This August bank holiday weekend signifies the ten year anniversary of Back to Mono’s first appearance at Lost Village festival, but not only that, it’ll also be our 10th year of performing at the countries fastest rising house and dance music festival. We’ve seen incredible growth and an astonishing evolution since the early days of Lost Village, and we’ve seen it expand and become more and more popular in the past ten years. Each year, Lost Village festival impresses more and more with its...

2026 has been an interesting year already for new music and new music discoveries, but by far, one of our absolute favourite discoveries here at Back to Mono has been Otto & Astrid, the brother and sister duo from Berlin, that for twenty years have been have been injecting their unique brand of European pop/punk into compelling and hilarious stage performance, whether that's at the Edinburgh Fringe, Glastonbury festival or as part of their international tour schedule. With an explosion into...

Previously, we published an interview with one of Lincoln’s hottest prospects when it comes to local new music, and although Rhys Turner is already established as the frontman for the subjects of that particular piece, The Faith Estate’s lead vocalist is not only taking over the Lincolnshire music scene with his band but also with his solo work. As he continues to seamlessly jump back and forth between projects, producing completely different sounds and styles for both and displaying...