Introducing themselves with a sun-drenched soundtrack to insomnia, ChicBones are the latest musical outfit to emerge on the scene this year. The duo – comprising Jake McNeil and Darcy Valentine – have unveiled their debut single No More, and it’s…
Stoke-on-Trent’s musical stalwarts Shader have made a triumphant return from their brief hiatus with their latest single Satellite – and honestly? It’s their best work yet. Following the success of their debut album, Everything is Connected, which stormed into the…
Guest review by Captain’s Bar events manager, Say Something Music label owner and promoter Scott Evans Stoke-on-Trent’s Council Cut really is one of the more unique and intriguing artists on the scene. Blending genres and expectations has become his trademark…
Guest review by Captain’s Bar events manager, Say Something Music label owner and promoter Scott Evans Having started the year with a sold-out show at Sapphic Sounds in London, 2024 promises to be a huge year for Macclesfield alt-rock band…
At just 15 years old, Sam Poole is already making quite the name for himself among the Stoke music community. One of the youngest performers on the circuit, the emerging teen artist has earned a reputation for emotive acoustic ballads…
Hotel Cola, the four-piece outfit hailing from somewhere between indie’s dreamiest realms and the heart of the Britpop resurgence, returns with their sophomore single, Only You. Following the warmly received debut, Different Now You’re Gone, Only You sees Hotel Cola develop…
Guest review by Captain’s Bar events manager, Say Something Music label owner and promoter Scott Evans The prolific Greg Murray & The Seven Wonders are back with yet another song, following the five singles from last year and a planned…
Darla Jade is an artist who refuses to let her foot off the pedal as she continues to accelerate to success, hitting the ground running in 2024 with an addictive new pop-rock record. Dirty Laundry marks her first single of…
Guest review by Captain’s Bar events manager, Say Something Music label owner and promoter Scott Evans Cheshire country musician Chloe Chadwick has built her reputation through unadulterated passion for her craft and genuine grit. With a long history of live…
Guest review by The Underground venue manager Lee Barber There are very few people in Staffordshire whose musical talents and artistic gifts stretch so far beyond the realms of us common folk that they can traverse genre unburdened by creative…
Guest review by The Underground venue manager Lee Barber The blasphemous Christian Music return like the resurrection with their latest sacrificial offering, a concoction of compelling and calculated chaos borne in the dark depths of the creative hub that is…
Guest review by The Underground venue manager Lee Barber In 2023, Lucid Waters were, somewhat subtly, one of the finest bands running amok within the dirty alleyways of Stoke’s music scene. The sultry three piece brings chaos and curiosity wherever…
