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I’m Nick Tann – musician, songwriter, and your guide to the best new music you haven’t heard yet.

This week I am joined by Chris Smith who digs a bit deeper into the artists as we play them kicking off with Fall In To The Sun and Nineteenth hour. I’ve mixed things a bit hotter this week so this may knock your socks off! 

Alt-rock band Nineteenth Hour return with their explosive new single Fall Into The Sun, landing on all major streaming platforms on 27th June 2025.

A blistering anthem of frustration and defiance, Fall Into The Sun captures the raw emotion of feeling overlooked and abandoned, fuelled by a desire to break free and burn bright, no matter the consequences. With driving guitars, impassioned vocals, and a soaring chorus, the track marks a bold evolution in the band’s sound.

The single was brought to life in collaboration with acclaimed production duo Sugar House (known for their work with Corella, The Lilacs, and Venus Grrrls) and was mastered by Robin Schmidt, whose credits include Biffy Clyro, Sam Fender, Nothing But Thieves and Liam Gallagher.

“We really feel we have taken another step in our musical journey with Fall Into The Sun, and it’s only the beginning of this next stage of creativity for us,” says Joe, vocals and guitar.

This release kicks off a packed summer for Nineteenth Hour, with multiple gigs lined up and even more new music already in the works. Fans can expect an energetic and emotionally charged live experience as the band continue to carve out their place in the UK’s alt-rock scene.

They gave me Spandau, Duran and Simple Minds vibes personally. What do you think?

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Next up was Sorry X with R U dwn. We know they are from Arizona and I managed to glean this from their bio via the lovely Emma from Plugginbaby:

Sorry X is an upcoming hard rock artist from Phoenix, Arizona. Vocalist Alexa has made a big impact in a short amount of time having already cultivated 10+ million streams independently.

Collaborating with Frank Zumo (Sum 41) on her single Digital HeartBreak as well as Recker Eans (Host of the Kids Tonight Show, Peacock/NBC) on The Trade, which they performed live on CBS.

Sorry X has picked up Spotify Editorial Teen Angst and All New Rock. Apple Music Editorial New in Rock and Breaking Hard Rock. Soundcloud Editorial Love Hurts.

Sorry X premiered last single Daisy on Revolver Magazine and is printed in the current issues of Revolver, Outburn, and RockSound Magazine.

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Next is the wonderful Zachary Friederich with the oddly memorable Finish Me. He is a songwriter and producer from New York.

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Weathered Man sings us out with History with the help of The Noise. An absolute banger of a track and a great way to end this frankly banger of an episode.

Jo Lowes from Pufferfish, who is plugging this tune, has written a great bio for him and it would be a crime not to paste it here:

WeatheredMan and The Noise are climbing the ladder of middle age. There’s no hiding from this fact. It’s a bit of a no man’s land. Not old enough to be the teatime slot at Glasto. Too old to be considered in any other demographic of interest. In the world of bands, they’ve pitched their tent on an island of nothingness and pointlessness.

When they were younger, leaner, more ambitious men, they used to laugh at middle aged men in rock bands. Scoffed at them for still playing a young person’s game. How sad, they thought. Well, here they are now. The ones standing on the mocking stage. A bit embarrassed about it, a bit reticent to even announce that they have some music to share.

But here’s the thing: they just can’t stop. And it’s nothing to do with ambition, or dreams of the future. Whatever they were becoming, they’ve now very much become. They just sort of still love it.

Five people listen? Great.
A hundred people listen? Also great.
Anything above a hundred seems weird.

I mean any more than 100 listening means that young people must have got involved and we’d worry for youth on their behalf if they hear any of this. WMATN shouldn’t be young people’s business or on their radar in any way. Middle aged people don’t get obsessed with bands. They’re too busy with lists such as:
Wax the car
Paint the fence
Sand the floor
(NB That’s a joke that works in multiple contexts, and we’re very pleased with it.) So let’s go with it, eh?

WeatheredMan and The Noise return with a new single History, a tight, scratchy, angular track from their upcoming album Still Economy. Built on heavy drums and sharp riffs, it’s direct and restless and loud and rough. Young sounding, one might argue…

Released through Black Lantern Records (part of the RedLantern group), History is full of memory, wires, regret, and wounds. WeatheredMan is Simon Bradshaw, a writer and producer with credits ranging from The Wombats, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Girls Aloud and Peter Hook to a chart topping cut on ShinEE’s Don’t Call Me, which hit No.1 in 78 countries. His earlier bands were backed by John Peel, Zane Lowe and Steve Lamacq and he’s previously been nominated for Best UK Solo Artist by various outlets. That sounds a bit vague but it’s true.

He’s also one half of the pop band Faint Line who scored a bit of an underground indie hit last year with the song Red Tide. However, that’s all old news and nonsense. If what gets you going is someone playing the drums like they’re trying to knock down a house, John Bonham’s house specifically, then The Noise (Mr. Robert Hough) is the main reason to tune in.

History is the first release from Still Economy, a record shaped by unfinished lyrics and the sheer joy of making a loud noise with your friend in a sweaty room, when you really should be getting the weekly shop in.

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As is the norm recently, I chuck all this in to chat GPT just to clean up the bios and tidy up the links so it all looks pretty  but I did all the other stuff. 

As I mentioned at the start, I’ve mixed it all a bit louder this week as when I was in my barbers trying to convince him that new music really is on a par with all the old shit he listens to. He is a Bulgarian man in his 30’s who had been telling me how great Boney M were at Boom Town… I mean really. I managed to persuade him to put the podcast on in the shop and it came over a little quiet compared to what he had been listening to before which had been “I love To Love” ffs…. Anyway this is a bit louder, lets see.