Northeast Music Guide

SEAN McGOWAN ANNOUNCED AS LEAD SUPPORT FOR  BILLY BRAGG'S AUTUMN TOUR BRAND NEW EP ‘GRAFT & GRIEF’ - OUT NOW WATCH THE VIDEO FOR ‘COSTA DEL SOLUTION’  "Seán writes the sort of music that enters your ear canal and doesn’t leave your brain for weeks on end.” - Already Heard (4/5) "Channeling the great voices of political and social minded artists, ‘Clear Conscience’ has the vocal snarl of Joe Strummer, the colloquialism of Billy Bragg, and the occasional fragile cracks of an Owen, Frank Turner, or any road-worn acoustic punk.” - Vulture Hound  (5/5) "One to watch!"- Billy Bragg & Fred Perry Subculture Following the completion of a headline tour that has featured some of his biggest UK shows to date, today Seán McGowan is delighted to announce his confirmation as lead support act on Billy Bragg’s Autumn Tour.  The news directly follows thrilling back-to-back sold out shows in London and Southampton of his ow...

BROOKE BENTHAM Shares new single ‘I Need Your Body’  From her debut EP - 'The Room Swayed' - released on June 9 Photo: Jordan Hughes Homecoming Show in June "We think Brooke Bentham might be the Angel (Olsen) of the North” - Loud & Quiet "Brooke Bentham soars into 2017...a formidable transformation” - The Line Of Best Fit "Exquisite...a vocal that rivals pretty much anyone at this moment in time” - Crack In The Road "A prodigal talent..a statement of intent” - Clash Listen to I Need Your Body HERE Brooke Bentham has premiered new single 'I Need Your Body', the second to be taken from her debut EP entitled 'The Room Swayed'. This follows the success of acclaimed return track 'Heavy & Ephemeral', which picked up support across Radio 1, 6Music and Radio X. 'I Need Your Body' is a melancholic mix of lust and resentment, produced again by Ben Baptie (Daughter, Adele, Lapsley) an...

James and Slow Readers Club,  Newcastle City Hall 17/5/2016 The typically bar-obsessed City Hall audience was a bit sparse while Slow Readers Club brought ethereal lyrics and jolly Smiths-esque guitars to the stage. This didn't make their reception to the support band any less warm There could be some Echo and The Bunnymen/ Electrafixion influence with this band but the sound is very stand-out in the current market. One More Minute and Days Like This Will Break Your Heart bode well for the contents of the new EP. The unsigned band from Manchester have been doing fabulously on Youtube with the highly memorable I Saw A Ghost and this was performed beautifully with Aaron Starkie’s wonderfully resonant vocals the star on the Christmas tree. They are a very tight live band and show real love for their work. This band have such a great package of songs to deliver, I'll definitely have to buy the album and see them again.  James are back with a new album ( Gi...

THE SLOW READERS CLUB TO SUPPORT INDIE STARS - JAMES - ON 11 UK TOUR DATES THIS MAY Newcastle City Hall on Tuesday 17th May  “The Slow Readers Club are the best band you’ve never heard of.  But once you have, you’ll find it impossible not to fall for them.” - Louder Than War “On the cusp of something spectacular” – Manchester Evening News “They’ve made an album called Cavalcade which I have to say I really, really think is a very good record.” – Saul Davies (James) Manchester indie-electronica outfit The Slow Readers Club will support James on 11 dates of the ‘Girl At The End Of The World tour’.  With an anthemic electronic sound perfectly suited to the big halls of the country that they will be visiting on this tour with James, The Slow Readers Club will be hitting venues such as the Brixton Academy, Shepherds Bush Empire, Newcastle City Hall and Bristol Colston Hall among others.  The band will be playing to thousands of new fans before embarki...