TOMMY NEWPORT

Tommy Newport was born in Manchester then relocating to the US with family at the age of six. He picked up the guitar as a teenager to help ease the boredom, he then sumbmerged himself into music and hasn't looked back since.  Releasing his debut single 'I Forgive You' at the age of 18, which gained millions of streams.  He then performed 'Movie Screen' for the internationally renowned YouTube series COLORS, which led to the likes of Hypebeast, High Snobiety, Beats 1 and Flaunt Magazine all touting Tommy as the next big thing.  He has also been featured on a variety of TV shows and movies including HBO's hit series Ballers, Netflix's What/If, TBS's Search Party, Amy Schumer's documentary Expecting Amy and the popular TV show The Sinner.  He has recently released his lates EP 'Ultra Mango'.

'Ultra Mango' has 6 tracks that deliver different slices of psych-indie rock.  'Sweetner'  kicks off the EP, it's short and its packed full of dreamlike sequences,  haunting atmosphere and warped vocals.  There is a sense of the Artic Monkey's coming through on this one particularly with the thick guitar riffs and mid tempo rhythm.  The heavy indie rock vibes intertwine into the eerily delivered filtered vocals to really create that almost restless tone.  The title track 'Ultra Mango' is lighter in its arrangement with a funkier groove, pulsing rhythm and those crunchy synths connecting with his gritty vocals, reaching low depths that will vibrate through to your core.  The chilled out vibes create that head bop feet tapping rhythm.  'Marigold' again dips into the funky vibe, this time a little more up tempo compared to 'Ultra Mango' you will go from head bopping to dance floor moving, the filtered guitar riffs and bass line groove give off those psych-rock vibes with an abundance of character guaranteed to wiggle its way into your head.  'Warp Speed Suzie' has a particular character to it bringing a cool headed, thumping vibe and chilled out vocals. 

'Yellow Lines' is the lead single from the EP and this one takes a psychedelic pop rock directions and those trippy guitar riffs that bounce around your head will certainly get you floating along with them.  The pop elements trickle into the rhythm, which brings out those danceable moments and the laid back bass line delivers a style that is reminiscent to The Gorillaz.  'Shooting Star' closes out the EP and it leans heavier into the indie rock style, going in strong with the grungy vibes and gritty vocals, that will get right underneath your skin.  A danceable rhythm, drenched in so much fierceness and intricate melodic flashes its hard to not love this track.  Groovy dancing bass lines appear to be the prominent force that appears through out this entire EP, with other elements like the vocals, guitars and synths dancing over the top giving those melodic moments.  'Ultra Mango' is an EP that will delight all your senses, you will want to dance, chill out, sing, bop along and tap your feet to this, there is so much character within this EP that connects you to Tommy and his sound.  A sound that you will be no doubt be hearing more of in the near future.  So get this guy on your radar.

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