jamie nordstrand
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Sep 09
Stumbling Blocks by Exploding Flowers – Out Now on The Beautiful Music
We are very pleased to welcome to the beautiful music collective, Exploding Flowers, a Los Angeles-based quartet, who create a wonderful sound that recalls so many of our favourite bands. Their unique blending of various styles, create a jangle pop that touches on 70’s-era Chilton/Twilley, mid-80’s ‘Splash Of Colour’ scene and the early Creation sound, …
Jun 30
Lisa Mychols & SUPER 8
This is a very exciting release for the Beautiful Music label, when you get to release an album by two extremely talented musicians, whose careers you have followed for years. So what happens when you combine the talents of the queen of power pop, Lisa Mychols AKA Ellie, on the sunny west coast of the …
Jun 26
TBM Update 2020
We have been quiet for what seems to be forever and our last release on the label is already over 6 months old. But we haven’t just been sitting around doing nothing and we have been planning our best year ever. So now you’re thinking it’s already June and no releases in 2020, so what’s …
Jun 21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Peter Hall – There’s Something Wrong With Everyone
Peter Hall may not be a familiar name to most of you but hopefully that changes soon, as he is an incredibly talented musician, that is just waiting to be discovered. Some may recognize the name as the person behind the wonderful band Play People who first recorded two EP’s on the brilliant This Almighty …
Nov 26
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lloyd Meadows – Oxford Synthesiser Club
This is a brilliant mini LP/EP and my favorite track is every song on this release! It starts off with Lost and Lonely in beautiful, meandering, dreamy Beatles influenced song and followed by the amazing OXFORD Guitar Club with it’s hints of New Order meets The Jazz Butcher feel and keeps that beautiful momentum all …
Jul 30
NEW RELEASE: The Irony Board – Unfinished Business
Just who are The Irony Board & why have we not heard of them before? Information about the band is quite scarce, but we do know that they had a song featured on one of Firestation Records legendary “The Sound Of Leamington Spa” series (Volume 7), which in itself automatically gives them some street cred., …
For Immediate Release: Parlour Sounds by James Clarke Five
As we get back in action, we have a brand new album to be released on our label in May, which I’m very excited about, it’s an album by James Clarke Five, the latest project by James Hughes (AKA Clarke), an amazing musician who played in the short lived, but very talented 80’s Liverpool band, …
Apr 22
NEW SINGLE: End of the Summer by SKYTONE
Skytone spotted in Thailand, heard throughout the world! The elusive and mysterious band known as Skytone have been spotted on some rooftops in Thailand working on new music. It has been rumoured, that the band does not actually exist. We can however confirm that new music is in the works and judging from this latest …
Mar 05
New Release: Dreaming by SKYTONE
“Rodney and Darius Doddridge comprise Skytone, emitting a warming jangle-pop sound with yearning vocals. “Dreaming” is a beautiful effort, intertwining jangly guitars and effervescent synths with consuming, melodic vocals. “Tell me why I’m without feeling / Tell me is that you I’m seeing,” the pleasant chorus emits, the jangle-pop aesthetic intact alongside hook-friendly, power-pop sentiments. …
Feb 08
New Video: The Yellow Melodies – “Our Time Is Over”
The Yellow Melodies are proud to release another video of the song “Our Time Is Over”, taken from their much loved and brilliant “Life” album which was released on The Beautiful Music on CD as well, as on Hurrah! Musica on Vinyl. The album has been well received and is still winning the hearts of …