The Blues came calling first, but rock was always waiting around the corner. Well it would be, wouldn’t it? Coming from the deep south, it was inevitable, but living in the deep south of a major Yorkshire City, there’s a gritty hard edge to life! ​ A female guitar prodigy, Chantel was told by a major label that she had a "great voice, but girls don't play guitar like that!" Wisely ignoring their comments, she enrolled at the Leeds College of Music and became the first student in the college’s history, to achieve a 100% pass mark at BTEC, with 18 distinctions. Chantel then pursued further education and left with a First Class Honours degree in Popular Music and a coveted prize, the college’s musician of the year award. ​ Chantel released her highly anticipated second album, Lose Control, in October 2015 on her independent boutique label Tis Rock Music, this being the follow up to her critically acclaimed 2011 debut album, Like No Other.

Kassi Valazza has a viscous, light gold voice. It swirls around in your head like whiskey in a snifter; vaporous, and intoxicating. For most of Dear Dead Days pedal steel and electric guitar lope along at half time, the in pocket rhythm section booming from deep in the low end. Its frequencies penetrate your flesh. The songs reverberate off your bones. Her lyrics drip down the inside of your skull. On the opening track "Cayuse": "cause they're hard runnin' critters, and wild-eyed quitters / kicking up all they can find / that fool hardy man of mine" Musicians with Southwest origins dependably bring a languorous relaxation -- the slow pace a defense against the oppressive heat of the high desert -- and a grim sense of gravitas, having walked among the bleached bones and arid landscapes. At times Valazza sings as if her lyrics are smoke she's exhaling. On "A Fine Colour" she sings every note clearly, and with force, on a surrealist-jealousy jawn.

Barnaby George "Barns" Courtney is an English singer, songwriter, and musician.

The Zac Schulze Gang is a dynamic rock band that fuses elements of blues, rock, and soul into a distinctive sound, led by the energetic and soulful frontman Zac Schulze.

The Australian troubadour performs deep and soulful folk-rock with melodic alternative country and blues-rock.

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Sonic adventurers who influenced the likes of Radiohead and Interpol, in the nineties The Boo Radleys released a succession of albums on Creation Records that encompassed Shoegaze (Everythings Alright Forever), Britpop (the Number 1 album Wake Up), feverish experimentalism (Cmon Kids) and absolutely everything in-between (Giant Steps voted both Select Magazines & NME readers Album of the Year).

Trampolene deliver electrical shockers with their unique combination of garage rock, kitchen-sink poetry and acoustic heartbreakers. Trampolene singer/guitarist Jack Jones a member of Peter Doherty’s touring band, The Puta Madres, playing lead guitar. Trampolene have supported The Libertines, Buzzcocks, Peter Doherty, Reverend & The Makers, and Catfish & The Bottlemen and Trampolene performed at Glastonbury, Leeds Festival, Y Not, Kendall Calling and Latitude Festivals along with a headline show at London’s prestigious KOKO.

The Soledad Brothers were an American blues-punk/garage rock trio from Maumee, Ohio. Known for a raw, high-energy sound heavily influenced by gritty blues-rock, the band originally featured Johnny Walker (vocals/guitar/harmonica) and Ben Swank (drums), later adding Brian Olive (saxophone/guitar).

Blending folk pastoralism with swampy 60s Americana, The Hanging Stars sound like the missing link between the California desert sun and the grey skies of London Town. The album was recorded between LA, Nashville and Walthamstow, with each of these vastly different places leaving an indelible mark on the songs. Their debut album Over the Silvery Lake came out in March 2016. The band is made up of songwriter, singer and guitarist Richard Olson, Sam Ferman on bass, Paulie Cobra on drums, Patrick Ralla on banjo, guitar, keyboards and assorted instruments, with pedal steel courtesy of Horse and Joe Harvey Whyte.

Dick Valentine (stage name for Tyler Spencer) is the lead vocalist and co-founder of the Detroit-based rock band Electric Six, known for his eccentric, high-energy stage presence, witty lyricism, and genre-blending music.

An electrifying night of Americana and West Coast roots as The Brothers Comatose hit the stage joined by UK bluegrass favourites The Folly Brothers.

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Left Field band TAMIW was formed in 2018 by vocalist Tami. Their 1st album, "flower vases", was released the same year. In 2019, they completed a 20-show tour in the United States. The 2nd album, "future exercise", followed in 2020. Since then, their work has been produced at "Hidden Place," a recording studio located in a temple in Osaka's Sakai city and run by the band. In 2021, their selection and performance at "FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL ROOKIE A GO-GO" gained significant attention. In February 2022, they dropped their first EP, "Floating Girls". A year later, in February 2023, their third album, "Fight for Innocence", was released. While operating as a band, they base their sound on electronic tracks featuring bass music and hip-hop elements, with an extensive use of sampling and analog synths, creating alternative music with a refined sense of balance.

The Deep Forest story began in the early 90’s in the North of France with the intention of mixing ethnic music with their own electronic and jazz sounds.

British dance-rock quintet EMF formed in Cinderford, England in October 1989. All five original members were veterans of the local music scene before founding EMF, whose name supposedly stood for Epsom Mad Funkers" (although it was widely speculated that the initials instead represented "Ecstasy Mother Fckers"). Within two months of formation, the group played its first gig; after unearthing a Casio sampler and sequencer in a local thrift shop, a light techno element was added to their rock-oriented sound.