So it’s the fourth and final edition of this blog series which has been such a joy to write. Thank you so much to the superhuman Steve Harris who has coordinated all the work taking place on Fresh on the Net (as indeed he always does) and to Tom Robinson without whom this wonderful resource would not exist in the first place. Part Four looks…

The first two editions of Emerging from the Mist focused on a range of bands and artists involved in areas of new music. Part Three focuses on singer-songwriters who are on the cusp of wider success and attention. In this case though, we are talking exclusively about female singer-songwriters. In keeping with the style of Emerging from the Mist, I have chosen a group of…

The first part of Emerging from the Mist focused on five contrasting artists and bands drawn from across the [broadly] pop music spectrum. All of these had submitted tracks to the Fresh on the Net uploader in recent times. But we also get a genuinely wide variety of genres coming into the inbox. Occasionally these even include some contemporary classical and leftfield music. Lately there…

The temporary hiatus in the Fresh On The Net Listening Post has presented an opportunity to shine the spotlight on some seriously talented emerging artists. Many of these are artists who have come to my attention thanks to my having the privilege of being a moderator for FOTN. Others have come onto my radar primarily through listening to so much new music and niche radio.…