Dark, brooding, and cinematic, COAST NOIR have spent the best part of this year crafting their sound and image, equal parts industrial and haunting, aggressive and ethereal.

Sometimes, all you need is a bit of feelgood pop punk. Luckily, Newbury trio FOUNTAIN ISLAND deliver on that front quite easily. The band's new release, "Girl You Got Me", has all the makings of a pop-fuelled classic - catchy choruses, simple guitar riffs, heaps of infectious energy.

Brighton-based SYPHA [photo: Sypha] A last minute festival schedule swap may have changed my plans slightly, but it did mean I was able...