Pip Blom wins a Music Moves Europe Talent award
The EBU sponsored Music Moves Europe Talent awards have just announced their 12 winners and our Pip has only gone and bagged herself a spot. Representing the rock category alongside Pale Waves, Pip was selected from a panel of judges including Huw Stephens (Radio 1) and will be awarded the prize at Eurosonic Noorderslag next […]
LISTEN: Fur live in session for BBC Introducing
Latest Nice Swan signees, Fur, were invited to play a BBC Introducing Live Session by Steve Lamacq last night at London’s Tobacco Dock. If you fancy hearing What Would I Do in all it’s live glory, you can listen to the full session here. It’s a beauty.
BAND OF THE WEEK: YAK
Yak released their debut album, Alas, Salavation, in 2016; a highly anticipated record, it offered an insight into the nervy, enthralling mind of frontman Oli Burlsem and gave us some fucking delightfully, dirty riffs to boot. Two years have passed, line-ups have changed and sounds have shifted, because just like Yak’s live presence, their authentic […]
Sports Team @ Neighbourhood Festival
Manchester is frequently dubbed the ‘music capital’ of the UK and whether you agree or not, its heritage, live scene and general spirit are hard to match. Back for another year, Neighbourhood Festival, an inner-city event thats spans across all of the cities music venues, played host to an eclectic, crowd-pleasing line-up including Temples, The […]
Treat your ears to Pip Blom’s debut EP, Paycheck
After a succession of amazing singles, we can finally share Pip’s debut EP, Paycheck, with the world. Connecting all the elements that has made her such an enduring face on the new music scene in the last year, Paycheck is a roaring, attitude-laden offering that maintains the group’s playfulness and knack for melody. It works as […]
Ladies & gentleman, Alex Rice has made it into Vogue…
Nestled somewhere between Zayn Malik and Lennon Gallagher, Alex Rice can now have ‘heart throb’ added to his bow of accolades as he’s managed to land himself in the coveted pages of Vogue (or their online site, at least.) Listed as one of the 50 boys they’re spotlighting for 2018, this could be one of the […]
Sports Team reign supreme at Scala
Almost a week after what can only be described as a career pinnacle, Sports Team are still riding high from a triumphant headline slot at Scala. As sweaty, joyous and tongue-in-cheek as all the reviews have painted it out to be, it’s a definable milestone in the band’s career and a perfect end to a […]
Pip Blom shares new track ‘Come Home’
There’s nothing quite like being graced with a new Pip Blom song, is there? Well, count your lucky stars, because that’s exactly what we have to offer in the shape of her new single, Come Home. The track, taken from her impending EP, Paycheck, is in stark contrast to her previous release, Pussycat. Whereas Pussycat […]
Behold, Sports Team are releasing the AA single of Kutcher & Margate
Great news folks, Nice Swan Records and Sports Team’s very own label, Holm Front, have come together to release the much anticipated AA single of Kutcher & Margate. After the glowing success of both singles this year, the band & Nice Swan Records have decided to treat the masses and unite both tracks into a […]
We have a new addition to our roster… say hello to FUR
It is with great pleasure that we announce a new addition to the Nice Swan team… the inimitable Fur will be joining the roster to teach us all a lesson in the art of a good haircut and a winning melody. The Brighton quartet have accumulated a dedicated fanbase thanks to their perfectly-packaged guitar pop […]