About Sound

Hangover City On first listen, this has a light, poppy feel. Emma’s voice is warm and rich and although she never falls into the trap of showing off, the power in her voice sits nicely as a potential. You can hear it is there if she needs to use it,… Read more

I first became aware of Conor when a mutual friend sent me a link to his new single “Do You Think You’re In Love?”. I’m always optimistic and find enthusiasm in hearing new music, so was more than happy to give it a listen. I don’t know what I was… Read more

OK, so the next song that popped into our shared inbox here at About Sound was this debut offering from acclaimed music artist Sam Barnes. Sam is originally from North Wales and has written music for the S4C detective drama Hinterland. In fact, if you go to Sam’s website, the… Read more

There is unequivocally no better music genre suited to the sun than reggae, ok Calypso maybe, but reggae is definitely right up there. So it’s fitting that as I put Codewalkers new single “The Way We Go” on for the first time, the sun should peer through my window. Unfortunately… Read more

The Dinwiddy Project! What do I know about this band in advance of reviewing their most recent output? Not much myself, BUT I do know that they are a group based in Tonypandy, they released their new album on 13th March 2021 AND create an exclusive barrage of compelling audible… Read more

What are you gonna do after you’ve spent half a lifetime writing and producing your 17 song, one hour and 14 minutes grandiose debut album; a record tackling everything from loss, love, hope, anger, everything in-between and more? Well, it’s obvious isn’t it? You get back on it. You start… Read more

I’ve never been much of a Jazz or Soul aficionado, but I gave a bit of my time to check out “Topiary”, the new release from Freshly Cut Grass and I do not regret my experience in the slightest. In fact, it was quite refreshing to put my focus on… Read more

The world of pop music has always been littered with extravagant, enigmatic and often bizarre characters; after all, such is the warming and welcoming nature of the majority of the people that comprise the popsphere, it is the perfect place for such personalities to dazzle. From Barrett to Bowie, Madonna… Read more

For the last couple of years, Jackson Lucitt has spent a good chunk of his time promoting his favourite up and coming artists via Shiny Vinyl Presents, through which he also curates Face Value Festival. He’s a busy man and clearly loves supporting these artists with bucketloads of passion and… Read more

The first and only time I’ve seen Eleri Angharad perform was three or so years ago in Monusk, a lovely tapas bar in Newport; a place I miss, regret not visiting more and can’t wait to go back once all this is over. Music and food, what a glorious combination!… Read more