Category Archives: Self released

SONG OF THE DAY Ted Lucas – Plain And Sane And Simple Melody

Posted on September 27, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

It’s bugging me because I know I’ve heard this song before, yet I can find no evidence of it saved anywhere. It’s one of those familiar-friend-in-your-ear kind of songs and it makes me feel calm, I like that and often … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Solid Gold – Message To Planet Earth

Posted on December 14, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

Although released nearly 50 years ago, today’s song wouldn’t go a miss if it was circulating today, it’s sentiment is kind of timeless and universal. With little out there about the band or the song, this appears to be and … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Cut Worms – Song Of The Highest Tower

Posted on April 22, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

“Max Clarke has a knack for conjuring up warmth in his music, like endless summer or ageless youth.” Dipping a toe or two into the calm waters of yesteryears, Cut Worms, a.k.a Max Clarke, likes to bathe in all things … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Raggedy – Brainwash

Posted on April 16, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

Describing her creative process as “writing down all the floating whispers,” Raggedy is the solo project of a young artist based in Asheville, North Carolina.  Her sound fuses a distinct blend of lo-fi folk and dream pop and, whilst the name … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Kid Kapichi – Puppet Strings

Posted on March 9, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

I’ve been doing a little bit of delving today because all too often I discover new sounds but don’t always give myself chance to listen to more from that artist/band. You may recall at the end of January I covered … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Kid Kapichi – 2019

Posted on January 29, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

Emerging last year and hailing from Hastings, Kid Kapichi are a DIY four-piece who have described their sound as “a heavy riff-based thing with a bit of a haunted house vibe!”  For me they are a brand new discovery today, but for … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Freddie Joachim – Thrill Of Kills

Posted on February 24, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

Having featured the big sounds of California’s Freddie Joachim twice already (check out previous tracks, Good Man and Lately), I was delighted to find that he had yesterday shared another new song on Soundcloud. Releasing via his own label Mellow Orange, Thrill … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Jake Houlsby – Sabinal

Posted on July 3, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

Jake Houlsby is a Newcastle-based singer songwriter who has been playing music for the last 12 years, writing his own material for around seven and creating a sound that he feels best fits into the ‘folk’ category alongside artists such as … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Chelou – Don’t Hate On Me

Posted on July 2, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

  No stranger to The Listening Post Blog, the music of Chelou first came to my attention in March last year when I stumbled upon one of his early singles titled ‘Aneurysm.’ At the time I did a little investigative work … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Westerman – Misantropé

Posted on March 16, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

Westerman is a rising London singer-songwriter whose latest single was born out of a chance conversation.  Ideas for this song came about after he overheard his sister mispronouncing the word ‘misanthrope,’ and this inspired a glorious outpouring of fresh ideas. … Continue reading →

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