Crucial Features are a “riot grrrl inspired” band from Vilnius, Lithuania – FFO Petrol Girls, Downtown Boys and Pussy Riot. They’ve just released their debut EP, ‘Kaprizai’ (“Caprices”), and it’s awesome. Have a listen:
The band say the EP:
“deals with the absurd mindset of the ones who believe that emotionally violent topics are not dialogue worthy.”
The all-girl trio formed in 2016, in response to the lack of female role models in the Lithuanian music scene. Right after releasing their debut single ‘Miršta Sovietynas’ (“Dying Sovietism”), the band provoked plenty of serious discussions about the socially and culturally damaging heritage of the Soviet era.
Fast, full of rage and sincere cynicism driven by catchy riffs, dynamic vocals and vigorous drums, the band continues paving their way to confront social issues, inequality and stereotypes of post-soviet Lithuanian society. We want to see them in London as soon as their legs can carry them here!
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Rhiannon Mair is an awesome and in-demand producer, working with artists including Laura Marling, Port Erin, Kimberly Anne and Emma McGrath. She is also a talented pop artist in her own right, making her own music as RUEN. Her new single ‘Bad Behaviour’ is out today – 
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Introducing Dublin's BARQ, whose double A-side Sassy Mouth / Earthquakes is out now. Lead singer Jess Kav told us about it in her own words.
Weirdly the title to this track came first. It’s about feeling at peace with everything and finding ‘home’ in a person rather than a place. I’ve always loved the idea that if you were with the right person it wouldn’t matter where you were, because you could always potentially feel at home. Therefore it felt great that i was able to portray that message in the lyrics for this song.
The track can be downloaded free from the band’s website if you sign up to their mailing list, which seems like fair does: 
