On tonight's show: Tom Bright, JW Paris and THIRD LUNG
Tom Bright @tombrightmusic
Tom Bright didn’t waste any time cracking on in 2020. In a year drenched by pandemic, he recorded live sessions for John Kennedy on Radio X, found his way onto the BBC 6 Music airwaves with praise from Guy Garvey, landed his first Spotify editorial playlists & gained 100,000+ monthly listeners, released his debut album, penned another, performed at Bleinheim Palace, wrote a book and set up Islington Radio.
He is now in the process of releasing the singles from his next LP – ‘Legacy’ – produced, once again, by the brilliant Mercury Prize-nominee Ed Harcourt (Paloma Faith, Marianne Faithfull) and mastered by Miles Showell (The Beatles, Amy Winehouse, Portishead) at Abbey Road Studios.
On 9th April, Tom releases 'How Young We Were', which will be premiered on Radio X a week ahead of its release.
JW Paris @jwparismusic
Founded by Aaron Forde (Vocals/Bass) and Danny Collins (Vocals/Guitar), JW Paris have been developing their signature sound from birth. With their respective Dads both members of the 90s EMI-signed band Choke, the pair grew up like brothers and have retained a water-tight chemistry ever since. Quickly becoming one of the capital’s most essential DIY acts, together they have gone from finding their feet at rehearsals in a 24 hour storage lock-up, to supporting the likes of The Amazons (Chris Alderton of whom has designed the artwork for “Sober”), Yonaka, Avalanche Party and The Blinders; while also selling-out shows headline shows of their own.
New single, “Sober” is just the latest in a string of rave-received recent releases including “Favourite Thing” and “Royalty”, which have seen the band earn national and international radio play from BBC 6 Music, Radio X through to SiriusXM with Chris Hawkins at 6 Music praising the band’s sound as: “where gritty meets swaggery”.
THIRD LUNG @thirdlungband
"THIRD LUNG. Emotive, Evocative, Enchanting. Pensive, Powerful and Passionate. Their music continues to capture and inspire, gathering increasing support from Fans and Critic alike. With past praise and compliments flowing from the likes of The Steve Lamacq BBC 6 Radio show, Amazing Radio and The BBC Introducing Team.
Always memorable Live. THIRD LUNG have performed across the UK. With some notable highlights such as THE GREAT ESCAPE FESTIVAL and CAMDEN ROCKS FESTIVAL.
The 4 PiecePowerHouse from Reading, UK long to earn your ears and charge your minds in this exciting new chapter.
THIRD LUNG are Sam Waugh - Drums, Rob Jacques - Bass, Cams Jurasek - Lead Guitar/ Backing Vox, Tom Farrelly - Lead Vox/Guitar. Each Member with a distinctive Musical heritage, the band draws from a wide variety of influences.
On tonight's show: Helve, National Service and Anna Wolf
Helve @helve___
Helve are a five piece indie/jazz band based in south London. They met and formed at college in Croydon. This is where they started to experiment with sounds from genres such as jazz, folk, electronic and experimental musi...
On tonight's show: Hongza, Phantom Isle and Sarpa Salpa
Hongza @hongzahongza
Behind the nickname ‘Hongza’ stands singer, songwriter Sam Hong who grew up in North London in a Vietnamese household where his pursuit of music as a profession has been frowned upon. However, being rejected by his inne...
On tonight's show: Shaun O'Reilly, Vigilantes and Between Suns
Shaun O'Reilly @soreillymusic
Singer/songwriter (and now author) Shaun O'Reilly counts the likes of John Kennedy (Radio X), Lilian Smith (RTÉ Radio 1) & Gail Porter (Islington Radio) as his big supporters. With his third album in...