Episode 71: Meet Hattie Briggs
This week: Find out the story behind the amazing Hattie Briggs, folk performer from Gloucestershire. Plus a brand new record of the week!
Kasakela – Peachy At some point in your day please use the word Peachy. Perfect for water cooler chat.. PEACHY. There’s a real power to this record created by five 19 year olds from Southend on Sea. In a recent chat with Little Indie Blogs they admitted that they’ve just been ‘milling along’ However things are soon to change ‘with the addition of our latest member, Kieran, we’ve really picked up and started to take the band seriously’ Let this record blow your speakers. It truly is peachy!
Hattie Briggs – Tilly’s Song Hattie is our featured artist on this month’s podcast. She’s been making music for most of her life and recently was shortlisted for the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award. In the podcast hear her story as well as plans for 2016. This track – Tilly’s Song – was inspired by her oldest friend and so it’s pretty special.
Jake Morrell – Wire and Thorns You get tracks like this.. The ones that you instantly hear and they make you want to get up and dance. As a sneak peak to his latest EP, Jake Morrell gives us Wire and Thorns. A London based performer he is ‘Influenced by the life he’s had so far’ using his music to ‘share his stories, his experiences to others’. His sound is addictive and from what I’ve heard of the EP, it’s one to watch.
Bayonne – Spectrolite This reminds of one of those rarest things. Where you wake up on a cool summer’s day and you’re actually pleased to see a light rain shower.. It’s the giver of life and afterwards all the vegetation glows with joy. Spectrolite is the first release from Roger Sellers ‘Bayonne’ for a while. Marking the start of a 9 date tour this positive record from the Austin artist is perfect on a morning.
Record of the Week Kiera Lawlor – Float This record kicks you into action straight away.. With a mixture of sounds the production is truly excellent. Kiera is an artist operating out of Manchester releasing this as her first record on Soundcloud for around a year. Already gaining a lot of attention, it’s a real ear worm and so is our Record of the Week!
Hattie Briggs – Pull Me Down If you don’t take a moment just to sit, ponder and reflect as this record washes over your soul then you’re made of sterner stuff than me. Our featured artist for November, Hattie Briggs. Here her voice comes to the fore in a track where her heart is worn fully on her sleeve. Sit back and enjoy her story in the show.
Dios Mio – Proto Dios Mio first came to our attention early in 2015.. Something wonderful happened when we shared them on Facebook.. Helena from the band’s mum commented and shared it around. Since then they’ve been carving out their sound ready to release a debut EP at the end of the month. As a tease here’s this.. Epic, inspirational with that dark grungey edge they’ve begun getting a name for. EP out 27th Nov.