It’s that time to review how lively the new music scene has been in 2023, and the quality hasn’t disappointed! During the year the Evolving Tunes playlist has done exactly that, containing close to 300 tracks since January, so trimming it down to 50, let alone 25 tracks, wasn’t easy. As previously, it contains a wide array of genres, so dive in, enjoy, and keep an eye on the main Spotify playlist during 2024 for more exceptional new, emerging, and under the radar musicians ..read more

The Evolving Tunes playlist has done exactly that again this year, so as it draws to a close here’s an eclectic playlist with 25 of the best tracks to have appeared since January. It contains a wide array of genres, so dive in, enjoy, and keep an eye on the main Spotify playlist during 2023 for more exceptional new, emerging, and under the radar musicians ..read more

There’s a fabulous array of genres on display in this latest mixtape, from art-pop and cinematic rock to RnB & jazz-funk, via the usual sprinkling of indie & alternative. All come from impressive emerging and under-the-radar artists, so dig in, explore, and I hope you find a few new gems for your ears…   bigjimcambo · The Alternative Friday Mixtape 22 – #5 Thus Love – In Tandem Yes We Mystic – Long Dream Lissy Taylor – She’s A Stunner Surprise Chef – Money Music Hallan – Sich Übergeben Azu Yeché – Be That Guy Huw and the Greater Good – Old Fashioned Ways L.O.E – 1001 Minerva Dai ..read more

The Fresh on the Net ‘school year’ has come to an end, and we’re now on our summer break, but we’ve had an incredible array of impressive music uploaded to us over the past 11 months, and so from those thousands of tracks I’ve compiled another School’s Out playlist with 10 of my favourites. The long list was exactly that, so it wasn’t easy to whittle it down to these ten tracks, which also highlight the range of genres that are uploaded to us on a weekly basis. So, dig in and enjoy a range of sounds, from indie-rock to dream-pop, jazz-electronica to alternative-folk, and more. Enjoy…   b ..read more

The final Mixtape before the summer break, both here and at Fresh on the Net, allows us to wander through another eclectic array of wonderful songs from new and emerging talent. In this selection we take in some alternative & indie, RnB & soul, jazz & blues, cinematic post-rock, and more. I love ’em all, so I hope you do too. Enjoy…   bigjimcambo · The Alternative Friday Mixtape 22 – #4 Ocean Flaws – Keep It Cool Dictator – Rubik’s Cube L.O.E – People Like People Like Them Wasuremono – Happier Havva -For Nothing The Lanes – Classless Jackson Mathod – Come On Now Florian’s Cr ..read more

Taking their name from the 1980’s film The Lost Boys, this Sheffield 4-piece are comprised of Max Clutterbuck (singer/songwriter), Jack Berry (lead guitar), Henry Robinson (bass) and Ethan Reeves (drums). The band first appeared in my Evolving Spotify playlist in July last year with the song Charlie, which was taken from their debut EP Bad News, and their 5-track follow up, Love Among Angry People, has just been released, which is crammed full of fabulously infectious indie tunes. So read on, as we chat to the band’s founder & songwriter Max Clutterbuck about the EP, being annoying, Fredd ..read more

As spring heads into summer, there has been no let up in the quality of new music releases from under-the-radar and independent artists. So here’s the latest mixtape with 10 of my recent favourites, which take us from indie rock to psychedelic soul, and more. Enjoy…   bigjimcambo · The Alternative Friday Mixtape 22 – #3   The Clockworks – Endgame lostboy – Maple Sunnbrella – Fever Dream Freeda – Better On Your Own The Assist – Numb The Islas – Keep Me In Mind BALTHVS – Turkish Coffee Lunavela – People that you know Springfield – There Must Be Something More CIEL – Fine Everything ..read more

Soundcloud | Spotify | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram   I made a suit out of sandpaper, & walked through a carwash… One of Enjoyable Listens’ taglines is “music to recede the hairline”, but I’d add “music to make you smile” too.  This duo, fronted by Luke Duffett (above), have been making music and playing live for a few years now, but first came to my attention in 2020, with the releases of the tracks That’s Where My Shoes Were and The Key Of Innocence, which highlighted his impressive baritone vocal & baroque pop style, which combine perfectly with his fabulously witty lyr ..read more

The world might be going into meltdown again, but thankfully we’ve still got some inspirational musicians to keep a smile on our faces, and this latest Mixtape certainly comes with my stamp of approval, so I hope you enjoy it too…   bigjimcambo · The Alternative Friday Mixtape 22 – #2   The Blinders – Hate To See You Tortured Minerva Daisy – Something Strange Motel Carnation – Sweet Separation Giant Party – Loving Arms Polar States – So Much Happened Since You Came Huw & The Greater Good – Fight Geraint Rhys & Droja – Hold On Aderyn – Yearning Alex Lipinski – Long Way To Go ..read more

Alex Lipinski is a singer & songwriter from the Bristol area. Blending a warm alternative Americana style, he has made a couple of albums to date, but released this rousing & anthemic track late last year, and which comes ahead of his new album For Everything Under The Sun, due for release on May 6th. It has already appeared in the latest Mixtape, but also gets this Showreel post as the video, recorded & edited by Tony Hobden, beautifully mixes modern footage of Alex performing the track, along with some wonderfully edited vintage black & white video clips. And if you want to c ..read more