Every year I've been participating in Record Store Day in Birmingham, queuing as early as possible outside Ignite and then popping over to Swordfish to see what they have left over from the early risers - it's always been a successful way of doing it but I've always wondered what it's like at other places. So this year I popped over to Leamington and into Seismic Records, I've been there a fair few times and it's a brilliant little record store that takes Record Store Day to the max, ordering in a tonne of stock for us vinyl heads. I always wanted to visit a place that put their stock out on ..read more

Artwork by Sophie Peache Insanely underrated Brummy singer-songwriter Bryony Williams has returned with a new single, following the release of her incredibly complex and wistful EP 'Conscious' I've been looking forward to more releases from her. 'Silhouette' immediately hits your ears with some very dark guitars, haunting in many ways. They match Bryony's tone for the song perfectly as she holds back on letting her voice free for a lower, dreamier style much akin to something Thom Yorke may adopt on Radiohead's darker songs. There's some very clear inspiration from Marika Hackman and Anna Cal ..read more

It's very rare that you'll ever get such an established, talented and all-round beautiful songwriter releasing their debut solo single at such a stage. Josienne Clarke's collaborations have elevated her to a certain level but she now steps out on her own and to be perfectly candid, she's shining brighter than ever. On 'Things I Didn't Need' Josienne is so hauntingly angelic that you feel as though you're sucked into her world, feeling what she feels. As though you're some sort of impersonating body snatcher, it's so wonderfully poetic and yet heartbreaking at the same time. The acoustic guit ..read more