Sasha Pannu (@SashaPannu) – The Symphony (@SakinaBeats)

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Backdrop courtesy of Sakina Beats:

With support from BBC Introducing and BBC Manchester and with full page features in the Metro and Manchester Evening News, Sasha Pannu has already impacted on Manchester’s thriving music scene.

While working on a catalogue of songs for publishers and other artists, she continues to produce material not only as a songwriter but also as a solo performer and front woman of the band, The Pretty Shapes.

‘The nature of underground music is that it’s constantly shifting and pushing boundaries, and ultimately its influences will be heard on most mainstream music. This if anything just encourages artists like me to keep making what feels right and be true to their creative desires.’

Black Alley (@WeAreBlackAlley) – SOUL.SWAGGER.ROCK.SNEAKERS. (Album Stream)

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Make sure you make that purchase after your listen. Not entirely sure how we missed this, but I hope we’re not too late for the party:

The highly-anticipated debut street album from DC’s own Black Alley. Travel across a musical landscape as diverse as the capital city itself – from hard core rock, to soulful, honey-kissed ballads, right back to the menacing pocket beats made famous by the indigenous sound of go-go! Organic.Raw.Unapologetic…