Sniffing out the best new music
Yes, ReverbNation is very much still a thing! Ever since 2006, ReverbNation has been a key resource for musicians starting out their careers. Offering useful marketing tools and career management services for emerging independent music makers all over the world, many of the world's most cherished artists have made use of the platform sometime along... Continue Reading →
Who knew I'd be sitting down in February 2021 and still writing Lockdown Mixtapes! It's been a bit prolonged this virus lark isn't it? Anywho - we are where we are and this will now become the seventeenth edition of this extended feature. Scribing these articles got me through a ball-ache of a month back... Continue Reading →
If you are looking for something original and bold, Sophia Kennedy is the artist for you. Skirting on the bizarre - Orange Tic Tac is a song with two personalities. Contrasting the dark, mentally disturbed aspects of her thoughts with her radiant, clear and soulful side. This is undoubtedly a song that may well be... Continue Reading →
All the other blogs seemed to have their shit together and posted their end of year lists at exactly midnight on Dec 1st. I suppose it's time enough for The Sound Sniffer's list. Here are our top 20 emerging artists in the UK in 2020 (in no particular order) - it's been a long, lazy... Continue Reading →
The final episode of The Sound Sniffer's Lockdown Mixtape is here. It's been a mad month, I've probably been out of my house for a grand total of thirty hours on the whole. A month adhering to the rules, listening to music, writing and playing a bit of hurling in the field up the road... Continue Reading →
Who knew I'd actually manage to stick out fifteen episodes of the Lockdown Mixtape and there's one more in the pipeline for tomorrow too. Over the course of lockdown 2.0, seventy five songs have been reviewed and dissected within this manic feature. It's been a challenging time for us all, thankfully between a couple of... Continue Reading →
Over the last few days I've been busy, but looking back, I don't actually know what I've actually achieved. I suppose it's been a typically 2020 styled few days - filling the day up with lots of menial tasks just to pass the time. This lack of progress leads me straight back into another edition... Continue Reading →
Noé Solange is one of London's rising electronica artists. On November 20 this year, she released her debut EP titled Bound - a collection of melancholic, emotive and woozy downtempo tracks that are a perfect accompaniment for those deep reflective moments. Noé was due to perform at our showcase gig at The Finsbury last May,... Continue Reading →
I've done so many of these now that I've pretty much run out of material to write about in these introduction paragraphs. I spent today on zoom with family, listening to a new release from Dutch producer Murakumo and right now, I'm enjoying a delicious reduced price prawn salad from the petrol station up the... Continue Reading →
After a couple of days re-charging the batteries, The Sound Sniffer's Lockdown Mixtape is back for episode twelve. A series dedicated to sharing the world's most promising new underground artists (and some bigger names too), this mixtape delves deep into the blog's submissions inbox. The aim is to uncover the songs with a unique edge... Continue Reading →
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