Scottish, Lake District-based artist Celestial North beckons you into her shimmering and ethereal world of spiraling wyrd-pop - a cosmic detour into a land of impossibility and beauty, bathed in folklore.
 
The lead single and title track Otherworld - is a sublime rush of celestial pop, enveloping tribal rhythms and twinkling instrumentals. Haunting mantras and hymn-like harmonies are bathed in the dawn light, anchored by a repeated refrain “don’t look back and you’ll never feel broken" that's at once comforting and transportative. Celestial North explains that 'Otherworld' is “A rabble-rousing pick-me-up on days when life feels a bit much, a reminder that it will all be ok and that we are never truly alone in this world. Providing the beat and movement of life for us all to shake it off together.”
 
Deeply influenced by her natural surroundings and wild Scottish upbringing, the album was co-recorded and produced with Woody (Sea Power) in the Lake District, creating a stunning tapestry of work that adds a human heart and touch to elements of dream pop, electro-pop, folktronica, gaze, and techno, offering an escape to new realms, adventurous and futuristic, yet with its roots in ancient civilisations of the past. Weaving her self-proclaimed ‘Pagan euphoria’ across eleven startling songs, Otherworld is another marvelous step forward in her artistry and is the product of years of honing and refining her songwriting and sound. Describing the process of writing Otherworld, Celestial North reveals “I imagined that I was time-traveling through different and exciting worlds. Wandering through the ancient, sacred stone circles at Machrie Moor and then jumping straight into an underground rave in the forest.”
 
Premiered by Chris Hawkins on BBC 6 Music, the single Otherworld follows the success of 'When The Gods Dance' which also received airplay from the BBC, Amazing Radio, and various BBC Introducing shows - garnering praise from the likes of Roddy Hart at BBC Radio Scotland, Jim Gellatly of Amazing Radio, and Tom Salmon of BBC Introducing. The gorgeous follow-up 'The Nature of Light' received a similar response on radio and online and was featured in Under The Radar and Snack Magazine. The instrumental lushness of 'Yarrow' completed a trilogy of releases in 2022.
 
Celestial North is a talented, multi-faceted musician and songwriter with her songs regularly played on the BBC, Amazing radio and BBC Introducing shows.  Her reworking of R.E.M.’s 'Nightswimming' - recorded for a God Is In the TV Zine charity album in 2022, received national radio play with BBC Scotland’s Roddy Hart proclaiming it “Majestic”. The release was included in Bandcamp’s Essential Releases with Nightswimming chosen as the Editorial Director’s personal highpoint. Following a run of early singles, Celestial North was touted by Under The Radar and God Is In The TV as 'One to watch in 2021' and one of the 'finest new acts for 2021'.

 ‘Stunning. An uplifting, beautiful dreamscape to Utopia and might be the best music you hear this week” Chris Hawkins , BBC Radio 6 Music

‘This dreamy, effervescent synth-pop from Edinburgh’s Celestial North at once evokes a witchy, wiccan naturalism and a music festival dance tent.’ – Snack Magazine.

‘‘Majestic – full of hypnotic rhythms…’ – Roddy Hart, BBC Radio Scotland.
‘Luscious, ethereal…’ –  Under The Radar.

‘Viking Dreamfolk to dance and soar to…’ – Higher Plain Music.

ALL HAIL HYENA is growing in popularity with a no-nonsense attitude towards being serious about making music that isn't serious and predictably unpredictable.  

After some landmark shows supporting the likes of Grandaddy, William D. Drake, Ultrasound and an intrinsic involvement in the second upcoming Cardiacs / Tim Smith benefit concert The Whole World Window II, ALL HAIL HYENA is a washed-up, middle-aged boy band writing punk-rock filth and you’re entitled to hate what they do. 

Releases include a fan-funded 12” vinyl project CUBS IN THE WILD via Diggers Factory featuring 6 tracks produced and recorded entirely by ALL HAIL HYENA in their hometown of Burnley, Lancashire, UK and released it on the shadowy label HYENA INC.

THE SHAMROCK SESSIONS recorded at Shamrock Recording Studio, Balderstone

ELECTRO HYENAS, Vol.1: A punktronica realisation of previous works, reinvigorated for the heady generation of modern dancehalls

All our releases are on Spotify here

People say things like:

"Ha ha! I love it! A real fresh, vigorous sound." - Tom Robinson, BBC6Music

“There is something brilliantly off-kilter about the trio as they cram more ideas into one song than most bands have in a whole set.” - John Robb, Louder Than War

“polished yet edgy and exciting.” - Urbanista Magazine

“All Hail Hyena are tipped for big things for a reason” - Paul Scott-Bates, LTW

Known to ‘smash their stage time into tiny minuscule bits’, Springfield Elementary don’t just play gigs. 

Made up by Billy Goodwin (Vocals/Guitar), Brad Lewis (Lead Guitar), Liam Moffat (Bass) and Chris Tomkinson (Drums), the psychedelic four-piece were born out of blind optimism that - as a band - they could salvage some credibility for themselves (one broken guitar string at a time).

Little Avis are a guitar band from Manchester consisting of Lee, Dave and brothers, Martin & Paul. For fans of Talking Heads, Kate Bush & Television.

★ Rebellious Manchester-based independent label, management, promoters + more

★ Punk AF

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