Behind the decks: SAVVY
*t/w: spiking Ruby 'Savvy' Savill-Downs has placed herself at the forefront of the Leeds electronic music scene. Her contributions have...
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How Eades descended on a quiet Yorkshire village to record their debut album
In late February 2021, the Northern village of Muker welcomed 5 raucous new faces to its 260 strong population, as Leeds outfit Eades...
English Teacher: The Leeds band at the top of the class
English Teacher, with their inspired lyricism and Indie sensibilities, are the Leeds quartet steadily rising to the top of the class....
Get to know dark-soul artist August Charles
Fresh on the Leeds scene, Neo-soul singer-songwriter August Charles is a name that is soon to be on the lips of industry heads and fans...
Van Houten follow up 'IDK' with dreamy new single, 'Now & Then'.
Leeds five-piece Van Houten are back with another daze of gentle guitars and lonely hearts lyrics. They are often described as slacker...
New record label launches as a platform for marginalised artists in The North
“There's still this idea of what an artist should look like; we’ve never fit into those boxes,” expresses Dirty Freud, the Leeds-based...
Making moves in Neo-Soul: The emerging artists fusing the best of soul and R&B
When it first emerged in the late 1990s, neo-soul was the new hybrid genre used to categorise a melodic marriage between the old-school...
Bored At My Grandma's House delivers sophisticated bedroom pop with new EP
Creativity fuelled by boredom often leads to delectable results, even when the world seems on fire. Created amid national lockdown, Bored...
Easy Does It return with second charitable compilation record 'Move Free' in aid of asylum seekers
During the Summer lockdown, fledgeling party collective Easy Does It raised money for the NHS with their brilliantly curated compilation...
Rap poet Otis Mensah talks about his multi-dimensional project #OtisMensahExists
Delivering socially-conscious narratives with impeccable flow, this young hip-hop poet embraces experimentation and poetic-expression in...
seigfried komidashi explores self-identity and anxieties in his gripping new EP 'Sagittarius Rising'
After a string of releases throughout 2020, komidashi comes at us with another all-encompassing release on the Blancmange Lounge label....
KU:RO drops weaponised Italo remix of The Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights'
This unexpected yet vivacious remix of The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights is something you didn’t know you desired but certainly needed. The...
Watch: Yusuf Yellow performs 'Growth Of The Flower'
As the sun set on a warm September evening, Nice People Magazine had the pleasure of recording the Leeds-based rapper and producer Yusuf...
Sab Ha Deux's Ahmed Dredar drops luscious new track 'Is This Not Why You're Here?'
Ahmed Dredar makes up half of the DJ duo Sab Ha Deux. They run Meister Klasse, a night with no strict music policy. This encourages heaps...
Flxclxc supplies shining techno with his restless debut EP, Warp Speed
This new EP from Flxclxc encompasses four debut tracks that demonstrate a well-crafted progression of breaks and a competent ability for...
Dubrunner returns with his Scuffed Recordings debut, Scorpio Season
Spanning influences from steppa dub and Soundsystem culture, this new EP is a fitting debut for the Stretchy Dance Supply founder on...
Claudia Fenoglio releases vulnerable new track 'Over Now'
With her melancholic new single ‘Over Now’, singer-songwriter Claudia Fenoglio has delivered the perfect soundtrack to Summer daydreams....
Once Upon A Bye: The new tranquil and progressive EP from John Fall
John Fall’s latest lockdown-inspired EP, ‘Once Upon A Bye’, is a constellation of ambient, atmospheric instrumentals with progressive...
Team Picture deliver ambitious and expansive debut album, The Menace of Mechanical Music
Leeds’ favourite audiovisual music outfit Team Picture have traded in their marching band uniforms for something more colourful. With the...
#OtisMensahExists: Otis Mensah highlights societal alienation with this second instalment
With his ongoing ...Exists project, hip-hop poet Otis Mensah offers 10 powerfully charged singles that provide illuminating observations...