The market for young female singer-songwriters is a crowded and cutthroat one at the moment, so you're if you're going to stand out, you're going to either need a big record company budget behind you, or just be really good. I've got little interest in the former, so on the ...

Quite a while ago, I think it was in 2007, Laura Groves released her first single I Am Leaving, which I really liked. It made me really want an album to be released. After months and months of waiting, I kinda gave up on the idea. Stupid, because I should have known that Laura Groves is way too talented to go to waste. And a few months ago, there it was, Laura Groves is now Blue Roses and is about to release her debut album later this month. Already had quite a few listens to an advance copy [...]

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Early in 2008 I wrote a small piece for Illegal Tender on a Bradford based singer/songwriter called Laura Groves. Fast forward a year and Laura is now operating under the Blue Roses moniker, making the same enchantingly delicate songs that first caught my attention. Her debut album is about to be released (27/04/2009) on XL Recordings following a fabulous 7" release in early March and she's also lined up to play some festivals this summer, including Bestival . Blue Roses' album is, in the words of Laura, "to be found, kept and cherished; it is [...]
As noted previously, Blue Roses is the new trading name for Laura Groves. Although I'm still a little baffled by the change, I'm learning to live with it, much more so now that I've heard her new album. The self-titled record is out at the end of April, and I'll ...

Illustration by Carolyn Alexander Words by Oliver Primus It's safe to say that bands like the Grammatics are in a small group of UK bands that will be fighting it out to turn their 'tipped to be big in 20092 titles into actual success this year but we at The 405 feel they can do it and to celebrate their greatness, here's a little interview with the band in question. For all the newbies, could you explain a little bit about yourself? My name is Owen Brinley. [...]