Having toured relentlessly for three years, alongside recording their debut album with numerous producers and in numerous studios, Clean Cut Kid decided to take a 10 month break from touring to record new music. On Wednesday 12th September, the band will mark their return with new single ‘Emily,’ taken from their upcoming ‘Painkiller’ EP out 22nd October.

The first thing the band did was head back to their native Liverpool, where they rented a pod in an old shipping factory in the Baltic Triangle area of the city, and filled it with vintage recording equipment. Once that was fully set up, they locked themselves away for months on end, getting everything up to the standard they wanted.

Mike Halls (lead singer/guitarist) was adamant that these new songs would be more personal to Clean Cut Kid, both in the themes they cover, but also to the band as a whole. Explaining this, Mike says: “I want to write about things in my life, what we’re feeling, whether they be sad or joyous. The ultimate thing is to take the deepest emotions and work it in to a message that isn’t miserable.”

Written, recorded and engineered entirely by the band, ‘Emily’ finds Clean Cut Kid deviating from their indie-pop sound of first album Felt – released last year – in to a more lo-fi, American East Coast sound, complete with 70s-inspired, fuzz guitar lines, harmonic backing vocals, a stand-alone verse from Evelyn Halls (keys) and thudding drums, with echoes of Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones and Phoebe Bridgers.

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The band -
Paul  Riley - Guitar, vocals
Chris Grimshaw -  Drums
Slim  - Bass

These songs were made by, and belong to The Clay. Enjoy!

THREE FROM ABOVE ARE TOM, LEWIS AND HARRIS


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Acoustic duo hailing from Frome, Somerset, comprising of cellist /vocalist Helen Robertson and guitarist / singer - songwriter Vincent Callan,

MountainSpeaksFire fuse alternative rock and folk into emotive and passion filled songs. Helen's ethereal vocals and cello balancing Vincent's feral and primal musical style.

 "MountainSpeaksFire: haunting cello from Helen Robertson combined with subtly passionate voice of Vin Callan make this duo unforgettable"

- Crysse Morrison , A Writers Life



“There is something about Nic that draws you in, captivating you, leaving you wanting to hear more’" Buz Magazine

Nicola Hardman is a theatrical alt-pop singer-songwriter originally from Liverpool, noted by reviewers Get Into This for her "kooky avant-garde-ness..”

Hardman released her new album ‘Celestial Firebird’ March 2020 featuring her single ‘Be Kind’ which has already received air play on local radio stations with a live show for the IWD Showcase at women’s educational unit Blackburne House Liverpool curated by women’s performance activist group We Want Women. Previously, she released her song ‘Forever (and ever)’ in Nov 2018 which also features on ‘Celestial Firebird’ 
In October 2017 Hardman released her double single comprising of tracks 'Just Human’ Hardman’s political contribution to abolish nationalism and promote equality, and her much loved theatrical song ‘Little Fish’ re-released from her debut album Full Beans (2015) “Hardman seems to break some new and unexpected ground – if that is even possible for an artist this versatile.” (Liverpool Acoustic)
Hardman has performed across the UK, appearing on radio shows and local music TV achieving number 2 in a top 20 unsigned music chart for her single Little Fish. She has performed in Liverpool’s Sound City, Smithdown Road and Threshold Festivals and supported acts such as Mark Morriss (The Bluetones)  Dave McPherson of InMe and in winter 2018 she supported award winning Canadian music artiste Jane Siberry on her UK tour.
Hardman will be appearing at Sound City 2021, Secret Garden Festival 2020 Liverpool and Burning Woman Festival 2021, London. She is currently collaborating and writing new material.

New Reality Records was officially launched in 2020. Our current family of artists includes:

Venus Aphrodite
Bandcamp: http://venusaphrodite.bandcamp.com/album/the-vigil-of-venus 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2BuWg8vR1nCvbVJ4Akg9s1?si=zZHl1kGuQSaRuIrLKW1Uag

Little Onion
Bandcamp: http://littleonion1.bandcamp.com/track/free-will-zero

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6E0Zrpha1nugT26rK3INlb?si=roPrK4E4QLG1fb9F6YKE4A

Gavin Wade
Bandcamp: https://gavinwade.bandcamp.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3yx1F6acOPEARzPlHYmGSH?si=HHc21QoBRUWpo13Eijz71g


Bred Pudding
Bandcamp: https://bredpudding.bandcamp.com/track/diamond-geezer

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1DVcoLr4xeTkCSiG0KX06f?si=gwiihOveT02dyqX-fz15Uw

Bred Pudding Collective

Rocket To Nowhere

Mark Kostabi

and various combinations of the above. And others. We are always open to new artists submitting works and ideas.

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