I escaped the city smog last week and ran away to Cambridge. What the countryside can do for perspective is glorious and something we/I too often neglect. Here are some songs that stood out to me this week… Pocket Sun – Never mind. Pocket Sun, a five-piece musical UK based band impressed me with this transcendent... Continue Reading →
It's been a while since I opened the laptop lid and decided to portion some time to a 'post' lockdown mixtape. I've been doing a lot of internal mulling and musing over the past few weeks so naturally public mutterings on The Sound Sniffer have fallen by the wayside a little. Lately, I've had to... Continue Reading →
Went a bit crazy during the week and ordered a big bunch of Sound Sniffer merch online for myself. The reasoning behind this bulky and impulsive purchase was pretty logical (for my standards) actually. The idea came to me following a little shopping trip in Watford. I needed summer t-shirts; I set off for Primark,... Continue Reading →
Something very different here - a little bit of downtempo electronic never did anyone any harm. Seize Release is what we call, perfect meditation music. This one comes from German electronic sound wizard Sub Sequence. A minimal piece that is ideal to flake out to - close the eyes, follow the subtle progression and let... Continue Reading →
Beatmaker Kicktracks has been messing around making beats on his Maschine and Roland sp404a for a few years now. Today is the release date for his newest addition to his repertoire, 'Draw My Soul' - which features silky smooth vocals from Medeia. This is a song suitable for any lounge - the husky singing of... Continue Reading →
NYC plays host to all sorts of musical styles and types - on this occasion we meet the chirpy alt rock trio of Moon Kissed. These girls are ridiculously talented and making some infectious uplifting pop rock type stuff. I'm not one to listen to this style usually to be perfectly honest - however the... Continue Reading →
Bristol is our next port of call for a pensive piece from experimental electronic act Hallelugenia. This is a more serious, darker composition but it's highly effective in it's construction. The song starts with well pitched groaning opening vocals over some throwback keyboard work. The whole song is then elevated nicely with those clear, almost... Continue Reading →
Once I heard this, I just had to throw it up here. It is very rarely that you stumble across an act who is just starting out that sounds so accomplished. Conversations, remarkably is the first single to be released by Nashville based Blood Root and I'm instantly in love. It all starts slowly with... Continue Reading →
