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Nick Tann’s Fresh Music Fix – Episode 25
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I’m Nick Tann – musician, songwriter, and your guide to the best new music you haven’t heard yet.
As per usual, I threw all I could find about the artists into Chatgpt and it came up with this….
We kick off this week’s episode with Swedish duo Ass Age and their all-consuming single Swallowing Sound. There’s something wonderfully chaotic about this track. I was getting heavy Wendy and Lisa vibes with the layered vocals and fearless production. It’s why I picked it to open the show.
Their bio reads:
“One mom and one party party met in music college in Stockholm. One of us never drinks, the other one always drinks. Despite these catastrophic circumstances, we just finished an EP. And we can’t think of anything that sounds like it. Can you??”
Follow them here:
Instagram
Next up is a regular favourite of ours, the brilliant Amity with Hurricane Heart. This one includes a rare full band section that I’d been hoping to hear from Amity for a while now. It adds a rich new dimension to his already thoughtful sound. You can dive deeper into Amity’s world via his website:
amity.music
Third on the playlist are The Painkillers with their powerful track Silence. I don’t know why it’s taken so long for someone to claim that band name, but I’m glad these guys did. It’s tight, brooding, and totally immersive. If you love Silence, you’ll definitely want to explore more of their music on Bandcamp:
Bandcamp
To wrap up the episode, we bring you Heron and his new single Dead To It, a musical kaleidoscope of Beatles-esque textures, all wrapped in a lo-fi acoustic haze. Chris and I both found ourselves completely drawn in.
From his bio:
“UK artist, songwriter, and producer Heron returns with his latest single Dead To It, a raw, introspective track blending alternative psychedelic pop with acoustic indie and lo-fi authenticity. Known for his DIY ethos, Heron crafted every element himself, writing, performing, producing, and mixing. The track reflects themes of reassessment, internal struggle, and the emotional weight of past experiences, contrasted with uplifting melodies and layered harmonies.”
Think Beck, think Elliott Smith, but with a melodic identity all his own. Explore more via his Linktree:
linktr.ee/crackedanalogue
Heard something new you loved? Let me know. Comment, share, and most importantly, keep listening. There’s a whole world of original music waiting to be discovered.