EPISODE · Feb 10, 2026 · 28 MIN
My Music Episode 646 - Isolation
from My Music · host Graham Coath
A shared determination to make something happen.In this episode, Graham sits down with Harrison, Jake and Ben from Isolation to talk about how a modern band forms, survives line-up changes, finds momentum and begins building an audience in one of the UK’s most competitive music cities.It starts with an online advert for bandmates and quickly becomes a conversation about ambition, belonging and why guitar music might be swinging back into view.They get into:building a group from scratchthe leap from bedroom practice to live stageswriting about division without preachingcreating atmosphere at gigsfinding community in a crowded sceneand the graft required from emerging artists right nowThere’s humour, honesty and plenty of practical thinking about what actually helps new bands move forward.If you care about grassroots music, the future of live performance, or how young artists organise themselves in a DIY world, you’ll enjoy this one.
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A shared determination to make something happen.In this episode, Graham sits down with Harrison, Jake and Ben from Isolation to talk about how a modern band forms, survives line-up changes, finds momentum and begins building an audience in one of the UK’s most competitive music cities.It starts with an online advert for bandmates and quickly becomes a conversation about ambition, belonging and why guitar music might be swinging back into view.They get into:building a group from scratchthe leap from bedroom practice to live stageswriting about division without preachingcreating atmosphere at gigsfinding community in a crowded sceneand the graft required from emerging artists right nowThere’s humour, honesty and plenty of practical thinking about what actually helps new bands move forward.If you care about grassroots music, the future of live performance, or how young artists organise themselves in a DIY world, you’ll enjoy this one.
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