Following the successful release of her debut single ‘There For You’, American artist and musician Hilary Roberts is now returning to release her powerfully emotional new anthem ‘Fight to the Other Side’. Written for a friend in the grips of earth-shattering muscular dystrophy diagnosis, the track’s earnestly encouraging lyrics and Roberts’ soaring vocals combine to create a truly beautiful single. We caught up with Hilary to talk about her new single and her favourite performance to date. If you had to sum your music up in three words what would they be? Inspiration, love, uniting. Who would be your dream…
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Summer is here — finally. And that can only mean one thing: hanging out with friends and family outside in the glorious summer weather. If you’ve prepped for summer correctly, you’ll already have the perfect bathing suit picked out, the weekend road trip plans booked, and of course, you’re dreaming about all the al fresco dining you’ll be doing. But one thing you might have missed in your epic planning is the music. You might think that you can throw on any old shared playlist on Spotify and have everything turn out OK, but the fact is that music can…
On May 16th we headed down to Bedford to see the enigmatic and charismatic Rachael Sage perform. The Bedford’s cosy interior had been lit up with a collection of hazy neon stage lights, resulting in a space that was as magical as it was intimate. Seated at the piano for the majority of the performance, Sage was also accompanied by a reserved and yet prominent violinist who provided the perfect partner to Sage’s dulcet tones. Sage began the performance as she meant to go on, with a gutsy and upbeat rendition of ‘Heaven is a Grocery Clerk’. This first song…
The 27 has spent the past few years writing new material and gaining the support and attention of some of the industries biggest names. The band’s dreamy Americana pop, with it’s sumptuous, close harmonies and thoughtful lyricism, has been making waves both here and stateside, and the collective is now looking to capitalise on this previous success. Having just released their new single ‘Run’, we caught up with frontman Henry Parker to talk about who his musical inspirations are, and what we can expect from The 27 in the future… Hi Henry! As a quick introduction, can you sum up…
It’s Saturday night, all of your best paired-off friends are headed to your new luxury condo in the heart of town for a couples-only dinner party — and to check out your new digs. You’ve prepared Ina Garten’s latest recipe and smashed potatoes with parm and chives, your house is impeccable, the lighting is perfect. What can you do to set more of a convivial mood with your friends? Aside from plenty of vino, your music playlist is of utmost importance. Make your selections carefully — sure, some ‘70s rock might be great for a summer BBQ but could seem…
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Multi-Instrumentalist Sasha Siem returns with her boldly empowering new single ‘Eve Eyed’. When Siem sat down to write the single she had only one aim, to create a track that would encourage women to explore and address their internalised guilt and shame that society forces upon them. She explains that ‘Women have been blamed for bringing about the fall of man / the ‘darkness’ for millennia’, and that this ‘seeps – however subconsciously – into the minds of girls’. Throughout the single Siem works to exonerate women and girls from the shame that they feel about their bodies and their…
On the 22nd of March, we headed to East London to catch Australian pop fusion collective President Street on the London leg of their national Coffee House Sessions tour. The outfit has been making waves with their dreamy synth pop, and their UK performances have given new and old fans alike a chance to see a totally different side to this group. The acoustic nature of the set (just two guitars and vocals) gave the listeners the opportunity to truly understand the heartfelt sentiments behind some of the tracks and the paired down instrumentation gave the performance a delicate and…
Singer-songwriter Jamie Hannah has returned in 2019 with his delicately nostalgic anthem ‘Sound of My Youth’. The tracks sensitive musicality and analogous use of water combine to create, what can only be described as, a beautifully haunting track. ‘Crying out for sunshine, still expecting rain’ sings Hannah in his characteristically full vocals. There is a depth and level of control to his vocals, that is perhaps a result of his training in Opera at The Royal College of Music, and this track gives him the space to really show the extent of his vocal range. Starting slowly with a collection…
When you play the guitar, you strum on the strings in order to produce a sound. You can strum the violin strings, too. But you need to use a bow so that you can successfully create the right melodies and rhythms. You call that “strumming” technique pizzicato when playing violin and other stringed instruments. Different Terms Used in Playing the Violin The abbreviation for pizzicato is “pizz”, but violinists don’t often use this word for some reasons. Some use “fiddling” to refer to violin playing, especially for self-taught violinists that play solely folk music. When you play your instrument with…