Durham-based Hayley McKay knows how to wear the hell out of a pair of trousers – does she not? She’s also one of the brightest stars on the UK country music scene. The sterling work that Hayley McKay has been doing on the Americana/country front hasn’t…

If you’re desperately looking for any indication that balmy summer nights are on their way, then this New Orleans quartet have got all the goods you need. Their twangy, strummy and supremely melodic rock has one of those top down on your sports car vibes,…

The Redroom hail from Newcastle – and are now based in Manchester – but are they indie or are they soul? (Answer: they’re both.) Despite their tender years (lead singer Jessica Lewis-Ward is still only 21), The Redroom have been bubbling under for a co…