Girl for Samson – Nick Tann's Fresh Music Fix

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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….

Nick Tann’s Fresh Music Fix – Episode 20

We’re back with another finely tuned selection of original music from unsigned and independent artists you need to hear.

First up, long-time friends of the podcast The Real Flower Pots return with their latest single Birdie. Formed in 2024 by Kansas City composers Patrick Meagher and Johnny Marie (also of Girl for Samson), The Real Flower Pots began by finishing each other’s half-written tracks without genre limits or interference. The result is fresh, playful and full of charm.
Discover more at realflowerpots.com

Next, we welcome back the incredible Milena with Above The Ground, a stunning piano-driven piece that stopped us in our tracks. What started as a quiet instrumental in B minor turned into a fully fledged song—complete with five-part harmonies—during a burst of inspiration while cooking spicy prawn noodles. We’ll definitely be playing more of Milena’s music in future episodes.
You can find her at milenalainovic.com

Third on the list is Poppie Marynns and the slow-burning Venus-Mars. Based in Coventry, Poppie is a producer, musician and multi-instrumentalist blending rock, electronic, and psychedelic influences. His style takes a moment to settle in, but once it does, it’s unforgettable.
Check out his music at reverbnation.com/poppiemarynns

We close with our favourite ska misfits Madama Claude and their wild, witty track Gendarmes. Playful, multi-layered and endlessly entertaining, they’ve been growing on us—and hopefully on you too. If you haven’t seen their videos yet, treat yourself to these:

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EPISODE 9

With a lovable brashness and a skip in their step, Girl for Samson delight us with their latest single Cigarette. With echos of The La’s and jangly 90s swagger, they set the tone on an amazing show. Poppy Bristow (Fresh on the Net) described them as “Psychedelic-indie trio Girl for Samson may hail from Kansas City, but
press play on Cigarette and its funky bass, baggy-beat percussion, and Inspiral Carpets organ accents will fire you straight through a wormhole to 90s Manchester or Liverpool. In its synthesis of cool-cat detachment and oracular yearning, the lead vocal recalls the pleasing retro-pop
tang of La’s frontman Lee Mavers, a comparison matched by the track’s gleaming popcraft.” Which is right on the nail! They have a website kind of thing that you should definitely check out.

Second comes Amity and his transcendent track Bite Me! As well as delivering a master class in writing songs and melodies, the quality of his voice and the production of the songs exceeds any words I can use to describe them So I won’t. Just listen to the track, be amazed and move on with your life knowing that you will have to listen to this song at least once a week for about 3 months. Yeah, we loved it. He does have a fabulous website here.

Soft Cotton County were kind enough to send us copies of their album. We like gifts, who doesn’t but Coward of the Country Fair, their first single from the album, is gift enough. It’s a perfect comedown and provided us with the prefect answer to the Amity question. They also have a delightful website where you can order YOUR album. It’s a gatefold with lyrics that made Chris smile from ear to ear.

TheRealFlowerPots end this outstanding collection of music with the stonker that is StormShelter. Listen to the show to find out the secrets this track and the song at the top of the show share. With a hint of “Get Carter” and some more 90s swagger. This is their website thing…. this hits the spot and brings this episode to a beautiful end.

p.s. that pic is of me after my race.

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