Category: Music

The Swingles are an a capella vocal group. The Swingle Singers originally formed in 1962 in Paris under the leadership of Ward Swingle. In 1973, Swingle disbanded the French group, and formed an English group known initially as Swingle II and later as the New Swingle Singers, before settling on the Swingles name. They began […]

“Paranoid Android” is a song by English alternative rock band Radiohead, released as the lead single from their third studio album, ‘OK Computer’ (1997) in May. The lyrics were written by singer Thom Yorke following an unpleasant experience in a Los Angeles bar. The song is over six minutes long and contains four sections. The […]

The Armagh Rhymers are a folk music and theatre ensemble based in Northern Ireland whose work is inspired by traditional Irish performances such as Mummers’ plays, Wren Boys, and biddymen. Past members of the group include Peter J. Shortall, Brendan Bailey, and Barry Lynch. The Armagh Rhymers group was founded in the 1970s by Dara […]

Horsegirl is an American rock band from Chicago. The band members are Nora Cheng (guitar, vocals), Penelope Lowenstein (guitar, vocals), and Gigi Reece (drums) The group originated in 2019 and they self-released their first song, “Forecast”, that year. The group released their first EP, Horsegirl: Ballroom Dance Scene et cetera, through Sonic Cathedral Recordings in […]

Kokoroko (stylised as KOKOROKO) is a London-based eight-piece musical group led by Sheila Maurice-Grey, playing a fusion of jazz and Afrobeat. In February 2019 they were named “ones to watch” by the Guardian, after their track “Abusey Junction” garnered 23 million views on YouTube. In February 2020 they won Best Group at the Urban Music […]

Night Tapes started out as evening jams between housemates Max Doohan, Sam Richards and Iiris Vesik in London. Max and Richie have known each other since they were really young. They grew up together in the New Forest, a couple of hours outside of London. They moved to London to meet more musicians because they […]

Belle and Sebastian are a Scottish indie pop band formed in Glasgow in 1996. Led by Stuart Murdoch, the band has released twelve studio albums. They are often compared with acts such as the Smiths and Nick Drake. The name “Belle and Sebastian” comes from Belle et Sebastien, a 1966 children’s book by French writer […]

Gemma Rogers is a London-based indie pop artist. Rogers’ lyrics combine the mundane with the apocalyptic: ‘New day’s dawning, Grandpa’s snoring, last night’s embers on tv’. They range between apathy – ‘turn the pages, nothing changes’ – despair – ‘doctor doctor help me please’ – and some sort of nihilistic hope’. But delivered in casually […]

“Águas de Março“ (“Waters of March“) is a Brazilian song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim in 1972. Jobim wrote both the Portuguese and English lyrics. The lyrics, originally written in Portuguese, do not tell a story, but rather present a series of images that form a collage; nearly every line starts with “É…” (“It is…”). […]

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English electronic band formed in Wirral, Merseyside, in 1978. The group consists of founding duo and principal songwriters Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals), along with Martin Cooper (keyboards, saxophone) and Stuart Kershaw (drums). Regarded as pioneers of electronic music, OMD combined an […]