WATCH: CIEL – ‘Naked’ (Live Session)

Recorded at Bella Studios by Penelope Isles’ Jack Wolter and filmed by Summer Dean, Brighton alt-pop outfit CIEL have shared a live video for their track ‘Naked’. Filled with soft vocals, hazy guitar sounds and dreamy keys, the track is a taste of what’s to come from the band over the next few months.

After being involved in different projects in the Dutch indie scene, vocalist Michelle Hindriks moved to Brighton in 2018. The change of scenery and the music community she immersed herself in sparked her creativity, and she soon transformed CIEL from a solo act into a band project. Guitarist Jorge Bela Jimenez, bassist/songwriter Kieran Mansfield, and drummer Lawrie Miller now complete the lineup, and together CIEL create sounds reminiscent of Alvvays, Broadcast and Cate Le Bon.

The band are currently recording their second EP with Jack Wolter, which will be mixed by Iggy B in Strongroom Studios in London. The first single is set for release in Autumn 2019, so keep your eyes peeled. Listen to CIEL’s live version of ‘Naked’ below and follow the band on Facebook for more updates.

CIEL 2019 UK Live Dates
01.10 – The Green Door Store, Brighton (Supporting TEEN)
11.11 – The Latest Music Bar, Brighton (Supporting China Bears)

Photo: Jantina Talsma

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Get In Her Ears w/ Ailsa Tully 19.09.19

Kate was back in the studio this week spinning plenty of new music tunes.

Show highlights came from SASSY 009, Joviale, Les Flair, Breakup Haircut, Shari Vari and Rapsody.

She was joined by Ailsa Tully (independent musician and founder of Skivvy Records) who spoke about her music, her experience in the industry so far and her upcoming FREE event ‘Skivvy Sundays’ on 6th October at Peckham Levels.

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Tracklist
Alanis Morissette – Hand In My Pocket
The Knife – Features Creatures (remix of Bjork)
Joviale – Struggle Cuddle
Jemma Freeman & The Cosmic Something – Keytar (I Was Busy)
Kim Gordon – Air BnB
Feral Five – Void
Les Flair – Clapton Girls
REYKO – Lose Myself
Trentemoller – Try A Little
The Other Ones – Get Your Hands Off Me
Gaptooth – Post Patriarchy Disco
Soft Punch – Conflict
Rapsody – Ibtihaj
Ailsa Tully – Ebony
Ailsa Tully – Highly Strung
Gillie – Clash & Collide
SASSY 009 – Thrasher
Breakup Haircut – Why Can’t I Be Cool Enough To Move To Berlin?
Shari Vari – New York City
Ellen Krauss – Criminal To Love
Anna of the North – Dream Girl
Malunga – AM
Faultress – Marilyn
ALANI – Sha La La
Chelsea Wolfe – Deranged For Rock & Roll
Olivia Jean – Night Owl
Amy Winehouse – Me & Mr Jones

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Track Of The Day: Sea Change – ‘Stepping Out’

An electronic exploration of an ambiguous metamorphosis; Norwegian artist Sea Change has shared her latest single ‘Stepping Out’. It’s taken from her new album INSIDE, which is set for release on 15th November.

Through a fusion of disjointed beats and atmospheric synth textures, Sea Change (aka Ellen Sunde) navigates her ideas about transforming into an animal on her new single. The track was written after she relocated to Berlin, and during her many trips to LA, which resulted in the seven tracks that make up her new album.

Following on from 2015’s Breakage LP, new record INSIDE focuses on what happens when Sunde swaps over-thinking for living in the moment. She explains further: “When I made this record I tried to channel the same state of mind I have when I go clubbing – not overthinking everything, like I usually do, but instead embracing my impulses; working intuitively, almost anti-intellectual. I learned that that’s where I am able to get to the core of what I need to express and that I just had to trust those decisions”.

Let your own inhibitions go by listening to ‘Stepping Out’ below, and follow Sea Change on Facebook for more updates.

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WATCH: The Big Moon – ‘Your Light’

The Big Moon prove they’re as talented on two wheels as they are on two feet in their video for latest track ‘Your Light’. The song is taken from their upcoming sophomore album Walking Like We Do, which is set for release on 10th January 2020 via Fiction Records.

With its catchy chorus, buoyant melodies and feel-good lyrics; ‘Your Light’ is the perfect boost for anyone who’s feeling blue about the current state of affairs. The band performed their synchronized cycling in the video in the Essex countryside, and they look at ease singing along to their brand new tune.

Speaking about the track, vocalist and songwriter Juliette Jackson explains: “This song is about freeing yourself from all of it, just for a moment. It’s a thanks to the one person or thing in your life that knows how to come in and open your curtains and light up the darkness and restore your strength so that when you clatter back down into the real world you have the strength to fight your battles, whatever they are.”

We’re thrilled that The Big Moon are back on our radar, lighting up our days with their shiny new indie-pop tunes. Watch the video for ‘Your Light’ below and follow the band on Facebook for more updates.

Pre-order The Big Moon’s new album Walking Like We Do here.

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