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Madame Claude, Amity, Pleasure Centre, Meteor Street

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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….

I’m joined by Chris today, and we kick things off with some smooth reggae from one of our favourites—Manchester’s Madam Claude—with Part of Your Show. You might remember them from episode 2 and episode 7. They’ve just announced a big show in Whitby, so head over to their Instagram for all the details. There’s also a great piece about them on the Band on the Wall site—definitely worth a read.

Next up, back from episode 9, the outstanding London-based Amity returns with his new single To Be Known. It’s lush, cinematic, and beautifully crafted—Rufus Wainwright fans, take note. He’s got all the pieces in place with a stellar website you’ll want to explore.

From Leeds, we’ve got Pleasure Centre and their track Favourite (not F Song as I stated in the podcast), which ticks all the boxes—Radiohead-esque vibes, thoughtful production, and a really tight performance. Their site is loaded with interviews and videos, but we’re still waiting on some live dates. Sign up to their mailing list and keep an eye out.

Rounding things off, we head to California for Meteor Street and The Cult of Pure Feeling. A father/daughter duo recording out of their basement in Van Nuys, their sound is raw, powerful, and totally unique. Check out their website to dig into their story.

🎙️ As always, I talk passionately about the live music scene and the vital role independent venues play in supporting artists like these. Let’s keep it alive.

Thanks so much for listening—if you’ve discovered a new favourite artist today, let us know! Don’t forget to follow, rate, and share the podcast with people who love discovering great new music. Every little bit helps these amazing artists reach more ears.

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She 1 Him 2, Star Wheel Press, Soft Cotton County, Pomona

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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 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….

It’s just me flying solo this time, listening live and sharing some seriously fresh tunes.

🎹 She 1 Him 2 – Moving Parts

We’re kicking things off with the ’80s-inspired, synth-driven Moving Parts by She 1 Him 2, all the way from Cleveland, Ohio. It suddenly hit me—they’re our first American artists in a while! We used to feature loads… maybe Trump scared them off?

Anyway, the track’s got a big retro vibe, and the video is absolutely bonkers—but worth watching! You’ll find them all over social media, but here are two links I thought you’d enjoy:

🎸 Star Wheel Press – Low Sun Drive

Next up, we go north to Scotland for Star Wheel Press, who dropped the instantly lovable Low Sun Drive. I chat a bit more about them in the episode—don’t miss it.

I didn’t get any links from Craig (I think he’s from the band?), but I tracked down their new album on Bandcamp. It’s only £7 and well worth picking up. Here’s where to look:

🌾 Soft Cotton County – Blue on Blue

Soft Cotton County glides in beautifully with Blue on Blue. I actually prefer this one to their last track we featured—Coward of the Country Fair. What do you reckon?

Their website is packed with goodies, including a gorgeous vinyl version of this track. Go have a snoop and see what they’re all about:

  • Website (Check vinyl availability!)

🔥 Pomona – Saga

To wrap things up, we’ve got Pomona, possibly Manchester’s best punk art band, with their super-tight, groovy track Saga. I absolutely loved this one—especially the little Easter egg at the end (you’ll know it when you hear it).

They sent over a whole truckload of links, but I particularly liked their Instagram:

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CJ Wildheart, Berty, The Spitfires, Pmad

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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 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.

I kicked of this episode by apologising to WindowHead for getting their name wrong in the previous episode. We have been in contact via Instagram and are all friends again, so that’s good.

I was able to welcome Dolphin Feathers from who joined me from https://youheardithearfirst.com/  to go through the tunes in this episode. We started with punk rocker (in the literal sense) CJ Wildheart and the thumping “You Got The Best Of Me” Once part of punk godfathers (?) The Wildhearts CJ is flying solo in this soon to become new (or NU?) punk banger. CJ starts a UK tour in May

21st – Huddersfield Parish
24th – Preston Vinyl Tap
With Michael Monroe:
MAY
22nd – Newcastle University
23rd – Glasgow Slay
26th – Southampton The 1865
27th – Brighton Concorde 2
28th – Bristol Thekla
30th – Swansea Sin City
31st – Buckley Tivoli
With Ricky Warwick
SEPTEMBER
13th – Inverness An Seymar
14th – Edinburgh Liquid Rooms
15th – Newcastle Cluny
16th – Carlisle Brickyard
19th – Manchester Rebellion
20th – Wolverhampton KKs Steel Mill
21st – Leeds Bridenell Social Club
22nd – Cambridge Junction 2
23rd – Southampton The 1865
25th – Bristol The Exchange
26th – London 100 Club
27th – Swansea Sin City
The best place to find out more might be CJs Bandcamp page. 

Second up was Berty and Big Leap. I can never strees this enough buyt please listen with headphones unless you have a kick arse stereo as this is ASMR heaven. Tingles indead from this stunningly produced masterpiece, Big Leap certainly delivered in “Tingles”. She has a Facebook page which is something but I will keep banging on at artists to get a website. Certainly also worth checking out her YouTube profile We definitely want to hear more.

The Spitfires had us both nodding our heads and channelling Madness (Dolphin Feathers) and The Stranglers (me) with their nu mod “Better the Devil You Know“. They have just started a UK tour

  Fri 2 May: Liverpool, O2 Academy2

·       Sat 3 May: Glasgow, Stereo

·       Sun 4 May: Shrewsbury, Loop Fest

·       Fri 9 May: Dublin, The Sound House

·       Sat 10 May: Belfast, Deer’s Head

       Fri 23 May: London, Koko

So get along to one of those dates if you can. If you cant then perhaps visit their linktree to learn more about this interesting Watford band.

Podcast favourite Pmad ended and interesting amd rather alternative podcast with a collaboration with Italian artist “Think” and a new song “Chance“. We reviled in the beautiful chaotic mix of majors and minors and the gorgeous drama of this tune from the Irish Londonite. His linktree is the best place to start following this gem of an artist so if he is for you then be there for him.

 

I also reminded listers that there are Spotify and Tidal playlists made up of all the tracks played on the podcast that appear on those platforms if you wanted to take a listen. Visit the website and click.

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