Our Music Editor picks out some of the best tunes to have come out of our city recently...
Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (Shookz Bootleg)
Shookz takes the scalpel to the ubiquitous chart botherer, giving him a much-needed banging dancefloor makeover on this free download.
Riff Bastard - May Day! May Day!
Doing exactly what they say on the tin. Speaker-stack-shaking riffs and grizzled vocals combine on this heavy stoner-rock jam.
Rob Green - Belief
The first in what will be a series of tracks released throughout 2017 sees one of Nottingham’s premier singers pleading for strength over a bluesy stomp.
BIRTHRIGHTS - Onetime
Collab between fellow sound adventurers Kirk Spencer and CJ Mirra continues apace with this propulsive spacey brain frazzler.
Chroma Bay - Gravitational
Breezy electro-pop that puts on its smartest shoes to toe tap around pop and r ‘n’ b.
Lone - From A Past Life
Woozy house track with head-twisting samples, driven by some tropical, percussive beats. Top work from the world-beating Notts producer.
Huw Costin - State Trooper
Torn Sail man takes Springsteen’s already stripped-back classic and takes it back even further until it’s nothing more than a haunted fever dream.
Young T & Bugsey ft. Belly Squad - Gangland
Young Notts artists and CRS alumni make it over 1million views as they continue their takeover of the UK urban scene. Recently signed to Sony, big things are coming.
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