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I’m Nick Tann – musician, songwriter, and your guide to the best new music you haven’t heard yet.

For a change I thought I would do all the heavy lifting regarding the notes and just used Chat GPT to tidy up the links, the rest is all me, me and me… so it’s probably got spelling mistakes and bad grammar!

In this banger of an episode we kick off with the stunning
Death of the High Street – OVER NOW
Jaw dropping tight rhythms and swaggering lyrics from this Midlands-based rock punk outfit that you will fall in love with within the first 15 seconds or your money back! Their linktree shows all:
https://linktr.ee/deathofthehighstreet

The legendary Jah Wobble and the hypnotic Tyson Dub Remix raises the bottom end to the nth degree with a track that will rattle your fillings! Of course he has a website, who do you think he is, chopped liver?
https://jahwobble.com

I play Berty’s new single Jellyfish – a surreal assault on the auditory senses. It’s a massive headphone moment so make sure you are wearing yours. She’s got one of those Wix websites that builders have but it does the job:
https://bertysounds.wixsite.com/berty
Get over there and sign up to her mailing list. You can see her new video for Jellyfish. It’s bonkers… no really.

At the end of a meal, instead of a dessert, I often like to finish with the cheeseboard.
John Michael Cross and his track Do the Seasons Change is the cheeseboard. It’s not a wide variety of cheese but a small choice of very good quality cheddars that linger on the palate.
I would direct you to his website but it’s a bit of a train wreck. Pufferfish represent him so head over to their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/PufferFishPressUK
and tell them off for it.

 

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ep25

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Nick Tann’s Fresh Music Fix – Episode 25 

You can listen to every episode of Nick Tann’s Fresh Music Fix right here on nicktannsfreshmusicfix.com or on your favourite podcast platform including Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube or if you prefer RSS 

While you’re here, hit subscribe and get a heads – up email every Monday when a new episode drops.

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:
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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.

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ep24

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You can listen to every episode of Nick Tann’s Fresh Music Fix right here on nicktannsfreshmusicfix.com or on your favourite podcast platform including Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube or if you prefer RSS 

While you’re here, hit subscribe and get a heads – up email every Monday when a new episode drops.

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….

Nick Tann’s Fresh Music Fix – Episode 24 

First up, a quick apology for Chris’s mic in the early part of the episode. I forgot to press the right button, so you may need to strain your ears a little for his early comments. Thankfully, he returns in glorious stereo right after the first track.

We open with Palejoy and their grunge-laced banger Next Goal Wins. This is a band that delivers the kind of emotional weight we love. Described as Aberdeen’s own emo torchbearers, yet I was getting Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana at the same time. Follow them here:
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Next is the brilliant Grete with her latest single See U More. Possibly her best recording to date in my view. It’s now four hours later and that hook is still playing in my head. We’ve played Grete on the podcast a few times before and she’s become a firm favourite. This track takes her to a whole new level. Grete was born and raised in Lithuania and began performing at the age of three. She’s performed on TV, in musical theatre, and even reached the finals of The Voice of Lithuania. The craft and control in this song is incredible. Follow her here:
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Third is a track that really spoke to both Chris and me – Joe Hodgson with his instrumental You I Think Of. We both heard echoes of George Benson in this beautifully expressive piece. Joe is from Ballymagorry in Northern Ireland and his music reflects the wildness and spirit of that place. After years of playing with bands across Europe, Joe returned home and released his debut solo album Apparitions in 2020 to wide acclaim. His guitar work is so skilled and well thought out. Les Paul would be proud of him!  Follow him here:
Website
Facebook
Instagram

To finish, we bring in Van Royale with Set In Stone. This is a track that smacks you in the chest!. From the hooky guitar line to the aching vocal delivery, it’s a masterclass in melodic metal. There’s something very Jeff Buckley in the emotion and tone and the guitar has that Buckley rawness and emotion that I absolutely adored. This is a band that is continuing to impress us with every release.

You can listen to every episode of Nick Tann’s Fresh Music Fix right here on nicktannsfreshmusicfix.com or on your favourite podcast platform. While you’re there, hit subscribe and you’ll get a heads-up every Monday when a new episode drops.

If this episode introduced you to something new, let us know. Comment, share, and most importantly — keep listening. Real music is alive and well.