Granite Wolf – Vanta Skies

Back in November 2021 Granite Wolf dropped a pair of singles in preparation for the release of their debut EP/mini-album but of course the obvious things hit the band so plans were put in hold but now, in 2022, they’ve wasted no time in getting the record out and so, through L’Islet Records, we can...

Subliminal Girls – Vanity Project

Back in the mid to late 2000s a few Guernsey boys (Jim Rhesus, Danny Le Pelley and Jimmy 2 Shoes), along with a few others, based in London gained a modicum of recognition with a string of banging indie disco singles (highlights being Burn Koko and their take on Duran Duran’s Hungry Like The Wolf)...

Charlie Sherbourne – Some Sunny Day

Following a trio of singles in 2021, ranging from the full production piece of The Ballad Of Billy Bradshaw to the more lo-fi and direct duo of Wild Winds Blow and Lay Down My Soul Charlie Sherbourne is back with another offering, Some Sunny Day. By his own admission this is even more back to...

Mike Meinke – Mapacho EP

Over the last two years Mike Meinke has put together a new band to expand on his solo work releasing a couple of singles along with live outings on the way, and now a debut EP, Mapacho. From the off it’s clear that the band, made up of Meinke on vocals and guitar, Charlie Holmes...

Apothis – The Note Read

The last year and half has seen Apothis stake their claim as the new metal band to watch on the Guernsey music scene, helping reinvigorate the heavy side of music in the island with their live shows and now they’ve dropped their debut single, The Note Read. A dirty drums and bass intro quickly ushers...

Buffalo Huddleston – Mr Cloud

As a band Buffalo Huddleston have been somewhat quieter than usual over the last year or so but when they have gigged they continue to go down a storm and attract large crowds, however it came as something of a surprise when a new single, Mr Cloud, appeared just before Christmas 2021. While the single...

BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands: Live Session Review Of The Year – 01/01/22

Click here to listen to the show As Christmas Day fell on A Saturday in 2021 my usual last Saturday of the month radio show shifted a week to New Year Day but it still felt like a good opportunity to look back at some of the live sessions featured throughout the year on BBC...

Music In Guernsey (And The Channel Islands) in 2021

A year ago, as I looked back at music around the islands in 2020, I said something along the lines of ‘here’s to things returning to normal in 2021’, and, while that hasn’t been quite as true a prediction as I think we’d all hoped, it’s fair today at that, for new Music at least,...

Coastal Fire Dept – What Do I/Gun acoustic singles

Back at the end of the Summer Guernsey alt-rockers Coastal Fire Dept dropped their What Do I EP that featured an acoustic take of their previous single Loner, upon hearing which I said I hope we might hear more from them in that style - and now we have with two singles, acoustic versions of...

Its Own Animal and Kiya Ashton And The Folkadelics – The Vault – 03/12/21

Its Own Animal After being delayed at the tail end of the summer, Friday 3rd December 2021 was finally time for Its Own Animal (aka Garry Minto) to celebrate the release of his latest album, his first since moving to Guernsey, Good To Be Home, with support coming from Kiya Ashton. Ashton opened the show...