Haze - The King's Parade (12/05/17)

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• Artist: The King's Parade
• Genre: Soul, Blue, Pop
• Release Date: 12th May, 2017
• Record Label: The King's Parade
• Tracks: 4
• Website: www.thekingsparade.com

Since their formation in 2012, this four-piece’s assured touch of classic Detroit blues with melodic, crossover pop has evoked the crafted sounds of Jamie Woon, Leon Bridges and Alabama Shakes. 

After releasing their debut EP ‘Vagabond' in 2015 as well as a string of singles including ‘Bunched Up Letters’, ‘Silhouette’ and ‘Gathering the Pieces of a Broken Heart', The King’s Parade have seen themselves picking up wide critical acclaim. They also independently sold out London’s OSLO on the last leg of their debut sold-out European tour – echoing a growing number of hype acts growing fan bases and selling out large venues completely under the radar. 

Their classic sound was honed by musicians that were previously playing together more than 40 hours a week on a Hawaiian cruise ship. Think the Beatles’ unknown early gigs in Hamburg’s strip clubs and you’re just about there. The King’s Parade continue to refine a new soul blueprint that’s seeing a loyal and expectant fan base grow by the day, cementing their status as one of the most naturally talented and hustling young acts this year.

Beginnings - Hannah's Yard (12/05/17)

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• Artist: Hannah's Yard
• Genre: Pop, Jazz, Folk, Country
• Release Date: 12th May, 2017
• Record Label: Superphonix Limited
• Tracks: 14
• Website: https://www.hannahsyard.com

We head to Buckinghamshire for our next excellent young LCM featured artist. At the beating heart of the musical collective known as 'Hannah’s Yard' lies the beautifully understated voice of 21 year old singer Hannah Layton Turner. Think Nora Jones with touches of Katie Melua. The band's music is on the acoustic pop side with a heady fusion of Jazz, Folk and Country. Their debut album ‘Beginnings’ was released on 12 May 2017 and features 14 songs recorded in Hannah’s home town of Olney (not far from Milton Keynes)…the small English town where ‘Amazing Grace’ was written in the 1770s. This wonderful collection of meaningful songs about life and love includes a recording of Hannah at just 15 years of age, when she first met fellow musicians Barnaby Pinny and James Reader.

An upload of the collective’s song and our LCM #TrackOfTheDay 'Why Would I Know' to the BBC Introducing website in September 2015, resulted in a first national radio play on Mark Forrest’s BBC Introducing show the following November. Local station BBC Three Counties Radio immediately awarded the song ‘Introducing Track of the Week’ resulting in cross-station airplay and invitations to perform live on the station.  

An official launch of the song was expedited and by February 2016, following a live performance on his BBC Radio Oxford show, Alex Lester played ‘Why Would I Know’ on his Radio Two programme. Hannah’s Yard went on to appear on Robert Elms’ BBC Radio London show at the end of February marking a remarkable six months of progress for Hannah and her musicians.

Excitingly the band supported Gordon Haskell on his UK tour earlier this year.

Chastity Brown - Silhouette Of Sirens (19/05/17)

• Artist: Chastity Brown
• Genre: Americana Soul
• Release Date: 19/05/17
• Record Label: Red House Records
• Tracks: 10
• Website: http://chastitybrownmusic.com/

Colter Wall - Colter Wall (12/05/17)

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• Artist: Colter Wall
• Genre: Country
• Release Date: 12th May, 2017
• Record Label: Young Mary's Record Co./Thirty Tigers
• Tracks: 11
• Website: http://www.colterwall.com/

Colter Wall is a 21 years old Saskatchewan born songwriter and performing musician. Wall's sound is comprised of resonate and raw baritone vocals, Folk and Bluegrass style guitar and banjo picking, steady kick-drum stomping, and visually provoking, story telling lyrics. Wall draws influence from legends of the past such as Hank Williams, Robert Johnson, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Townes Van Zandt, and The Band, as well as more modern Americana pioneers including Shovels and Rope, Jack White, Ray Lamontagne, and Shakey Graves. Despite only recently beginning his musical career, Colter Wall has been seen in the company of Saskatchewan's infamous gritty bluegrass trailblazers ,The Dead South, released an EP 'Imaginary Appalachian' in the summer of 2015 from which 'Sleeping On The Blacktop' ended up in the movie Hell or High Water in 2016. From dive bars to fundraiser galas, Colter Wall has a history of leaving audiences in shock at the maturity of his voice as well as his songwriting. Currently settled in Kentucky, Colter will be releasing his debut 11 track album produced by Dave Cobb in May 2017. Featuring all his own compositions except Snake Mountain Blues (Townes Van Zandt).

Paradisia - Sound Of Freedom (26/05/17)

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• Artist: Paradisia
• Genre: Folk, Pop
• Release Date: 26th May, 2017
• Record Label: Paradisia
• Tracks: 12
• Website: http://paradisiaofficial.com/

ophie-Rose and Kristy played their first show together in a support slot at Brixton Academy in 2010 whilst playing in punk band 'Rum Shebeen'. A chance spotting of a harp belonging to Anna at her house party united the three, as well as a mutual love of Joni Mitchell, and since then the past five years have been spent working together on a number of musical projects. Having toured extensively with these previous projects, supporting the likes of Paolo Nutini, Carole King and Bruce Springsteen in Hyde Park, Paradisia spent time in Berlin to record their debut record in 2015 and chose their cover of Springsteen’s 'Dancing in the Dark' as their debut single. The track rose to #8 in the HypeMachine chart and has over 50,000 plays on SoundCloud to date. Of the track, the band says ‘it’s a beautifully written song and slowing it down was our way of bringing attention to the lyrics, so we wanted to show the beauty and sadness of them with our own interpretation’. 

The band's name itself is a word they use to describe an idealistic and beautiful aesthetic, a space away from reality to a place that occupies a perfect limbo between this world and a dreamlike utopia, the diversion to a higher sphere that music tends to offer most often: escapism. With relatable lyrics that draw inspiration from personal experiences, Paradisia is a world into which most can escape. 

Paradisia released their 12-track debut album 'Sound Of Freedom' on the 26th May, 2017.

Sound Of The Sirens - For All Our Sins (26/05/17)

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• Artist: Sound Of The Sirens
• Genre: Acoustic Folk-Rock
• Release Date: 26th May, 2017
• Record Label: Dmf Records
• Tracks: 10
• Website: http://www.soundofthesirens.net/

There's a certain transcendent magic that happens when two contrasting voices coalesce in perfect harmony - think The Everly Brothers, Simon & Garfunkel or George Jones and Tammy Wynette. Imperceptibly, they can raise you from the temporal to the spiritual in the breath of a song, and set you floating among the firmament infused with a sense of wonder - just like Sound of the Sirens. Exeter-based duo Abbe Martin and Hannah Wood dovetail beautifully on their debut album, For All Our Sins, a beguiling acoustic pop collection replete with lyrical sensibility. Already championed by Chris Evans - who declared himself "blown away" when he heard Sound of the Sirens for the first time, and subsequently invited them to perform alongside U2 and Take That on TFI Friday last year - they're certain to broaden a burgeoning fan base on the back of For All Our Sins. It's a fan base built up not just over several sublime EP releases - but also through their live shows, which combine a natural facility for connecting with their audiences and unforgettable performances predicated on energy, warmth, humour and, above all, real conviction. Sound of the Sirens want to both enlighten and entertain, and they want to do it with euphony. For All Our Sins accomplishes all of the above.

Roxanne de Bastion - Heirlooms & Hearsay (05/05/2017)

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• Artist: Roxanne de Bastion
• Genre: Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter
• Release Date: 5th May, 2017
• Record Label: Nomad Songs
• Tracks: 10
• Website: http://www.roxannedebastion.com/

It's always very exciting when Berlin born and London based singer-songwriter Roxanne de Bastion releases new music. Especially when it is her new second album and a very special groundbreaking one at that. 'Heirlooms and Hearsay' is perfectly named as it links three generations of the very talented and musical de Bastion family. It tells their stories, sharing their memories and their music. Containing all self-penned songs and a co-write the album explores Roxanne's life, her feelings, her family history and rich musical heritage. Including valuable heirlooms like the family piano handed down through the generations by her great grandfather Aladar Holzer which was one of the inspiration for the album.

Chris Stapleton - From A Room Vol. One (05/05/17)

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• Artist: Chris Stapleton
• Genre: Country, Americana
• Release Date: 5th May, 2017
• Record Label: Decca (UMO)
• Tracks: 9
• Website: http://www.chrisstapleton.com/

2017 album from Grammy Award-winning US singer-songwriter, recorded in the legendary RCA Studio A in Nashville. Includes 'Broken Halos'.

Emily Barker - Sweet Kind Of Blue (19/05/17)

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• Artist: Emily Barker

• Genre: Americana, Folk, Country, Singer-Songwriter

• Release Date: 19th May, 2017

• Record Label: Everyone Sang

• Tracks: 10

• Website: http://www.emilybarker.com/

Emily Barker's new album was recorded at Sam Phillips Recording Service in Memphis with Grammy winning producer Matt Ross-Spang (Jason Isbell, Margo Price) and an all-star cast of Memphis session players. Sweet Kind of Blue is her first full studio album since 2013's critically lauded Dear River and marks a new sound for Barker as she returns to the soul and blues influences that first inspired her to become a songwriter and musician.

Emily Barker is best known as the writer and performer of the award-winning theme to BBC crime drama Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh. She has released music as a solo artist as well as with various bands including The Red Clay Halo, Vena Portae and Applewood Road. In 2015 she composed her first full feature film soundtrack for Jake Gavin's Hector, which won a Scottish BAFTA for its lead actor, Peter Mullan.

"Blues meets country meets gospel... a sweet and tender distillation of Americana influences" Clash

"Emily Barker has a gift for great melodies" The Guardian