We all know and love great Liverpool bands like the Beatles, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and the Zutons, but what about the music of today? If you visit the venues in the European Capital of Culture 2008, or attend this year’s Liverpool Music Week, who will you see helping to create the culture of which we’re all so proud? The answer is, in part, below. We’ve found some of the hottest artists in Liverpool, unsigned or on small independent labels, all striving to maintain Liverpool’s reputation as a source of world-class music. These 16 acts all feature on the Liverpool Music Today compilation album, released by Ultimate Fake Records.
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This is Liverpool Music Today.
Kaya
Possibly quirky but clearly talented, Norwegian import Kaya has become well-known on the Liverpool music scene. Supported by a powerful vocal delivery, her songs touch those raw emotions that most of us like to keep hidden. An incredible combination of pop, folk, grunge, and lots more besides, the accessibility of Kaya's music belies its hidden depths.
The Kambourines
Infectious melodies distilled through country, folk and pop influences, accompanied by gorgeous harmonies from the two lead vocalists.
Paul Wilkes
These timeless and beautiful compositions combine heart warming melodies and classic songwriting arrangements.
The Prelude
Less rock than roll, a tight, hook filled jamboree of big choruses and bluesy folk, ranging from upbeat drink-along songs to debauched tales.
Duncan Stuart
Honest and emotive acoustic blues which draws you in with its intricacy and depth.
Lizzie Nunnery
Alternative upbeat folk with a smattering of sea shanty, accompanied by a fragile yet powerful trembling vocal.
Strawhouses
Emotional and intense, their songs invoke thoughts of dark moments and euphoria - layered with soaring guitars and melodies that haunt you for days.
Friday's Ghost
Musically dark, brooding and sinister, a clash of heavy bass, keys and synths.
Tom George
Multi-talented Tom George creates outstanding ambient folk pop sounds, filtered through the Mersey delta.
Michael Ryder
Singer songwriter with a powerful and distinctive vocal delivery, Michael's songs are pop-rock perfection.
The Trestles
Scouse-tinged harmonies layered with a clash of jangly guitars and raw folk roots, built on a foundation of classic songwriting.
The Grand Architects
A Liverpool supergroup of sorts, enthusiastically bridging the gap between a delicate folk sensibility and the frontiers of rock and roll.
Ragz
Dark and enchanting folk, with mesmerising vocals and beautiful melodies.
The Cubical
Often psychedelic, at times claustrophobic, but consistently dirty bluesy garage rock.
The Great Northwestern Hobos
The finest purveyors of lively, jangly, infectious rock and roll indie-scouse-pop.
Mark Jones
A modern-day folk hero in the making. There's a message in the madness that the delightful melodies just can't hide.
