You just know Bradley was talking to Taylor directly at the moment <3

So last week I wrote a post about four up and coming Manchester based bands. Since I posted it, so many people have got in touch (thank you, you are lovely) and given me names of more bands to check out. As a dutiful Community Manager, that is exactly what I spent my weekend doing. And as a result, I have news of four more bands (well three and a solo artist) that Manchester has produced and who will go on to do epic things on the music scene.

Now I know I’m not meant to have favourites but I have developed a special place in my heart for Taylor Jackson. Her track ‘Roots’ is especially good in a sort of effortlessly cool, jazzy, old fashioned sort of way. Her voice is delicately beautiful but with a remarkable range and flexibility. Plus she’s just so cute and can get away with wearing leather trousers. Something which, dear Taylor, not many of us can.

  Next on my list is Transition, Baby! Now this is a little bit embarrassing but the thing about these guys that first caught my attention (and this was before I’d listened to them) was their Twitter bio. Tragic, I know, but it made me giggle – check it out and see if you agree with me. Anyway, whimsical bios aside, their single ‘Manners Are Wasted On You’ is remarkably good for a debut. There is also something quite charming (they’ll probably cringe at that word – sorry) in their voices. If I were in the business, I would refer to them as recordable. But I’m not, so I’ll just concede that I like them.

  I could be mistaken about this next bit, but new band No Hot Ashes, I believe, is made up of four chaps under the age of 17. Pretty impressive. They truly do have ‘Northern Swagger’ in their music. What I like about these guys is they’re not afraid to experiment with new sounds. They’ve clearly got talent and it’s exciting to see where they can push that talent. Certainly, ones to watch. Although the significance of the Crucifix in the band name confuses me slightly.

Kismet Ryding met while at Manchester University and now have a gruelling tour schedule. Yet what is lovely about this group, who define their genre as psychedelic garage rock, is how much they love the live stuff. Their debut EP is cracking in an edgy sort of way but nothing beats seeing them live. They thrive in just about any venue and can get even the most sluggish of audiences excited.