Welcome back to the Indie Tea Talk Podcast. In this special episode, we sit down with the two winners of Road To This Feeling By The Sea, a competition that sees the winning bands opening at This Feeling By The Sea 2026!

Jump into another action packed episode filled with new bands, exciting news about Indie Tea Talk's role backstage at the upcoming festival and even a few amazing live sessions form @Thevelvettuxedo and @ttheglasshouse

Grab your tickets for This Feeling By The Sea 2026 on April 17th and 18th here:

🎤 What’s in this episode?

🎶 We chat about what Indie Tea Talk will be doing at This Feeling By The Sea 2026

☕ Discover more about The Velvet Tuxedo

🎧 Get the instant reaction from finding out they had won the competition

🎸 Discover more about The GLASSHOUSE

🌅 Head into some stripped back live sessions

🚀 Don't forget to grab your tickets and we will see you at This Feeling By The Sea!

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Indie Tea Talk is dedicated to supporting independent and grassroots musicians across the North of England and beyond, giving artists a platform to share their stories and perform their music live.

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TAHM Join Indie Tea Talk! 90s Comeback, BBC Introducing & New Music

Welcome to another captivating episode of the Indie Tea Talk Podcast! This time, we're thrilled to host TAHM, a band whose story stretches across decades and proves that great music doesn’t come with an expiry date.

What’s Inside This Episode?

🎤 Dive into TAHM’s beginnings in the 90s and their journey signing to Roadrunner Records.

🎶 Explore their experiences working with top producers and having music featured across film, TV, and radio.

🌟 Discover what led to the band stepping away and what sparked their return 25 years later.

🎸 Hear the story behind their comeback releases, including 17 Years and their BBC Introducing support.

🎧 This episode is packed with honest reflections, lived experience, and powerful live performances.

TAHM first formed in the 90s, building early momentum with major label backing and widespread exposure across media. After years away, a chance reconnection brought the band back together, not to relive the past, but to create something new on their own terms.

Since returning, they’ve gained fresh support from BBC Introducing, achieved chart success, and reached new audiences through international radio play. Their current sound carries the same storytelling roots but leans into something more reflective, nostalgic, and lived in.

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Thank you for tuning in and supporting the Indie Tea Talk Podcast. Don’t miss this inspiring session with TAHM!

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Alice Jacobsen Joins Indie Tea Talk! Folk Storytelling & Honest Songwriting

Welcome to another captivating episode of the Indie Tea Talk Podcast! This time, we're thrilled to host Alice Jacobsen, a Norwegian songwriter now based in Liverpool whose music blends folk warmth with alternative indie storytelling.

Alice began writing songs at just 12 years old, using music as a way to process emotions and connect with others. After spending time studying and travelling, she moved to the UK to study at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA). Since then she has been performing across the UK and Europe, including Liverpool, London, Manchester, Leeds, Bergen and Barcelona.

Her music blends folk and alternative indie influences, focusing on vivid storytelling and emotional authenticity. Alice aims to create songs that feel comforting, grounding and uplifting for listeners navigating their own experiences.

What’s Inside This Episode?

🎤 Dive into Alice’s musical journey from Bergen, Norway to the Liverpool music scene.

🎶 Explore how songwriting became her way of expressing emotions from a young age.

🌟 Hear about her collaborations with artists like Jamie Lawson and Ali Horn and her support from BBC Introducing Merseyside.

🎸 Enjoy exclusive live acoustic performances recorded in session.

Find More Alice Jacobsen:

📸 Instagram: @alicejacobsen.music

📘 Facebook: @alicejacobsenoffisiell

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Thank you for tuning in and supporting the Indie Tea Talk Podcast. Don’t miss this inspiring session with Alice Jacobsen!

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Acetate Join Indie Tea Talk | Debut EP, Sold Out Leeds Shows & Live Performances

Welcome back to another episode of the Indie Tea Talk Podcast. This time, we’re joined by Leeds four piece Acetate, a band that has quickly built serious momentum in their hometown after starting out as four mates writing songs together in a bedroom.

Following the release of their debut EP Means To An End, the band went on to sell out back to back shows at Royal Park Cellars and The Lending Room, establishing themselves as one of the exciting emerging acts coming out of the Leeds scene. With a sound shaped by varied influences and a strong focus on connection and live energy, Acetate are a band clearly finding their stride.

What’s Inside This Episode?

🎤 We chat about how Acetate first formed and how their sound developed

🎶 A deep dive into the writing and release of Means To An End

☕ Honest conversation about influences, creativity, and band dynamics

⚡ Stories from their sold out Leeds shows and live experiences

🎸 Exclusive stripped back live performances recorded in session

Find More Acetate

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Thanks for listening and supporting independent artists and grassroots music.

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Rue Joins Indie Tea Talk! Soulful Storytelling & Fingerstyle Brilliance

Welcome to another episode of the Indie Tea Talk Podcast! This time, we’re joined by Rue, an artist whose voice and guitar playing blend jazz, soul, funk, and folk into something deeply personal and quietly powerful.

Rue has been steadily building a reputation as one of the UK’s most compelling live performers, earning support from BBC Introducing, festival appearances at The Great Escape and Boardmasters, and opening for Gabrielle at Sidmouth International Jazz & Blues Festival. Her songs explore heartbreak, healing, family loss, and lived experience, delivered through a distinctive fingerstyle guitar technique shaped by early classical training.

In this episode, Rue joins us in the studio to talk about her musical roots, the importance of honesty in songwriting, and how those early gigs across the South West helped shape her as an artist. We also dive into her latest single On The Fence, which has received BBC Radio airplay and playlist support including Spotify’s Fresh Finds.

What’s Inside This Episode?

🎸 How classical guitar training shaped Rue’s unique playing style

🎶 Writing songs rooted in real experiences and emotional truth

📻 BBC Introducing support and standout live moments

🎤 Reflections on opening for Gabrielle and playing major festivals

🎵 Live acoustic performances recorded in the Indie Tea Talk studio

This episode is packed with thoughtful conversation, beautiful live music, and a genuine insight into an artist who puts feeling first. Whether you’re discovering Rue for the first time or already a fan, this is one to settle into.

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📸 Instagram: @itsruetoyou

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Thank you for tuning in and supporting the Indie Tea Talk Podcast. Don’t miss this intimate and honest session with Rue.

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Eva Kiss Joins Indie Tea Talk! Honest Songwriting, Faith & New Music

Welcome to another episode of the Indie Tea Talk Podcast. This time, we’re joined by Eva Kiss, a Leeds based songwriter creating deeply personal music shaped by lived experience, emotional honesty, and social reflection.

Eva began writing songs at just 11 years old, using music as a way to navigate bullying, family conflict, and questions around faith. Raised in a musical household and influenced by artists such as Queens of the Stone Age, Alanis Morissette, and Fiona Apple, Eva has developed a sound that is raw, thoughtful, and grounded in truth.

Since performing solo from the age of 12, Eva has gone on to release her debut EP Everything Is All I Am in 2024, play standout shows across Leeds and beyond, and secure Youth Music’s Next Gen Fund to support her upcoming EP, scheduled for release in summer 2026. Her latest work leans further into social commentary and visual storytelling, working closely with filmmaker Curt Pagsanghan to build a wider world around her music.

What’s Inside This Episode?

🎤 Eva’s songwriting process and early musical influences

🎶 Using music as an emotional outlet from a young age

🌱 Conversations around faith, identity, and leaving the Mormon church

🎸 The realities of being a fully self driven independent artist

🎬 The role of visual storytelling in her new material

🎧 What Youth Music’s Next Gen Fund has made possible

Find More Eva Kiss:

📸 Instagram: @evakixs

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Thank you for tuning in and supporting the Indie Tea Talk Podcast. Don’t miss this honest and powerful conversation with Eva Kiss.

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Asante Sana Joins Indie Tea Talk!

Welcome back to the Indie Tea Talk Podcast. In this episode, we sit down with Will Underwood, performing under the name Asante Sana, for an honest conversation about songwriting, evolution, and finding new creative lanes.

Will first came to prominence fronting Leeds band Dusk between 2015 and 2019, playing sold out shows across the North, opening for IDLES, performing at venues like the 100 Club and Leeds O2 Academy at just 17, and signing to MAS Records. Since then, he has built a career as a session guitarist and freelance producer, working with artists across the UK.

Since launching his Asante Sana project in 2022, Will has released a run of singles leading up to his debut EP, blending thoughtful songwriting with a modern, groove driven sound. In 2025, he also stepped into the DJ world, playing shows across London and expanding his creative output even further.

What’s inside this episode

🎤 Talking life after bands and stepping out solo as Asante Sana

🎸 How session work and production shaped his songwriting

🎧 Balancing guitar driven songs with DJ culture and club spaces

☕ The realities of building a sustainable music career from the ground up

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Stageminus Join Indie Tea Talk! Grunge Energy, Chaos & LURID Subject Matter

Welcome to another captivating episode of the Indie Tea Talk Podcast! This time, we’re joined by Stageminus, a Leeds-based alt rock band known for their loud, melodic, and emotionally charged take on indie grunge.

Formed just before the pandemic, stageminus used that strange pause in the world to sharpen their sound, blending the raw grit of 90s grunge with pop-leaning melodies and a distinctly British edge. Since then, they’ve built a reputation for chaotic live shows, packed rooms, and unforgettable moments on stage, including sold out nights at Boom Leeds and sharing stages with Pulled Apart By Horses, Loose Articles, and Battlesnake.

Their debut EP LURID Subject Matter has already passed 100,000 streams, and with a new EP planned for March 2026 alongside another full UK tour, the band are clearly building serious momentum.

What’s Inside This Episode?

🎸 Starting a band just before lockdown and finding their identity

🎶 Writing big, gritty songs that still feel melodic and honest

🏙 Leeds’ influence on their sound and live energy

🚐 Touring the UK, chaotic vans, and wild gig stories

🎤 The story behind LURID Subject Matter and what’s coming next

☕ Tea-fuelled conversation plus exclusive live performances

🎵 Live Tracks Performed

Find More Stageminus:

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Harvey Semple Joins Indie Tea Talk! Songwriting, Grunge Roots & DIY Studios!

Welcome to another captivating episode of the Indie Tea Talk Podcast! This time, we’re joined by Harvey Semple, a York-based songwriter, producer, and creative whose musical path has taken him from basement band rehearsals to festival stages, community recording studios, and solo releases.

Harvey began writing songs as soon as he could play guitar, growing up inspired by grunge, blues, and classic songwriting. After forming bands at a young age and winning Centre Stage, he found himself playing Leeds and Reading Festival while still at school. Since then, he’s studied music production, helped build a community recording studio during COVID, and now balances working in sound for TV with releasing his own music.

What’s Inside This Episode?

🎸 Growing up on Nirvana, blues, and jazz and how those influences still shape his sound

🎶 Early bands, York’s local music scene, and jumping onto major festival stages

🏗 Building Scrubs Studio as a community interest company during lockdown

🎧 Studying music production and working in sound for film and TV

🎤 Releasing his debut solo album and what’s coming next

☕ Honest conversation over tea, plus exclusive live performances recorded in the studio

Find More Harvey Semple

📸 Instagram: @harvey_semple

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Thank you for tuning in and supporting the Indie Tea Talk Podcast. Don’t miss this honest and wide-ranging conversation with Harvey Semple.

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Dan Napper Joins Indie Tea Talk for an Honest and Soulful Conversation!

Welcome to another episode of Indie Tea Talk. Today we are joined by Dan Napper, a rising singer-songwriter whose blend of blues-inspired guitar work and heartfelt storytelling is quickly gaining attention across the UK.

Dan grew up in Harrogate where long car journeys filled with Queen, De La Soul, Hendrix, Robert Johnson, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe shaped his love of music from the very beginning. That early obsession with guitar eventually led him to Liverpool, where he discovered songwriting and found a new sense of authenticity and direction. Since then, Dan has sold out iconic venues including The Troubadour in London and The Cavern Club in Liverpool, shared his music with packed rooms, and built a growing audience that sings his lyrics back to him at shows.

What’s Inside This Episode?

🎤 How Dan moved from blues guitarist to full-time songwriter

🎸 The story behind his first song Nightfall and his upcoming release I’m Never Loving Again

🎶 Why authenticity changed everything for his confidence and his career

☕ Chat about influences, creative challenges, and navigating life as a new artist

Whether you are discovering Dan for the first time or already a fan, this is a warm and thoughtful conversation filled with music talk, creativity, and plenty of tea.

Find More From Dan Napper

📸 Instagram: @dan_napper

▶️ YouTube: @dannapper

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Thank you for tuning in and supporting independent artists. Enjoy this uplifting and honest conversation with Dan Napper.

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