With Christmas just around the corner, now is the time to keep your ears out for the latest and greatest in the world of music, and we've whittled down some of the releases that you should be keeping an ear out for this month, delivering great tunes with singles, EPs and albums dropping throughout November.
Albums
Rebecca Newman - 'Dare to Dream' (Out now)
The People's Soprano is back with perhaps her best body of work to-date. Picking up over 15,000 sales as an independent artist, Rebecca has picked up a loyal legion of fans who should be impressed with exactly what she delivers through this record. She's certainly an exciting classical-crossover act who makes the UK proud, and if this sort of music is your thing, make sure to give Rebecca's latest album a spin.
Bunty - 'Multimos' (Released November 18)
As not only a solo vocal-loop aficionado, Bunty's also a performer, composer and multi-instrumentalist who brings to life electro-orchestra, breathing fresh air into an industry swamped with so much similar material. Collaborating on this LP with VJ metaLuna, she's found a fan in BBC6 Music DJ Lauren Laverne after her album tune 'Lover' was chosen as 'Download of the Day'. On the same day of release, Bunty kicks off a tour with the album at the Courtyard Theatre in London alongside a six-piece ensemble that promise to deliver a 'raucous avant-pop party'.
EPs
Elyar Fox - 'Good Friends' (Out Now)
YouTube sensation Elyar Fox is back with a new EP, featuring the cover above and three original tunes. He'll be performing later this month at London's Borderline in Soho and Manchester's Ruby Lounge, and if this new music is a look at what he's going to put out going forward, his fanbase should simply keep growing.
Suzerain - 'Good Day' (Released November 30)
Thomas Anonymous, Rich Summers, Mike Smith, Matt Constantine and Ben Howe make up Suzerain, a London-based five-piece who are releasing brand new EP 'Good Day' at the end of the month. Produced by double Grammy winner Steve Lyon, it's a collection of songs that are brooding and cinematic, thunderous and delivered like anthems. The group take to the stage at Antwerp Mansion in Manchester this Thursday, November 13 and move on to London at Surya, Kings Cross on Friday, November 14.
Singles
City Reign - 'Disappear' (Released November 17)
Heavy and dark, City Reign have already won approval from some of the big names in their lane, and now they're returning with a new single that takes a look at the frustrations of the day job - something most people will be able to relate to. With guitar skills unlike much of what you're likely to have heard, City Reign unleash an anthemic beast of a song through 'Disappear'.
Jinnwoo - 'I Am, I Am, The World's Oldest Man' [feat. Malcolm Middleton and Weikie] (Released November 24)
Brighton based singer-songwriter Jinnwoo manages to bring something new to the world of folk music, with eerie and haunting vocals that stick with you long after your first listen. Currently working on his debut album which he hopes to release next year, this new single should offer a little taster of what to expect - and we couldn't be more excited.
House Of Lions - 'Perfect Fool' (Released November 24)
A band made up on five guys who grew up listening to new era indie, House Of Lions have a knack for writing great melodies and tunes that blend perfectly with their staccato guitars and drums. Showcasing a style that seems familiar but remains oddly unique, the group are laying some finishing touches to their album - due out in 2015 - which should be fantastic if this track is anything to go by.