January 2017

O’Phantom are an alt-indie collective from Hull, inspired by northern landscapes, Cure-esque songwriting sensibilities and Broadcast inspired synths. With a keen devotion to tape music and lo-fi sounds, Yorkshire’s gothic history and it’s DIY attitude has helped the six-piece band develop frenetic soundscapes centred around melancholic self reflection.

Despite members of Umarells being old friends from school, university flatmates and even colleagues at an Indian restaurant for years – it was a spontaneous trip to the seaside town of Blackpool that ignited the musical flame within these five friends. Hailing from Manchester collectively but still a proudly Northern 5-piece, Umarells released their first […]

Evie Barrand is a singer-songwriter who writes from the heart. She sees her songs as diary entries and is very honest about the experiences that inspire her songs. Although not from Hull, she has been a very prominent member of the city’s acoustic music scene for the past 10 years and now considers it to […]

Victory Lap, the new noir infused five-piece, heralding from Nottingham are a melting pot of era-bending golden age sounds, as interpreted from a 21st century perspective of music and film, alluding to the romanticised nostalgia of pick and mix culture. They cite a broad range of influences from Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Nick Cave & […]