BUSY BUSY!
Well that was 2024
And it's been a hell of a year!
Sheffield's electronic wizards, I Monster, best known for the iconic "Daydream in Blue" have finally trumped their big hit, thanks to a new young audience who came via Tik Tok (of course) and who have discovered their amazing "Who is She?" from Neveroddoreven. A staggering 165 million streams on Spotify (and counting!). New singles accompanied their sold-out European tour in April and we unleashed the 20th Anniversary double vinyl release of their landmark album.
June saw their return to the UK stage with shows in Sheffield, Glasgow and London and 2025 promises new music from the band and more shows.
New signing, the acclaimed New York singer songwriter Annie Dressner toured the UK for what seemed like most of 2024! She’ll be out again throughout March supporting Danny and The Champions of The World!
Check out her hugely acclaimed new album "I Thought It Would Be Easier".
Over at sister publisher Knoxsongs Gina Larner is trailblazing her way into the pop country canon while showing everyone how social media is done. Keep your eyes open for shows through the summer and her singles "One Way Or Another" , "Sin" , "Say What You Want" and “Cocktail Menu”. New album to come in 2025.
In other Knoxsongs news, we recently welcomed the awesome Aussie singer songwriter Ernest Aines. We met him last year at the Americana Fest ahead of a UK tour. He's back in the UK in early 2025 so stay tuned.
Oh, and did we tell you about the fabulous Megan Henwood and her spectacular and very welcome return from her extended sabbatical? We were thrilled to partner with Karma Sounds to release a new EP of acoustic covers where Megan brings her distinctive style to something otherwise rather familiar... Listen to the EP "Kyoto" here... More to come this year we hope.
Meanwhile over at our sister label Instant Karma.... (new website!) ....we are thrilled to announce the arrival of gifted composer/arranger/producer/musician/artist Donna McKevitt. Loads of music to come not least the soundtrack to the wonderful art movie "The Swimming Diaries" which is quite frankly as good as it gets. We also just released her stunning score to the movie "My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock"and the soundtrack to the powerful documentary “The Mountain Within Me”. More to come! Get a taste of all that here
2024 saw the birth of a new collaboration between our own Santi Arribas (Roadside Bandits Project) and the former singer from the legendary GANG OF FOUR, John Sterry. REAR WINDOW Listen to the first single "Running Away" and expect news of the album shortly ...
And new for 2025 we welcome to our publishing arm the highly acclaimed Welsh musician Cerys Hafana. She is, quite literally, a musical polymath! There’s a new single to start the year on January 10th and a lot more to come. See her at the Royal Albert Hall on 28th January (if you can get a ticket).