Sarah Once Was’ sound reflects their origins in the redwoods north of San Francisco and their current urban landscape of smoggy LA sunsets. The artist’s comforting melodies sail sideways against the wind of sliced up rhythm sections, shrieking violins, strummy acoustics, and west coast synths. Sarah McNamara, the non-binary artist behind Sarah Once Was goes by the name “Mac.” Mac attended Mills College in Oakland, trained in audio production at Women’s Audio Mission, and soon after, migrated south to Los Angeles, where they work as a recording engineer, mixing engineer, “producer auteur,” and are on staff with several independent studios (Wiggle World, Universal Hair Farm, etc). 
In 2023, they recorded artists such as Kelsey Lu, Circles Around the Sun and Mikaela Davis. Mac toured as stage manager and tech for Dijon, tour managed Grateful Shred, and opened for Mikaela Davis on a tour.  As artist, recording engineer, and producer, Sarah Once Was collaborates closely with members of Worthitpurchase and artist Chloe Corley to craft folk songs in the quantum vein.
Thumbnail Moon is the third single released by Sarah Once Was, following 2023’s Honest which featured bassist Dan Horne (Circles Around The Sun, Grateful Shred) and earned them a supporting tour slot for Mikaela Davis. Serving as producer and engineer on Thumbnail Moon Sarah Once Was continues to evolve their folk songs crafted in the quantum vein, bringing in new collaborators to provide sliced up rhythm sections, shrieking violins, strummy acoustics, and west coast synths over the artist’s comforting melodies. 

Anglo-Lebanese singer-songwriter Nadine Khouri -now based in Marseille- releases today her new single, The Night Will Keep Us Warm, upfront of a tour of the UK and Germany, as special guest of Barry Adamson.
Recorded with legendary producer John Parish (P.J Harvey, Dry Cleaning, Aldous Harding) The Night Will Keep Us Warm sees Nadine Khouri fuzzed up and blissed out as you’ve never heard her before.
On her latest album, Another Life, Khouri and Parish take a minimalistic approach to both vocals and music alike: there is a serene, dreamlike quality to the songs, suffused with otherworldly, beatific textures. The soul-inflected Keep On Pushing These Walls set to stripped-down drum machine and Mellotron saxophones, is a joyous tribute to the late Canadian singer-songwriter Lhasa de Sela, who passed away in 2010 aged just 37.

Silver Biplanes are led by wife-and-husband team Vanessa Vass and Tim Vass. Vanessa was the singer in 90’s indie band The Melons who are probably best remembered for their two legendary live sessions on Mark Radcliffe’s Radio 1 show. Tim was bassist and lyricist in cult Creation label band Razorcuts, co-writing all of the songs on their two albums, both of which landed in the top 3 of the Indie Album Charts.  Tim has also played in Red Chair Fadeaway, Dandelion Wine and the Forever People.They are joined by drummer Rob Scott, guitarist Noel Douglas and keyboard player Steve Peebles, adding a range of shimmering textures to recordings and live shows. Their first album, A Moment in the Sun, was releases in 2022 on on the Where It’s At Is Where You Are label.