The great 'Unsigned / up and coming bands free music' Hunt

weegie.geek

Band Name: Beyond The Forest
Music Style: Symphonic power metal
What style of music/who is it similar to?: Sinergy, Helloween, Blind Guardian, Nightwish, Within Temptation, Sonata Arctica, Alyson Avenue, Romeo’s Daughter, Aina, Tone Norum, Dark Tranquillity, CoB, Witness, Heart, Vixen, All About Eve
Website: http://www.myspace.com/beyondtheforest

richwils86

• Band/Artist's Name: Clockwork Radio
• Music Style: Alternative, Rock, Electro, Indie
• What style of music/who is it similar to?: Muse, Queen, The Beatles, Acoustic
• Website: http://www.myspace.com/clockworkradio
• OTHER WEBSITE: www.clockworkradio.co.uk

From North Wales, Touring summer '08 featured on Radio One Best of Unsigned Podcast

ATurningTide

Band/Artist's Name: Ben's Brother
Music Style: Acoustic/Pop
What style of music/who is it similar to?: They have their own unique sound which is similar to James Blunt and sometimes Keane - together with some young Rod Stewart/Sam Cooke type vocals
Website: www.bensbrother.com www.myspace.com/bensbrothermusic

-They are touring the UK in April
-Their next single 'Stuttering' is out 14th April (Digital) and 21st April (Physical)
-Currently Radio 2's 'Record of the Week' with 'Stuttering'
-Lead singer/songwriter Jamie Hartman has previously written for the likes of Will Young ('All Time Love') and Lemar.
-Popularity grew in America via the Dentyne Ice chewing gum commercial which featured the song 'Stuttering'

weegie.geek

Band/Artist's Name: Athos Vienna
Music Style: [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Rock / Progressive / Alternative[/FONT]
What style of music/who is it similar to?: Russian Circles, Minus the Bear, Mew, Circa Survive, 65 Days of Static, Deftones, Hopesfall, The Dear Hunter, Thrice, Isis.
Website: http://www.myspace.com/athosvienna

weegie.geek

Band/Artist's Name: Afterchristmas
Music Style: [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Indie / Alternative / Classical Opera and Vocal[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
What style of music/who is it similar to?: Grandaddy if they sounded a bit more like modest mouse having a fight with The flaming lips at a Midlake party
Website: http://www.myspace.com/afterchristmas

Friends of mine, like the rest of the bands I've posted, but this lot are nuts. They often do bonkers covers of stuff. Well worth a listen if you like They Might Be Giants as well.

weegie.geek

Band/Artist's Name: My Final Wish
Music Style: Rock
What style of music/who is it similar to?: The Twilight Sad, Battles, Radiohead, Cat Power, Broken Social Scene, The Notwist, Chromeo, TV On The Radio, Spiritualized, Band Of Horses, Mew
Website: http://www.myspace.com/myfinalwish

DAIB123

BAND NAME : THE LAST KICKS
MUSIC STYLE: ROCK / CLASSIC ROCK
SIMILAR TO: SUZI QUATRO MIXED WITH AVRIL LAVIGNE
WEBSITE: WWW.MYSPACE.COM/THELASTKICKS

A YOUNG,FEMALE ROCK BAND FROM CWMAMAN IN SOUTH WALES, GIGGING LOCALLY AND ABROAD WITH GOOD REPONSE AND CROWD REACTION, CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR FUTURE GIG LISTINGS:j

Potsdamerplatz

Band Name: The Hussys

Music Style: 1990s Indie

What style of music/who is it similar to?: Elastica, Saint Etienne

Website: www.myspace.com/thehussys

The Hussys from Glasgow are one of the best promising new acts I've seen the mid 1990s. You can buy one of their CDs on Amazon but the band are now unsigned.

You can also hear 4 or 5 of their recent songs on the above MySpace page. :j

danteCARAX

Band Name: Various artists on the Tru Thoughts record label

Music style: Funk/Jazz/Soul/Ambient/Electronica

Website: http://www.tru-thoughts.co.uk/audio/freebies

Here is a selection of tracks from various artists found on the highly acclaimed Tru Thoughts record label, this list of free to download songs is often updated. I'd suggest trying "The Limp Twins - Moving Closer to the Sofa" first, their a two-piece band which includes Will Holland (aka Quantic) whos music is heard on the latest Ipod advert.

curlylocks_2

Band Name: The Tailors

Music Style: Folk/Americana/Powerpop

Website: www.myspace.com/thetailors

Nip over there and take a listen - you won't regret it!:D