Submission... Unsigned Acts I

After posting on the It's All Indie Facebook page asking artists to submit their work to my e-mail address, the immediate response was incredible! I've come across some brilliant bands and found some real talents but have had to narrow down my favourites to just five. As I found this time round to be such a success I will be asking bands to submit more later throughout the year! These are the five I've picked for your listening pleasures;

Neue York

This mysterious London three piece have been hyped up such magazines as NME and This Is DIY with their luxury brand of dark electronic night time music. Chilled slow tempo beats back up synth bass drones and angelic harmonies in their track 'Silence' with distant reverbs and rich guitars whilst comparisons to that of The XX and Portishead aren't too far round the corner in 'Older'. 

FOLLOW: [SOUNDCLOUD]

Yawning Dog

Hailing from the small town of Hemsworth in West Yorkshire, trio Sam Womersley, Joe Prochera and Ryan Laws combine to make the energy-fuelled 'Yawning Dog'. The self-produced band have been compared to the likes of The Pixies and Queens of the Stone Age with their raw stripped back approach with enough power to grab anyone's attention. With Womersley letting loose vocally on 'Nothing To Say' whilst relaxing on the eery but chilled 'Drift', every listen displays more intricacy and detail. Their debut release 'Nothing To Say/Drift' is out now for free and I recommend you all to download it!

FOLLOW: [BANDCAMP] [SOUNDCLOUD] [FACEBOOK]

Affairs

Affairs are a sharp, slick 80s inspired outfit from Hull full of tight staccato rhythms and vocals similar to that of Ian Curtis and Tom Smith of Editors. Kitted out in denim jackets and top buttoned shirts, the band met at the much beloved Whipsnade Zoo and since then have gone on to support such bands as Alt-J, The 1975 and The Family Rain to name a few. Their music is instantly likeable and full of wit handled with great finesse. Check out the romantic 80s fuelled 'Contact' and if you like that check their sound cloud out including my personal favourite 'Elephant'. 

FOLLOW: [YOUTUBE] [TWITTER] [SOUNDCLOUD] [FACEBOOK] 

Lovats

Lovats are one of Birmingham's freshest exports full of luscious indie pop anthems. Their music I could most compare to a love child of Two Door Cinema Club and Don Broco. Already hyped by music blogs and radio stations, their music is texturally rich and definitely the type perfect to pack out festival tents and send drunk punters leaving chanting choruses at the top of their lungs. Their latest track 'White Fire' is a perfect example of what I'm talking about! Have a listen now;

FOLLOW: [SOUNDCLOUD] [FACEBOOK] [OFFICIAL WEBSITE]

JUBA

One of my favourite submissions I received was that of the band 'Juba'. Hailing from Portugal, João, Joel, Miguel and Tomás create a 'cosmic wave of oriental mysticism' with their psychedelic conceptual debut album 'Mynah'. I'm really impressed with this summery indie surf alternative offering and recommend you give these guys a listen. 

FOLLOW: [BANDCAMP] [SOUNDCLOUD] [FACEBOOK]

Un-Signed Mixtape Jan/Feb 2012

So welcome to 2012, we have yet another batch of the finest Un-Signed music available, and it's all for free!



The track-list is...

1) Temple Bay - Hidden In The Clouds
2) I Am Allstars - Navy Blue
3) Tyrannosaurus Dead - 1992
4) Go Lazarus - Arial Said
5) Baptism - Tide
6) Who's Panda - Your Smile
7) SideSteps - The Heartbreak Song
8) PJ Morand - BONDAI
9) Simple Machines - Revolver.
10) Party Club - Our Path
11) MONDRAIN - Paris
12) Trophys - Funeral
13) And The Centurions - The Other People

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Un-Signed Mixtape: Nov/Dec 2011

Here is the 'Unsigned Mixtape' for November & December.

I really do hope to give you more brilliant tracks :) Check back for more reviews, free MP3s and always be ready on facebook for something cool!

Who is on it? See below

Download [HERE]



1) Safari - Are We Ready
2) Kulaks - In The Wild
3) Golden - Summer
4) Mojo GoGo - Romance In The Lie
5) Valke - Pop Goes Beasts Heart
6) The Allophones - Hammer Price
7) Chateau Berber - Days We'll Always Need
8) Arts&Crafts - Spain
9) Platform Location - Candlelight
10) ArtClassSink - Sleep
11) Drag Your Heels - Walk Away
12) FieldHouse - Blitzkrieg

Un-Signed Mixtape: Sep/Oct 2011

Here is the 'Unsigned Mixtape' for September and October



I really do hope to give you more brilliant tracks :) Check back for more reviews, free MP3s and always be ready on facebook for something cool!



Who is on it? See below



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1) Waves Of Joy - Golden Bridge (Demo)

2) Without Letters - Shelter Gone

3) Sunburns - Youth

4) Markas Palubenka - Love

5) The Firm - Cinta Abadi (Demo)

6) The Ratells - Phobia

7) Stray Kites - Mirror Talk

8) Alex Hallahan - Midnight Radio

9) Eisbær - So Genau

10) ALSO - So Long

11) The Lost Boys - Flowers

12) A Verbal Equinox - ...And When They Asked Me About The Blood On The Lockers, I Got A Little Nervous

13) Shy For Shore - Letters From Abroad

Un-Signed Mixtape: Jul/Aug 2011

Here is the 'Unsigned Mixtape' for July and August

I really do hope to give you more brilliant tracks :) Check back for more reviews, free MP3s and always be ready on facebook for something cool!

Who is on it? See below

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1) Bordeauxxx - Every Holiday Is A Disaster
2) Solko - Weatherman
3) Kulaks - Distance
4) Bloodfolowers - Unwell (Acoustic)
5) The Weeknights - Race To The Woods
6) Stray Kites - Dust To Dust To Dust To Dust
7) The Overwrought - Condemned
8) Soldiers Can't Dance - Lego
9) Channel Off Air - Before It's Too Late
10) Six Towns - Ride
11) CONTOURS - Does Your Mother Dress You
12) Prelude to June - Vampire

Un-Signed Mixtape: May/Jun 2011 (Part 2)

With lots of applicants for this bi-monthly mixtape it will be in two parts. Part two is ready to download for FREE now!

Who is in it? - Click [HERE] to find out!



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Un-Signed Mixtape: May/Jun 2011 (Part 1)

With lots of applicants for this bi-monthly mixtape it will be in two parts. Part one is ready to download for FREE now!

Who is in it? - Click [HERE] to find out!






























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It's All Indie: Unsigned Mixtape Mar/Apr 2011

Here is the 'Unsigned Mixtape' for March and April

I really do hope to give you more brilliant tracks :) Check back for more reviews, free MP3s and always be ready on facebook for something cool!

Who is on it? See below

Download [HERE]



The tracklisting

1) The Looks - Screwdriver
2) Sons Of Annie Jones - Your Majesty
3) From A City In Ruins - Fin! Fin! Fin!
4) Strings Of Seville - 1524
5) The Moccasins - The Place
6) Blissed B - Regal Goodbyes
7) The Weeknights - Dress Down
8) The Sign Of Four - Dagger In Your Back
9) FABLES - Theif (Live)
10) Hollywood Or Bust - Virtues
11) Zxoie - Love Me Now
12) Wwolves - Something's Got To Give (Single Edit)
13) Escape Artists - Pretend To Sleep
14) Without Letters - Awake Asleep
15) Phantom Vibration - Glophite

It's All Indie: Unsigned Mixtape Jan/Feb 2011

Here is the 'Unsigned Mixtape' for January and February

I really do hope to give you more brilliant tracks :) Check back for more reviews, free MP3s and always be ready on facebook for something cool!

Who is on it? Click [HERE]

Download [HERE]

Its All Indie Spotlight: Black Cabs and Colour Us In.

This will be a new section especially for new artists I have recently come across. There will be no limit to how many I can do in a post so here are TWO!

First up (and in no particular order) is...
Black Cabs

They are apparently based in New York, London & Paris... I'm 100& certain they are not, in fact they are from the Birmingham area. They are a Indie Rock band and the lead singer Cal Newsome enjoys music by Bloc Party, Vampire Weekend and The Kings of Leon. Those are some fantastic bands and surely must mean that the music he makes is good! Right to the music, I currently have 3 of their demos, Future Love, Put Your Stilettos On and Let Me Introduce You To My Monkey (WHICH IS THE BEST SONG TITLE I HAVE SEEN!). Future Love sounds like something funky at the beginning with the guitar and bass fusing over the drum beats. They sound like early 90's music, which is good! Blur? Oasis? The Verve? I must say I do like this track.



Put Your Stilettos On is much quicker and sounds more upbeat and this does sound like something Fifa would put on a Fifa computer game to represent music from that country. Also (I said this before but) the guitar makes this track for me, the solo after the chorus is just, mmm, lovely. Finally the other track. Despite the quirky title this does sound a bit Bloc Party-esque at the beginning... yep, due to the guitar again! This band excites me because they are British talent, late teen years/early 20's and they can get better with age! Just wait 3/5 more years and they could be a force to be reckoned with.

Last up is...
Colour Us In

Now I have only been aware of them today, so please bear with me if this isn't 100% accurate...
They are from the London area and have got to the final of the Live and Unsigned competition being held at the O2 Arena in London on the 10th of July!



They like Two Door Cinema Club, The Kooks, Bloc Party, Maccabees and Scouting For Girls. Now I have to let them off for liking the last two because of one thing. The track called Build A Base. This track is the song that I will remember them buy, a sweet track with gentle guitars, vocals, bass and even drumming. This is a chilled track perfect for a hot evening sipping beer outside (which is what I am doing now!).

[FACEBOOK] - Black Cabs
Black Cabs - Future Love (Demo)

[MYSPACE] - Colour Us In
[FACEBOOK] - Colour Us In
[OFFICIAL SITE] - Colour Us In
Colour Us In - Build A Base - Via YouTube