Inspired #0030 - Abbie Ozard

Manchester based Abbie Ozard has just released her retro indie pop track ‘Growing Pains’, still fresh in the music world, Abbie has already managed to capture the attention of Blossums and Radio 1’s Huw Stephens. She talks to us about Bon Iver, Berlin and how she would like to inspire people. 

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Album Review: Billie Marten - 'Feeding Seahorses by Hand'

Whilst there is the possibility of losing yourself amongst expectations and uncertainty when you release music from a young age such as fifteen, there is also the opposite effect that can happen, which is having the ability to learn exactly what you need to be doing in order to maintain sanity. Billie Marten is lucky enough to fall into the latter category of musicians.

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EP Review: Peakes - 'Absent In Person'

Leeds based indietronica outfit Peakes air their anxieties and their knack for a hook on the ‘Absent In Person’ EP. Recent single, depression bop ‘Hole In The Floor’, engages with a deep sense of hopelessness (embodied by the titular hole in the floor of their room) even as it soars with delicious pop melodies and bubbling synth arpeggios. The contrast emphasising rather than undermining the message, crafting the image of someone who appears fine but behind closed doors is suffering in a deep well of sadness.

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