New single out today "No Discounts" by Apollo Brown and Skyzoo

Apollo Brown and Skyzoo - No Discounts

""The idea behind "No Discounts" is centered around what we all have had to give up at some point or another, all for what we see as the greater good. 

After so much of that sacrifice, it gets to a point where we have to look out for ourselves and say 'you've benefited from my sacrifice and humility for awhile now, this time there's no discounts’. 

Apollo and I have been successful in our careers by doing things on our terms, and sometimes those terms come with sacrifices for us honoring our culture and paying to forward. This time around, while still looking out for y'all, we're looking out for us. 

No Discounts on this ride".

No Discounts is out now - https://ffm.to/nodiscounts 

The new studio album “Luxury Tax” is out Friday 25th September - https://ffm.to/luxurytax 

For more information on Skyzoo:
https://writtenbyskyzoo.com/
https://www.instagram.com/SkyzooTheWriter
https://x.com/Skyzoo
https://www.facebook.com/therealskyzoo/
https://www.youtube.com/user/SkyzooTV 

For more information on Apollo Brown:
https://apollobrownmusic.com
https://escapismrecordings.com/ 
https://www.instagram.com/apollobrown 
https://www.facebook.com/ApolloBrown/ 
https://x.com/ApolloBrown

Apollo Brown and Skyzoo announce a new project "Luxury Tax", alongside new single "God Given"

Apollo Brown and Skyzoo - God Given

Write up quote by Skyzoo:

"The idea of “God Given" is based on duality; having two sides that add up to make us who we are, and balancing between them.

Lyrically it's me layering bars and entendres per usual, but also highlighting how my purpose as an artist has always been about giving a message and servicing the people, but feeding it to you in a hidden manner at times, making it easier to get through to the listener.

Beat wise, when I heard the track it just felt like instant neck break, jeep speaker music, so I wanted to sneak that energy into the message to coincide with the soundscape"

God Given is out Wednesday 12th August - https://ffm.to/godgiven 

The new studio album “Luxury Tax” is out Friday 25th September - https://ffm.to/luxurytax 

For more information on Skyzoo:
https://writtenbyskyzoo.com/
https://www.instagram.com/SkyzooTheWriter
https://x.com/Skyzoo
https://www.facebook.com/therealskyzoo/
https://www.youtube.com/user/SkyzooTV 

For more information on Apollo Brown:
https://apollobrownmusic.com
https://escapismrecordings.com/ 
https://www.instagram.com/apollobrown 
https://www.facebook.com/ApolloBrown/ 
https://x.com/ApolloBrown

Apollo Brown drops his next single "Stranger Things" ahead of new studio album "No Pressure, No Diamond"

Apollo Brown - Stranger Things

“When I finished making this beat, it sounded like my minimal interpretation of “The Upside Down”. 

I pictured the Demogorgon nodding its head slowly, getting ready to spit a verse. 

Hence, why I called it “Stranger Things”. Yeah, I can get weird too, lol.”

Stranger Things is out now - https://link.oldsoulmusic.com/strangerthings

Apollo Brown - No Pressure, No Diamond

There are certain truths in life that are simple enough to fit into a few words, but powerful enough to shape entire careers. "No Pressure, No Diamond" is one of those truths. Four words that carry the weight of struggle, perseverence, sacrifice, pain, discipline, and ultimately reward.

We live in a world that loves outcomes, but often ignores process. We admire the trophy, but forget the training. We celebrate success, but overlook the sleepless nights. We applaud the finished masterpieces while paying little attention to the countless imperfect drafts that came before it.

Everybody wants the shine of the diamond, but not everybody wants the uncomfortable pressure and time it takes to create this most precious gemstone.

Think about that while you listen this album for the first time. The color isn't perfect. The cut is not close to symmetrical. The clarity might be a little cloudy. But, the process is tried and true.

No Pressure, No Diamond.

No Pressure, No Diamond is out Friday 24th July - https://link.oldsoulmusic.com/nopressurenodiamond 

For more information on Apollo Brown:
https://apollobrownmusic.com
https://www.instagram.com/apollobrown 
https://www.facebook.com/ApolloBrown/ 
https://x.com/ApolloBrown

Apollo Brown announces new instrumental album "No Pressure, No Diamond" with lead single "Angels & Diamonds" out today

Apollo Brown - Angels & Diamonds

“When I crafted this beat, I immediately wanted to end the album with it. It just has a parasitic feel to me, that slowly digs into you as you listen. It was originally called Angels & Demons. It felt more sparkle than spectre though.”

Angels & Diamonds is out now - https://link.oldsoulmusic.com/angelsanddiamonds 

Apollo Brown - No Pressure, No Diamond

There are certain truths in life that are simple enough to fit into a few words, but powerful enough to shape entire careers. "No Pressure, No Diamond" is one of those truths. Four words that carry the weight of struggle, perseverence, sacrifice, pain, discipline, and ultimately reward.

We live in a world that loves outcomes, but often ignores process. We admire the trophy, but forget the training. We celebrate success, but overlook the sleepless nights. We applaud the finished masterpieces while paying little attention to the countless imperfect drafts that came before it.

Everybody wants the shine of the diamond, but not everybody wants the uncomfortable pressure and time it takes to create this most precious gemstone.

Think about that while you listen this album for the first time. The color isn't perfect. The cut is not close to symmetrical. The clarity might be a little cloudy. But, the process is tried and true.

No Pressure, No Diamond.

No Pressure, No Diamond is out Friday 24th July - https://link.oldsoulmusic.com/nopressurenodiamond 

For more information on Apollo Brown:
https://apollobrownmusic.com
https://www.instagram.com/apollobrown 
https://www.facebook.com/ApolloBrown/ 
https://x.com/ApolloBrown

Proudly presenting the debut album "Coming Swn" by Welsh band Lo-fi Jones

Lo-fi Jones, a folk-indie four-piece from the heart of mid-Wales, announce the release of their debut album, Coming Sŵn, available on all major platforms from 12 June 2026.

Recorded primarily at Our Lady Studio in Borth with producer and engineer Mike West, the album is an eclectic, defiantly original debut — rooted in Welsh folk and indie, but defying easy categorisation. Additional tracks were recorded and produced in Oxford by Nikò O’Brien and Hannah Jacobs of pecq, in Cardiff by Mei Gwynedd, and in frontman Siôn Rickard’s bedroom.

Adam Walton of BBC Radio Wales once described the band’s work as being like ‘an excellent home brew’ — ‘take one sip and it might take you somewhere you weren’t expecting.’ Words that certainly ring true for this record.

The album opens with a rhythmic, syncopated thrum of nylon strings as fiddle and harmonica glide the listener into an upbeat rendition of the Welsh traditional ‘Diofal yw’r Aderyn’. From there, the band veer off the beaten track, moving between genres and moods — playful, lyrical, reflective, and subversive. Original songs tackle topics ranging from broken toasters to refugees, climate change, and the language, landscapes and communities of Wales. Lo-fi Jones weave seamlessly between Welsh and English, with a smattering of Spanish and French.

“Some of these songs were written when we were still teenagers; others are much newer. We’re chaotic, obsessive, and it’s probably a miracle we finished the record at all — but we’re excited about what comes next.”

— Siôn Rickard, Lo-fi Jones

“With the music we make, we want to take the Welsh heritage — the folk, the stories, the storytelling of the people and Cymru — and bring it to life through the visions of people from different backgrounds; like myself, from Nicaragua, for example. Channelling the contemporary stories we all carry, through the language of the land.”

— Rolando Bertrand Ruiz, Lo-fi Jones

The band is fronted by North Walian brothers Siôn and Liam Rickard — Siôn on lead vocals, harmonica, accordion and saxophone; Liam on vocals, guitar, piano and synth. They are joined by Rolando Bertrand Ruiz from Nicaragua on bass and drums (often simultaneously), and the enigmatic Badger Brown from Pembrokeshire on fiddle and bass.

Founded in 2020, Lo-fi Jones were awarded Best Folk Band at the National Eisteddfod 2023, and took first place in the traditional group singing category at the Pan-Celtic Festival, Ireland, the same year. They were shortlisted for Best English Language Folk Song at the Welsh Folk Awards 2023, and in 2024 received the Horizons/Gorwelion artist fund, releasing their EP Bad Technology later that year. Recent live highlights include Between the Trees Festival, the National Eisteddfod, and Gŵyl Sain.

Coming Swn is out now - https://kycker.ffm.to/comingswn 

https://lofijones.bandcamp.com/album/coming-s-n

For more information on Lo-fi Jones:
https://www.musicglue.com/lofijones
https://www.instagram.com/lofijones
https://www.facebook.com/lofijones
https://www.youtube.com/@lo-fijones