Introducing: Milk Teeth

About to head out on tour with Birmingham's JAWS, Milk Teeth are a four-piece grunge punk band from Bristol. They currently have two singles and an EP online, which are loud and angsty and feature the shouty (yet pleasant) vocals of frontman Josh Bannister. When bassist Becky Blomfield also takes the vocal reins, it creates a sound reminiscent of female-led Wolf Alice (see Swear Jar for instance), until Josh appears again to shower the listener with the remnants of his vocal chords once more. (Forty Six is a nice example).

The band cite their influences as "Wide and varied; from the obvious grunge bands like Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, to stuff like Slowdive, Elvis Presley... and we all love a good catchy pop song!" Clearly the grunge is the most obvious influence; shown via their prominent drums and twisting guitars in tracks like newest single Vitamins:



In an interview with thrashhits.com, they say that the band formed when Josh and drummer Olly wrote a 3-track EP, sent it to guitarist Chris who agreed to join the band, then hired their friend Becky as a bassist because, "You know bands have those". Turns out hiring her was a good decision, as the male/female vocal split works really well against their grungy backdrop. I like this band, and I think a sound like theirs would be even better live than on record. Good thing they're playing soon in a town near you...

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Written by Molly McGrath

Introducing: Briony Sayers

Briony Sayers, aged just 17, is an up and coming singer/songwriter from York who writes melodic and heartfelt songs with the company of her acoustic guitar. At present, her recordings are limited to a few demos, but everyone who has had the chance to witness her enchanting live performances would agree that she clearly shows some very promising talent.



The best (in my opinion) of Briony's demos is the above, Constellations (The Ballad Of Icarus), of which a version without bass was posted online 6 months before this one. The bass in this current version was also written and played by multi-instrumentalist Briony, and with the aid of soothing melodies, beautiful imagery ("We'll find our way in the constellations") and her gorgeous vocals, this is a wonderful summer tune.




Majority of Forever was the first of Briony's own songs that I heard, around a year ago. It's a lovely little story of romance and promises which wouldn't seem at all out of place in a chick flick. I remember seeing her perform this live and people all around me were singing along; it's one of those songs that finds its way into your mind and stays there for a long time, somehow without being annoying at all.

This summer Briony will be making her festival debut at Galtres Park Festival in Helmsley, North Yorkshire, which is being headlined this year by The Human League, amongst others. She tells me she is very (x4) excited to play, as she loves performing, and has practised so much that her guitar strings are now bloodstained. If that's not dedication, I don't know what is.

Listen to more of Briony's music on her Soundcloud and catch her live at Galtres Park Festival, 22 August 2014, 16:00 - 16:30 on the Firkin Stage.

Written by Molly McGrath

Introducing: Luna Webster

 I'm not sure if 'home grown' could even be a phrase to describe a certain type of music but it sounds nice anyway. Even if it doesn't exist, I would describe Luna Webster as a 'home grown' artist. Based somewhere in Scotland, her live music has stayed there, but her music online been spread throughout the UK, thanks to the magical world of social media. A lover of many interesting things, including Quentin Tarantino, Arcade Fire, feminism and Breaking Bad, you could say Luna is 'relatable' to many teenagers today. She's very interesting even before we get onto talking about her music! Her debut EP was recorded over a year ago and although she apologises for the lack of recording going on and states 'I'M NOT DEAD', she is always, reassuringly, writing songs and producing wonderful stuff.

Her EP is so lovely, I really do adore it. So haunting yet inviting at the same time. Even Jim from Tribes has a copy of her EP! 'Hollywood May be Dead but Let's Dance on the Gravestones' is the title, and I'm sure it has some secret, personal meaning behind it but I'm not going to bother guessing for you, you can figure it out yourself. As I said earlier, Luna's popularity has really increased through social media. A well known face on twitter, Luna and her small, yet strong, fanbase are always there to promote Luna's music and work. I remember when I first heard my favourite song by Luna, Liquor and Lipstick , I tweeted Luna saying how much I loved it and she thanked me, genuinely. I can't imagine what it's like being told that your music or work or whatever is truly loved by someone you may have not even met anymore. I'm sure it's a wonderful feeling.

You can buy Luna's EP here (I strongly suggest that you do)
Check out Luna's Facebook here, her Soundcloud here and Twitter here.




I guess by 'home grown', I meant someone who has managed to do a lot of their work themselves, and is really proud of it, even if it is not as widely appreciated as they'd like it to be. These 'home grown' artists could one day take off and be HUGE and have a HUGE fanbase but of course, it would be pretty hard to forget the people who were there 'from the start' (to put that phrase in the least cringey way possible) and the people who helped them. There are many artists like this, just like Luna Webster, and long may they continue.

- Amy