Apocalypse Music co-founder Pia headed down to the Barbican Conservatory to watch the evening performance of “the greenhouse effect”, an immersive sound experience reflecting on our relationship with nature at a time of climate crisis. I have long wanted an excuse to explore the Barbican Conservatory and this offering felt like the perfect opportunity. Through Natalia Franklin Pierce’s curation, “the greenhouse effect” explores how sound and listening can provide useful tools with which to think on and beyond the Anthropocene. And where better to ponder how we live with the world, as opposed ..read more

Apocalypse Music co-founder Pia Rose Scattergood had the pleasure of sampling not one but TWO multi-venue festivals last month, documenting an eclectic mix of the hottest global artists to watch in 2023, all the while celebrating Pitchfork’s return to London & 30 years of the London Jazz Festival. ______________________________________________________________________________ PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL LONDON 2022 As Pitchfork’s European festival concept expands to London for only the second time in history, I reflect on the intimacy and inclusivity of my experience … WEDS 9 NOV – PITCHFORK F ..read more

Apocalypse Music co-founder Hermione Kellow headed on down to Southwark Cathedral to watch “All the Ends of the World,” a poignant musical reflection on the state of the world and the impact of climate change through multimedia. From extreme weather to COP 27, the issue of global warming and climate crisis has been on the lips of many in recent weeks. Indeed, a mere matter of days after controversial public figure Julia Hartley-Brewer dismissed the very notion of climate change on BBC’s Question Time, I found myself sat in a packed-out Southwark Cathedral watching ‘All the Ends of the World ..read more

For one weekend every year, the glorious seaside town of Brighton is flooded with hot new artists and a tonne of excited pundits all looking forward to hearing great music and eating fish and chips on the seafront. We were thrilled to join them this year and thought it was the perfect opportunity to share what we managed to catch a glimpse of! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Apocalypse Music (@apocalypsemusic) Conor Albert – Pia Musical polymath Conor Albert completely blew us away on Thursday evening, seamlessly floating between keys and guitar while showcasing a rea ..read more

As the hordes (including us!) descend on Brighton for this years offering of The Great Escape Festival, we thought it only right we summarise some of the acts we are most excited to catch performing this week! Read on for Hermione and Pia’s top picks for the days ahead… Pia: MICHELLE’s ‘SUNRISE’ featured on heavy rotation in my garden between heatwaves in the summer of 2020. It is carefree in every sense of the word. Since then, the pop collective has released a killer album comprised of candid reflections on life from the POV of six twenty-somethings still with the same breezy optimism. I can ..read more

Brimming with energy and rhythmic momentum, captivating four-piece Pushpin are an exciting, up and coming prospect within the UK indie music scene. Here at AM, we are thrilled to have had the opportunity to ask them some questions and get to know them a little better… Hey Guys, thanks for talking to us here at AM! For our readers who might not have heard your music before, how would you describe your sound? Hi! Thanks for having us. It’s always a tough question, but I guess we’re closest to psych pop bands like MGMT and Animal Collective, with a bit of the energy/vibe of King Gizzard and the L ..read more

Welcome to our weekly roundup of some of the best new music we have been listening to over the past week. If you want to share any future recommendations with us feel free to drop us an email at apocalypsemusicsite@gmail.com. Bollo Bollo ‘Liquid Heaven’ Taken from debut EP I’ve Got a Good Feeling About This, ‘Liquid Heaven’ is a vibrant, upbeat track from Buckinghamshire based four piece Bollo Bollo. Despite the catchy, breeziness of their music they are a group who boast a genuine sincerity and maturity of sound that is making them interesting prospects in the world of indie music ..read more

Back in March, Apocalypse Music was invited to the 2022 instalment of multi-venue, multi-sensory festival RE-TEXTURED. Hailed as “an arresting sonic and visual experience” by founders Kraftbrother, the festival comprised a fluid and overlapping programme of electronica, new composition, techno, and experimental music across three venues over three days…here’s what we thought!  ~ ~ ~ The festival opened with a showcase curated by Italian composer Caterina Barbieri, whose label light-years launched last year. Caterina was joined by performers Bendik Giske and Nkiski, composer Evelyn Sayl ..read more

In spicy news, British band FOALS have announced a limited edition collaboration with Sauce Shop, producing their very own hot sauce ‘Holy Fire Hot Honey’, a pitch-black hot honey which has been laced with Sauce Shop signature habanero to make a sweet, dark elixir… to all hot sauce lovers with a penchant for indie music, get stocking up now! To celebrate finally seeing this wonderful group again after almost two years of pandemic-related chaos, we thought it only right to use their recent collaboration as inspiration for a piece around tasty food-orientated collaborations we are chomping at th ..read more

Welcome to our weekly roundup of some of the best new music we have been listening to over the past week. If you want to share any future recommendations with us feel free to drop us an email at apocalypsemusicsite@gmail.com. Saya Grace ‘SAVING GRACE’ Driven by electronic staccato and reflective lyricism ‘SAVING GRACE‘ is the second release from Dirty Hit artist Saya Grace’s forthcoming debut project, 19 MASTERS. It’s a refreshingly unique sound, propelled by a contemplative artist intent on individualism. There are hints of Nilufer Yanya-esque shoegazing combined with a darke, more synth heav ..read more