Chosen by our readers over the past three days, this week's Fresh Faves are reviewed by Team Freshnet's Chris Chadwick, moonlighting from his role as bass player with the wonderful Spring Offensive - currently recording their debut album after a highly successful funding campaign on Pledge Music. A LOVELY WAR - Baby, Don’t Be So Defensive Having only been publicly making music for a matter…
Read MoreAnother week, another batch of brand, spanking new music. This weeks publicly picked Fresh Faves include the most eclectic mix of genre-defying pieces of music that you'll find on any what's hot list out there on the interweb and it's been a pleasure to delve a little deeper into each artists background. It seems the FOTN web is an ever expanding one, this week taking…
Read MoreSimon Pursehouse (Director of Music Services at Sentric Music) The glut of recent news stories surrounding the financial woes of HMV, the UK's last remaining high street music store, clearly demonstrates a change in consumer habits. Physical format is out, save for a few luxurious niches, digital is in. Streaming and downloading dominate the way that the majority of us consume music in 2013. The…
Read MoreRuth Kilpatrick (A&R/Content Creator at Amazing Radio) Here at Fresh On The Net we're all about promoting new music to the masses. It's something that we're passionate about. But we're not alone in feeling that way. There are plenty of others out there working tirelessly to find the next big thing, push the best emerging artists and develop new talent. So, for a new year…
Read MoreHow Do You Solve A Problem Like Carina? [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/58349022" iframe="true" /] I know, I know. I'm sorry. Starting a blog post about the freshest new music with a poorly chosen pun referencing the Sound of Music is a sort like saying 'hey! do you want to come see this awesome band with me and Mitt Romney?". But let me justify it! It's not just…
Read MoreAnother Monday morning, another varied and exciting batch of Fresh Favourites as picked by you. A big thank you to everyone that voted for your favourite tracks this week, we've been overwhelmed by the positivity and generosity of the Fresh On The Net users! Sit back on this Bank Holiday and tuck in to some deliciously new and innovative music with everything from Rock 'n' Roll to…
Read MoreIt's that time of year again and festival season is well and truly underway. Isle of Wight was a wash-out. So was Parklife. And with July looking wetter than a duck in a shower, there are no signs that any of the upcoming musical extravaganzas we Brits are treated to each summer will be any better. Regardless of the weather though, we persevere and enjoy…
Read MoreDeath At Sea are your new favourite band - and here's why: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrsuqzkW5jg&feature=plcp Good to get that out the way. Now... on to the details. In January 2012, five twentysomethings from Liverpool surfaced on the internet under the name Death At Sea with two tracks, some grainy Super-8 videos and artwork that gave little away as to the band's actual appearance. A lot of artists use…
Read MoreA lot of bands profess to push the boundaries of musicality, to take the conventions of songwriting in new and innovative directions. But let's face it, the format has hardly changed for the last half century. Whether it's electronic or acoustic, dubstep or death metal the line-up changes little with a strong focus upon melody remaining central and the rhythm section relegated to holding everything…
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The Truth Behind Touring
Five Things I Learnt From Two Months On Tour Three months ago almost to the day I arrived in Oxford carrying nothing but a bass guitar, an amp and a nervous knot in my stomach. It was a sunny August morning and I was on my way to my first practice with a band I've admired for a long time, Spring Offensive (if you don't…
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