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8:00pm MADDOX JONES

Maddox Jones’ debut album ‘Believe It’ is a vigorous and heartening remodel of alt-pop, perfect to counterbalance a time of great uncertainty. British singer-songwriter Maddox Jones continues to evolve his musical change of direction with his eagerly anticipated debut album, Believe It, scheduled for release on the 8th of April 2022 on Radikal Records. Having spent the start of his career playing in bands and collaborating with other artists, supporting the likes of Indie Rock icons such as The Killers and Placebo, Jones uses his past experience to cultivate this brand new alt-pop record.

Tracks bursting with vibrant colour, Believe It, is an uplifting and hopeful album where Jones delves into themes of becoming himself, falling in love as well as overcoming and battling with addiction. The album blends summery synth-washed pop with raw, stripped-back, honest tracks, showcasing his singer-songwriter abilities. As it decisively twists and meanders along beautifully vulnerable lows and highs worthy of rolling down the car windows and singing down the back roads, Jones creates an album that goes quite a bit deeper than that, illustrating that there is more to discover beneath its surface. With tracks produced by the talented Dave Crawford and Louis Souyave, Believe It combines great songwriting with elements of dance and pop to new levels, creating a feel-good 12-track record centered on personal growth.

Believe It includes three astounding singles, two of which were released during the course of last year and the current single Ready to Be Better, released on Friday the 18th February. The album opens with, Ready to Be Better, a moment of reflection and an awakening of the yearning to amend past mistakes. Flowing with catchy pop hooks, Ready to Be Better, opens up the album with a bang creating the perfect introduction for what’s to come. “I decided to write a song of exactly where I was at at that time. I looked at the time on my phone took a deep breath and let the words pour out of me.” Filled with grooving baselines, a nod to Nile Rodger’s style of choppy guitars, and big gated-reverb drum fills, the exuberant Somewhere There’s a Plan (Believe It), puts a modern spin on 70’s Funk – a classic feel-good dance single that oozes with an infectious melody. Written during lockdown, Jones’ wanted to bring a sense of elevating joy and assurance for these unprecedented times.

Make Me Yours unveils a darker, more mystical element in Jones’ songwriting. “Put your hands on my heart / You can leave your mark on me” Filled with allure this dance-pop anthem creates the seductive atmosphere of dimly lit strobes and smoky dance floors. Jones gives a few words on the track – “I’ve been discovering more and more that the dynamics in a relationship are not linear. One person is not in control, and there is so much to be learned from being vulnerable and honest with your partner. This song is ultimately about letting go and trusting your partner is going to hold you when you need it most”. Other notable tracks on the album such as Magic, an energetic feel-good track about being hypnotized by someone’s trance, God Damn I’m Happy, a sweet light-hearted love song and Power, an empowering song about really believing in your worth underscore that this deep album is loaded with many other potential future Singles.

Jones started his solo venture back in 2020 with the critically acclaimed EP, Headspace, reaching #4 on the iTunes Singer-Songwriter Chart. A year after its release, Jones’ backed up the initial success of his debut EP, as his single Can’t Wait for the Summer hit the #1 spot on the same chart. Having already built a career that included four Top 40 hits as well as playing at Reading and Leeds Festival and Glastonbury with The Departure, Jones on his own has now gone on to being tipped as One to Watch in 2022 by BBC Introducing Northampton in addition to achieving #5 on the Commercial Pop and Upfront Club Chart with Make Me Yours.

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8:30pm SATIS

Satis is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Leeds that writes and produces blues and folk-influenced pop music. After working as a ghostwriter and singer for DJs and EDM producers, he has recently made the move to London to pursue a solo career as an artist. Influences include bands and artists such as John Mayer, Ben Howard, and Maroon 5. Satis’s vocals are a key component of his music which serves to engage audiences with dynamism and vitality.

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9:30pm THE LUNAR KEYS

The Lunar Keys love The Bedford and are over the moon that their inaugurate Bedford show was a sold-out affair and RRRocked. The band would like to thank all that came and helped to make it such a memorable night. They are 4 anxious types from the suburbs of London with too many tunes and nervous energy trapped in their psyches not to be in this band. Formed in late summer 2019, the band perfected its lineup in February 2020 and focused the rest of that unprecedented year on writing and recording, amalgamating an album’s worth of material – soon to be unleashed.

Single releases to date saw the band repeatedly featured on BBC Introducing, Amazing Radio, and longlisted for Glastonbury Festival Emerging Talent. On releasing their single ‘Silent Ricochet’ the Lunar Keys pledged to have a tree planted for each airplay the track received and are happily responsible for the arrival of 400 new trees (and counting…).  On releasing their last single ‘Stop This’, the Lunar Keys’ vowed to donate to Nordoff Robbins for each airplay or review the single would enjoy.

‘The Lunar Keys greatly impress with epic alt-rock anthems and trade-in strong, direct songs with memorable tunes.’ Tony Hardy, Glastonbury Festival ETC Judge

‘Brilliant, a classic feel with a contemporary twist from a band well worth knowing about’
Stereo Stickman

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