Geoff Westen’s album, “Music For My Friends”, thumps onto the scene like a dropped box of heavy disco balls – all shiny potential energy and the slight threat of chaos. It aims for that classic pop song euphoria, the kind designed to rattle car speakers and fuel late-night dance floors, an "aural assault" as Westen puts it. And it does pulse with energy, a...

Manchester's Rising Star Olivia Booth Channels Heartbreak into a Powerful Indie-Pop Anthem "A Kiss From Me To You" Olivia Booth, the emerging voice of Manchester's indie scene, has just dropped her latest single "A Kiss From Me To You," a track that sizzles with emotions and electric guitar riffs. Booth's growing skill as a singer and performer is shown by this self-written indie-pop gem, which solidifies...