New Music: AMY MILNER - Have It All

'Have It All' is the haunting debut from a new name on the scene, AMY MILNER.

The 20 year-old Suffolk native has revolved her life around music since an early age. A piano playing singer/songwriter, Amy is gaining support from a variety of high profile media including BBC Introducing, who recently gave this song it's exclusive first play

The beautiful ballad is co-written and produced by KYAN and is a taster of what we can expect from her forthcoming EP, currently in production.

Listen to 'Have It All' on her Soundcloud page here

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New Music: MAINEY - Serious

Wanna hear something 'Serious'? Check out the new track from multi-talented South-East Londoner MAINEY. 

For his first official single release, the soulful singer/songwriter bring us an 80's fueled funky pop gem, with a clear nod to some of the era's biggest stars (you can certainly hear elements of M.J, PRINCE, even RICK JAMES in the mix).

'Serious' is produced by JERRY ABBOTT (@jerryabbott71), who's previous credits include work with OLLY MURS, ELLA EYRE, ED DREWITT and much of PIXIE LOTT's forthcoming third album). The track will also feature on MAINEY's upcoming EP, due for itunes release soon.

Check it out below 

If you're in London, you can catch MAINEY's next live performance on July 13th at Chilled Sundays Special  @ Surya (154–156 Pentonville Road)

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New Video: ELLA HENDERSON - Ghost

One of the X-Factor's greatest 'one's that got away' is finally set to release new music.

ELLA HENDERSON, then only 16 years old, was one of the favourites to win the 2012 series so it came as a surprise and something of a scandal when she was voted out in only 6th position.

However, Mr. Cowell and his team at SYCO knew a good thing when they saw it and signed the Lincolnshire born girl not long after the show had finished.

In the two years that followed, Ella has written and recorded songs both in the UK and the US with some of the biggest names in the songwriting business (including Claude Kelly, Eg White, Saleem Remi, Babyface, and TMS) and finally the time has come for the first of these tracks to be unleashed on the public.

'Ghost' IS that track. 

Co-written with prolific singer/songwriter and ONE REPUBLIC frontman RYAN TEDDER (who you may recall wrote a little ditty entitled 'Bleeding Love' for another of the X-Factor alumni, LEONA LEWIS) the song is a monster hit in the making. 

The accompanying video is also something of epic proportions. Shot on location in New Orleans, the concept of the video was entirely Ella's and looks like an extended trailer for a full length movie, complete with murder, swamps, a fugitive and lots of cops. 

Wait no longer and check out the video below



ELLA official launched the track earlier this week in a series of secret showcase gigs (which we were lucky enough to attend) for the music industry, as well as a few lucky fans, where she performed the single plus tracks from her forthcoming debut album 'Chapter One' expected in September (and if the quality of what we heard is anything to go by, it's going to be HUGE). 

'Ghost' is released on June 8th and is available to pre-order on itunes here

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New Music: SASHA KEABLE - Living Without You + Headline show announced

SASHA KEABLE returns with her first new music of 2014.

 The vocalist (probably best known to date for her collaborations with DISCLOSURE) has debuted new music ‘Living Without You’. 

Having only graduated from the prestigious BRITS school last year, Sasha (who is managed by TINIE TEMPAH's Disturbing London) has already signed a 5 album deal with Polydor records and has just completed a nationwide tour as support for KATY B. 

This new 80’s influenced track is the first track from her forthcoming EP ‘Lemongrass and Lime Leaves’, the follow up to last year’s ‘Black Book’ set which introduced the world to her modern, soulful style.

 

‘Lemongrass and Lime Leaves’ is due out on May 12th and Sasha will be performing a one off gig to celebrate it’s release at East London venue Birthdays two weeks later on May 26th. Tickets for the show are available here 

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New Music: JACKIE D WILLIAMS - Mountain Of Gold

'Mountain Of Gold' marks the return of one of the UK's hottest new properties, 

JACKIE D WILLIAMS.

It's the lead track and taster of the Oxford singer/songwriter's upcoming third EP 'Order Of Discovery' the follow up to his 2013 set 'The Paradox'. 

As ever Jackie's soulful vocals shine through but this time we're offered a slightly darker, more gritty lo-fi sound, more reminiscent of something from The White Stripes. 

Take a listen to the track here

The 'Order Of Discovery' EP is available to pre-ordered here on iTunes and released May 13th worldwide.

Jackie also has a headline show on July 2nd at the beautiful St Pancras Old Church, tickets are £8 and available here

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New Album: KRISTYNA MYLES - Pinch Me Quick

For many artists trying to make their way in the music world, the business can be a real rollercoaster and no-one knows more about this than KRISTYNA MYLES. 

Having spent years on the live circuit and famously performing on the streets, which lead to her becoming Radio Five Live's 'Busk Idol' winner, the Manchester based singer was lucky enough to negotiate a record deal.

However despite being signed to produce five albums, only one single was released in three years which ultimately lead to a parting of the ways between the singer and her label. She did however manage to retain her full musical copyrights to her songs which now means she gets to release the album independently and under her own terms.

'Pinch Me Quick' is the product of this hard work and could even possible be even better for the wait. 

The 14 track set is a remarkable assured debut with all but one of the compositions being written or co-written by KRISTINA herself. The album also features her acclaimed cover of PAUL WELLER's STYLE COUNCIL classic 'The Paris Match' (and you can read our previous post about it's creation here).



Having seen her perform several times live over the last few years (including as full tour support for one of the UK's best known female artists, LISA STANSFIELD), many of the songs were already familiar to me and indeed do have retro feel and sound to them which almost make you feel they are already classics.

The first new single taken from the album is the romantic 'Just Three Little Words' (co-written with Irish songwriter TAMRA KEENAN). 



Elsewhere on the album musically there is a mixture of straight up pop, bluesy southern inspired soul (for example 'Make It Right') and even a little bit of country (on 'Stay With Me'). She is as comfortable with the uptempo tracks (on songs like the album's closer 'I'm Not Going Back') as she is with the smoother ballads (like the heartfelt 'Sorrow' and the heartbreaking 'Betrayal'). 

You can now sample the whole album below

KRISTYNA MYLES launches the album with two special shows. The first is at the Deaf Institute in Manchester on the day of release (March 10th) with support from SAM GRAY, HANNAH HIRD & MISS 600 (tickets available here) followed by the London launch, a special FREE gig (in association with Premier Radio) at The Bedford, Balham on March 30th (click here for more info). 
Check the website for other forthcoming shows. 

"Pinch Me Quick" is released March 10th on Take Note Recordings and can be pre-ordered on Amazon & iTunes

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New Video: FIONA BEVAN - The Machine

You may not yet know the name but you certainly know her work. 

Singer/songwriter FIONA BEVAN most famously is the co-writer of a ditty entitled 'Little Things', which she composed with friend Mr. ED SHEERAN which consequently went on to be a massive worldwide hit for an up and coming boy band called ONE DIRECTION.

Now the Suffolk born artist is finally set to release her own debut album, 'Talk To Strangers' this year which is preceded by first single 'The Machine'.  

Describing her own music as a mix of soul, folk and pop and with a unique vocal style (not to mention the striking image of her unmistakable blonde afro), the video to the single has just released.

'Talk To Strangers' is due April 28th on Navigator records and is available to pre-order from Propermusic  Amazon and iTunes 

The single 'The Machine', released on March 10th can be pre-ordered here including the remix by the omni-present ED HARCOURT and featuring rapper FEM FEL

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