โNicholson is shaking off the shackles of genre expectations and coming into her ownโ โ American Songwriter
โitโs been a breakthrough year for Jodie, and we reckon, itโs not going to stop there either. One to watch.โ โ Record of the Day
โJodieโs delicate vocals will hypnotize and enthrall listenersโ โ Glitter Magazine
โA mesmerizing sound that draws one fully into her worldโ โ Pop Matters
โNicholson demonstrates her capacity to totally transport the listenerโ โ AudioFemme
“Move was produced remotely during the coronavirus lockdown by Tim Bran, who has also worked with London Grammar, Birdy, Halsey and Aurora. Here he has helped Nicholson create something beautiful and subtle and mesmerising.” – Black Plastic
RADIO, TV & PODCASTS:
BBC Radio 6 Music Playlist (w/b 26th Oct) – daily plays across the station from the likes of Mary Anne Hobbs, Tom Ravenscroft, Tom Robinson and Radcliffe & Maconie.
“Their previous two albums of excellent folk rock were fairly intimate affairs, but Navigator has the bells and whistles that signal a step forward โญโญโญโญ” – Daily Express
“A magical, uplifting live presence that is the perfect platform for their velvety mix of instinctive harmonies” – Metro
“Adult West Coast flavoured pop with a folk tinge – 8/10” – Americana UK
Johnny Coppin (BBC Bristol, BBC Gloucestershire, BBC Somerset & BBC Wiltshire) played Waiting To Become: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07qrqsc
Tracks picked up by independent stations including Spark FM, Cambridge 105 Radio, Get Ready To Rock, Forest FM, Radio Hartlepool, Darlo Radio, Nova Radio, Raw1251amย & more
SPOTIFY
New Music Friday UK – Mexico – 755k followers
Folk Pop – I Wish I Knew Jesus (Like You Do) – 656k followers
Fresh Folk – Waiting To Become – 568k followers
Very Nearly Nashville – Neighbourhood – 112k followers
Lavorare Con La Musica – Mexico – 84k followers
Fresh Folk 2019 – Waiting To Become – 5k followers
175k monthly listeners 8 weeks after release
Extensive support from independent curators including Alexrainbird, Chillfiltr, ForTheLoveOfBands & more…
โThatโs nicely done, honestly Joe, I really like thatโฆ I donโt mean to blow smoke up your thingy, but itโs a really lovely piece of musicโย โย Adrian Chiles, BBC Radio 5 Live
โFrom Teesside band Cattle & Cane, thatโs Joe Hammill whose excellent solo EP is out nowโ โย Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 6 Music
“These songs drip with a passion and deep pride in the area and the lyrics have a poetic beauty about them. Infant Hercules is a fine showcase for this talented young man” – Folk Radio
โJosephโs debut is as powerful as it is intimate, ranging from a supple, poignant beginning to an epic mythical-esque anthem. Josephโs vocal delivery rides the waves beautifully and brings the emotion of the lyrics to the fore. Pretty much an all round stunner.โย โย Fresh On The Net
โOne of the most confidently existential songs weโve heard and we canโt help but be intrigued.โย โย Ear To The Ground
โThereโs no denying that he has that magic that makes a singer/songwriter memorable and magnetic to us all music loversโย โย Wolf In A Suit
“Josephโs voice has never sounded so vulnerable as the final track treads the familiar yearning for home theme that runs through much of the singerโs songwriting and the hummed outro heralds a more mature addition to the Cattle & cane stable and makes this EP an essential for fans of the band.” – Under The Hills Nearby
Infant Hercules lyrics on the Middlesbrough FC 2018/19 home shirt
“Cape Cub exudes that kind of effortlessly cool charm through their music that instantly commands your attentionโฆ If โMoonglowโ is any indicator of what the band has in store for us, it is a safe guess that we are all bound to be hearing the name Cape Cub quite a lot more.” – Live Nation’s Ones To Watch
“Incorporating innovative keys and lively instrumentals, โMoonglowโ lives up to its name while radiating atmospheric and fresh auras.” – Alternative Press
“With huge pop hooks and hopeful sentiment, the single is a euphoric explosion with a summer-ready sing-along chorus.” – frtyfve
Moonglow Campaign Highlights:
Spotify ‘New Music Friday UK‘,ย ‘All New All Now‘ & ‘Novedades Viernes Colombia‘ย (13.07.18)
Apple Music ‘Best Of The Week‘ across the middle east and Africa (13.07.18)
BBC Introducing ‘Artist of the Week’ย with syndicated plays acrossย all local BBC stations everyย eveningย week beginning 16.07.18 on the Johnny I’Anson showย (circa 1.2 million listeners)
Amazing Radioย plays from Frankie Francis, Shell Zenner, Rianne Thompson, Chris Murray & Josh Hannen + session & interview with Frankieย on 19.07.18
BBC Introducing in the North Eastย x 4 plays
BBC Introducing on BBC Teesย x 4 plays
BBC Introducing ‘Track Of The Week‘ onย BBC Teesย with plays on every daytime show w/b 09.07.18 and again w/b 06.05.19
BBC London โ Gary Crowley (x2) “How delicious is that?”
BBC Introducing โ extensive support from Bob Fischer at BBC Tees and Nick Roberts at BBC Newcastle, plus ‘BBC Introducing Artist Of The Week‘ (x2) on the Georgey Tonight show with syndicated plays across all 40 BBC regional stations
Amazing Radio โ session and interview with Frankie Francis + over 30 spot plays across the station
BBC Tees โ numerousย interviews and sessions + ‘Single Of The Week’ย (x4) played on every daytime show
Streaming
Spotify โ playlist support including โNew Music Friday UKโ (415,907 followers), ‘Stimmungsmacher’ (846k followers), โYour Coffee Breakโ (343,884 followers), ‘Zuhause’ (338,413 followers), ‘Feelgood Popโ (114,329 followers), โYour Office Stereoโ (61286 followers), ‘Cafรฉ, Libros’ (630k followers) and ‘Fresh Folk’ (146,634 followers)
Deezer – added to the ‘Brand New UK’ playlist.
TV
Sunday Brunch โ โFool For Youโ video feature and accompanying Spotify playlist
The Sun โ Smallย feature withย photo re: album release (see below)
Metro โ โYour Weekend Top Tenโ print feature in April with Stockton gig preview & photo (see below) and furtherย ‘Weekend’ print feature in September with Cardiff gig preview & photo (see below)
Nominated in the ‘Best Produced Album’ category in the Unsigned Music Awardsย at The Great Escape:
Also longlisted in the ‘Best Album’ and ‘Best Folk/Country’ categories:
Live
Hometownย – sold-out 1,000 capacity Christmas showย at The Middlesbrough Empire:
The Head and The Heart โ supported American band THATH on tour in January/February 2017 including Shepherds Bush Empire
Headline UK Tour โ 11 well attended headline dates across the UK in May 2017 including a sold-out show at Sage 2 in Gateshead
Tom Odell โ supported Tom Odell (reviewed by Louder Than War) in July ’17 at Tynemouth Priory & Castle as part of Mouth of the Tyne Festival:
Brian Wilson – supported Brian Wilson (reviewed by Louder Than War) in August ’17 at Times Square in Newcastle:
Festival dates 2017 โ headlined Stockton Calling & also performed at Tramlines in Sheffield, Hardwick Live in County Durham, Yorfest in York and Chase Park in Newcastle
Acoustic UK Tour – all six headline dates sold-out and the tour also included four dates with Jake Isaac and a festival alongside The Shires and Badly Drawn Boy:
Christmas Tour 2017 – six sold-out headline shows:
Tour with Nerina Pallotย – acoustic tour in April 2018
Canadian Music Week 2018ย – invited to Toronto for four official showcase gigs at CMW 2018
“If youโre looking for a warm and welcoming album for those introspective evenings, then youโre unlikely to find a better example than this in 2017 – 76%โ Belwood Music
This marketing campaign has been supported by the Momentum Music Fund. Momentum is managed by PRS for Music Foundation, supported using public funding by National Lottery through Arts Council England with support from PPL and in association with Spotify.