Oxford songstress Mia Pearl’s new song World On Fire is an eclectic mix of folk, pop and rock, filled with acoustic and bass guitars and happy go lucky percussion. Mia's lyrics take the listener on a trip and her husky delicate voice. The song is all about the "feel good" factor with Mia's lyrics telling us to "break free" and "cut the chains". The imagery evokes pictures of innocence, children chasing butterflies and trips into the countryside where anything can happen. Mia’s song can feel like an anti-dote to the grit and grime of everyday life, with her inviting us to mosey into the wild. Wild at heart, Mia Pearl is one to watch and has been described as a “hidden gem” in the acoustic scene in Oxford.

Mia is Pearl is a duo between sultry songstress Mia Pearl and quick fingered guitarist Matt Oultram. Mia Pearl’s songs weave in between acoustic, rock, and indie, citing eclectic influences from Fleetwood Mac, 90s Britpop and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Mia’s vocals are delicate and husky tones, sliding from the soft to the soulful in their tracks. Described by pop sensation Nizlopi as “a hidden gem”. Mia Pearl have been breaking out on the Oxford and London acoustic scene and are in the process of writing their first album.

Tune in to hear Mia during The New Music Show airing daily at 8am and 8pm EST.

The Pinstripe Pigeon Band began as a modest, yet ambitious studio project, incorporating production values inspired by Jon Hopkins, Nile Rogers and Cut Chemist, but this quickly developed into a seven-strong pop force, releasing five well-received EPs throughout 2013/14. 

The Preston UK band's latest material showcases intelligent sophisti-pop, electronica, funkadelia and anthemic rock. The lyrics lovingly articulate personal experiences while finding humour in political and social despair. Kirsty's impassioned vocals hark back to Aretha at her most bombastic and Dusty at her most delicate.

Collectively, the band soak up songcraft and live influences from Fleetwood Mac, The Band, The Beatles, Ryan Adams, Motown, Chic, John Coltrane, The E Street Band and Ben Harper.

The band has the benefit of two keyboardists, one melodically inventive Stevie Wonder/Oscar Peterson-esqe pianist and another more classical, akin to Ludvico Einaudi, both complimenting each other perfectly.

2015 will see the pop collective spreading its wings further afield, headlining Manchester’s The Castle and Liverpool's Lomax later in the year. Their debut track of off their Sound Asleep EP titled "Never Be Apart" can be heard during the New Music Show airing daily at 8am and 8pm. The Sound Asleep EP will be released August 3rd, 2015.