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Five Manchester artists we\u2019ve been listening to this month | September 2025<\/p>\n


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\u2018Hello\u2026 is it more Manc tunes you\u2019re looking for?\u2019 because if so, you\u2019re in the right place, as it\u2019s time to reel off a whole new list of new music and Manchester artists we\u2019ve been listening to over the past 30 days or so.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Give or take \u2013 you know how months work.<\/p>\n

If you are new around here, it\u2019s all very simple: every few weeks, we round up a load of local bands<\/a><\/strong>, duos, solo acts and everything in between to help spread some love and exposure to the wonderful talents that have been stuck in our rotations and so on.<\/p>\n

Honestly, it really is that straightforward, and there\u2019s no point in faffing around any longer, so let\u2019s just get stuck into September\u2019s Manc artists of the month.<\/p>\n

Manchester music we\u2019ve been listening to lately <\/p>\n

1. SHADE<\/p>\n

Now, this first one is rather bittersweet, because despite having just gotten back into SHADE<\/a><\/strong>, we\u2019ve sadly learned that the lads are seemingly looking to wrap things up as a musical unit in just a matter of days with their final ever headline show right here in Manchester.<\/p>\n

The native four-piece band have always managed a good balance of the indie-rock split and, in our opinion, only gotten better with time; the instrumentation is tighter, Luke Owens\u2019 vocals have come into their own, and the overall music itself is better produced.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the lads never quite got the following we feel they deserved, and for whatever reasons, they confirmed they\u2019re calling time after five years with one last gig at Gorilla. There\u2019s a farewell after-party at Night and Day<\/a><\/strong> too, so come help us sing \u2018Neverdie\u2019, \u2018Break Out\u2019, \u2018Lost in The World Together\u2019 and more one last time.<\/p>\n

2. Roxanne<\/p>\n

From an example of a group coming to the end of the journey to one just at the beginning of theirs, number two is fellow Manc indie and alt-rock outfit Roxanne, who look to be developing a slow-moving, haunting, ethereal wave\/shoegaze sound. It\u2019s still too early to tell, but we\u2019re certainly interested.<\/p>\n

These guys recently caught some attention via grassroots events at the likes of Stage and Radio, and Mother Mary\u2019s<\/a><\/strong>; now they have ours. A minor gripe, ironically, is that these lot are yet to put on the red light and record much studio material \u2013 at least nothing that they\u2019ve dropped as far as we can find so far.<\/p>\n

On the upside, you can at least be in from the ground floor for when they do finally release stuff, and even from the little demo teasers they\u2019ve shared on social media so far, we think it\u2019s well worth keeping an eye on how their first proper releases fare.<\/p>\n

@roxannebandmusic<\/a> \u2018Say Yes\u2019 #newmusic<\/a> #manchesterband<\/a> #altrock<\/a> #indierock<\/a> #lyrics<\/a> \u266c original sound \u2013 Roxanne<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

3. BC Camplight<\/p>\n

In at number three is someone at the opposite end of the spectrum: New Jersey-born BC Camplight<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 real name, Brian James Christinzio \u2013 who\u2019s been around for some 20 or so years now, releasing plenty of music, but that we\u2019ve somehow only just started cottoning onto now he\u2019s based in Greater Manchester.<\/p>\n

Camplight released album number seven just this past June, and it\u2019s nothing short of one of the coolest, most creative, candid and most surprising things we may have EVER listened to. It feels abstract, post-modern and absurdist at times, but the highly idiosyncratic and anecdotal lyrics remind us of John Grant and a slightly calmer sounding Petey USA.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll definitely be working our way backwards through his discography over the coming weeks to see how he\u2019s developed such a unique sound over the decades, but for now we\u2019ll reccommend you start with \u2018The Tent\u2019 and \u2018Two Legged Dog\u2019, which features Abigail Moss from The Last Dinner Party<\/a><\/strong>, as well as the title track, \u2018A Sober Conversation\u2018. Some truly staggering and style-sprawling work.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

You can help but wiggle your head and shoulders within seconds of hitting play.<\/p>\n

4. Mae Grace<\/p>\n

Switching from post-modern vibes to post-punk, next up is a fledgling five-piece fronted by, you guessed it: Mae Grace Williams. Another product of BIMM (British and Irish Modern Music Institute) University\u2019s city centre campus, like Roxanne, they\u2019re also still very early days, but there\u2019s undeniable talent there.<\/p>\n

Backed by the monthly \u2018New Cult\u2019 nights<\/a><\/strong>, which are hosted by indie record label Heist or Hit and held at NQ pub turned live music venue, The Rat and Pigeon, not only must we praise the showcase itself, but we\u2019re not the only ones who have been intrigued by their embryonic stages.<\/p>\n

There are elements of spoken word and prog rock guitar at points; we don\u2019t know exactly what genre we\u2019d call it or what they\u2019re even going for in their infancy, but with another gig this autumn supporting Adult Leisure on Sunday, 2 November, your best chance of judging for yourselves is seeing them live.<\/p>\n

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Demo day. #manchester<\/a> #manchestermusic<\/a> #manchesterband<\/a> #newmusic<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ETcDEHiV5a<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mae Grace (@maegraceband) February 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

5. Moss Side Sauna Club<\/p>\n

Last but certainly not least is another Manchester-based project we\u2019ve only just come across, but with just three songs to their name on Spotify<\/a><\/strong>, we don\u2019t think we\u2019ve been quite this excited by a local debut for a while now. And for bloody good reason, we think.<\/p>\n

Moss Side Sauna Club isn\u2019t just one of the best band names we\u2019ve heard in ages, but the highly alternative, DIY, almost garage-rock act which throws in all manner of distortion, electronics, pedals, and more to build their deeply-layered and admittedly rather noisy experience. MSSC is its own sonic profile.<\/p>\n

Even with all the processing and effects, it somehow doesn\u2019t sound too cluttered either \u2013 at least not on tape, anyway. We\u2019re yet to see them live for ourselves, but the triumvirate consisting of Will Brooks, Maddy Storm and Sam Craighan have got us gassed with their first trio of tracks. Watch. This. Space.<\/p>\n

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Would you look at that? We\u2019re done with September\u2019s round-up of new Greater Manchester music we\u2019ve been listening to lately, just like that.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t intentional, but by and large, we really did spotlight some very up-and-coming acts on the scene for the most part. We love finding musicians right at their inception or riding the crest of a fresh wave of interest.<\/p>\n

As always, we\u2019ll be back again next month with more for you and in the meantime, you can always look back at Manchester bands and artists, be they new, current or old, that we\u2019ve spotlighted in the past.<\/p>\n

August\u2019s Manchester artists of the month are also belters, if we do say so ourselves.<\/p>\n

For all the latest news, events and goings on in Greater Manchester,\u00a0subscribe to The Manc newsletter HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Featured Images \u2014 Bella Union<\/a>\/press shot (supplied)\/SHADE<\/a> (via Facebook)<\/strong><\/p>\n