LIKE many of you, we can’t wait for this year’s Eurovision – not least as it’s coming from Liverpool.
So we’re thrilled to have found a Wokingham connection with one of the entries in this year’s contest, enabling us to sneak it into the playlist.
Tune in for free on Spotify. Our playlist is a mixture that will help you discover something new.
To hear this week’s selection, simply head to https://bit.ly/rawsoundstoday and enjoy the music.
There is also a Facebook page and group chat that bands and music fans can tap into. You can search for RaW Sounds Today and it will come up.
Voyager – Promises
How is an Australian Eurovision entry linked to our area? Well, the band’s manager, Lulu Davis, has also worked with our locally-based White Star Records on PR. What a talented person she is.
OK, it’s a bit of a tenuous link but the band is so good and such a great bunch of people who are injecting some quality melodic progressive metal into Eurovision that they certainly deserve our support.
We popped along to their last gig before they head to the competition and it was a brilliant fun and exciting night with everyone singing along to this song.
They need to get through the Semi Final next Thursday (May 11) so let’s all give them our vote and then it’s on to the final – https://www.voyagerau.com/
Louis and the Shakes – sorry.x
It’s a new single from the London based band that we featured last year following the great set that they performed at Loddfest. This is a band that consistently produces very good powerful uplifting indie rock and this is no exception. It’s certainly worth getting along to Wokingham Festival in August where they will be playing on the Main Trademark Windows Stage – https://www.louisandtheshakes.com/
Katie Ellwood – Breathe Slow
Now something a bit mellow in the midst of the indie and progressive rock we seem to have this week! It’s one of our fave artists from Wokingham and we are always pleased to see new music from Katie. She has just released another very good single which, with its dreamy vocals over a chilled background of acoustic and electronic instrumentation has a wonderful feel – https://www.instagram.com/katieellwood_music/
Kyros – The End in Mind
Kyros are back with their first new music in nearly three years and it’s an eight-minute epic. They are a band of excellent musicians and you can see them locally when they play Wokingham Festival on August 28 – https://www.kyrosmusic.com/
Rila’s Edge – Take Time
They are one of the bands of the moment and they have just released an excellent new two-track single which includes this – https://www.rilasedge.com/
Only the Poets – Jump
Reading band Only the Poets are certainly building a following with their live shows around the world. Jump is the band’s latest single with a very infectious melody – https://onlythepoetsofficial.com/
Tankus the Henge – You Can Do Anything
With Tankus the Henge headlining Wokingham Festival on Sunday, August 27.
We popped along to their show at Guildford’s Boileroom recently to check them out. What a night it was. – https://www.tankusthehenge.com/
Jessica Winter – Choreograph
Are You Listening Festival celebrates its 10th Anniversary this year and this talented artist and producer who just released her new EP Limerence, from which this song is taken, will be there on May 6 – https://www.jessicawinter.tv/
Reliant – Do What You Want
Wokingham/Reading based indie rockers return with a new catchy riff laden single, recorded at Generation Studio – https://linktr.ee/wearereliant
Split the Dealer – Capsize
He’s been in every one of our Top 20 listings of the year so far and this new single is another brilliant recording – https://beacons.ai/splitthedealer
