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Wizard dreams and spontaneity – groove-laden psychedelic rockers DACTYL TERRA are ONES TO WATCH

March 26, 2022

Some start from song ideas, some from jams. We like to jam more than anything, so we just meet up and play.

“I wanted to try a Judee Sill song but it morphed into a strange French Christmas song” – Ones to watch: GROUP LISTENING

March 8, 2022

Cardiff duo Group Listening craft clarinet-and-piano reinterpretations of some of their favourite songs, combining pop and avant-garde sensibilities.

Region: South Wales

“The influence we take from the 80s is that pop can be sophisticated” – Ones to watch: PLASTIC ESTATE

February 3, 2022

With a debut album of lush, synth-heavy sophisticated pop out this week, Noel Gardner hears from Cardiff duo Plastic Estate about what makes them tick. The core of the band …

Region: South Wales

“Some of the songs were real gambles” – Ones to watch: SYWEL NYW on releasing new music every month in 2021

January 16, 2022

Already known as a member of north Wales' Yr Eira, Sywel Nyw has found Lewys Wyn releasing a song a month throughout 2021, each with a different Welsh vocalist.

Region: Wales-Wide

ONES TO WATCH | SKUNKADELIC

September 27, 2021

Skunkadelic, aka Tumi Williams, is a Cardiff hip-hop MC whose vocals take centre stage in many-membered funk ensemble Afro Cluster. He’s got a solid rep in solo mode too, with new single No Time teeming with anger and optimism alike over the events of the last year and a half.

Region: South Wales

JASON STADDON | ONES TO WATCH

August 10, 2021

Since picking up a guitar at the age of nine, Barry solo artist Jason Staddon has never looked back. Chris Andrews speaks to Jason, whose newest single Without The Fire is out now.

Region: South Wales

ALICE LOW | ONES TO WATCH

June 7, 2021

ALICE LOW | ONES TO WATCH Ladydaddy, the debut release by Cardiff resident Alice Low, is an extraordinary introduction to an evident creative talent. It’s a 14-minute song formed …

Region: South Wales

WHO ARE THE MONSTERS | ONES TO WATCH

May 14, 2021

WHO ARE THE MONSTERS | ONES TO WATCH South Wales trio Who Are The Monsters attack with a sound that wouldn’t be out of place in the Amphetamine Reptile …

Region: South Wales

VIA FANTASTICA | ONES TO WATCH

April 5, 2021

VIA FANTASTICA | ONES TO WATCH viA fAntAsticA (as it’s styled) introduced itself in 2020 with some tasty and intriguing leftfield synthpop, and as an anonymous duo, but – …

Region: South Wales

GREYWALL | ONES TO WATCH

March 9, 2021

GREYWALL | ONES TO WATCH Cardiff’s latest metalcore hopes are this four-piece, who have just dropped an almighty chunk of riffage with their new single Just Another Love Story, …

Region: South Wales

SWAMP THIEF | ONES TO WATCH

February 1, 2021

SWAMP THIEF | ONES TO WATCH John-Paul Davies speaks to a Swansea duo making waves on the scene with their melodic take on sludge-rock. Swamp Thief I is …

Region: South Wales

ONES TO WATCH: MUSIC | FEATURE

January 1, 2020

MUSIC Compiled by Noel Gardner and Chris Andrews LUCAS J ROWE By the time this issue is in your hands, the winner of the 2019 Welsh Music Prize will have …

Wizard dreams and spontaneity – groove-laden psychedelic rockers DACTYL TERRA are ONES TO WATCH

“The influence we take from the 80s is that pop can be sophisticated” – Ones to watch: PLASTIC ESTATE

“Some of the songs were real gambles” – Ones to watch: SYWEL NYW on releasing new music every month in 2021

ONES TO WATCH | SKUNKADELIC

JASON STADDON | ONES TO WATCH

ALICE LOW | ONES TO WATCH

WHO ARE THE MONSTERS | ONES TO WATCH

VIA FANTASTICA | ONES TO WATCH

GREYWALL | ONES TO WATCH

SWAMP THIEF | ONES TO WATCH

ONES TO WATCH: MUSIC | FEATURE

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