In the coming weeks, we’ll be adding interviews from the whole New Horizons series. Now in its ninth annual season, we start the year having a quick chat with rising bands on their hopes and dreams for the year ahead. Sometimes serious, sometimes silly – we aim to bring some positive cheer each January for what is often a gloomy month. Here is the interview with Birmingham rockforce Blue Nation – a band seriously on the rise. Do discover the band further.

FEATURE INTERVIEW: WAYNE DOYLE ON THE EVE OF NEW ALBUM RELEASE: ‘FLAWED BY DESIGN’
A week before the release of the new studio album, I spoke with Wayne Doyle about what will likely be Scarlet Rebels’ third consecutive top



