Merryn Music - Jenny McMurrie
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Merryn Music - Jenny McMurrie
@merrynmusic.bsky.social
Here to champion UK and Irish artists, especially independent/own label. See pinned post for more info :)

https://merryn.org/
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Hi! I'm Jenny and I love to champion music by UK and Irish artists, especially independent and own label.

Below you can find out how you can be featured.

It's free to be included.

All submission forms can be found on the website merryn.org

Get in touch, I'd love to feature you! 😀
Every Saturday I’ll bring you the 20 new releases by UK and Ireland artists that I love, in no particular order. This week's playlist is now live! 🏆

You can find the #playlist here: open.spotify.com/playlist/5xU...

#music #newmusic #independentartist #singersongwriter #spotify #spotifyplaylist
December 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
"More Than Bones, the first single from our debut album Spiral due out in Spring 2026... Its sonic landscape brings to mind the effortless charm of the 70s with its intimacy and live feel."

Read my music #interview with #independent #Scottish band #JuniperThree here: merryn.org/2025/12/15/i...
December 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"My latest release is called ‘Kids Again This Christmas’. It’s what I call a happy/sad song. It’s about trying to remember the important things in life while growing up."

Read my music #interview with #independent #Buckinghamshire based artist #BenMcKelvey here: merryn.org/2025/12/15/i...
December 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
How would you describe your sound?
"Melodic and aggressive beat-heavy indie rock. It feels new but with mileage, hooky but with complexity."

Read my music #interview with #independent #Kildare / #Dublin band #Kampala here: merryn.org/2025/12/15/i...
December 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Every Saturday I’ll bring you the 20 new releases by UK and Ireland artists that I love, in no particular order. This week's playlist is now live! 🏆

You can find the #playlist here:
open.spotify.com/playlist/5xU...

#music #newmusic #independentartist #singersongwriter #spotify #spotifyplaylist
December 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Today, The O2 and Music Venue Trust announce a groundbreaking new partnership that formally recognises the essential role of Grassroots Music Venues in creating tomorrow’s arena headliners.

📸 Estie Joy
December 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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For every grassroots music venue that shuts its doors, around 200 gigs vanish from the map. 200 local shows that don’t happen.

No support slots. No first-stage debuts. No tour dates in your town. No gigs = no future for live music. None of the stuff you love. Simple.
December 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
If you're looking for a new #Christmas playlist, check out mine! There are over 760 songs on it - over 40 hours of original songs and cover versions. If you're playing #Whamageddon, 'Last Christmas' is not on there 😊

open.spotify.com/playlist/4vs...
It's Christmas!
open.spotify.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
What is your latest release?

“be careful what you wish for”

I wrote the song a few months after a break-up, when I had a moment of clarity and the rose-coloured glasses came off.

Read my music #interview with #independent #London based artist #Elfi.

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December 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"This year we released an album titled 'Late Bloomer'... all the tracks are live backing tracks, meaning that we recorded the rhythm track in one take as a full band."

Read my music #interview with #independent #London based band #SeánFinnandtheLateBloomers.

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December 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
What is your latest release?
"The album 'Unplugged'. I wanted to do a live album but that’s quite tough, and instead I recorded it at home as live as possible."

Read my music #interview with #independent #NewBarnet based artist #BaoBou.

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December 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"The latest one is called ‘Horizon Machine’ – it’s a sort of submission that AI is coming for all of our jobs… how uplifting!"

Read my music #interview with #independent #Brighton based duo #BlueprintMoon.

📸 Riki Bourne

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December 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Every Saturday I’ll bring you the 20 new releases by UK and Ireland artists that I love, in no particular order. This week's playlist is now live! 🏆

You can find the #playlist here: open.spotify.com/playlist/5xU...

#music #newmusic #independentartist #singersongwriter #spotify #spotifyplaylist
December 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
"Our latest release is a track called ‘Riptide’ which is about the pain of being with somebody when you’re both damaging each other."

Read my music #interview with #independent #London based band #TheHereAndNow

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December 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
What is your latest release?
“Our Time” is a song about having unwavering belief in your own path, even when the journey feels hard and doubt creeps in.""

Read my music #interview with #independent #Belfast based artist #RiaTimkin.

📸 Katie Vickers

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December 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
How would you describe your sound?
"My sound is a gothic influenced industrial sound at its base and track to track it changes the genre from electronic to alternative rock."

Read my music #interview with #independent #London based artist #CARRIEABYSS.

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December 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"Our latest album was NOT A GAME... an attempt to process many of the concerns and thoughts of the moment like our relationship with AI, the political climate and confusing opinion with fact."

Read my music #interview with #independent #Oxford band #TigerMendoza.

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December 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"My new album is called Let The Light In. It is a culmination of years spent waiting for the right time, of mothering small children and smaller musical motifs."

Read my music #interview with #Lochwinnoch based #independent artist #OutiKarhu.

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December 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"My last album is called A Man Of Fragments. These are all tracks I made from 2000-2013. This is how I learned to make dance music."

Read my music #interview with #Cardiff based artist #Fflwcs (@andygwaith.bsky.social).

📸 Calum Carpenter at Rolling Speed Photography

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December 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"...this feeling of disappointment and heartbreak made me realise that nothing happens according to plan and maybe that’s all part of the plan."

Read my #interview with #London based artist #Pien about her new #EP “According to Plan”.

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November 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"A massive overall influence was the production style of The Dust Brothers who produced some of my favourite records like Beck’s ‘Odelay’ and ‘Paul’s Boutique’ by the Beastie Boys."

Read my #interview with #York artist #MessyEater about his new #EP “Southern Fried”.

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November 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"An experimental soft-rock project made with 60’s recording techniques – all live instruments, no click track/metronome, recorded in mono, mixed to an 8-track format."

#Interview with #London based artist #JoeyOGorman about his #EP with Marcus Smith “Loose Time EP”.

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November 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"My favourite track is If I Were To Die Tomorrow – because it’s sweet and lighthearted and really fun to play."

Read my #interview with #Bristol based artist #AnyaPailthorpe about her #EP “All My Love”.

Photo of Anya 📸 Dylan Evans

#newmusic

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November 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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ARTISTS! BANDS! MUSIC FANS! Can you lend FOTN your ears & expertise this weekend to help some deserving artists find a wider audience? Please drop by the Listening Post & tell us your favourite tunes at freshonthenet.co.uk/batch591 Big love & warm thanks if you’re able to help x
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This is an amazing line up so far! ❤️
An extraordinary thing, this.

A line up of stars performing at Wembley Arena to show their love and solidarity with the trans community and in aid of Good Law Project and Not A Phase.

Register now for tickets.
www.transmissionlive.uk
Trans Mission - Wednesday 11th March
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander team up for a Trans Mission: an all-star solidarity concert for the trans community at OVO Arena Wembley
www.transmissionlive.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM