Welcome to the inaugural Fruit Salad! Where we celebrate a whole bunch of artists, their new music and, most importantly, their favourite fruit. Earlier this month, I put out a tweet asking for anybody who’s releasing something new in April to get in touch for our esteemed Peeled Back series. The response was unreal – so many people got involved that it felt bad to just ignore all of that good effort, so the Fruit Salad is here to promote everybody and their new noise too.
alx frncs: “Hey Adam, thanks for asking! I’ve thought long and hard about this one and I’d say my favourite fruit is lychee.”
alx recently released her new single ‘I can’t do anything right’, which you can check out here.
Box Of Trash: “Has to be Pineapple.”
Box of Trash’s new single ‘What She Said’ is out now. Their first single since last year’s album Candlewood 230.
Death Milkshake: “Pineapple, not only for the taste but for its bizarre history. Yes to Pineapple on pizzas also!”
Death Milkshake is set to release the Shiny Things EP later this month.
Dom Malin: “Apple.”
Dom recently released his newest single ‘Hurricane’ on April 12th.
Emily Magpie: “You know what? Kiwi. Furry, bright green, tangy, weird and delicious. Underrated.”
Emily has been releasing a few singles this year, but her new album There Are Other Forms of Strength is out now. If you’re a fan of jovial, introspective Indie Pop, this is the album for you.
Gaby Duboisjoli: “A ripe, juicy mango!!!”
You can listen to Gaby’s new single ‘Say Please’ right here.
Hope Vista: “I have a lot! Strawberries, Raspberries, Mango.”
Hope recently released her new single ‘Worst For You’, which is available to hear now.
Human Interest: “Orange, Lemon and Lime. Also partial to Strawberries and Kiwi. Hope this helps xx”
Human Interest’s new single ‘Shapeshifting’ is set for release on April 24th.
Main Street Detour: “We are big fans of Kiwi and Cantaloupe”
Main Street Detour released their new single ‘Joy’ on April 5th.
Marcus Magnusson: “Hi Adam! Can I answer steak? Ok then, I’ll go with Strawberries then.”
Marcus’s new single ‘Getaway’ is out now.
Oakley Riot: “Strawberries, preferably dipped in chocolate”
Oakley released their newest single ‘Down’ at the start of the month, with more music set to come this year.
Ode Broham: “Pineapple.”
Ode very recently released their new EP Blowing Mines (with Acapellas) on April 16th.
Oliver Beardmore: “Apple.”
Oliver’s newest single ‘Cold Star’ is out now, the latest to come from his upcoming EP swimming in the light of a cold star, out soon.
One Minute Yonder: “Golden Apples in the Sun”
One Minute Yonder just released their second EP, v2. If you have five minutes (literally), then check it out here.
Penelope’s Thrill: “Apple! Cheers!”
Penelope’s Thrill released their new album Message on the Moon on April 11th.
Retropxssy: “Can I choose a tub of raspberries + cantaloupe? The way the flavour notes compliment.”
London rapper Retropxssy will release her new single ‘All The Things’ on April 25th. If you’re in the mood for some rap mixed with punk vibes performed frenetically, this is probably the song for you.
Todd & Karen: “Hiya Adam. It would have to be bananas and grapes.”
Todd & Karen just celebrated the release of their debut album SINGLES on April 11th.
Virgins: “I gotta go Pineapple man. Throw that over a pizza too! Not a bad time for Pineapple!”
Shoegazey band Virgins have just released their new album, nothing hurt and everything was beautiful.
Winter Boyfriend: “Hi Adam, thanks for asking! Before I say my favourite fruit I’ve gotta shout out some honourable mentions: Orange. Classic, perfect juice, the true north of drinkable fruit. Lime. Maybe not the star of the show, but elevates everyone around them. True team player. Passion Fruit – if they worked hard on the texture and ease of eating, they could take this, because flavour wise? Absolutely flawless.
The best is Raspberry! Beautiful to look at, easy to eat, delicious raw, beautiful to cook with, simple yet complex, a bit of acidity with the sweet, classic, but elevated! TLDR: Raspberry forever!”
Aside from providing the best answer here, Winter Boyfriend also released their latest single ‘wide awake’ on April 2nd.
Thank you to everybody who got involved, and also to Hannah for the name. I’d like to make this a monthly series so if you’d like to take part, feel free to follow me on Twitter! You could even tell me which of the above artists become your new favourite for the month. How sweet. THANK YOU.