Prejudgement, the future & isolation: "Our good name" by Tyler Elden

Tyler Elden Tyler’s songwriting incorporates a wide variety of influences ranging from progressive rock to folk. Performing as both a solo artist and with a high energy backing band, he has garnered comparisons of early 2000s post hardcore acts from Philadelphia’s CherryVeeZine, and praise for his more intimate work with comparisons to Death Cab for…

Q&A Today: Urban Walrus

Urban Walrus … probably the most boring band in the world – was formed in January 2021 by Swiss-born multi-instrumentalist, Singer and songwriter Fabian Koerber. Boring, thats because Urban Walrus is a very lazy creature that loves to keep a low profile and hardly ever appears on social media. Instead, the focus is on writing…

The tension of feeling in between this and that: "Float" by John Joseph

John Joseph … is a musician and songwriter from Cedar Grove, New Jersey. He plays alongside the very talented Harry Smith (drums) and Gabriel Paiano (bass), all of whom met while earning their diplomas at The New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music.  Their influences include Bob Dylan, Pavement, Regina Spektor, and anyone who can…

Inspired by observations: "Newborn" by Cloudshapes

Cloudshapes … is pianist-composer Rien De Keyser and singer songwriter Jim Jagger. Jim and Rien are old friends who met playing Ultimate Frisbee together. As Cloudshapes, they produce a huge inspiring sound inspired by a broad range of musical interests. So prepare to hear classical, rock, metal, rap, hiphop, folk, spoken word and even dubstep…

Inspired by her own family: "Healer" by Lissy Taylor

Lissy Taylor … is a rising British artist with an addictive indie sound for fans of HAIM, Phoebe Bridgers, Sam Fender and Wolf Alice. Originally from Stoke-On-Trent, Lissy moved to the USA in 2015 where she began songwriting and performing. Returning to Manchester UK in 2017 to study at the British and Irish Modern Music…