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Tracks from the Top Ten Blogged Bands are played
every Sunday 5-7pm on Radio KC as part of
Ralph's Indie Show.
No 1: Hunter & The Bear
This week Ralph's favorite video is Renegade by Hunter and The Bear and it's the first single from their debut album due out early next year.
Having shared the stage with Eric Clapton, Van Morrison and Simple Minds, this young British band are making a big noise on the rock scene. They've toured extensively in the UK & Europe this year and have been described as - "One of the most exciting live acts around!"
No 2: Fingertrap
With energy and indie pop sass to rival The Hives and The Fratellis, the last 18 months have seen them play raucous shows around the UK, with numerous festival appearances including Frankfurt Musikmesse and The Montreux Jazz Festival, and win two Europe-wide competitions for their live performances run by industry giants Casio and Shure
No 3: The Undivided
Formed circa 2010, born from the ashes of previous aural endeavors and built on the back of long-standing friendships.
No 4: HAWK
The self-styled Alt Noir, Anglo Irish combo release their new single Mirror Maze on November 4th which precedes the She Knows EP due for a March 2017 arrival via Veta Records
No 5: Tensheds
A piano bashing, guitar swinging husky voiced hobo.
'Milktrain' is taken from the new Tensheds album 'The Dandy Punk Prince',
Order your copy at: tensheds.com/shop
No 6: Small Victories
It's called Paint The Picture and it's a thumper of a guitar-driven, bass-heavy, drum infused, full-on and in your face indie tune. It'll be getting a spin this Sunday 23rd October) on Ralph's Radio KC Indie Show.
No 7: Avec Sans
Avec Sans are Alice Fox and Jack St James from Manchester and Trinidad respectively, now living in London and making their brand of sleek, aesthetic, electronic music.
Avec Sans’ single releases have achieved national radio play and media acclaim (press below). They’ve had tracks featured in U.S. TV series and in-store in retail outlets across America and the UK. They have also been taken into the hearts of many in the fashion industry having designed a shoe for London fashion brand Swear.
No 8: Elephant Memoirs
Their new EP Broken Jagged Edges released on the 14/10/16, succeeds in amplifying the band's raw sound of..."a driving powerful rhythm section, with aggressive guitar and bold vocal melodies".
No 9:SHVLLOWS
SHVLLOWS are a four piece Electronic Pop band from Edinburgh, Scotland. Forming in early 2015, the band have spent the last year mastering their unique blend of hybrid synth pop and are ready to make their mark on the UK music scene over 2016. Their release Zurich is Ralph's Video Of The Week.
Nuuxsis a French born singer songwriter who grew up in Hackney. Her music style is influenced by Tarantino soundtracks and Lo-Fi beats, ably demonstrated in her debut single Holy Man released in April. The track, which has received over 66,000 streams on Spotify, was produced and co-written by Jake Gosling (Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, The Libertines, James Bay, Paloma Faith) and added to Starbucks' in-store playlist.