Blog | HIT THE NORTH 2020

Jake Bugg

"I’m singing about my life, not telling anybody what they should be doing with theirs. If you don’t have music to switch away from all th...

Tom Grennan

"Grennan has already sold out venues that artists with years on him couldn’t touch and lined up headlining Brixton Academy before his deb...

Shame

"...they’ve honed one of the most thrilling, urgent, edge-of-your-seat shows out there."- DIY The rise of shame has been rapid and there ...

Blaenavon

"But the main thing is overcoming this stuff and looking out for each other. I just want to make cool songs and make people happy."- Ben ...

Catherine McGrath

"Story-telling has become McGrath's calling card. Her glossy, addictive songs are peppered with skilfully observed details"- BBC News If ...

Lauren Aquilina

"If Aquilina isn't soon on her way to superstardom, I'm ready to protest."- GQ Lauren Aquilina has gained a strong following thanks to he...

Mini Mansions

Mini Mansions are bringing LA cool to Hit The North this year. This band create quirky, hypnotic desert rock sounds with a diverse set of...

Ten Tonnes

"Upbeat pop tunes built for whistling are still the order of the day, but his voice is a little more raw than George [Ezra] and the guita...

Seafret

"To this day, we make music that feels honest to us and never force songs that don’t feel right."- Seafret Seafret hail from the East Yor...

Soak

"Although the 22-year-old Derry native has certainly moved into new musical territory on this new album, the unflinchingly honest lyricis...

She Drew The Gun

"Anyone who thinks there is no politics in pop anymore hasn’t encountered Liverpool foursome She Drew the Gun, whose determination to rip...

The Academic

At first glance, The Academic might sound like a serious act. In reality though, these guys are particularly knowledgeable when it comes ...

The Blinders

"Indie with a punk edge, the band's outrageous, incredibly potent live shows have blazed a trail across the land, leaving scorch marks in...

The Lake Poets

"When I first heard The Lake Poets I was blown away. I thought this guy could soon match my love for the heart breaking sounds of Damien ...

The Mouse Outfit

“With hip-hop there’s so many different elements and different genres all mashed together you can please people across the boards rather ...

APRE

“The track - frighteningly composed and confident for a band’s first step - harks back to the fiddly, jumpy rhythms of 2000s-indie heroes...

Cavetown

“I speak about very genuine things and very personal things that I personally find hard to say.”- Cavetown Robin Skinner, or Cavetown as ...

Easy Life

"Coating bittersweet lyrics dissecting everyday life struggles with a hip-hop-meets-indie veneer... their music sounds like what it feels...

Elli Ingram

"An individual voice, each song comes from a highly personal place, expressing something of real meaning in Elli's life."- Clash Elli Ing...

HalfNoise

"I went from playing really heavy drums to making chilled-out music myself, so I guess it was a good contrast and a good balance for me"-...

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