On The Rise UK

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On The Rise UK

On The Rise: Phoebe Green

Profound vulnerability coated in zesty, glitchy electro-pop. Take heed. Why can I never cry I must be so dried up inside Somebody please just hurt me…

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On The Rise: Marina Allen

Ingenuity for the ages. Rough Trade loyalists might already be familiar with LA musician Marina Allen after her 2021 debut Candlepower graced our front pages, oozing…

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On The Rise: High Vis

Rage and beauty. The UK punks take all the vigour of their hardcore past and channel it into a meticulous swell of sonic optimism. Former hardcore…

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On The Rise: CVC

A riffin' and a rollin' riotous rock revelation. Formed in 2019 as a 'jam band', Welsh six-piece Church Village Collective (or CVC…

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On The Rise: DC Gore

Dance floor ready, synthesised to perfection. You may already be familiar with Dominic Gore, formerly one third of South London trio Little Cub. Since the trio…

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On The Rise: Bartees Strange

Ever cognisant of his roots, meet the multi-talented Washington D.C. fascinator ripping up the indie rock rulebook. When he was 12, Bartees Leon Cox Jr.…

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On The Rise: They Hate Change

The Tampa Bay Anglophiles whose penchant for motley musical mastery we can all relish in. "We make music inspired by dance genres for people that…

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On The Rise: Sinead O'Brien

A bona fide creative wunderkind whose ingenuity and artistry surpasses any hint of circumscribed creativity. Recorded at the back end of 2021 in producer-extraordinaire Dan Carey&…

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On The Rise: Loose Fit

Expel pent-up angst with unashamedly scuzzy beats and a decent dose of boogie. Attitude included. "Our band was officially formed on 3rd November 2017 in…

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On The Rise: Walt Disco

A thriving musical mutation of razzle-dazzle and self-affirmation. Glaswegian six-piece Walt Disco have not only snagged the best band name in recent memory, but have the…