks. Hot on the heels of their drummer Ian Skelly’s sumptuous single Captain Caveman, it’s now their guitarist Paul Molloy’s turn in the hot seat. Dungaree Day is a bundle of joy and the perfect introduction into Paul’s solo adventure as we await the release of his first album, The Fifth Dandelion on 21st August. An alarm clock rings at the start of the…
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Music
In Conversation – STONE
With their last two singles providing a cornerstone to their sound of both ethereal and coarse angst, STONE have burst onto the Liverpool music scene without warning and are set to take it by storm. I caught up with lead guitarist Elliot Gill to find out where these post-teen nihilists are going next. Liverpool Noise: So, you’ve put your old band The Bohos behind you. Why did you feel this was best for your creative…
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Jamie Webster Releases New Track ‘This Place’
Jamie Webster has released his newest single This Place today – a personal love letter to our much-loved hometown of Liverpool. Known for his honest and relatable lyrics, Webster doesn’t disappoint in the new track, which serves as a “less cliché way of saying there’s no place like home”. This Place is the latest track to come from Webster’s forthcoming album We Get By, set for release on 21 August 2020. The album is made up…
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Music
Flizz Release Nostalgic, Summery Track 1995
Track 1995 comes from Flizz, a four-man band from Liverpool. The blunt yet melodic vocals in 1995 draw a likeness to The Smith’s singer Morrisey, with light percussion and swift guitar riffs that give the track a playful undertone. This makes perfect sense, as the song reflect on childhood and the simplicity of life back in 1995. The relatable, nostalgic lyrics in this track, such as – “I miss the simplicity of childhood” and “why…
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Festivals
Creamfields Announces First Wave of Acts For 2021
Prestige festival Creamfields has announced the first wave of acts confirmed to perform at Creamfields 2021. This is good news for fans of the festival, after the COVID 19 crisis resulted in a global live event shutdown for 2020. This year’s festival would have featured renowned headline artists including The Chainsmokers, Armin van Buuren and Camelphat. The announcement was made via the Creamfields website, with renowned DJ’s such as Martin Garrix, Peggy Gou, Tiësto, deadmau5,…
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Music
Jetta ‘I Wanna Know’ is Alt-Pop Perfection
Jetta is back with her second track of 2020, I Wanna Know. With a distinctive Liverpool musical pedigree behind her, the Liverpool Singer / Songwriter / Producer ushers in her latest track, I Wanna Know to her eager fanbase. And it’s one that doesn’t disappoint. Her vocal has a yearning warmth quality to it, which nicely jars with the stone coldness of the instrumentation and glacial production in general. The impression given to the listener…
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Music
Red Rum Club Release The Perfect Love Song ‘Eleanor’
The highly anticipated new single from Red Rum Club, Eleanor, is out now. Another amazing creation straight from Liverpool’s own Parr Street Studios, we are delighted to see the long-awaited return of the boys from Red Rum Club. After making a stir from their debut album Matador in 2019, they’ve been busy at work behind the scenes with their newest single, Eleanor, which takes a short turn into a much brighter and upbeat number. Lead singer, Fran Doran, says: “It’s a perfect…
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Music Sounds Better with Venues: What’s next for Liverpool’s live music industry?
Liverpool’s live music industry faces a huge struggle for survival following the COVID-19 pandemic but it was struggling for some time before the virus. Simon Christopher at Doing Life Records takes an in-depth look at the problems we face and how we could overcome them. Well, it’s Groundhog Day again, and not the surreal comedy starring Bill Murray type either. Another venue in Merseyside has seemingly shut its doors, in what feels like the 1000th…
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Lucy Gaffney Returns with ‘In The Air’ Featuring DMA’s Guitarist
Lucy Gaffney teams up with DMA’s guitarist for a beautiful cover of the Australian rock band’s track. Only mere weeks after our latest review, Liverpool Noise are back on the case of Lucy Gaffney, a fast-rising, honey-voiced Belfast/Liverpool-based singer-songwriter, who is quickly making a name for herself on the music scene even in this short space of time. From her arrival in April, followed by a succession of straight-to-socials acoustic covers that earned wild approval…
