book review: Derek Tompkins And Shield Studio
Back Street Genius: Derek Tompkins And Shield StudioD. Clemo, R. Kinsey, M. Tompkins Shield Books Rock’n’roll magic often occurs in the most... Read More
Charlie Brigden: “My ADD is for sure the main driving force behind my music. I have a hilariously fragile attention span”
22 year-old Kettering producer Charlie Brigden has dropped his debut album BR2020. It’s a real humdinger, so New Boots ran at him... Read More
Kid Distance: “Very quickly I found myself enthralled in making music, as if I couldn’t put it down”
Kettering-born Maisie Beckwith aka Kid Distance is the 18 year-old already making waves with her impressive deep house tunes. New Boots tries... Read More
Album review: Last Chance
LAST CHANCEDon’t Pull Out (Dad) [self-released] Formed in 2017 Kettering’s Last Chance have been, quite rightly, making waves with their bubblegum brand of pop-punk. After releasing... Read More
NN Archives: November 2019-2002
We’re back once again with our latest installment of the NN Archives – JUST sneaking November’s in while we’ve got time. November... Read More
Step On: the week’s best new music tracks [Nov 20th]
The Wytches by Wolfgang Dubieniec New Boots editor Phil Moore takes you through the best new tracks this week. slowthai ‘nhs’“All the... Read More
Step On: the week’s best new music tracks [Nov 6th]
The Keepers photo by Ola Hać New Boots editor Phil Moore takes you through the best new tracks this week. The Staves... Read More
Kieran Smith: “Every song I put out there is like an emotional weight lifted, something that I needed to share”
Kettering-based singer-songwriter Kieran Smith turned lockdown 2020 into a creative space to write about his life. Five songs in and New Boots... Read More
Album review: Kenneth J Nash
Kenneth J Nash photo by Louise Down KENNETH J NASHFor Sarah[Old Hotel Records] Whilst romantic heartbreak has long been a staple subject... Read More
Anna Mae Kelly: “it has my friends tied into it, and all of my efforts and understanding of what they all went through for love”
Anna Mae Kelly is the teenager from East Northants who has been racking up plenty of online hits for her first singles,... Read More