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 the good news is that… 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 about the tracks and artists… 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 a spokeswoman for a new… 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 a bit as a surprise… 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 Sonic Youth with it’s driving… Read more