Artist: Sheen - the band

Unlike London based blogs we sometimes feel a tad left out up here in the frozen north, consoled only by our warm beer, pies, our amusing flat cap collection and our prize winning whippets. If we had a pound for every time a manager, record label or PR company asked us if we'd like to "pop down" to Water Rats or Koko that very evening to see the latest bright young things we'd have, oooh, about £76.00. The point we are clumsily trying to make is that although the net has shrunk the world, it's still very difficult to keep [...]

• Sheen - the band - Hey
• Sheen - the band - One Step

Facebook Sheen managed to press all the right buttons with me right away, like so many bands whom I've fallen for over the last 18 months or so, the London six piece studio recordings combine a beautiful, serene, Goddess like vocal swathed in swirling, luscious guitarscapes. You can hear what that sounds like for yourself on "Different Songs" and "One Step" below, blissfully dreamy and melodic, where gentle, chiming kaleidoscopic guitars glisten amongst Aneta's delicate, ethereal vocals and languid drumbeats. The band play London's The Good Ship next [...]

• Sheen - the band - Different Songs
• Sheen - the band - One Step