Category Archives: Self released

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

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

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

“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

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

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

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

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

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

  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

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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