MUSIC VIDEOS THE SCHOLARS – Love The Thunder This video was directed and edited by Sam King Recorded. The Scholars’ music was performed live. The Scholars are an indie rock band from Banbury, Oxfordshire. With influences by The Boxer Rebellion or Twin Shadow, The Scholars formed in 2008 and they have been supporting bands like Two Door Cinema Club, The Boxer Rebellion and Chapel Club.…
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Another week, another bumper crop of great independent music springs forth from the Listening Post. Thanks to all the artists who took part this week and made my job easier by writing great music and - to the other artists on this weekend's Listening Post - we very much salute you. Here are your Fresh Faves, Batch 47: AMY SPENCER - Reverie To start us…
Read MoreMUSIC VIDEOS Lux Lisbon - Get Some Scars Get Some Scare is the new single and video by London based band Lux Lisbon. The single will be included in the new EP of the same name that will be released on March 25th, a 4 tracks EP that also includes their already popular song Your Heart Is A Weapon The Size Of Your Fist. Lux…
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Notes on this week's bumper crop of Fresh Faves come from new team member and blogger Simon Jones from Rumbles And Grumbles. To see all tracks, click Read more » BURNING CONDORS - Honey Trap Is this blues, rock, punk? Genres can be so misleading. What this is is a grab you by the ears and not let you go track, from the opening drums…
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Thank you once again to all bands and listeners for your contributions this week. This feels like the most eclectic bunch of tunes yet. Here are your Fresh Faves number 45... BENJAMIN JOSIF - The Border Benjamin calls this his Mexican border song and whilst not quite like norteño superstars Los Tigres Del Norte this does conjure images of desert, refried beans, sangrita and dust…
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ALEX HIGHTON - I Left The City A longstanding favourite artist here at FOTN, it's no surprise that this Alex Highton classic proved so popular with readers at the weekend. For those who missed his Prick'n'Ding feature last August, Alex grew up in Liverpool, spent a decade in London, then decamped with his family to rural Cambridgeshire. What he found was "an England he didn't…
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This week our Fresh Faves are reviewed by Jim Craigen from AlternativeFriday.com This Listening Post may have been the last of 2012, but it was by no means the least, as we had 31 very strong tracks for us to listen and vote for, so thanks from all of us at Team Freshnet to the artists - and especially to those who voted - both…
Read MoreTHIS WEEK: LONESOUND Lonesound is an Indie Guitar Pop act based in Dalston, London - in which James Ewers writes and arranges the songs - and also plays everything, bar the drums. James is blessed with a gift of a voice that sounds great on record, on radio and (alright, this is an educated guess) live too, I'm willing to bet. It sounds like The…
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This week's Fresh Faves, chosen by readers over the weekend, are reviewed by special guest Howard Gorman, editor-in-chief at ppsf.co.uk - the website dedicated to Putting Performers and Stand-ups First. Welcome on board, Howard! Well it's everyone's least favourite day of the week until about this time of the day when the Fresh Faves are unleashed. It’s always a pleasure to see voters commenting on…
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