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London band away fans release intoxicating new single ‘Keeping On’ ft. SEY.MOUR.

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1 year ago

October 17, 2025

Don Reed

away fans are an indie-rock four piece from London that set out to make music that gets everyone dancing, screaming and misbehaving. With a comprehensive and electric live performance described as “infectious dirty dance” with “propulsive disco rhythms”, they never leave a crowd standing on their heels. Fresh from their first two UK tours and three dates in New York in the last 12 months, their live show is set to continue to breathe life into the dingy basements, dancefloors and fields of the UK.

‘Keeping On’, the new single by away fans, marks a departure from the band’s previous releases, with a heavier focus on electronic dance elements blended into live band performance. It is also the band’s first collaboration with singer SEY.MOUR., whose backing vocals add layers of interesting texture and warmth to the intoxicating mixture.

“The song is about that moment post-argument with your partner, when the initial anger has faded and you just wanna sort things out but don’t know how. That sort of malaise when you’re desperate to get back to how things were but aren’t quite sure how to get there”, says away fans lead vocalist Tom Fisher. “We took inspiration from bands like Primal Scream and The Prodigy, who managed to keep the live feel of a band, whilst still fitting in with the rave and party scene”, he further adds.

When recording ‘Keeping On’, away fans utilised pre-programmed drums, blended with live performance, to create a rich layered sound which references jungle and drum and bass breaks, whilst still feeling like a guitar band. They also generated unique samples to layer throughout the track providing interesting rhythms and textures. The result is a sound that is infected with murky post-punk attitude and ‘Madchester’ rave scene style grooves, but with the band’s own London scene grit and determination binding everything together into a tightly packed punch of vibrant engaging music.

away fans 2025 live dates:

Tuesday 28^th October- Shacklewell Arms, London- supporting Mary Shelley.

Friday 31st October- ACU- Utrecht, Netherlands – with MOFGY and Splitting Edges.

Saturday November 22^nd– LVLS in Hackney Wick, London- all dayer.

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Naomi Aguilera casts her spell with her new single BB ILY

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1 day ago

October 16, 2026

Morgan

Two years ago, Naomi Aguilera walked onto my radar with EGO, an infectious soulful pop debut that made it impossible not to move. Fast forward to her debut EP Mosaïques, and it was clear she wasn’t just passing through. Personal, colorful, rooted in her Spanish heritage & Brussels upbringing, it even earned her a spot as Apple Music Benelux’s Up Next artist!

Now she’s back with BB ILY, marking the start of a new era. The bilingual single — French and English — is built around one of the most universal human experiences: that special connection that doesn’t need translation. Where EGO invited you to forget your ex on the dancefloor, BB ILY pulls you somewhere more intimate: with sultry beats courtesy of Turana, it’s a dance where gestures, whispers, sighs and the sound of a voice matters more than the words that come out of it… It’s sensual, a little mystical, and entirely her own.

First taste of Naomi Aguilera’s upcoming project Ojalá, due in 2027, it feels effortlessly catchy. This is the kind of track that casts its spell quietly, with interesting and unexpected rhythmic shifts in the verses, and a delicious chorus that lodges itself in your head before you even notice. By the time you do, it’s too late. But you won’t find me complaining about it!