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Chamomile

A new year, a new single! A good Hengles tradition is still going strong. They bring you Flashes Of Green. A new entry to their epic, eclectic history tour. This time it is a fusion between Rock, Pop, Psychedelia and Eastern mysticism. You know you can’t miss it! 

2023 will be busy days for The Hengles once again. Besides new singles, the premiere of their first album will also see the light of day. Something to look out for don’t you think?! 

In the meantime, do enjoy the rocky waves of Flashes Of Green. It certainly will give you a buzz!

The Hengles have made considerable progress internationally. That resulted in airplay on radio in among others: Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, USA, UK, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Phillipines, Sweden, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Hungary, Austria and Jamaica. Singles from the band also entered the iTunes / Apple Music charts in: Netherlands, Finland, Belgium and Switzerland.

Influenced by more than 60 years of British and American pop music, The Hengles manage to blend this into their own style and give proof of their skill in writing and recording melodic, catchy pop songs with a twist.

Flashes Of Green

The Hengles - Flashes Of Green

Seventeen

Hamburg In The Morning

Apologise

Heart on sleeve and tongue in cheek, Mathew Kerry somehow manages to deftly string together the candid with the silly, with lyrics that might make you chuckle and weep.

 

A bespectacled singer-songwriter from Leeds currently based in Manchester, he is always writing and performing, and often forgets to eat.

In 2019, he independently released his debut EP ‘okie dokie?’ recorded, mixed and mastered entirely in his bedroom / home studio and launched it to a packed out backroom full of friends and local fans.

Now, in 2022, Manchester's favourite cryptid now returns with his new EP "If You're Not Going Home With Me, That's Okay". After years of DIY bedroom recording, IYNGHWMTO is his first studio effort, produced with James Wyatt at Sloe Flower Studios, and for the first time his sharp and playful songwriting comes through loud and clear and radio ready.

His influences are both obvious and obscure, often compared to the likes of Craig Finn, Frank Turner, Jeff Buckley, Prefab Sprout, Bonnie Prince Billy, Jeff Rosenstock, Billy Bragg, Andrew Bird, John K Samson, The Mountain Goats, Jackson Browne, John Grant, Glenn Tillbrook, Regina Spektor, The Weakerthans, and The Hold Steady.

Fresh On The Net is a music blog hosted by Tom Robinson and Team Freshnet, offering independent artists an open door and a level playing field for their music. Our inbox is open at http://freshonthenet.co.uk every Monday to Thursday morning - if you share a track with us there it will be heard by every member of our moderation team.

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