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Welcome to part 2 of the “Best of NP 2019”! These tracks have been added to part one so you can listen to them all in one place RIGHT HERE. As I mentioned in my part 1 review, 2019 has been a cracking year for artists around these parts and… Read more

2019 has been an inspiring and productive year for the Newport scene, inspiring enough for me to compile a playlist of some of the best songs released from artists residing, or with a strong influence in this area. To listen to this playlist, click HERE. To read a little bit… Read more

Bryony Sier’s newest single and last statement of a busy 2019 see’s her return with an expanded and evolved sound, more daring and polished than she has sounded before. Lyrically wise, it is Bryony as we know her. Tapped into the subconscious of an often confused, trapped youth, she is… Read more

We’ve Come To Steal Your Energy thrive on the absurd. They’re as bedroom/DIY as it comes. They don’t adhere to rules, they do what they want, ok to mixed results and reviews, but that’s kind of their point and to me they are true mavericks. So it will come as… Read more

Single number two of the year for Cardiff/Caerleon duo Feverjaw and it couldn’t be further away from debut “Landspeed Record”, released earlier in the year and reviewed right here. Whereas the former soared with it’s luscious strings, new single “Dawn Chorus” is a different beast altogether, channelling the Pixies and… Read more

Regular readers (if ever that was a thing for this blog) will probably have noticed Finding Aurora have featured a fair bit on this site since its beginnings all the way back in October 2018, but it’s impossible not to be taken in by their ever endearing charm and enthusiasm.… Read more

Selena Jerome is a solo artist Newport born and bred, something she is extremely proud of. Over the last few years she has built up a solid reputation and fan base in the city and surround and will be looking to build on that in the coming years. I caught… Read more

It could just be that I’ve put an end to my own ignorance of the local scene, but it definitely does feel as though Newport is in the midst (or hopefully beginning) of a surge of musical creativity. Guitar music has been at the forefront of this movement and while… Read more

Jack Perrett releasing catchy, melodic indie anthems has become a bit of a regular occurrence and he has continued this trend with new single “Going Nowhere”, which comes with this smartly produced Focus Shift Films video starring…well, Jack! Jack was chosen for the esteemed BBC Horizons programme in 2019 and… Read more

King Ibex are a three-piece alternative rock band hailing from Newport/Monmouth with a penchant for uncompromising, out and out rock songs. In May this year they released their self-titled debut album, a product of years of writing and jamming. I caught up with guitarist/vocalist Michael Buffery and bassist/vocalist Tom Jayne… Read more