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Record label & music/gig promoter for guitar driven music. | Grunge | Alt rock | Shoegaze | Lofi Rock | ‘Music For Outsiders’

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@lisletrecords
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You don’t always need money to support artists/bands. You can support them in other ways…which will be appreciated by & will help them. #Music #Supportthebands
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@CountBinface @HarshLanguageUK And you look like the only candidate to make an effort to look smart. Best wishes to ya!
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Don’t Forget! Watching @glastonbury on the TV has been fab this weekend but please don’t forget there are 1,000s of local bands playing at local gigs & festivals that are hugely talented. Give them your support, find the next big thing & enjoy going out to see live music; it
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We have no interest in fake artists/bands with fake followers & fake streams. Do yourselves a favour & unfollow us if this is part of your modus operandi. Just be authentic & real. If your music hits our tastebuds we’ll follow you. If you appear fake or inactive we will
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@lisletrecords
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It’s @Bandcamp Friday. You know the day when #Bandcamp doesn’t take fees to help the bands. Check out all your fave bands & find some bargains. Artists/bands-put your Bandcamp links in the comments & retweet this post. #music
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Support music You don’t always need money to support artists/bands. You can support them in other ways…which will be appreciated by & will help them. Do this today & everyday. #supportmusic
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Every Tuesday we are gonna shout out a champion of #undertheradar music you need to check out & follow. Today it’s @shiner_sam a massive supporter of all things indie! She presents a show on @BHouseRadio , has a fab #newmusic playlist (link in below) & is
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@lisletrecords
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T-shirt Quiz? Should the purchasers of band t-shirts be quizzed at the checkout? #fridayfun #bandtees
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@lisletrecords
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@ThatEricAlper The Shawshank Redemption
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Hey kids! You do know the 90s was an amazing decade for guitar driven music from indie to Britpop to shoegaze to grunge & more? Back in 1991 @throwingmuses released ‘The Real Ramona’ & its awesome check it out. Oh & we’ve noticed they are in the studio hopefully some new stuff
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We champion unsigned under the radar music that is often overlooked by the mainstream. It’s fresh, exciting & full of talent. The alternative is @ChrisMoyles #chrismoyles #radio #music Retweet if you love under the radar bands/music.
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Music Lovers There are so many radio DJs, shows & stations out there that don’t play the same tracks over & over like on the big commercial stations. If you really want to find cool new music…try checking out different shows/stations. From tomorrow we are gonna shout out a
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@lisletrecords
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@ThatEricAlper Barber’s ‘Adagio for strings’
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Out Now The awesome @kristinhersh has released ‘Ms Haha’ as a single ahead of her album ‘Clear Pond Road’ coming out in early September. Check ‘Ms Haha’ out on your fave music platform. We’re loving it (having given it a few listens and will have a few more!). One link below.
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When you come across an under the radar band & like their music leave them a positive comment on their social media. If you really like them follow them too. It costs nothing & really does help. We left this Insta comment earlier on a band new to us…hope you can join us doing
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@StuartMaconie We’re the drinks free?
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We are a small indie label focused on guitar driven #grunge #altrock #shoegaze #lofirock #noiserock #postpunk We follow back artists & bands in or close to those genres. It’s unlikely we will follow many who are outside of those genres although do like some #indierock
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@lisletrecords
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A lot of people have missed out on @glastonbury tickets. Don’t forget there are tonnes of gigs by #undertheradar bands locally well worth checking out for a reasonable fee. Retweet if you agree. #Glastonbury #supportlocalmusic
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@ThatEricAlper Go about our business & leave him alone.
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@ThatEricAlper When growing up had B/W tv, changed channels manually, had a phone where you dialled numbers on a rotary dial & had to use phone boxes sometimes.
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@lisletrecords
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Was just going to promote a band who have new music out. They have very low numbers of followers on social media. A tonne of fake followers on Insta and millions of streams. Something doesn’t add up looks like fake…decided against promoting it. No we won’t name them just
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Hey artists, bands, musos & instrument lovers let’s have some fun! Show off your fave music gear on your socials (tag us in if you want) or put them below. Let’s see what’s your fave stuff. Doesn’t have to be expensive just personal to you. #musician
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Spotify @spotify are putting their prices up. We have no problem with that as long as that sees an increase to payments made to the artists uploading their music etc. Our fundamental problem with #spotify is that a lot of or nearly all of our subscription doesn’t find its way
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@lisletrecords
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There’s not a lot of love for what @coldplay have become but we still think their first few albums are great. Anyone else agree? #Coldplay #music
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Following on from us calling out artists/bands under the radar that you need to check out…we’re also going to do On Your Radar where we will call out champions of new music be it playlists, blogs, DJ’s, radio shows, radio stations etc. we wanna help you find #newmusic
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Shout! We’re not like most record labels. We’re music lovers (like you) & will shout out good guitar driven music whether they are signed or unsigned. It’s our duty to spread the word because music is so good for you! #musicisgoodforyou
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@russellcrowe We were right yesterday! Paris! Have a good one Russell!
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Hey! Anyone else get excited for #newmusic Friday?
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@lisletrecords
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Spamming does not work if you are promoting your music etc. Today we’ll ignore that…promote your music (if released this year) don’t forget genre & location, mention your radio show, show off your latest musical instrument purchase etc in the responses. Repost too! #spamday
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@lisletrecords
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Age really is irrelevant none more so with music. Music transcends age whether you are a 90 year old listening to metal, a kid listening to classical, a DJ playing the latest sounds…it’s all irrelevant! If you like it, play it, follow the bands & go see the bands. It is never
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We love #unsignedandcrap music! Fill your ears with it…and be prepared to be blown away!
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New Music Friday It’s #newmusicfriday enjoy checking out all the lovely #newmusic If you come across something rather cool (it’s not your artist or band) give the band/track etc a shout out on your socials today. This is one big music community & we should shout out good
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Coming tonight You Don’t Need A Record Label ep 1 The majority of artists/bands do not need a record label. You can do virtually everything yourselves if you are willing to put the effort in. It’s true! We’re gonna give you some tips each week…some of them are basic…all of
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Guitar driven This is the guitar driven music we are really into. If you are too…that makes us friends. #guitardriven
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@johndredge Preferred the pirate or highwayman look. Defo a good look for pop!
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@lisletrecords
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One of the best albums of the 90s is ‘Heartworm’ from Dublin’s @WhippingBoyBand They issued a deluxe version last year. Listened to that and the original today…still epic! Any Whipping Boy fans out there? What would you ask them if you could?
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New Music Ahead of the release of her latest album ‘Clear Pond’ on @firerecordings @kristinhersh has been releasing singles as tasters of what is to come. The latest single released today is ‘Constance Street’ and it is gloriously beautiful. Listen to it on your fave format &
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Under The Radar Following the recent furore caused by a well known DJ disparaging unsigned bands it’s galvanised a lot of folks including us. We prefer the term #undertheradar by the way. We’re gonna shout out under the radar bands every week. 1/3 ⬇️
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@lisletrecords
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Fake Here’s how to spot fake artists/bands who pay for streams. Just be authentic, no need to pay for fake streams! #fakestreams
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@lisletrecords
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Do your homework! We are a label that covers the genres above/below…we don’t do reggae, dance/electronic, blues, rap/hip hop, folk, country, jazz, funk, prog rock etc etc. We’re generally into the noisier side of guitar driven rock music. We try to respond to all submissions
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Follows We love following & supporting artists & bands on their way up. Generally we follow bands that are in genres we like & until today we’d check out every band that follows us & have a listen to their music. Going forward we just don’t have the time to do this and so…any
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Listen In Today Listen in to @shiner_sam present the last Indie Emporium #radioshow on @BHouseRadio from 2pm GMT. Thanks to Sam for putting on such a fab show often turning us on to bands we might not have come across before (eg @wunderhorse ). Try not to make any mistakes
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@lisletrecords
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@ThatEricAlper Hard work, talking to people, respect…stuff like that.
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Hey music lovers the only pledge we are going to make is finding new music, supporting under the radar bands & going to gigs. See the details below & join us! A like & a RT helps! And remember to shout out the new music, under the radar bands & gigs on social media too!
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@lisletrecords
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So…we’ve finished highlighting 2022 music that caught our ear…over the next week or so…we’re gonna pick out some artists/bands to look out for this year. Guitar driven music is where it’s in 2023. #2023music
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Hey Shoegazer fans. Have any under the radar shoegaze bands released cool new tracks this year? Link them below. (Don’t link non-shoegaze music). #shoegaze #NewMusic
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@lisletrecords
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We are getting so much engagement here on @X just wanted to say thank you. Keep those comments & shares coming! If you are in a band and not on here…you are missing out! #twitter #x
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Stolen! We stole this from @TheCoreRockand1 (check them out). Love this & pretty sure you will too! #music
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Hey you! Don’t forget to like, comment & share artists/bands posts it costs nothing, it really does help & the good ones really wanna engage with you! #welovemusic
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Social Media We see so many comments about social media, negativity on there etc etc. We still feel that social media is a force for good connecting likeminded folks all around the world. If you want a more positive & relatable timeline do what we do. We immediately block &
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Music videos…63% of you still think music videos are relevant. Drop a link in the comments of a cool music video from an under the radar band so that we can all check it out. You can’t recommend your own vids! RTs too please! #musicvideos
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Coming Soon We are going to open a record shop. Selling all the latest vinyls, CDs, t-shirts, badges etc etc of all your fave dub, drum & bass, modern jazz, dance music, funk, disco, techno, house music artists & bands. There will also be space for gigs during the day & night
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#newmusic is out there…and it’s great. #unsignedandcrap
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@lisletrecords
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Where’s all the guitar driven #newmusic today? Drop links below & we’ll have a listen. #NewMusicFriday
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Friday Funny On this very hot day we found this quite funny. Didn’t think Velma was like that! #FridayFun #fridayfunny #fridayfunnies #ScoobyDoo #velma #velmadinkley #shaggy #hotday
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You Don’t Need A Record Label ep 3 Here’s a quick and easy tip (life lesson as well). Focus on building & maintaining relationships. #music #musicindustry
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Roster We currently have four bands on our roster & will probably add another one or two this year. Until then, why not check our current roster by going to our ‘L’islet Records bands’ playlist below featuring @HONEYCUBUK @CoastalFireDept @thanksmomband & @GraniteWolfBand
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You Don’t Need A Record Label ep 11 Building long term relationships - research, follow & engage. (Start with 25 but really you need a much larger network). #music #musicindustrytips
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“Music lovers assemble!” Hey music lovers you do know that artists/bands need social media to help get their music out there & connect with folks? There are so many artists/bands that are on the way up or under the radar that really are worthy of more fans, followers, listeners
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The power of music! Do something positive with music today. Follow a band, write a song, listen to your favourite artist, maybe check out a new band. #MondayMotivation #thepowerofmusic
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Congrats! First up really enjoyed the show today @shiner_sam Second up didn’t hear any mistakes…is that right?! Have a fab week Sam ❤️
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@RnRNationlive @RnRliveRadio ‘Where Is My Mind’ - Pixies Local band:- ‘Lucy Don’t Mind’ - The Sacred Hearts (check it out)
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@ThatEricAlper Probably The Smiths
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Sorry to let the voters down we are getting a little Jack Russell. But we can’t agree on a name. Any ideas gratefully received. Want a fun boys name please. Here he is! #jackrussell #nameourjack
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It’s here! #newmusicfriday Dive right in folks! #newmusic
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No joke It’s #newmusicfriday tomorrow. Which artists/bands are releasing music tomorrow? Let us know! #newmusic
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@lisletrecords
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More of this please. We’ll talk in a future episode of ‘You Don’t Need A Record Label’ why artists/bands should do this and play a positive part in the wider music community. Retweet/repost if you agree. Follow us for more #music
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@lisletrecords
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In our recent poll, you voted ‘We Don’t Need Nobody Else’ as your fave @WhippingBoyBand track. We love it too! It’s an absolute classic, total perfection in every way. Give us a follow and come back on Saturday…we have some cool #whippingboy news to share. #indierock
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Music Music is so good for you. Go on, indulge yourself in whatever musical genre that sounds good to you today. #musicisgoodforthesoul
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Submissions If you are a guitar driven artist or band you can send us your submissions or demos via DM or email. We are looking for grunge, AltRock, shoegaze, lofirock & quirky solo artists. #rock #music
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@lisletrecords
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Just giving a spin to ‘Wild Type Droid’ by @Failure via @Bandcamp You know it’s #bandcampfriday yeah?
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Shout about it! When you come across an artist/band that is not so well known don’t forget to follow them on social media, comment on their posts & tell everybody how great they are. It costs you nothing & really helps them! #shoutaboutmusic #newmusic
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Just putting on a little classic @beastieboys ‘Ill Communication’ #rap #beastieboys
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Be positive Avoid negativity. Life is too short to get dragged down by negative people. #bepositive #MondayMood
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@lisletrecords
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Listen to music #listentomusic
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@lisletrecords
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Working Just working on our all girl or girl fronted grungy band playlist. Happy to take more suggestions. What you up to today? #grunge
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You just cannot go wrong listening to @WhippingBoyBand and this classic album! Best wishes to you guys! #indierock
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We are generally disappointed by the lack of interaction on social media by many artists/bands. Should they try more to interact with fans? Take part & retweet. #socialmedia #music
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Grinding Artists & bands you have gotta grind everyday if you are serious about your music. If you’re not interested in putting in some work that’s cool to…there is always room for friends & family bands. #dailygrind
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Follow We follow…guitar driven artists/bands in or around genres we like. We follow DJs, bloggers, radio stations, pluggers, Pr etc etc. We don’t generally follow individuals back…otherwise it would become out of control plus we’d struggle to keep up with all the music we
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Fake Just a reminder that there are a lot of scams & fake stuff out there. If someone cold contacts you be a little weary. For example, there are fake or bogus radio stations & record labels out there. If you get approached & promises are made…all you have to do is pay a
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Whipping Boy Ollie spoke to Paul and Myles from @WhippingBoyBand last week and ended up interviewing Myles. Part 1 of the interview is below in the comments. #whippingboy #indierock #altrock
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Friends? That’s the guitar driven music we like. If you like it too that makes us friends! Much love & best wishes to ya #music
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Whipping Boy interview Here’s pt 4 of our interview with Myles from the awesome @WhippingBoyBand ‘Heartworm’, ‘We Don’t Need Nobody Else’ and Bono are discussed…dive in below! #music #whippingboy #ireland
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@rickastley @BlossomsBand @glastonbury @ShootTheSound What a highlight for us! Well done guys! When is the tour? A joyous celebration of the Smiths!
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Bands on Twitter etc…don’t fall for the vast majority of Tweets saying “Need New Music”…more often than not it leads nowhere & is just a spammer/scammer trying to sell you streams! And buying streams leads to a real downward spiral, no dignity & being a fake band.
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@slowdiveband @swxbristol @RachelAGoswell waited a long time to see…won’t leave it so long. Now that was one hell of a shoegazing experience by the masters! Wave upon wave of sonic joy! ❤️❤️❤️ #slowdive #bristol
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You don’t need a record label ep 16 Be active on social media not only posting but engaging & supporting others, building community, engaging with fans/comments it will pay off. #music #socialmedia #Engagement
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Genres Those are the guitar driven genres we follow, support & promote. #grunge #altrock #shoegaze #lofirock #noiserock #postpunk
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Tomorrow What guitar driven #newmusic do we have to look out for on #newmusicfriday tomorrow?
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@NME Big headed self entitled attention seeking…bad look.
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New Music Three months ago 65% of #newmusic lovers used @X to find new music now it’s 72%. Insta is also a clear second favourite. If you take yourselves seriously as an artist/band and want to get your music found/heard far away from where you live…you have to be posting
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Tomorrow Dial in to @BBCGuernsey tomorrow to hear @Tim__Hunter & Ollie discuss Chris Moyles’ recent comments about unsigned bands. Dial in just after 8am via @BBCSounds or however you listen in normally. #radio #music #unsigned #chrismoyles
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Another cool way to find new artists & bands to check out is by listening to playlists curated by people who know the genre they are covering. @shiner_sam ha a fab indie playlist which is worth checking out below. #NewMusic Add cool playlists on the comments of you want.
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Here’s part 2 of our interview with Myles from Dublin’s @WhippingBoyBand (go tho the comments ⬇️). #whippingboy #indierock #Ireland
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@lisletrecords
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Happy Birthday Mark Linkous of the amazing #sparklehorse Although Mark is no longer with us his incredible talent & awesome musical catalogue still inspires today. “This Is Sparklehorse’ documentary is coming next month. @sadsparkle
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@lisletrecords
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Supporting artists/bands doesn’t have to cost you much. Just following them on their socials, where you listen to music, leaving comments, sharing, liking & retweeting is cool! Here’s three bands to follow & check out. @HONEYCUBUK @thanksmomband @CoastalFireDept #music
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Do It! When you come across artists & bands you like don’t forget to follow them on social media & digital platforms you use. Not only does it really help out those bands but it helps ensure your social media & music listening has a sprinkling of those artists/bands & others
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