Category Archives: UK

SONG OF THE DAY Torn Sail – Birds

Posted on August 1, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

With the rain falling hard outside, I sit here watching it bounce off the road and for a moment I think of nothing but the rhythmic patterns it makes as it splashes in little mini exploding formations. Then this song … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Sleep Eaters – Ghost On Fire

Posted on June 28, 2018 by The Listening Post Blog

This bouncy bundle of raging raucous fun has had me jollying around all over the place today and I’m happy to discover that I’ve caught this band right from their debut single! Ghost On Fire is the first offering from garage-rockers, … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Irma Vep – Evil

Posted on May 11, 2018 by The Listening Post Blog

It’s a little bit strange (in a good way), it’s a little bit quirky, it’s a whole lot psychedelic and a big mamma, mountain-sized chunk of cool!…..I present you today’s track: Evil, a truly wicked piece of lo-fi,retro, 60’s inspired bliss!! Irma … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY John Johanna – Fold In The Light

Posted on April 22, 2018 by The Listening Post Blog

How to travel into worlds afar and explore spiritual dimensions without even having to leave your home…or your seat for that matter! Yes, the answer to all of your escapism fantasies are right here, waiting to be unlocked and all … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Son Of Sam – Fighting Talk feat. Lifford & Blaise B (album version)

Posted on March 29, 2018 by The Listening Post Blog

Son Of Sam are a live hip hop outfit from the UK who formed in 2003.  When the band first emerged they began by playing original hip-hop samples and in just two years, after extensive gigging, were already supporting acts … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Spye – Oops, Sorry

Posted on December 13, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

Known as Bristol’s ‘legend of hip hop,’ Spye was recently recommended to me, so today I have been happily whiling away my afternoon checking him out!  His rapping is rhythmically pleasing and, coupled with his West Country accent, is individual … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Scott Matthews – Sweet Scented Figure

Posted on October 22, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

Scott Matthews was a name I’d never heard of until today when Guy Garvey played one of his early tracks on his radio show.  I say early track because this UK singer-songwriter hailing from Wolverhampton has been releasing music for … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Good Good Blood – Away Away

Posted on May 12, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

It’s so nice to find myself completely captured in a moment this evening, lost for a few minutes in a song which has coaxed me in with its gentle and inviting melody, nourishing my ears with words that really resonate … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Jake Houlsby – Oklahoma

Posted on March 29, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

Newcastle-based Jake Houlsby has come a long way in the seven years that he has been regularly writing and recording his own music, and The LP Blog has been an avid fan ever since it discovered Jake back at the … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Moses Boyd – Rye Lane Shuffle

Posted on December 21, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

I can be a bit selective when it comes to jazz, but took to this song straight away because I can more than cope any jazzy tangent when there are superb beats and frantically exciting drumming like this involved! This … Continue reading →

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