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James Oliver West
New Music Interview: FOURS
HIDDEN HERD favourites FOURS never fail to thrill. The dynamic London quartet are purveyors of dazzlingly catchy guitar-pop and their infectious live show is unequivocal proof that they have the…
New Music Interview: YONAKA
YONAKA are a tour de force. By their own admission, the Brighton-based four-piece like to “hang their songs on a knife edge”, fusing razor-sharp melodies with thunderous noise to create…
New Music Interview: Glassmaps
Glassmaps is the new moniker of Joel Stein, lead guitarist in much-lauded purveyors of country-goth rock Howling Bells. After four accomplished records with the band, the London-based Aussie is now…
New Music Interview: Foreign/National
Melbourne music-makers Foreign/National have been favourites of ours for a while now – in fact, one of their early tunes appeared in HIDDEN HERD’s Tracks of the Year 2015. The…
New Music Interview: Moondude
South London newcomers Moondude have made quite the impression in the last few months. The emerging quintet, who have been making music together from childhood, craft songs that are familiar yet…
Live Music Review: The Great Escape Festival in Brighton on 18.05.17
With over 450 artists at thirty plus venues, this year’s Great Escape in Brighton shapes up to be an unrivalled jaunt through the new musical wilderness. It starts in style.…
New Music Interview: Martin Luke Brown
Martin Luke Brown‘s latest release ‘65 Roses‘ has garnered some serious attention online, seeing his fanbase growing every day. We catch up with the London songwriter to chat about his…
Live Music Review: Hoops at Green Door Store in Brighton on 09.05.17
Outside Brighton’s Green Door Store, the muggy night air is filled with blasts of a train whistle, the crackle of a platform announcement and the squawks of resident seagulls, but…
New Music Interview: PLAZA
We’ve long been admirers of pulsating Hartlepool quartet PLAZA. The four late-teens who hail from the industrial seaside town are the new messiahs of gritty, anthemic rock – the sort…