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FEATURE: Scenius set the scene for their debut album ‘Enough Fears’
With an album - ‘Enough Fears’ - coming out on 4th December after four fantastic singles, Frank ‘talked’ to Steve and Fabrice about making music when you’re on opposite sides of The Channel, the album, musical roots and plans for the future.
VIDEO LAUNCH: Keep Back Ivy’s ‘Make It Right’
Keep Back Ivy - the Leeds based duo formerly known as Amaku Miru - have shared a video for their forthcoming debut single 'Make It Right' (out on 2nd October)
EP REVIEW: The Harriets – ‘A Little Something’
A release from The Harriets is always something precious, something to be treasured. This EP is so immediate, so lovely that I just had...
SINGLE REVIEW: Artio – ‘Your Name’
Do Artio ever stop, great songs seem to appear with surprising regularity. It’s hard to keep up with them, but so worth the effort....
ALBUM REVIEW: Fishing 4 Compliments – ‘Off The Isle Of Somewhere’
I’m always keen to support bands from my hometown - Huddersfield - so reviewing the debut album from Fishing 4 Compliments was something of...
EP REVIEW: Kinaara – ‘Across The River’
Just for initial background, so we’re all in the same place so to speak; Kinaara are a Leeds trio exploring the connections between the...
SINGLE REVIEW: The Ocean Beneath – ‘Get Right’
Leeds based moody electronica artist drops 80s’ house influenced banger shock!
Or the headline would read if LSF was that sort of publication; but we’re...
SINGLE NEWS: Scenius drop remixes of ‘Make It Shiny’
Scenius have released two remixes of their single ‘Make It Shiny’ (taken from their debut album ‘Enough Fears’ - read our review). The track...
EVENT NEWS: Pocklington Arts Centre, York upcoming events
Upcoming musical events at:
Pocklington Arts Centre
22-24 Market Place
Pocklington, York
Tickets and further information - including non-musical events - can be found at their website:
https://www.pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk
VIRTUAL EVENTS...
FUNDING NEWS: PRS Foundation announces three Yorkshire based artists to receive...
Three Yorkshire based artists to receive PPL Momentum Accelerator talent development grants of up to £5,000 each. Next PPL Momentum Music Fund deadline: 16th November 2020
LABEL NEWS: Hudson Records launches brand new subscription music platform 1th...
Widely recognised as one of the leading producers and independent record label owners in the folk and acoustic world, Andy Bell is to launch...
EVENT NEWS: Music:Leeds Launch commission “Sonic Stops” celebrating Leeds’ musical heritage...
Leeds audio collective, Better Songs have created an audio journey across Leeds' musical landscape in response to the Sounds of Our City Abbey House...
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LSF Statement: Hope & Glory Festival
We've had some queries from our readers asking whether, because we published news pieces about Hope & Glory, we have any formal connection to,...
LSF is now all about Yorkshire
We are now all about Yorkshire. Our service is now for people living in Yorkshire and about music from and played in Yorkshire. We'll be continuing to post news of gigs and concerts in places that people living in Yorkshire can travel to.