The Good Natured + Pocket Satellite + White Horizons + Doc Brown (and the DeLorians of Sound)

“At once, she arrives as a compelling new talent. A real find” (Sunday Times)
‘Your Body is A Machine’ is the eagerly awaited new EP from Sarah McIntosh (aka ‘the good natured’). With her heart-on-her-sleeve approach to song writing, Sarah tells tales of love, resentment, entrapment, loss and recovery on these four impressive new tracks. Your Body is a Machine is set for release on 7th December.

‘The good natured’ came to prominence last year with ‘Warriors’, her first self-release. That four track EP, made in her bedroom, was produced after Sarah rescued her grandmother’s 1980’s Yamaha keyboard. Through the help of her MySpace, ‘Warriors’ created more hype than she could ever have expected. Picked up on by the likes of Steve Lamacq, Huw Stephens and Tom Robinson, songs off “Warriors” received extensive play on Radio 1 and BBC 6Music. The EP also spawned features in the likes of Artrocker, The Guardian and The Sunday Times (Breaking Act). With rave reviews, Sarah found herself being compared to the likes of a young Kate Bush, Siouxsie Sioux, and lyrically to Morrissey.

One ‘difficult’ year on, this second EP arrives after a troubled relationship and break-up, coupled with the stress of finishing off her A-levels. It has been quite a year, but has given Sarah the emotional fodder to fuel the new songs and the determination to take ‘the good natured’ on to the next level. With exams out of the way Sarah spent most of the summer in the studio crafting the new EP with the help of producers Sean McGhee (Bjork, Imogen Heap) and Reading’s very own Mr Fogg, creating her finest work yet.

Your Body is a Machine is a major step forward both lyrically and musically, displaying maturity far beyond her 18 years. These four immaculately polished tracks showcase Sarah’s natural ability to take leftfield musical influences and often dark teenage emotions and transport them to a place altogether more pop. They grab you the first time you hear them, yet with each listen suck you in deeper. Every song tells a deeply emotional story, and it is this honesty coupled with an underlying British quirkiness that makes ‘the good natured’ such a unique and exciting find.

Pocket Satellite
are 5 members, 4 cities, and 15 instruments. Performing on the Peak FM stage at Chesterfield's Christmas lights switch on, they revealed a fresh line up, having just launched their brand new E.P - 'Toy Train'.
They have played at the Plug, Drowned in Sound and Unquiet Desperation in Sheffield, and were runners up at The Harley's Head:start competition. They have also been introduced on 6 Music by Tom Robinson and performed a live session on Iain Hodgson's Raw Talent show on BBC Radio Sheffield.
With far more instruments than members, they are just about ready to explode onto the acoustic/twee/folk/alternative... and undefined scene.

White Horizons
are a four-piece band from Barnsley. Formed in June 2009, we are a relatively new band, but following our first gig with The Paddingtons, things are moving fast. With our energetic stage presence and strong local support, our music has been very well received.

Driven with our passion for creating our own sound, and with an EP set for a January release, 2010 looks to be a great year for White Horizons.

Doc Brown (and the DeLorians of Sound)

Doc Brown cross almost every genre boundary you can think of, but still with a distinctive sound courtesy of the sizzling sax of Duncan McIntyre and the outrageous guitar of ex-Bison, Barrie Haigh. Serving up healthy portions of Jazz-funk, with a side dish of blues and lashings of alt-country, Doc Brown is a band you need to taste and see.

"Doc Brown have already caused a stir with their infectiously sophisticated sound. Combining aspects of folk, jazz, soul, blues, ska and country, this delicious blend of music is brilliant to chill, think, or be plain lazy to."
Dan Hobson, Jan 2009, Sheffieldmusic