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Meet Ezy Ryders,a breakthrough band from Brighton.

20th Oct 2021 — Leave a comment
Tom and Jake by Joe Goldring

With Halloween looming Ezy Ryders have released a timely debut track called ‘Shake Our Fears’.

Shake Our Fears by Ezy Ryders

With it’s under the radar appeal, their new release ,Shake Our Fears, is energetic and raw in it’s approach. It sets itself apart by emrbacing topics of vulnerabiltiy , encouraging a listner to leave situations where you although you feel comfortable you do not belong.

The brutality echoing from the drum allows a listener to groove to a quick paced motion, channelling anger and fear into free flowing movement. Personally this song became quite a visual art, picturing wrong doings and how I would react now compared to how I did then. Despite it’s apparent aggression the lyrics of the song serve as a catharsis allowing a listener to heal by ‘leaving those fools behind’ (lyrics from Shake Our Fears)

Tom and Jake By Joe Goldring

Over a bowl of fresh pasta Tom and Jake shared with me their greatest fears and greatest talents, whcih involved an impressive mouth trumpet and an uncanny Machine Gun Kelly impression. Hinting at upcoming releases and sharing some advice to live by ,this podcast episode is not one to miss.

Lincoln Ear episode with Ezy Ryders
Ezy Ryders by Joe Goldring

Navigating a new era and embracing mutliple genres to produce a song that resonates with an audience and an individual, Ezy Ryders are paving the way for the post lockdown revolution we’re begining to see in music. New sound is always the harbinger for new opportunities and with their latest single already gaining them 75 followers on spotify it’s intruguing to see where their music will take them.

Meet Alfie Sharp, Nottinghamshire singer songwriter.

4th Oct 2021 — 1 Comment
Alfie Sharp By Emily Damyan

Music is the strongest form of communication, listeners resonate with and relate to the emotion which is why songs that are straightforward with their message allow for a different relationship with the melody. We hear what we need to, entering the singers realm and sharing their experiences from a seemingly effortless standpoint.

Although there is no apparent formula to songwriting this method is arguably why Alfie sharp’s debut track Nostalgia has done incredibly since being released in 2019.With over 600,000 streams on Spotify this poignant track about not feeling secure in the position you’re in and persevering to where you want to be shows that we all struggle with the same insecurities and are constantly trying to power through to overcome them.

Nostalgia pulls off the difficult juxtaposition of being both direct yet hypnotizingly beautiful, liquid poetry that is somehow straight to the point.

Nostalgia By Alfie Sharp

Learn more about the creative process behind Nostalgia and why the piano it was created on is such a pivotal piece in the making of this musician on my podcast episode.

His style is candid and personal, remaining true to himself and his audience whilst writing and performing live. Each gig is an expression of his humanity and the only way to prepare for a gig, other than practising, according to him is “Panic and eat a lot of oily spaghetti’.

Shortly after its release he performed Nostalgia live with the Unusually Fanatical Orchestra (U.F.O) and more recently performed at the Dot to Dot festival, which featured artists such as The Publics and Lucy Deakin.

Alfie Sharp Emily Damyan

Since 2019 Sharp has had time to evolve as a musician, exploring new sounds and working alongside other songwriters, all in preparation for a big release in February 2022, which we should all stick around for. Hear more on my podcast episode.

Meet The Tenters, An Indie band from Lincolnshire

14th Sep 2021 — Leave a comment
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The Tenters

Many of us find ourselves in songs, coming to terms with who we are whilst emmersed in rich jazz tunes or dancing to a guitar solo, some of us lose ourselves along the melody. The film Good Will Hunting explores similar themes, the complexity of self and the fragility of potential which is why it inspired The Tenters to write their latest song Good Will but it could also be because two of their band members are called Will, give it a listen and decide for yourself.

Good Will

On this episode of The Lincoln Ear podcast I had the pleasure of speaking to Will Munton and Robert Lester about what it’s like to play live, what they have learned about themselves whilst playing as a band and who they would/wouldn’t trust to be in charge of the aux on tour, who would have throught you’d hear Slipknot and Sugarbabes in the same sentence.

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Listen to the podcast here.

Will spoke to me about some of the inspiration behind upcoming songs such as watching a fishing programme, proving that with the right mindset and creativity you can create art from anything.

Their debut song Alexander, relased in July of this year, has been described on their Spotify as a song about whatever for whoever, which is the music we all need, something we can relate to, interpret in our own way and resonate with. Listen to my podcast to find out why it was the hardest song for them to release.

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Formed in 2019 the band were faced with the adversity of 2020, but this didn’t hold them back; having released two songs, being featured on BBC Radio Lincolnshire and an upcoming live performance with the hugely talented ‘Little Comets’, this Sunday tickets available here, it will be exciting to discover where else this band gets their inspiration from and to see what they do with it.