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15th December 2016

TOTT 2016 #2: DREAM WIFE

‘Dream Wife‘ is a 1953 romantic comedy starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, in which a businessman breaks off his engagement to his workaholic girlfriend to be with an “old fashioned” woman from the fictional country of Bukistan. Apparently...

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24th November 2016

DAMA SCOUT

Alt-rock trio Dama Scout may have formed over Hadrian’s in Glasgow and London respectively, but their noise-pop stylings are well heeled in 80’s post punk and 90’s alternative rock with spikey guitar riffs, waves of distortion and the quiet/loud...

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25th October 2016

SØLV

Singer-song writer Sølv has brought us a brand new track called “I’m Your Gun”, and it isn’t what I expected. As I hit play I was ready to receive a forlorn ‘alt’ track but was instead greeted by incredibly...

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28th July 2016

BAD FAMILY

There’s nothing like a good chorus to get your spirits up, especially when those spirits have been crushed by the post festival death knell. After four days of hedonism in a field, it was a nice relief to find...

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18th April 2016

HANNAH LOU CLARK

Opening boldly with the line ‘Love is a gobstopper in my mouth’ accompanied by the synthetic pulse of a drum machine, Hannah Lou Clark takes us on a sneering lyrical journey exploring feelings of frustration, discouragement and heartache. ‘It’s Your Love’...

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12th April 2016

DREAM WIFE

When you hear that a band formed in art-school as part of a performance art project, you almost can’t help but roll your eyes. But get ready to cast aside any preconceptions, as Dream Wife will chew them up...

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11th April 2016

THYLA

To describe ‘Car Crash’ as being equally baffling and brilliant could be interpreted as damp praise, and yet it’s the best way to describe what is a truly impressive track from Brighton four piece Thyla. Jumping from alternative rock...

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16th December 2015

TOTT 2015 #3: C DUNCAN

At #3 is this year’s safe bet – C Duncan! Let’s face it, it’s no real surprise C Duncan has made it onto our Top Of The Tips list for 2015. The Scottish composer has had a whirlwind of a...

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9th December 2015

TOTT 2015 #8: CLEAN CUT KID

At #8 is the magnificent Clean Cut Kid A manager in January. A record deal with Polydor in April. A headline set at Reading & Leeds Festival for BBC Introducing in August. Support slots for Circa Waves and Shura...

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