We are joined by the talented Hugo Valentine as he details his top 5 current musical inspirations and influences… 1. Yebba – Evergreen This song had a huge impact on me when I first heard it. Introduced to me by my vocal coach, I had it on repeat for days, totally mesmerised by the soul and…
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On The Record: New York’s DOPICO chats to us about her rebrand, the industry, songwriting and living in NYC
You recently rebranded from “Madeleine Dopico” to “DOPICO”. What was your reasoning behind that change and what was the process like? I’m glad I started out going by my full name when I began pursuing music seriously. It felt like I was throwing my rawest self into the industry and needed to explore how to…
On The Record: Broken Back talks to us about his new single ‘She Falls’, worldly influences and having fun
Let’s talk about the new single “She Falls”? Where did the idea for the lyrical content and video come about? Sometimes words don’t come out. Often, pain hides behind silence. But most of the time, nobody even notices it. With the music video of “She Falls” I wanted to portray the psychological prison in which…
On The Record: We chat to Dahlia Sleeps about their new EP ‘Love, Lost’, poetry and lyrical themes
You’ve just released your new EP ‘Love, Lost’. Can you tell us a bit more about the title, and what the overarching lyrical themes are about? Love, Lost is the title of one of the songs on the EP and it felt like a really fitting phrase for the whole body of work. There are…
On The Record: Clinic Blonde speaks to us about their new single ‘Fabled’, living in Copenhagen and their sound
Hey! Could you tell our readers something about yourself that they might not find out otherwise? Hi! Uhm, we originally came together as a band in 2014 under the name King Mannequin. The music we wrote back then was quite different, drawing heavily upon the likes of Led Zeppelin. One day we were jamming some…
On The Record: Indie duo New Arcades chat to us about influences, lyricism and ‘Hideaway’
Hey! Could you tell our readers something about yourself that they might not find out otherwise? We’ve been friends for over 11 years! (My word it’s gone fast)! We do everything in-house: write, produce/record and mix and sometimes master at our home studios in Herts and London. We’ve had a song featured in two movies -Don’t Let…
On The Record: NASAYA talks to us about blending atmospheres, working with cehryl and moving to L.A.
Hey! Could you tell our readers something about yourself that they might not find out otherwise? Fun fact: I was born and grew up on Reunion Island, next to Madagascar and used to surf when I was a kid – I’m also a massive nerd about technology and before doing music I wanted to work in…
On The Record: LA-based songwriter Baer talks to us about ‘Addicted To Vibes’, Charli XCX and being independent.
Hey! Could you tell us a little bit about your musical influences? More recently, I’ve been obsessed with Charli XCX and her latest mixtapes. I love the pushing-edge pop production that A.G. Cook so perfectly combines with the songwriting. It’s the kind of pop music I feel cool listening to, and it makes me want…
On The Record: We chat to Mystery Friends about their name, Washington, ‘Can’t Say’ and moderately dancable music
Hey, thanks for chatting to us . Could you tell our readers something about yourself that they might not find out otherwise? I think we can start with the name itself. Back in late 2016, we had the hardest time trying to find a band name, and we kept finding ourselves at a standstill. The name “Mystery Friends” is actually…
On The Record: We talk to LA based songwriter Peter Fenn about his new single ‘Most Days’
Hey, thanks for chatting to us. Could you tell our readers something about yourself that they might not find out otherwise? I didn’t start playing music until I was 18 years old and have just been going non stop since then. Side note though, I love mexican food and basketball. How would you describe the sound…
