Already Heard Recommends: October 2018
We have once again highlighted four bands that you need to get in your ears immediately – As Everything Unfolds, The Pariah, Midnight Son and Lapyear
Already Heard Recommends: September 2018
Our monthly roundup of need-to-know bands is once again packed with names we think you’ll be hearing a lot more of very soon. Get to know about Happy, The Uncharted, SHADED, Juiceboxxx and Blank Atlas.
Already Heard Recommends: July 2018
For this month’s edition of “Recommends” we put the spotlight on two of Australia’s most promising exports; Pagan and Polish Club, as well as one of our own “Brit Rock” upstarts – Fine Creatures.
Already Heard Recommends: June 2018
There’s a heavy and intense vibe to this month’s edition of “Recommends” as we get-to-know Oxford hardcore three-piece MSRY, London emo punks Delaire, the Liar and reinvigorated melodic metalcore band New Graves.
Tracks You Might Have Missed Vol 3: Ten Of The Best
Thumbhole Records’ new compilation, ‘Tracks You Might Have Missed. Volume 3’, is packed with underground talent. We’ve picked 10 of the best!
Already Heard Recommends: May 2018
While the festival season is more or less in full swing, that doesn’t mean we’re moving the spotlight away from emerging talent. “Recommends” is our monthly showcase of need-to-know new bands. This month’s edition of “Recommends” consists of hotly tipped metalcore newcomers GroundCulture, technical modern metallers Mask of Judas, 90s-esque
Already Heard Recommends: April 2018
With April being overloaded with new music, you could consider our monthly roundup of essential emerging bands being more than important than ever. We’ll let you decide as “Recommends” is on hand to highlight five up-and-coming bands that aren’t to be ignored. This month’s we introduce you to Manchester expansive
Already Heard Recommends: March 2018
As Spring fast approaches, our monthly roundup of essential emerging bands is here. Once again “Recommends” serves a handful of promising bands we think shouldn’t be ignored. March’s edition consists of five up-and-coming acts led by the five-star rated metallers Greyhaven. Joining them are Bournemouth-based emo/pop-punk upstarts Wolf Culture, Scottish
Already Heard Recommends: February 2018
After a slight hiatus, our monthly round-up of need-to-know bands is back. As always, “Recommends” is on hand to highlight a host of bands that we think you’ll be hearing plenty more from in the coming weeks and months. This month, we introduce you to heartfelt post-hardcore Aussies Endless Heights,
Already Heard Recommends: November 2017
Although many are finishing up their end of year lists, here at Already Heard, we’re soldiering on with our monthly “Recommends” round-up of need-to-know bands. Before we take a break and recharge our batteries for 2018, we spoke to six notable bands that shouldn’t be ignored. Read on to find
Already Heard Recommends: October 2017
Last month we relaunched our “Recommends” feature under a new format. The combination of bite-sized interviews and highlighting bloody good new bands has had a positive reaction. So much so, that this month’s edition has 10(!) need-to-know bands for you to discover. From rousing rock ‘n’ roll via Canada to
Already Heard Recommends: September 2017
Back when we launched Already Heard in 2012, we took great pride in endorsing a whole host of up-and-coming bands through our “Recommends” feature. Unfortunately, over time our focus has moved away from the feature, that is until now. Today, we’re relaunching “Recommends” as a monthly breakdown of worthwhile new
Already Heard Recommends: blanket
For some, music is used as a form of escapism. It allows us to get lost in someone else’s work and art. We can become entranced in their ideas and how a band has carefully crafted their music. With blanket, you are guaranteed to do just that. Their debut EP,
Already Heard Recommends: Gender Roles
From Black Peaks all the way up to Architects, Brighton has already produced some of the most exciting bands in the British rock scene today. Adding this already glowing scene are indie rock-ish three-piece Gender Roles. Last week, they release their debut EP ‘Planet X-Ray’, a hazy, crunchy but highly
Already Heard Recommends: My Only
With a debut EP riddled with personal self-doubt and loss, My Only look to lay down a potentially expansive ground work with ‘This Room & You’. The subject of loss is always carried with a heavy weight yet it has a tendency to create something positive. With their debut EP,
Already Heard Recommends: Puppy
In an age where every band is for some reason or another boxed in a genre, London-based trio Puppy are a slice of fresh air. Formed in late 2014 by vocalist/guitarist Jock Norton and drummer Billy Howard, later joined by bassist Will Michael, Puppy has been gathering momentum for the
Already Heard Recommends: Catch Fire
Rising Nottingham Pop Punks Catch Fire Look to Set Ablaze with Debut EP. In an ever over-populated scene, Nottinghamshire’s Catch Fire have all the makings of becoming one of pop punk’s brightest prospects. Like many other bands, its members have gone through the grind of forming bands and then not
Already Heard Recommends: Bellevue Days
If you are a long time reader of Already Heard then you will know our “Recommends” feature hasn’t appeared on this site for a number of months, and you’re probably wondering why. When we gave the site a fresh look back in January, we made a promise that the site
Already Heard Recommends: Hot Damn
Hailing from the Welsh music hotbed that is Newport, South Wales Hot Damn are just one of the many up and coming pop punk bands who are gathering momentum both here in the UK and overseas. Later this month the quintet release a new mini-album entitled ‘Sleep Alone’ through Boston, Massachusetts label
Already Heard Recommends: Idlehands
With their debut EP set to be released next month, San Diego’s Idlehands are the latest indie rock hopefuls however the ‘Common Soul’ shows the quintet as a mature, sincere band that takes great care in their craft. Tracks like ‘The Venetian Hour’ are subtly progressive and encompassed by the bands
Already Heard Recommends: This Old Ghost
Based out of Westchester, New York self-proclaimed “folk & roll” quintet This Out Ghost recently released their début full-length, ‘Family Room’ a record that draws inspiration from the likes of Death Cab For Cutie, The Shins and Good Old War and blends with warm, comforting melodies. Tracks like ‘Foreign Language’ and ‘Twenty Six’ are full
Already Heard Recommends: Make Your Mark
Leeds Pop Punk quintet Make Your Mark formed from the ashes of fellow Leeds band Left Right Goodnight in late 2011 and over the past 12 months they’ve been building a strong following with their brand of so called “pissed off pop punk.” Their début EP, ‘Moments’ has seen Make Your Mark be
Already Heard Recommends: Calls Landing
Since forming in 2011, Leeds pop punk/emo band Calls Landing have a handful of releases under their belt and have shared the stage with Man Overboard, The Story So Far, Such Gold and Into It. Over It. The quinetet’s sound is reminiscent of their US compatriots Transit and The Wonder Years; sincere yet lively
Already Heard Recommends: Heaven’s Basement
With their début album being self-described as “ambitious” hard rockers Heaven’s Basement are setting big expectations for themselves but thankfully the quartet back it up. Their latest single ‘Nothing Left To Lose’ is a catchy slice of bold hard rock that sees them being compared to former tour mates Papa Roach
Already Heard Recommends: Moose Blood
Canterbury Emo/Pop Punk revivalist Moose Blood have a simple concept; “songs about girls, coffee, knitwear and pop culture references” because that is what exactly their début EP, ‘Moving Home’ is about. In there short time together, the quartet have played alongside Sharks and Apologies, I Have None and have received praise from
Already Heard Recommends: Hearts & Souls
Here at Already Heard, we have high hopes for Leeds trio Hearts & Souls. Having been included in our list of 50 bands to watch in 2013 and their forthcoming début EP being warmly received late last month, then they are the perfect fit for our “Recommends” feature series. Since their formation
Already Heard Recommends: ElevenEleven
Since their inception in 2009, Aberdeen Atmospheric Post-Hardcore band ElevenEleven have grown in reputation by playing throughout Scotland, including shows with Lower Than Atlantis, Flood of Red, Heights, The Elijah and Don Broco. However despite the release of their latest EP (‘Life’) last year, it hasn’t been an easy ride
Already Heard Recommends: My Little Empire
Hailing from the music hotbed that is Hertfordshire, My Little Empire are the latest rock hopefuls from the area, and with their new single ‘Solitude’ hitting all the right marks then the quartet are certainly one to keep an eye on. Since forming in early 2010, My Little Empire have