We are delighted to announce a ‘Best of Richer Unsigned’ vinyl compilation to be given away free to Richer Sounds customers on Saturday April 16th in association with Pro-Ject. The ‘Best of Richer Unsigned’ record is curated by Radio 1’s Alice Levine, and features 10 tracks from some of the UK’s brightest new artists. It marks the first of […]
We asked Ray Jones from Time Out London to pick his favourite 10 unsigned bands to form our Richer Unsigned ‘Best of April 2016’ playlist. They are: Kody, Emily Capell, Broken Witt Rebels, Jackaman, Molly Marriott, Matt Woosey, Jerry Williams, I Am Willow, Megan O Neil, and Carnabys. Take a listen:
This week’s ‘Artist of The Week’ is London based Leena Ojala with her song Rock Solid. With clear influences from London Grammar and Foxes, Rock Solid showcases Leena Ojala’s crystal clear vocals, creating a majestic and at times hypnotic-feeling pop song. A host of different production techniques are employed giving the track a variety of […]
The Richer Unsigned ‘Best of March 2016’ playlist has been curated by The Unsigned Music Awards. The Unsigned Music Awards is the first ever televised awards show dedicated exclusively to unsigned artists. With a voting panel of more than one hundred active music industry professionals, UMA are looking to surface, reward and offer high levels […]
This week’s ‘Artist of The Week’ is Chappo with their track ‘Mad Magic’. Chappo fuse together a number of styles and influences in ‘Mad Magic’; from funk guitar through to a more retro style synth bass giving it an 80s feel in places. All combined with a great pop vocal, Take a listen:
This month we are supporting the charity National Foundation for Youth Music. Their urban themed play-list is made up of compositions by a variety of children across the UK. Youth Music is a national charity investing in music-making projects for children and young people facing challenging circumstances. These challenges include disability, poverty, mental health issues, […]
Max Pope’s ‘Less than nothing’ sits somewhere between the realms of easy-listening John Mayer and slightly more rocky old Maroon 5 ‘Songs About Jane’. A chorus-drenched guitar tone instantly grabs your attention and builds anticipation for what will follow. We are rewarded with a laid back Steve Jordan style groove, creating a warm texture for the vocal to […]
This month’s Richer Unsigned ‘Best of’ playlist has been selected by Danielle Perry, DJ for Absolute Radio and presenter of the ‘Sunday Night Music Club Featuring Q’ every Sunday at 8pm. Check out her favourite 10 tracks below featuring: Table Scraps Noise Punk duo from the Midlands, UK. Debut album ‘More Time For Strangers’ out now! John J Presley […]
In our bid to keep our Richer Unsigned Spotify channel fresh with new music, 5 more tracks have been selected. Richer Sounds resident new music guru Ian P was kind enough to give us his favourite new bands. They can be heard right here: Some info on the latest additions: Firewood Island Firewoodisland are a Bristol based […]
The Richer Unsigned ‘Best of December’ playlist is brought to you courtesy of Marshall Amplification. The Marshall team have selected their favourite 10 tracks from new and undiscovered bands. Bands featured on the playlist will have their track: – Played and publicised across Richer Sounds stores nationwide – Given a write up on Q Magazine’s […]
This week’s Artist of The Week is Holy Esque as chosen by Believe Digital, A leading music digital distribution company for independent labels and artists. Glasgow’s own Holy Esque are no strangers to the independent scene, following a clutch of exceptionally well received EPs –which saw the band play all over the world as an unsigned band– they now […]
Haula is this week’s Richer Unsigned Artists of The Week. Her track ‘Darkest Hour’ is a haunting electronic/pop composition with elements of Massive Attack, Florence and even an undertone of Dido in vocal delivery! A well crafted atmospheric track that draws you in within the first few bars. Haula’s vocals effortlessly glide over a landscape of […]