Astonishing live techno trio Elektro Guzzi have released their latest single, ‘Prototyp’ on the 26th of November. The single is taken from their upcoming LP, Triangle, slated for release on the 18th of March 2022 via their own imprint, Palazzo. The trio have received written support from renowned publications Resident […]
Mirroring the breathless post/punk score of “Stuck In The City” with visuals of a heart-stopping intensity and searing performance footage, it offers further credence to McGee’s claim that The Gulps are “the best band I’ve signed since Oasis”. Speaking about the video and the decision to film in Soho, The […]
Abji George, is a multifaceted self taught soul Singer- songwriter from Pune, he has been performing from the age of 16 and over the years has performed in various venues in Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore and Mysore. He was featured on couple of Sofar Sessions in Pune which was streamed Live […]
London’s Jessica Wilde is proving one of the UK’s hottest new talents right now, with a string of sizzling singles that have lit up BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music and gained serious press praise from the likes of Complex, Clash, The Independent and many more. Her eager Instagram following […]
Providing immersive, magnetic and captivating atmosphere through its enthralling essence, “Maybe It’s Just Me” is the latest installment (following the expressive “Calm”) of Insolace’s notable creativity, which continues to establish the formation’s undeniable talent to present emotionally-charged and engaging compositions. Embracing musical influences outside any specific immediate genre, this single […]
This is the brand new track from Dar.Ra. The new EP should be out in mid December, 2021. Watch our latest “Fastracks” video podcast to discover more new indie tracks. SUBMIT A TRACK PODCAST ARCHIVES
Los Angeles based producer and composer Fischer King creates pitch-black alternative pop, with influences that range from James Blake and Nine Inch Nails to Claude Debussy and Herbie Hancock. As a child he forged an early love for tense, bombastic classical music before diving headfirst into the punk rock and […]
Los Angeles based artist, producer and multi-instrumentalist Lani Renaldo artfully fuses a diverse mix of grunge rock, bedroom pop and experimental sounds for a wildly eclectic and progressive swirl of cathartic ecstasy. Inspired by artists such as Tame Impala, Prince, Fleetwood Mac, Hayley Williams, and SZA, as well as producers […]
When I composed ‘Wonderland‘ I knew it was going to be a really powerful track, so I needed a really powerful artist to make it perfect. Immediately I thought of Komi T. a multi-instrumentalist and singer from Berlin. In an inspired studio session we recorded the track. His performance blew […]
Through the years, Dario’s music has morphed into music that serves the purpose of promoting spiritual teachings and life lessons. His music doesn’t reflect anger, because it’s best not to add more anger to this already sick world. During the day, he works in the office but finds time in […]
Michael Wilford is an exciting new face in the Canadian music scene. Michael grew up in Smithers, British Columbia, a little mountain town filled with folk music and protest songs. He credits his exposure to world-class artists in a small-town setting as one of his major inspirations to pick up […]
London-based Dimple Discs will release the debut album from Telefís (the Irish Gaelic word for Television, pronounced Tele-feesh), a collaboration between producer/ mixer/ composer Garret “Jacknife” Lee (U2, R.E.M., Modest Mouse, The Cars, The Killers, Snow Patrol, Crystal Castles, Editors, Taylor Swift) and singer-songwriter Cathal Coughlan (Microdisney, The Fatima Mansions […]
After performing and recording as a trio for two years, guitarist Gil Meza joined in 2020, a move that catapulted the band into a very fruitful period, writing a new album which was recently recorded in Tel Aviv, due to come out in December 2021. Following substantial airplay on FM […]
Freedom seems to be the word that best describes Laszlo’s music and himself as an artist. He released his first record called “Banana Nation” in France in 2011, with Universal Music, achieving a fair critical and commercial success locally, and topping a million views with his video “Download Me I’m […]
Iconic alternative pop artist Jenn Vix is back with an impactful new single for our times, titled ‘PTSD’. On this single, which offers a glimpse into her personal experience with the diagnosis and life with this disorder, she worked with Grammy-nominated mastering engineer Chris Gehringer (Dua Lipa, Lizzo, Lady Gaga, […]
Indie-folk artist Aisha Badru builds atmospheric soundscapes deeply rooted in nature, spirituality, family and homecoming. Her dynamic new The Way Back Home EP is due out December 3 via Nettwerk Records. The new single “Rooted,” a spacious sound bath of atmospheric synths and meditative vocals, honors the transformation she had […]
Toronto’s premiere buzz band, Wine Lips, have just released their latest full-length LP Mushroom Death Sex Bummer Party on Montreal’s Stomp Records. Fans of psych, punk and garage rock will be salivating over this 11 track platter which delivers ferocious performances showcasing the band’s knack for tight beats, slick harmonies, […]
Camielle was born in Los Angeles, so it should come as no surprise that she gravitated towards the Entertainment Business. At age eighteen, she had landed a role in her first movie. Over the next decade, Camielle was Featured in more than a dozen films, and TV shows, including NBC’s […]
Described by Wakeman as “a song of apocalyptic optimism”, his latest single was written about an intense fear of space he developed in the grip of a mental breakdown; a strange two weeks in which he couldn’t physically open the curtains for fear of being overwhelmed by the sky. As […]
Kansas City, MO singer / songwriter IVORY BLUE has released their newest single, a guitar driven gem with yearning melodies and a challenge to face growth titled “Good Changes.” Exuding both an optimistic hope and hard-won satisfaction, “Good Changes” is the newest revelation from the stunning artist’s upcoming, debut LP, […]
Indie/Bedroom Pop songwriter based out of Italy for lovers of: decadent lo-fi alt-Pop. Former singer & guitarist of experimental psychedelic band 1997EV gone solo. This is his second single. Watch our latest “Fastracks” video podcast to discover more new indie tracks. SUBMIT A TRACK PODCAST ARCHIVES
On the track, vocalist Ralph Torrefranca explains, ““Terminal” is the most personal song I’ve ever written. I suffer from serious health OCD that is borderline crippling at times. I wanted to write a song that projects the anxiety & irrational thoughts that my body & mind go through during my […]
Post-punk swamp-goth rockers Inca Babies are back with a new collection of tunes, drawn from their irresistibly favourite areas of sonic imagination. In November, the Manchester trio will release their eighth studio album ‘Swamp Street Soul’. Ahead of this, they present lead track ‘Walk In The Park’. With a walking […]
Martin Callingham is a writer and musician from Bristol, UK. He has been melting audiences into a puddle with his intimate delivery and beautifully crafted songs since 2016’s ‘Tonight We All Swim Free’. The album found admirers around the world and gained acclaim from major press and radio like BBC […]
The Neverlutionaries’ self-titled LP and moves through trippy, heavy and textural sound with thought invoking lyrical delivery that nods to rock and soul. Being a huge lover of the shoegaze genre for years, the distinctive alternative musical style eventually and inevitably crept into Wells’ sound. Pulling together a veritable who’s […]
Late TV continue their grooving exploration of the human condition and it’s complexities that they artfully established on their previous single ‘Night Tennis’. This time, the band shift up the gears from that louche cruise through the greasy night, and roar towards a rendezvous at a neon lit cocktail bar, […]
It’s been eighteen years in the making but The Spitfires have finally managed to release “Live at the Pic,” recorded by producer Howard Redekopp (Tegan and Sara, Mother Mother, New Pornographers) on his mobile recording studio at Vancouver’s infamous Piccadilly Pub in 2003. The album celebrates their 25th anniversary and […]
Glasgow-based psychedelic rock’n’roll collective The Kundalini Genie has revealed the video for their new single ‘Half In, Half Out’, the title track from their fifth studio album ‘Half In, Half Out’, which was filmed and edited by the band’s guitarist Louis Martin. Mixed by Jason Shaw (Cambodian Space Project, Frankie […]
Recording artist and Grammy® nominee Seth Glier has just released a new music video for “Somebody Break My Heart” from his new album The Coronation via MPress Records . Written about the healing powers of water through his own experience with the waters of Key West, Florida, the song captures […]
Ivy, 24, belongs to a new generation of female singers and artists who take the control (and controller) into their hands, and other than just singing the song she also wrote and produced it. In her new single, Ivy introduces a kicking and honest song wrapped in alt-pop production influenced […]
Multi-talented electronic artist Axel Thesleff has released his latest single ‘Pouring Down’ on the 8th of October via Axu Arts. The single will also be accompanied by a video of the musician longboarding in Lapland. Axel Thesleff gained notoriety when he released the irresistible single, ‘Bad Karma’ which racked up […]
Validated’, the third single to be taken from Ewan MacFarlane’s debut solo album is a soul-stirring epic song about standing up for who you are and being comfortable with the life choices you have made. “It’s about putting your 2 fingers up to the ones judging you, as they are […]
Hailing from Manchester, The Speed Of Sound’s music is optimistic, but with lyrical bite, a punk-inspired DIY ethos and lust for experimentation rooted in psychedelia. Formed in 1989 with a pre-history dating back to the day Andy Warhol died in 1987, The Speed of Sound lies deep below the ‘music […]
Dublin indie pop artist Cat Dowling presents her new single ‘Animals’ with accompanied by a brilliant animated video by Marc Corrigan. This is a song of movement, sensuality, wildness, love and freedom. A song about that beautiful part inside the human make-up that can’t ever and should never be tamed. […]
After a 2 1/2 year hiatus, London-based synthpop artist Rodney Cromwell will be releasing a new single via Happy Robots Records with distribution by Cargo Records. ‘Memory Box’ is a song about perceptions of reality and the certainty of our memories. How do we believe anything in a world where […]
Sanz Mantra is the project name for Mark Hughes, a songwriter and producer based in Melbourne’s inner north. Hughes honed his musicianship over many years gigging around Victoria as a singer and guitarist. During that time Hughes learned how to produce and arrange music in commercial studios, and now works […]
Los Angeles based KEANA is a multi-talented pop meets electronic music producer, audio engineer, vocalist, and sound designer who envisions a dream world constructed out of melancholic vocals, lush synth landscapes and hard-hitting beats. Having studied jazz music as a teen, KEANA’s vocals reflect a soft and airy, yet sultry […]
Sitting somewhere between arena rock and the classic sound of 1960’s soul singers, Philadelphia based band PHNTMS creates music bursting with vast soundscapes and colliding instrumentation. Together, Alyssa Gambino, Adam Jessamine, and Mikal Smith are bringing back rock music while simultaneously putting their own unique stamp on it. Inspired by […]
This is a re-release of the song, mixed and mastered with tape machine by engineer Manuel Mata (Mesa, AZ, USA). “Keep” is the first single from The Daily Spreadsheets’ first album “A Thing Again”, to be released next January 2022. Written, produced and recorded by Henrique Neves. Drums by Guille […]
Though traditionally known for her solo-acoustic style, for the last handful of years she has dedicated her time and passion to learning the ins-and-outs of self production in her humble home studio. The fruit of her labors is made abundantly apparent with the kaleidoscopic release of “Thought Form” – a […]
Engage My Nervous When Noise Blossom released their debut album, Engage My Nervous, in 2018, few would have guessed that apart from the drums, all instruments and vocals were written and performed by singer/guitarist Michael Mullens. True to Michael’s vision, the self-funded album was recorded and mixed on two inch […]
Born and raised in the shadows of Philly and NYC, Micky James naturally developed a taste for the theatrical and aspired to become a performer from a young age. In his music and personal style, Micky explores a sound and aesthetic that is nostalgic of a bygone era in rock-n-roll […]
From the highs of three #1 hits, multiple award nominations and critical acclaim to the lows of shattering his leg in the middle of a show and starting over again after the demise of the band and record deal, Jesse Butterworth has learned to embrace all that makes up his […]
There’s this band from Australia called Sticky Fingers, right…? They haven’t released a new song in years BUT somehow have racked up a BILLION streams across Spotify and Apple Music. How, you ask? Honestly, no one knows….don’t ask them. It’s a miracle really. They don’t have a label, don’t have […]
Growing up in New Jersey, Ryan came upon music by way of his father’s vast record collection and after school jam sessions with friends. A handful of bands and albums later, Ryan relocated to New York City and began releasing music under his own name with the release of his […]
Moxi, a husband – wife indie pop duo from Los Angeles, is built on the dreamy, introspective vocals of Anna Toy set in a cinematic musical landscape composed by Andy Toy. Drawing on elements of modern pop and 80’s cinema, Moxi presents Anna’s distinct vocals against a backdrop of dark […]
The acclaimed King of Synthwave, rep Zac has made his mark in the underground synthwave industry with his most popular releases, “Torture”, “Miami Love”, and “Misery”.
Arieliza is a 21-year-old Singer/Songwriter who has been performing since she was 4. Her songs are laced with traces of Pop, Folk and a touch of Punk, creating a unique Indie sound that continues to develop as she grows. Her insightful lyrics connect to deep-cutting human emotions that she shares […]
Toronto’s premiere buzz band, Wine Lips, have just announced their latest full-length release Mushroom Death Sex Bummer Party due out this Fall on Montreal’s Stomp Records. The announcement comes with the premiere of the album’s first single and video for the song Eyes. The video, which was filmed and directed […]
baseball hat is the brainchild of musician, producer, multi instrumentalist duo Harrison Smith and John Sygar. The sound draws inspiration from everything from Tame Impala to Drake to Radiohead to Stephen Sondheim. It has been described as “psychedelic bubblegum indie music to dance and cry to”. Their debut album “send […]
Tom Tikka picked up the guitar at the tender age of six after hearing Paul Anka’s “Lonely Boy” in his father’s old Chevrolet. Soon afterwards, he began writing songs. Tom’s infatuation with music only deepened after his aunt’s husband Timo “Oippa” Oinonen introduced him to the concept of lead guitar […]
A singer, songwriter and poet from London via Madrid, MIKE WALSH attributes his raw and observational writing style to influences in philosophy, literature, and music; infatuated by the works and words from the minds of Seneca to Jim Morrison. Launching his debut project with lead-off single ‘PICKINGFIGHTS’, the single joined […]
Guyville is a Los Angeles based duo comprised of its founding members, Kat Hamilton and Emily Hulslander. The pair craft songs that combine elements of 90s rock, pop and country. As their name suggests, the legacy of Liz Phair brought these two powerful women together in songwriting bliss. The duo […]
Nashville’s very own, Boon, the 18-year old writer, singer, mixer, producer, and master of all his own music- not to mention shoots and directs all of his videos- has immersed himself into the music industry at a young age with his father as Carrie Underwood’s lead guitarist since the start […]
Danish artist Kirstine Stubbe Teglbjærg is off to an historic start as she launches a new project under artist name Sitrekin. She is the voice behind US Grammy nominated Twilight Saga soundtrack hit song ‘Eyes on Fire’, which has racked up close to 100m streams, and now releases her debut […]
Maygen Lacey is an accomplished, Midwest CMA nominated singer/songwriter with millions of streams on Spotify from listeners around the world. Noah Neumann is a wicked talented guitar virtuoso with a taste for Delta Blues. The combination of the two is Maygen & The Birdwatcher, an indie-folk duo turned genre-bending Americana-Newgrass […]
Dreamy melancholic shoegaze meets alt-pop singer/songwriter Catbells engages her listeners with soft hypnotic vocals, lush soundscapes, and moody melodies that capture her deep, heartfelt emotions in the most intimate of ways. Gifted with a voice like an angel, Catbells gently immerses her listeners into a world of sweet nostalgia and […]
It’s Karma It’s Cool are a four-piece indie rock/pop band from Lincoln, UK and have delivered urgent new single ‘Coffee Cup Circles’ ahead of their sophomore album set to cause fireworks as it releases this November 5th, with its thought-provoking title ‘Homesick For Our Future Destinations’ which is filled with […]
IVORY BLUE lived a nomadic existence until settling in Kansas City MO and becoming part of the local musical community. After winning a nationwide talent contest in 2017 Ivory Blue started having success with some national and international radio play which continues today. As a multi-instrumentalist, Ivory began refining their […]
Gal Musette is the nom de plum of Grace Freeman, a musical prodigy who began writing piano based lyrical compositions and performing at open mics in her home city of San Clemente, CA at the age of 10. Her graceful approach to melody-driven indie-folk and French chansons has captured audiences […]
NYC-based indie pop artist Andrew Smith creates bright and nostalgic piano-driven songs that are undeniably catchy. His unabashedly honest lyrics are both humorous and melancholy, and aim to better understand complex feelings about life and purpose. The songwriter confides, “Many of my songs are born of reflections I have about […]
It’s been a long and winding road full of stops and starts for Boston’s Kitner but after 6 years they’ve finally reached their destination with a debut full length record in hand. Forming out of new friendships and a pair of romantic partnerships in 2015, the 5 piece quickly gained […]
Italian indie label Seahorse Recordings has announced their latest signing, as well as the impending release of the debut album by singer-songwriter JATA (aka Gaetano Russo) on October 1. Ahead of this, JATA will release the title track ‘Crazy Game of Phobias’, a statement about people’s fears about social contact […]
Enigmatic UK indie-rocker Jon Doe has shared the video for his latest single, ‘In My Dreams’ via Odd Grove Records. The video was directed by Mike Musanu. For his previous release, the multi-instrumentalist crafted a 4 part story, in which he cleverly set the scene for his own universe of […]
Soaked in the bright psychedelia of the 1960’s and dipped in the indie rock explosion of the new millennium, The Velveteins are best described as a bridge between the two. Inspired after living out of a camper van on the beaches of Australia for a year, frontman Spencer Morphy returned […]
While the indie pop duo Sarko Montaug may be new to the music realm, their name is not. Paying tribute to twin pillars of the 80s NYC art/nightlife scene – DJ Anita Sarko and Doorman Haoui Montaug – the group’s focus is on creativity. Haoui and Anita were instrumental in […]
Vancouver-based singer-songwriter Ryan Fischer went into Little Red Sounds Recording Studio this past winter with a bunch of bare bones acoustic arrangements of his folk songs, and came out with the 10 track genre-sweeping album “Commercials For Heaven”. Ryan initially approached producer Felix Fung and asked if he’d listen to […]
Based in Toronto, TRAITRS was formed in 2015 by Sean-Patrick Nolan and Shawn Tucker. With a cinematic blend of post-punk, goth, alternative and post-rock, their emotive melodies, propulsive rhythms, angular guitars and dark cinematic electronics quickly led to the duo becoming one of the dark music scene’s fastest rising independent […]
“The lyrics to ‘Countryside’ were inspired by a former girlfriend of mine that moved away from Nashville back home to the low country in South Carolina,” Hellmann says. “It is a glimpse into her world and what ultimately led her to leaving me and Nashville.” “At the end of 2019 […]
Iconic post-punk band Pink Turns Blue has unveiled the video for ‘You Still Mean Too Much To Me’, a beautiful film to their new single. Portraying figures who are utterly alone, introspective, and seeking an elusive connection, this video echoes themes of isolation felt during the process or working through […]
Nightshifts is the recording project of Toronto based songwriter Andrew Oliver. He works his magic across vintage synths, groovy guitars and drum machines during late-night recording sessions to create soulful and cosmic pop tunes. Nightshifts delivers slow-building progressions of phased synthesizers and delay-coated guitars to create powerful atmospheres that feels close-at-home. The project is both exciting and complex with a fast-growing reputation for kaleidoscopic production and soulful songwriting.
Award-winning pop trio KARMACODA are sharing the video for ‘Traps’, a single featured on their upcoming album Slow Down, Melt and Catch Fire which will be released on the 2nd July via Sola Must Music.
BINNY is a bedroom pop artist born and bred in Maryland. Having sung before he could even talk, BINNY’s musicality runs deep in his veins. Growing up in a family of musicians, he learned piano from the early age of six, before self-teaching the guitar and eventually onto songwriting and producing.
The debut album from Soda Blonde may be called Small Talk, but if there’s one thing the Dubliners do not do, it’s mince words. Out July 9th via Velveteen Records, the entirely self-produced album sees the group reflecting on their twenty-something experiences with refreshingly honest transparency.
Rising future bass duo HOFFEY are sharing their latest single, ‘Coffee’ on the 28th of May via Physical Presents. The single is produced by pluko (aka Sam Martinsen), who is a 20-year old innovative genre-bending producer that has toured with Odesza, Elderbrook and Flight Facilities.
After years of working together on each other’s personal musical projects, long-time Philly stalwarts Fried Monk (Lucas Kozinski) and beautiful-fortune (Jameel Farruk) are now combining their electronic hip-hop and indie sounds for the groove-laden EP Here As One, out May 7, 2021. In anticipation of the EP’s release, the two are premiered their first single “Planet B” as well as releasing Here As One.
Siena Bjorn is a singer/songwriter whose music dances between pop, alt R&B and Jazz. Capturing the attention of listeners across the globe, Siena uses her distinct, powerful vocals and captivating melodies to express her feelings and experiences as a woman, while touching on self-discovery and self-love.
Brooklyn based artist Elliot Lee fuses dark pop melodies with edgy vocals and innovative Electronic rock soundscapes to create an unpredictable sound, acting as a voice for the voiceless. Elliot Lee holds an awareness of what music that is unhindered by norms can do for the underrepresented. This bravado oozes through the cracks of her homemade music, with tracks that are laced with late night slumber party confessions and existential cognizance. Inspired by the feeling of loneliness, Elliot’s music acts as a reminder that you are never alone.
Meshae is a veteran recording artist which is quite a statement considering the fact that she is only 19 years old. Her recording career started when she was 9, hanging in the studio with her recording artist father and constantly looking for opportunities to slip on the headphones, stand in front of a microphone and sing her heart out.
SaintAhmad is a Brooklyn-based rapper, singer, dancer, and songwriter who creates soulful, innovative R&B songs mixed with throwback hip-hop aesthetics. Being somewhat of a hopeless romantic, his music has undertone themes of love and sex, where he explores the fantasies that ruminate in his head.
Presenting music’s most innovative area with a retro-futurism twist to it, rep Zac has taken the sub-genre synthwave to the next level. With his punching baselines, catchy melodies and haunting harmonies, rep Zac is surely on the road to being the King of Synthwave.
Bay Area band In-Sides craft a sound steeped in shoegaze and psych-pop, drawing on themes of introspection, isolation, and self-searching. The band’s music was born out of a reaction, rather than a conscious effort, when songwriter Stephen Fong — who worked mostly as a producer assisting other artists find their visions — began to pile up songs, pushing him to explore his own.
This is a debut single that stops you in your tracks to find out who it is you are hearing. As you reach for Shazam on your phone or wait in hope that the DJ gives you some clue to help you locate this essential piece of audio candy you can hardly breathe or wait another moment.
Dar.Ra has released 59 tracks in the last year. This is his latest. He has a brand new EP coming out August 2021. He directed this video.
MK Electrica is a bedroom and bubblegum pop artist based out of California. Although she’s best known for her work as a horror scream queen and indie filmmaker with her partner at Creepypizza films, she hopes this little foray into indie pop music brings you as many smiles as it brings her. Ransom is her debut single.
Crashing Wayward is an exciting new alternative active rock band that hails from Las Vegas, Nevada, but its roots stretch out farther than that. The band has a very interesting back story.
Nine years ago, three six-graders ignored all the other trappings of ascendant teenagers and dedicated themselves fully and feverishly to making music.
Growing up in the serene town of Vernon, BC, daysormay not only mastered their songwriting and playing skills, but they also became production wunderkinds with the release of their EP, Talk Peace To A Wolf.
Said Sara is a genuine extension of Benson’s essence. As a child of the
70’s, he grew up on the singer-songwriters of that era of emergence:
Baez, Stevens, Croce, Taylor, Buckingham, Mitchell.
Over the course of a year, the band has had a handful of gigs thanks to a home demo, started collaboration with the booking company UNDERGROUND. The band received the Drivkraft scholarship from SV Vuxenskolan 2019, 2020, 2021.
Russian born, Los Angeles based pop soul artist Cooper Phillip succeeds in capturing the undivided attention of listeners across the globe. With her intense drive, soaring vocals and passionate songwriting, Phillip is elevating herself to the top of her genre.
With a prior career as guitarist for hire, playing on chart topping records and an established studio and touring musician; now returning from a break with music of more than a decade.
Textures’ is the second single of the second album, which is anticipated in July 2021. This track has a classic house feel with a deep and sexy bass groove and that beloved organ sound. ‘I learned chess as a kid from my dad and even was in the local chess club for a short time.
“I wrote ‘Save Yourself ‘ about a dear friend of mine who had serious substance abuse issues that eventually claimed his life. Though he had a crazier existence than mine, he always tried to give me advice about getting myself together,” explains Christopher Harold Wells, brainchild of Nashville-based psychedelic alternative rock band The Neverlutionaries, who are releasing the track from their debut self-titled LP to digital music outlets today via Polychromatic Records. He adds, “At the time I didn’t get it and he was really just trying to save me, but I didn’t understand.”
Camille Alvey, aka Camielle, (“Cami-“L”) was born in Los Angeles, so it should come as no surprise that she gravitated towards the Entertainment Business. At age eighteen, she had landed a role in her first movie.
Brother Valiant was founded by singer-songwriter Alex Amsterdam in the spring of 2013. During that time, he and his friends would track demos huddled inside a small suburban basement in northern New Jersey. What started with simple folk songs paying homage to artists like Paul Simon and Conor Oberst, the project began to take a shape all its own.
For as long as he can remember, Ryan Montbleau’s been a seeker. From the jungles of Peru to the volcanoes of Hawaii, from the beaches of Costa Rica to the streets of Brooklyn, from the backseat of a 16-passenger van to backstage at Carnegie Hall, the acclaimed singer/songwriter has spent much of his life crisscrossing the globe on a perpetual search for meaning, purpose, and understanding. It’s a quest that’s guided him both personally and professionally over the years, one that’s come to define not only his music, but his very sense of self. And yet, listening to Montbleau’s ambitious new multi-part album, Wood, Fire, Water, and Air, there is a profound sense of satisfaction in sitting still, a recognition that perhaps all those spiritual treasures he’s been chasing for so long were closer than he thought.
Von Boyáge is a Los Angeles based music duo, consisting of frontman and founder, Christopher Hocker and drummer Stevie Noah. The name “Von Boyáge” translates to mean “a boy’s journey through life” and was spelt in reverse for two reasons – to help SEO searches and because Christopher seems to do a lot of things backwards.
Her immediately recognizable, finely-grained timbre – a voice at once you-and-me intimate and headily escapist – magnetizes effervescent material and sometimes uncomfortably frank messages. “I’m attracted to songs that admit fault and work through emotions in real time rather than presenting the conclusion wrapped up with a bow,” mulled Skofee (pronounced “Skoh-fee”).
Being an independent 20- year-old Artist/Producer and releasing my first two singles has taught me so much. I write and produce everything myself. My style seems to fit as alternative pop mixed with eletro-pop glitch elements. I just released my second single ‘Vulnerable’ which can be expected to bring out that “uneasy comfort” vibe while making you nod your head along with it.
Total Brutal is the new indie pop solo project from Los Angeles based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Emily Moore. Moore is known as a professional touring musician, having shared the stage with the likes of Grammy award-winning artists including Taylor Swift, FUN, Dua Lipa, X Ambassadors and many more. With the goal of spreading positivity and self-empowerment, Total Brutal has an ethos of standing up for yourself in order to be heard and seen, facing fears head on and being comfortable in your own skin.
Melbourne sister duo, Charm of Finches, sing haunted folk tunes about love, grief and whispering trees with their signature tight sibling harmonies and chamber folk sound. Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes emerge from an eclectic musical childhood of Celtic strings and busking old-time tunes. Their debut album “Staring at the Starry Ceiling”, produced by Nick Huggins of Little Lake Records and featuring the duo’s signature angelic vocal harmonies and captivating chamber folk sound, was praised for its candour and originality and named one of the best releases of 2016 by ABC Radio National. Their sophomore album “Your Company” in November 2019 on their independent label Conversations With Trees, they toured Australia widely.
Tom and Don first formed a jazz-fusion band in the 1970s called ‘Each’. Next, was a rock band called ‘Full Nelson’ in the 1980s. In the early 1990s, a short-lived studio band was formed called ‘Spyderhuff ’. This is where Jim Pauli comes in, providing tasteful and insightful drumming. The Spyderhuff name was then used for a graphic design business by Tom for nearly 30 years. After decades of stockpiling tune ideas, Spyderhuff was reformed in 2020 with the EP release of Tired Wrangler. Jim has since rejoined the band and is featured on the new EP entitled, Think About Me.
Selkie is the latest single from conceptual singer-songwriter Ebony Buckle’s upcoming album, Disco Lasers. Inspired by Norse, Celtic and Arctic Inuit folklore, the song tells a story of a Selkie; a mythical sea spirit who sheds its skin under the moonlight to dance on the shore.
This is the fourth chapter in Buckle’s album which is a collection of audio-visual stories that celebrate the wonders of our universe and how we as human beings make sense of our existence through folklore legends, science and our imagination.
The music of Jay Neal breathes, evolves, grows and changes alongside the life of this Jacksonville, FL native.
The mission of Jay’s music is to offer an audio – visual reminder to live in full effect. He said “ I want my songs to stand as a reflection of our own culture, the relationships and thoughts as a whole, and my visuals to mirror the great poetry, Artists, and innovators that shape the world we know in a creative way all while being subtly self – referencing.”
RAGS AND RICHES are an adrenalized, American pop-rock band hailing from Lexington, Kentucky. Formed in 2017, the band features brothers Tanner & Peyton Whitt. Over the last four years, the band has discovered their unique sound, identity and aesthetic.
KIND VILLAIN, founded by award-winning artist and performer Ev V Frederick (F19 BAND) have released the official music video for their a cover of the KHALID track “8TEEN,” off of the R&B / Pop artist’s 2017 EP, American Teen. The track was produced and mixed by Paul Trust (Morgan Wallen / Starset), with the video directed by Linda Lopez of Cover Nation, and features the band performing at at a local arcade where some of the band played games as kids.
Recorded entirely at home in lockdown, the Seattle dream pop duo’s adventurous new EP is a testament to the difficulties and unexpected silver linings of a world placed on pause.
Award-winning French DJ and producer The Toxic Avenger has announced the release of his latest EP, Shifted on the 30th of April via Enchanté Records. On the EP, listeners will find the synth-washed track ‘Sorcery’.
The electro producer has previously worked with several big names including touring with Skrillex, collaborating with Chromeo, OrelSan and Look Mum no Computer, and has done official remixes for Magic Sword amongst others. The Toxic Avenger has been supported by the likes of i-D Mag, Tsugi, Dancing Astronaut, Trax Magazine, Loudwire, XLR8R and Magnetic Magazine. In total, the French producer has collected over 60 million plays across platforms with support from Ultra Music Youtube channel.
Someone / Anyone are a group from Hastings, East Sussex (UK). They mix art-pop with jazz and rock flavours. Honing their skills in a self-built studio in Hastings, they are focusing on releasing new music. They’ve established a thrilling live set, supporting the likes of Ratboy, Kid Kapichi.
Atomic Bronco have released their first new music of 2021, dropping new single Cruel today. The punchy, lo-fi indie rock tune is the first song off the upcoming Spectrum EP, due out June 1st. Both the single and EP are available on all streaming services, as well as at atomicbronco.com.
Ebanie, SlamStreet Records artist is a seasoned recording artist, producer and engineer who creates music profoundly infused with experiences which highlights his craft as a true musician.
As a painter uses color to evoke feelings and emotions in his paintings, Ebanie uses sound and his enormous range to create songs that would carry you through into a thoughtful journey.
A true adherent to the DIY ethos, Owen Duff creates everything related to his music, from artwork to videos, as well as playing or programming nearly all of the instruments on his songs. He began learning piano at the age of four, picking up drums, guitar and a few other instruments along the way, eventually writing songs that blend influences from folk, 60s chamber pop, electronica, film, TV scores and jazz.
Shiloh Mae is a Bay Area singer-songwriter with a deep love for words. Lyric driven, she seeks to give language to human experiences we all share. Anyone with a penchant for melodrama but a bent toward hope might find themselves somewhere in her songs.
Shiloh Mae began sharing her repertoire songs and performing as a solo artist in 2018. She’s a 90s throwback, Mazzy Star fading into Sheryl Crow, with the vocal charisma of Dolores O’Riordan. Shiloh cites influences from 70’s folk classics, to 90s soft rock, to the indie pop of today. Her first single, Smoke Signals, debuted on March 12, 2021, an introduction to her nuanced, emotive lyricism.
Renowned producer Gui Boratto has remixed Douran’s single, ‘Inertia’, released on the 16th of April. The remix precedes Douran’s upcoming EP, Avalanche, which will be released in spring 2021 via Allo Floride Records. This follows the release of the EP title-track, its exclusive remix by Parisian producer Joachim Pastor and Douran’s latest single, ‘Intertia’.
London-based Fifi Rong, a multi-talented avant-pop songstress, is sharing the breathtaking video for her latest single, ‘Only Man’. The singer has collaborated with the likes of Skepta (on his hugely successful UK No. 2, Mercury Prize-winning album Konnichiwa) as well as Tricky, Yello, and Phaeleh, and Emika. ‘Only Man’ is taken from her upcoming self-produced solo album, There Is A Funeral In My Heart For Every Man I Loved and the single was featured on the launch show of the Yi Jing 意境 Live Music Series. The series is designed to bring the worlds of online concerts, short films, and performance/sonic/visual art all into one reality with the aim to build a community of loyal aesthetes and avid music/art lovers.
Chicago based, Progressive Instrumental Rock band COYOTE MAN has released a fresh visualizer for their new /single, “Time Crystals.” Directed and edited by Chuck Clybourne (Sacred Ape Designs), “Time Crystals” features enigmatic, “dark age comic” art, reflecting the mystifying theme of the stunning single, designed by Craig Horky and is the band’s 4th single.
If By Whiskey is a project made up of a small town kid from Niceville, Florida and his friends. Aaron Overton, the lead singer/songwriter, now living in LA, writes songs that unfold in highs and lows, truth and abstraction, love and divorce, and the bittersweet feelings in between.
The guitars had been sitting in their cases collecting dust for several years, but there are some things that have a way of coming back around. Just ask John Treanor, guitarist and songwriter of the Los Angeles based gloomy alt-rock outfit Tombstones In Their Eyes.
Indie-pop artist Wolf Saga has released the noteworthy song, ‘Fall Out’, taken from his authentic self-titled album (18 November, 2020). On the album, listeners will find eight songs, one to honour each year of Wolf Saga’s career. The musician is known for his vibrant stage presence, appearing at the WayHome Festival (Neil Young, Sam Smith, Alt-J) as well as Wake The Giant Festival (Metric, July Talk). The talented artist was a JUNO Masterclass Finalist in 2018 and was named RBC’s Canada’s Emerging Artist. Wolf Saga has received radio play from Sirius XM and CBC and has reached over 3.3 million plays across streaming platforms.
Garrison Hawk (a.k.a. Hawkman) is back with his latest single ‘Pretty Pussycat’, bringing his special brand of high energy-infused dancehall to video with the help of director Nevaris A.C. and videographer Jacques Lang.
With anxiety, frustration and confusion etched into their very name, Furrowed Brow don’t know the meaning of fitting in. Since forming in Manchester in 2019, they’ve become well known (some might say notorious) across the North West of England for their fiercely unconventional sound and unruly, irreverent shows – droll, playful, subversive, sexy and intelligent – before the pandemic said goodbye to all that.
VINOK is not just another indie-rock band, it’s a statement of authenticity and social change to create a new culture of justice in a land of unknown. Giving a voice for the marginalized and bluntly bringing to attention crucial problems of a global society is what the band is all about.
Magic Bronson continues to spearhead music trends, tackling social issues and the anxiety of what’s going on in the world, coupling it with sensational and experimental melodies. Self-described as “profoundly uneasy,” Magic Bronson takes unnerving and anxious energy and channels it into songs that ultimately lift you from a place of uneasiness. Bandmates, Michael Nicastro (vocals, synths, drum programming, production) and Matthew Lieberman (lyrics, bass, synths), are a powerful blend of musicians that know how to create the music that fans can’t get enough of. No one can accuse the multi-talented duo of colouring within the lines when it comes to making music. They write without boundaries, with lyrics sprung from whatever miscarriage of justice they perceive in the world.
New pop sensation Asta Diankha is speaking to anyone who feels tired and neglected by his or her life partner with her tantalizing new single ‘Don’t Break Me Down’. Mixed by Jaycen, who’s known for working with Nicky Minaj, Jessie J, Kehlani and more, the instantly infectious track is about remembering that the deeper a relationship gets, the more the love grows.
Time flies! And yet I can remember it all like yesterday. I was on my couch in Helsinki, looking out the window, down in the dumps, freshly divorced and also recovering from the break-up of Carmen Gray, a band whose entire catalog I had written with my brother Lappe Holopainen. Gone was the support of Sony/BMG and Warner. I was flat on my ass and clueless. I thought about hanging up my six-string. Maybe it was time. A tear rolled down my cheek. Just then my phone beeped. It was a text from a friend of mine, one Antti Autio.
Combining classic emo themes with a distinctive 80’s synth beat, Cannon Beach have concocted a signature sound in an unexpected way. Coming from the creative minds of producer Daniel Jeffery (Inherit The Stars), and singer Beth Connelly (Crimson Tide), Cannon Beach is an exploration into new territory for the pair, who have worked together in the past on previous projects, but never as a joint venture such as this.
Jessica Wilde is proving to be a songwriter of true grit. Able to chart the state of her own self-worth, experience, and growth through her inimitable UK R’n’B style, on new single ‘Body’ Jess is done with hiding, playing nice and getting suckered in time after time by ‘F*ckboys’ and ‘Wasteman’, having to conform to peer pressure and the role a dominant masculine society expects of her.
Yndling is the dream-pop project of Norwegian artist Silje Espevik. This musical endeavour is the result of wanting to take complete creative control over her music. Through delicate soundscapes and oscillating synths, Yndling invites listeners into her own world, offering a place of escapism and resonance through her lyricism.
For the last 2 years, NHOAH has mostly been releasing long mixes which resemble intense journeys.
So requests for shorter versions of his music have been coming in; versions which can be played on the radio. In January of this year,
NHOAH took time to rework 8 tracks. To get the same feeling that the original mixes convey, he retreated to his studio, which is crammed with music technology.
In this isolation, tracks were revised that, like a miracle distillate of a magic potion, evoke a much greater feeling in their brevity.
This hard-hitting, good-times rock’n’roll song is an arresting statement on where the band are going, ahead of their eagerly anticipated album, due for release later this year.
Seafoam Green’s upcoming long player – ‘Martin’s Garden’ – is the band’s second studio record. Their debut was a collaboration with Rich Robinson, of the Black Crowes. Once again, Seafoam Green are collaborating with the artists residing in their own record collections – inspirations steeped in the culture of the Southern States.
London-based alt-rockers Giant Sky have shared their latest captivating single ‘Snow’ on the 29th of January via Bloody Sunset Records. Forming in 2019, the band had to quickly evolve their methods of creation as they’ve spent most of their time apart due to lockdown. However, a common love of Jimmy Eat World, Pixies, Biffy Clyro and Tegan and Sarah would bring them together and influence their creative style. Even with these old school inspirations, ‘Snow’ can be compared to the likes of Wolf Alice, Cranberries and Soccer Mommy. The quartet has been supported by National UK station Planet Rock/ Kerrang!’s Wyatt.
Conceptual dream-pop singer-songwriter Ebony Buckle is set to release her debut album Disco Lasers, a collection of audio-visual stories that celebrate the wonders of our universe and how we as human beings make sense of our existence through folklore legends, science and our imagination. The album will be released as separate songs each month, allowing the listener to join the journey and immerse themselves in a different story every time.
Frontman and multi-instrumentalist Julian Shah-Tayler (formerly of the band Whitey)’s childlike fascination with science, space and the big questions that trouble the human condition has fueled the creative output of The Singularity’s electronic rock and roll since the band’s inception in 2012. “Everything burst out of the center of a supermassive black hole,” remarks Julian, “and we are going back there one day, so let’s just enjoy it.” As for the video, Shah-Tayler explained that he is “huge fan of films such as Linklater’s Waking Life, David Lynch and the styles of Scanner Darkly and Sin City.
It’s a long and weird story but after many years with his first band, Nix Dadry went solo. A big U-turn in life resulted in a burst of creativity & determination. So far he has independently released a debut album, an EP & a collaboration single.
New ideas are constantly brewing and remaining eclectic is the mission. Nix has a lot of respect for fellow artists under the radar and would like to reclaim music for those who actually have something to say.
Coumarin was founded in the fall of 2018 on the groundworks set by the solo project of frontman André Kretschmar. Two years after it was originally conceived, the project under a different name had already bore fruit in the shape of a concept demo album and an extended play which eventually lead to the formation of the band as it exists today.
Rising singer-songwriter Cujo Moon has released his latest single, ‘Watch You Shine’ on the 26th of February. The single is taken from his upcoming EP, Bridges II, which will be released on the 26th March via Cujo Moon and Tone Tree Music. The two EPs mark the musician embarking on his solo adventure following his work with the band Dream the Electric Sleep, The Wild Jays, and one half of the duo Neon Rain. During this time, the musician was featured on Coldplay’s website for the song ‘To The Moon’ and shared a stage with the Mild High Club band. As a solo artist, Cujo Moon has already received over 1 million plays across streaming platforms with support from CLASH Magazine and features on the Spotify playlists Winter Acoustic, Morning Acoustic and Infinite Indie Folk as well as Apple Music’s Acoustic Chill Playlist to boot.
Coral Palms are a four-piece indie pop band conceived and created in Torquay, Devon. Now, currently based in London, band members Ollie, Will, Adriano and Callum deliver an infectious, breezy sound, planting palm trees and warm summer memories in your head. Lining every open road with a feeling that the sun’s still shining and driving you and your soul to somewhere light, bright and boozy, Coral Palms create a sound which is truly addictive.
Walter Longscott is a Belgian musician that has been playing music for more than 30 years, mostly in various cover bands. As due to covid-19 all live music was cancelled, he decided to give online collaboration with musicians a try, which turned out to be an extraordinary adventure that resulted in the album “Writing on the Wall”.
Brother. is an indie alternative band based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. Bringing together an eclectic sound of energetic bass lines, catchy soundscapes and heavy-laden harmonies, band members Chuck Emery, Nathan Standage, Erika Goodwin, Scott Knutson and Elias Pratt deliver an infectiously charismatic, laid-back sound.
Italy based, alternative rock quartet A CRIME CALLED has released the official music video for “Drown,” off of their newly released album, A New Path.
“’Drown’ is the result of an intercontinental travel; tthe video is shot in a former asylum, and the images give a feeling of abandonment and claustrophobia, which works against the meaning of the song. The concept is to resist, to try not to drown, maybe finding someone who is a salvation and a hope for you.” – A CRIME CALLED
When you hear Julian Skiboat you stop and listen. Hailing from San Antonio, the 24 year-old multi instrumentalist and singer-songwriter evokes emotions out of each and every lyric and guitar strum. What’s astonishing is that up until recently, he has made all of his music on his iPhone 5.
Hailing from Belem in the north of Brazil, Pentral is made up of Victor Lima (vocals, guitars, songwriter, lyrics), Vagner Lima (drummer) and Joe Ferri (bass guitar). Their unique take on alternative rock can be described as progressive, heavy, groovy and melodic, while the band also deliver a strong political message about what is going on in Brazil and all over the world.
Lalalow is a Finnish electronic pop duo formed in 2018 by two musicians, Nina Jackson (vocals and keyboard) and Tommi Laivamaa (guitar/bass).
Their latest single “Sensory Deprivation” is a hypnotic experience, narrating the feeling of isolation and not being able to use your senses to know what’s real and what’s not. These emotions instead lead you to develop feelings, thoughts, illusions and images swirling around inside your head, making it hard to decipher what’s reality. Jackson shares, “The story behind the single is that I felt isolated from the rest of the world because of covid, but it was not only that. I often have this lonely and isolated feeling even without covid. I guess it’s just my introspective mind playing games”.
Based in London, Distant Voices is the solo project of Valdis Stekelis, who wrote and began writing these tracks in 2019, finally finishing a year later due to the delayed realities of the UK lockdown. The band name itself was chosen during that period to reflect these unusual times, where live music (as we have previously experienced it) is a scarce occurrence and where we consume music with a less personal connection to the people making it.
“Earthquakes” is a paean to the earthquaker, the lifechanger, the Love of my life.
When you find the ONE who makes you shake, who makes you glow, who floods your brain and body with complete ecstasy, the world turns into a tectonic, organic lava flow. The mention of her name, the sight of her face inspires explosions and delight. Thank you, darkling delight.
Song Written, Performed, Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Julian Shah-Tayler with inspiration from Eva Wolfe.
Los Angeles’ indie psych rock outfit Tombstones in Their Eyes present their new single ‘FEAR’ from their ‘Collection’ anthology-like double album, released via Somewherecold Records. This timely collection of 19 sonorous and hazy tracks is available in various formats.
With a penchant for also taking music lovers on a visual trip, the band has also shared videos for ‘Silhouhette’ and ‘I Can’t See The Light’.
NISER MUSIC IS A LABEL CREATED BY STÉPHANE IN JULY 2019 STÉPHANE STARTED AT 15 YEARS IN 1999 BY REMIXING THE FRENCH SINGER MYLENE FARMER AS AN AMATEUR.
HE HAD SEVERAL PSEDONYMS, WHICH ARE DJ AFTER DARK, BENJAMIN KARMER & SELFIE. SELFIE IS A VIRTUAL FEMALE VOICE. IT WILL RELEASE VARIOUS ALBUMS BETWEEN 2004 & 2020.
Hard Rock, Graphic Novel Art Project SEPTEMBER MOURNING storms into 2021 with a visually stunning music video for their newest single, “Kill This Love.” Originally premiered on Metal Injection the video was created by Rich Juzwick and is the follow up to “Wake The Dead” in preparation for the band’s upcoming full length release, Volume IV; “Kill This Love” is their second single partnered with Legend Recordings & INgrooves.
Brother Valiant was founded by singer-songwriter Alex Amsterdam in the spring of 2013. During that time, he and his friends would track demos huddled inside a small suburban basement in northern New Jersey. What started with simple folk songs paying homage to artists like Paul Simon and Conor Oberst, the project began to take a shape all its own. It wasn’t long before Brother Valiant began playing around the New York Tri-state area, brandishing a unique sound to create a jubilant display of musicianship. Themes of navigating feelings of anxiety, love, and fear through an adventerous spirit remain a hallmark of Brother Valiant’s writing, which bleed through the compositions with an authentic wit. A byproduct of growing up in a small town immersed in cultivating local artists, the music casts a truly distinct reflection of suburban life on the East Coast. Complete with big sing-along choruses, visceral lyricism, rambunctious brass melodies, Brother Valiant creates an atmosphere that both celebrates and distorts the sounds of Americana and folk rock, where all are invited to sing out.
Safety is most comfortable on the fringes of the mainstream. Through their notoriously energetic live performances and uncompromising releases, the band has been able to maintain and grow an avid fanbase. Armed with the East coast DIY tenets they first picked up in the early 2000’s Florida underground scene, Safety trust themselves with their work. Safety’s primary songwriter is Safety. Their most trusted producer? Safety. Their manager? You guessed it.
FightJazz is some sort of rock band from the San Francisco Bay Area. We’re a trio of punks incorporating a plethora of musical influences into whatever the hell it is we’re doing.
In a year that saw much of the music industry in lockdown, Tom Tikka took advantage of the downtime by releasing no less than 2 EPs and a Christmas single as Tom Tikka & The Missing Hubcaps, in addition to 2 more singles with his pop duo, The Impersonators. One of those singles, “Rodeo” reached all the way to #1 on the international iTunes sales charts. Tikka also managed to rack up a combined 250K+ Spotify streams. Couple that with appearances on Fox TV, several film industry awards for his music videos, and endless critical praise, and one would agree that 2020 wasn’t all bad for the prolific singer-songwriter.
Born in Manchester, England, Tommy Newport relocated to the United States with his family at six years old where he bounced around from Dallas to Seattle before settling down in Wichita, Kansas. After picking up the guitar as a teenager to ease the boredom that comes with the idyllic, but monotonous life in the Midwest, Newport submerged himself into music and hasn’t looked back since.
Bristol-based avant indiepop outfit Modesty Blaise has announced that the impending release of a new album via German label From Lo-Fi to Disco! A baroque pop collection titled ‘The Modesty Blaise’, this is the band’s third studio album and their first LP in 20 years since releasing their head-turning ‘Melancholia’ LP (2001), featuring hit single ‘Carol Mountain’.
Irish indie music legend Cathal Coughlan presents ‘Owl In The Parlour’, the second track from his forthcoming album ‘Song of Co-Aklan’, his first new music in ten years, to be released via London label Dimple Discs. The accompanying video was created by Andy Golding (The Wolfhounds, Dragon Welding), presenting Co-Aklan in an infomercial of the most hallucinatory and lurid kind, which is nonetheless friendly and persuasive in tone.
Stunningly unconventional trans artist Russell Louder has released their latest electro-pop single, ‘HOME’ (3rd of February). The captivating single is taken from their upcoming album, HUMOR which will be released on the 26th of February via Lisbon Lux Records.The singer was a finalist in CBC Music’s 2019 Searchlight competition, highlighting Canada’s best undiscovered musical talent and appeared at the Liverpool Sound City 2019. Russell Louder has also been featured on CBC Radio 1, 3 and Q, shortlisted for the 2019 CBC Music SEARCHLIGHT competition (which showcases undiscovered Canadian musicians) and has collected over 300k plays across streaming platforms with their single, ‘Light of the Moon’.
I keep pinching myself to make sure I’m alive. Have we all been unknowingly transported into some cruel alternate universe where what was once confined to imagination has become reality? As I write this, California is burning and a pandemic is ravaging the globe. Police are murdering innocent people of color at-will, domestic terrorism is being thinly veiled as patriotism, facts and logic are ignored, a cartoonish, malevolent blob is nearing totalitarian control, and love is lost. This can’t be real.
Ebony Buckle is a London-based singer/songwriter, originally from her tropical seaside home of Townsville, Australia. Writing and performing with her husband, musician Nick Burns, who also produces her music, Buckle uses captivating stories to hold a mirror up to herself and the world. Reflected in these songs is our humanity – our wants and needs, our struggles to fit in or break out. Throughout all of this is the hope that we can connect, that we can see the magnificent beauty of our universe and that we can grow and learn and evolve without fear.
“Cancel culture is a powerful weapon that when used appropriately, has the power to take down disgusting human-beings in less than 140 characters; something most court systems can’t manage to do in 140 days. But like a vigilante with no moral code or restraint, it can easily tip toward the dark-side. This song talks about the inappropriate usage of cancel culture. Metaphorically, a virus in the system; that searches through a person’s past and finds the one thing that may be able to bring them down as a petty response or knee jerk reaction to a human occasion. What cancel culture in this instance fails to take into account is the fallibility of humanity.
“The seed of ‘I Saw Love’ started from a memory of a bassline of an Arthur Russell song. As I constructed the song, it became a story of moods, rather than words, like passing through a haunted funhouse of mirrors, traveling from optimism to triumph, despair, and ecstasy,” explains NYC-based indie electro pop artist Michael Tapper of Practice to American Songwriter (who yesterday premiered the single/video). “I Saw Love” is the second single off his debut album Not A Game (out in early 2021).
Andrew Patterson has been releasing music and gigging regularly across Dublin and Belfast for the last five years. Known for anthemic yet intimate songs of love and hope, his 2019 EP “Out of Babylon” was met with critical acclaim. 2020 saw Andrew writing new songs and ideas that would speak into the current worldview, and sharing these pieces to a growing audience. As a recipient of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s Individuals Emergency Resilience Programme funding, Andrew has been thankful for the opportunity to bring these songs to life.
Since 2018, Ishani’s music drops have each successively rained her raw heartfelt vocals and atmospheric, future thinking beats on us.“Insomnia” made her a BBC Introducing Artist and in 2019 she performed at Reading and Leeds Festival, where her much lauded single “Nothing’s Changed” stormed the festival crowd. Ishani’s songs take the surfaces, reflections and tribulations of modern life and cast them through the prism of Ishani’s introspective voices. Not shy of big topics, Ishani engages with things our culture still finds difficult to talk about. ‘Don’t Stop The Fight’ tackles violence against women, while ‘Dark Angel’ reflects on the loss of two of her close friends to suicide. It was described by CLASH as “a highly personal plea for mental health awareness.” Ishani has performed at Hungary’s Sziget, one of Europe’s largest music and cultural festivals, and she’s also opened for Icelandic electro group Gus-Gus at Be My Lake Festival. Her work is a synthesis of influences, inspired by her cosmopolitan upbringing and travels through Bangalore, Cornwall and Singapore. She is currently based in London.
Belgian indie rockers TEEN CREEPS have released their second album ‘FOREVER’, the follow-up to the critically acclaimed debut ‘BIRTHMARKS’. The band sounds less angry, more mature and melodic on the new record. But ‘FOREVER’ is just as intense and heavily influenced by nineties indie rock as their previous work.
Since making his debut as “HeIsTheArtist” in early 2020, the prolific singer-songwriter and performer formerly known as Leemann Bassey has been enjoying unprecedented success. Inspired by the sermons of Bishop T.D. Jakes, HITA is a neo-soul, r&b artist with a Christian message. His single, “Boom (Remastered)” hit #1 on the Christian iTunes charts in South Africa, followed by a #1 Jazz iTunes single, “Sometimes/I Want You Around.” In addition to the #1 sales chart positions, HITA is fast approaching 200K Spotify streams across his catalog…a pretty impressive feat to pull off in less than one year.
Los Angeles born and raised Heather Rivas is known for her genre-blending music inspired by the eclectic music scene that thrives in her hometown. The queer artist is passionate about writing from her personal experiences and doesn’t hold back when it comes to the dynamics of relationships and how often so much can be left unspoken, whether that is tied to poor judgement, mental health, or discomfort with a situation.
Beauty in Chaos presents ‘The Delicate Balance Of All Things’ (Rapid Reiteration Mix)’ ft. Cinthya Hussey, whose beautiful painting also graces the album cover. Her gorgeous rendition of ‘The Delicate Balance Of All Things’ is the fourth video-single from their new album ‘Out Of Chaos Comes…’, released via Los Angeles’ 33.3 Music Collective.
This is the fourth single from this album, following up a smashing video for ‘Stranger (Holy Wars – Cruel World Mix)’ featuring Kat Leon (of Holy Wars).
Carolinas based heavy rock band THE LA MAYBE–fronted by lead singer Alvi Robinson, made famous when he was nearly selected to front the legendary band AC/DC in 2016–have released the official music video for their debut single, “Mr. Danger,” originally showcased on Metal Insider. Directed by Ridge Beck, “Mr. Danger” is the band’s first single off of their upcoming, freshman album, Dirty Damn Tricks, due out March 26, 2021.
Figuratively set to the rhythmic pace of its infamous, steady-grinding automobile factories, while its streets are legendary and well-known the world over for the hyper-creative and musically fertile atmosphere that gave birth to Motown, Detroit continues to be a music capital of feel-good, contemporary music that ultimately proves timeless. The list of iconic names that have catapulted and captivated from the Motor City seems infinite…more than a few simply known by one name. Typifying the old saying “something in the water,” singer/songwriter J. BROWN – though generationally removed from the Gordy company’s then revolutionary melding of contemporary R&B and pop – has paid his dues and persevered in bringing those time proven musical values into the new music era with his recently released and, long-in-the-making solo debut EP.
Austin-based indie rockers Arrows To Fire have announced their new single ‘A Million Miles Away’, a guitar-driven track that was inspired by struggles experienced during the current pandemic, with a sound in keeping with a tradition of ’90s-rooted alternative rock with a current twist.
This single was mixed by legendary producer Tim Palmer (David Bowie’s Tin Machine, The Mission, HIM, U2, Robert Plant, Tears For Fears, Ozzy Osbourne, Goo Goo Dolls, Pearl Jam).
If By Whiskey is a project made up of a small town kid from Niceville, Florida and his friends. Aaron Overton, the lead singer/songwriter, now living in LA, writes songs that unfold in highs and lows, truth and abstraction, love and divorce, and the bittersweet feelings in between.
Magnetic Ghost, the project of Minneapolis musician Andrew Larson, is an ever-evolving amorphous beast, which constantly changes size, form and sound from release to release. From barrages of post-rock noise to lo-fi loner psych and ethereal space folk, Larson’s Magnetic Ghost possesses a vast and vibrant sonic spectrum.
Sid is a singer, songwriter and producer based in London. Originally from Mumbai, he started producing music back in grade school and has since been creating beautifully introspective songs, each of them varied, intense and full of emotion.
Dj and production duo Ancient Astronauts have released their groundbreaking Afro-European album ZIK ZAK on the 22nd of January via Switchstance Recordings. On the album, listeners will find the stylish trip-hop ‘Pagliacci´s Reprise feat. Joyce Olong’ track and a variety of rising African musicians, including Bantu, MoRoots and Blessed San.
London-based indie pop collective Daniel Takes A Train have released ‘Last Ticket To Tango’, the band’s first studio album after a hiatus of over 30 years, having all the makings of a classic album. They also present a romantic video for title track ‘Last Ticket To Tango’, directed by Pavol Korec, where passengers experience a special and spontaneous moment with the appearance of a tango flash mob at the Bratislava railway terminus.
NYC-based producer indie music veteran Charlie Nieland presents his new single ‘Tightrope’, an exciting new offering that brings him one step closer to the release of his new ‘Divisions’ LP. The brilliant accompanying video was directed by visionary B.A Miale.
No stranger to the spotlight, Lucy Spraggan is one of the UK’s most exciting and talented young, female singer songwriters today. Despite shooting to fame after only a short time on the primetime TV show The X Factor, she found herself hitting the headlines and becoming a household name as a feisty, female champion for the LGBTQ community. However, Lucy has successfully retained respect from fans and critics alike as so much more than another reality celebrity. An accomplished musician, Lucy’s songs ooze with her personality and jaunty lyrics full of humor.
Liverpool’s rejuvenated songsmiths Candy Opera present their new single ‘Tell Me When The Lights Turn Green’. A carefully crafted, country-esque ballad that perfectly expresses Candy Opera’s new sound for 2021, reflecting on all our yearnings with openness and candour, this song has all the sensibilities of a classic ballad.
Piper Shaw, an inspiring singer-songwriter from Florissant went viral on the popular social media app “Tiktok” after visiting the local Five Below. Piper went to Five Below on Saturday, November 21st in hopes of finding a birthday gift for her nephew. However, she found her way to over 1.8 million views after posting about the “Ms. Monopoly” she found in the store. The video shows Piper walking into the store, picking up the game, and reading the slogan… “ The first game where women make more than men.“ Piper then calls for tiktok to take action to have the game removed from the stores shelves.
THE DIRECTOR’S CUTS IS AN INDEPENDENT CINEMATIC ROCK PROJECT WHERE I CAN FREELY EXPRESS MY CREATIVITY THROUGH MUSIC FILMS.
IN THE DIRECTOR’S CUTS WORK I EXPLORE TOPICS RELATED TO HUMANS IN THE CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY SUCH AS VOID, TRAUMA AND SHADOW.
Rare Monk is a Portland, OR based indie rock band. They are releasing their sophomore effort, Never Really Over in early 2021.
In 2015, Rare Monk released their apocalyptic-tinged self-titled EP, produced by Tom McFall (Weezer, Bloc Party, Snow Patrol, R.E.M.). Singles “Warning Pulse” and “California (Will Burn)” received considerable attention form the blogosphere, college radio, and streaming services such as Spotify. This was the follow-up to 2014’s widely lauded 7-inch “Splice/Sleep Attack”. The boutique record label, B3SCI Records, released both EPs.
Sabriel (pronounced shä brē el), is a Las Vegas based singer, songwriter and producer whose goal is to explore vulnerability through her music. Her seductive neo-soul soaked sounds and unique, whimsical image are like nothing you’ve seen or heard before.
Her latest single “Love Again” was written, produced and recorded entirely by Sabriel. As a self-proclaimed introvert, the experience of recording alone in a makeshift closet studio in her bedroom, allowed the artist to flourish, playing around with new ideas and following her true path.
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Ruth Blake presents her new single ‘Brave Ships’, inspired by the warm, rich tones and strong rhythmic grooves of the 1970s. The accompanying video was filmed by Paul Blakemore on Sand Bay.
Originally from the Midlands, Blake now resides in the mists and vales of Somerset, where she creates multi-faceted folk music that stirs the soul, rich with symbol and storytelling. ‘Using ‘music as medicine’, this is poignant, lyrical, poetic and even sacred.
London based Ukrainian producer and songwriter, Sleepwoka, returns with another poignant single enthused with uplifting electro-pop soundscapes. Since he burst on the scene just last year, Sleepwoka, has released a string of successful singles gaining the attention of BBC Music Introducing London, Earmilk, Variance and Atwood Magazine.
Hallam London is a musical commuter between his homecity of Dresden in Germany, and Sheffield in Northern England. Not only has the latter produced some magnificent bands that are amongst Hallam’s most important influences, but it’s also the home of lyricist Ian Badcoe, and respected music producer Dave Sanderson (Reverend and the Makers, 65daysofstatic).
Rising Footwork and experimental producer, HomeSick has shared the live audio-visual clip of his EP, ISOLATION TAPE. The unique EP was released on the 11th of December via BSTS while the audio-visual masterpiece was premiered via Magnetic Magazine. Aside from his visual masterpieces, the producer is best known for his distinctive stage presence, travelling across China, Europe and North America and appearing at well-known festivals such as Sonar Music Festival and Future Forest amongst others. HomeSick has seen support from the likes of VICE, DJ Mag, CBC, Boiler Room, MUTEK and Red Bull Music Academy with a guest mix for Rinse FM.
VINOK is not just another indie-rock band, it’s a statement of authenticity and social change to create a new culture of justice in a land of unknown. Giving a voice for the marginalized and bluntly bringing to attention crucial problems of a global society is what the band is all about. Their topics range from disability rights to feminism, politics and religion. Yes, the Ukraine-based band’s indieness is a sound you haven’t heard before – it’s an unusual mix of experimental rock and indie art-pop spiced with notes of garage punk, pulp grunge and even hip-hop.
Julian Shah-Tayler a.k.a. ‘The Singularity’ presents ‘All Good Soldiers’, the first track on his new EP ‘The Torment Suite’, a collection of five new invigorating tracks with contributors including notable members of alternative rock royalty, including David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets) and MGT (Peter Murphy, Tricky, The Wonder Stuff).
Though not from a musical family, Chnam (pronounced “Cha Nam”) developed an interest in music at a young age, listening to various genres ranging from heavy metal to electronic music.
By age twelve, he started watching tutorial videos on music production along with discovering other producers through YouTube later on, inspiring him to create his own music using free music production sites and the software “Garageband” on his laptop, then later progressed onto another software called “FL Studio”.
This holiday season, rising Irish artists Craig Cooney & Rowlette are spreading the festive spirit with their new track “December,” released on November 25, 2020. The track is a heartfelt, uplifting fusion of hip-hop and pop, that reflects on the past year and the ups and downs it’s brought. Rowlette’s smooth, melodic vocals compliment Craig’s honest rap verses.
Rowlette says, “This might sound a bit odd but I wanted a less optimistic Christmas song! Every year, there’s so much pressure for everyone to have the best time ever at Christmas, but the reality is Christmas can be really hard for people. Whether it’s financial difficulties, an empty space at the table, or just the trials and tribulations of life, we wanted to write a Christmas song that’s a bit more real.”
Indie rock band Eau Rouge will be sharing their latest single, ‘I Know That You Know’ accompanied by its official video on the 27th of November via Riptide Records. The trio has travelled the globe, appearing in major festivals such as Lollapalooza Berlin, SXSW and The Great Escape as well as tours in Sweden, Switzerland, USA and Austria. Eau Rouge has been picked up by several major brands over the years, including Red Bull, Germany’s Next Top Model, Citröen as well as several Netflix and TV shows. The trio has collected over 7 million streams across platforms, with appearances in tastemaker publications such as Wonderland Magazine amongst others.
“This was the 1st video we filmed for Revolver, and it was a blast! In a lot of ways, filming this video was a dream come true. We spend a lot of time dreaming about what it would’ve been like to have a band in the MTV days, so it only made sense to set the video in that vision. The song itself was heavily influenced by the sounds of the 80’s & we’re so excited to have a video that matches that vibe. We did our absolute best to pay homage to Slash & Guns n’ Roses by recreating (to the best of our ability) the November Rain solo. It was so great to be able to pay homage to those who paved the way for us, & throw ourselves into their image. We really hope you dig it! Keep the Faith.” – FAITH & SCARS
‘”Lead On” is a song about questioning the path we are all being led down. There’s too much at stake in this world to just blindly accept what happens next. It’s a song about looking for the right path to the light.”‘ – Casey Walker of Cavo
Mark Twain famously said, “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” The same could be said for St. Louis rock band, Cavo.
Formed in 2010 the Lehighton, PA based band Another Day Dawns was one of the most talked about up and coming rock acts in the U.S. due to their recent success at radio as an unsigned artist. Led by Lead Singer and front man Dakota Sean, Guitarist Tyler Ritter, Bass Player Jerome Betz, and Drummer Nick McGeehan, the band released their EP Stranger in January 2020 with a massive buzz on a national level. The band landed two Top 40 hits on Mediabase and Billboard independently with their songs “Taste of Heaven” and “Forget Me Not” which solidified their foundation in the active rock market.
James Burt has been writing songs all his life. This winter marks a steady ascent from passionate fan to musician and songwriter to music college student to reaching the precipice of a huge career in pop.
James was selected from dozens of extremely talented peers to be fully supported by all the means available at Nottingham’s Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies, who drafted in producer Al Groves (Bring Me The Horizon, Cast) and an array of other experienced music industry expertise to aid the release of his brilliant debut single ‘Dance In The Rain’.
Rising electronic producer Jack Trades and stunning vocalist Kayrae have released their latest single, ‘Phantoms’ on the 27th of November via Physical Presents. The producer has previously been featured in publications such as Your EDM, Dancing Astronaut and EDM Sauce as well as tastemaker Youtube channels such as The Vibe Guide, MrRevillz, SuicideSheep, Sensual Musique and Nightblue Music which has contributed towards his impressive play count of over 3.6 million across streaming platforms. Jack Trades has received airplay from SiriusXM’s Liquid Todd’s #Betabpm show, iHeartRadio’s Evolution and Pitbull’s Globalization Radio. The producer has remixed songs for the likes of Feenixpawl, Late Night Alumni, Shaun Frank and Adam K & Soha.
BINNY is a bedroom pop artist born and bred in Maryland. Having sung before he could even talk, BINNY’s musicality runs deep in his veins. Growing up in a family of musicians, he learned piano from the early age of six, before self-teaching the guitar and eventually onto songwriting and producing.
We’re starting this week’s show with one of the most talented pop artists we’ve heard. ANDYVA is a super talented singer, writer and producer from the Netherlands. It was a talent that he didn’t really consider pursuing at first. It took a nudge (or more of a shove) from friends & colleagues who heard something special in his voice. They recognized that he had special talents that couldn’t go ignored. Friends aren’t the only ones who agree.
Kamrun, also known as “Kamrun Aura-Don”, is an American recording artist of Trinidadian and St. Lucian descent. Born and raised in Clearwater, Florida, he spent spent summers in the Caribbean with his grandfather, Calypsonian Gene Lawrence, as well as his cousins in St. Lucia, all of which culminated in a passion for reggae and dancehall music. Siting influences from reggae great like Sizzla Kaloji, Dennis Brown, and Bob Marley to Sean Paul, Damian Marley, and Collie Buddz, as well as hip hop staples like T.I., Jeezy, and 50 Cent, Kamrun describes of himself, “I believe my sound was influenced and created by the sounds and diversity of culture and music that surrounded me growing up”.
Kelsey Kindall is a fresh and dynamic pop singer/songwriter currently based in San Francisco. After she released her first single Couldn’t Be Bothered, she received over 1k organic streams in three days. She is releasing her debut album on Friday, Nov. 20. Kelsey writes for the people who don’t take life too seriously. She quite literally wrote her way around the world before the pandemic visiting over 20 countries and since quarantine devoted her time to producing an EP fully encompassing her journey. Couldn’t Be Bothered is a tribute to the explorations of dating in your 20s while trying to find the greater purpose to life.
New four-piece OMONOKO are fast becoming one of Ireland’s most exciting new exports with a rare timeless quality to their music that eschews genre and categorisation.
Their new single ‘Weight In Gold’ incorporates an addictive bass line, simple but effective electronic sounds, hooky guitar lines and falsetto vocals that deliver a chilled, yet uplifting track. Lyrically the song focuses on an individual’s need to have a break from the outside world, to re-establish a connection with themselves, and to focus on what their next move in life will be.
California-based singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and performer Marya Stark has revealed her latest work of art, Sapphire via Rose Bard Arts. On the album, listeners will find the awe-inspiring single, ‘Stargazer Ft. Elijah Ray’, accompanied by a conceptual video. The artist has already seen airplay from NPR and has been picked as one of the Top 25 Featured Artists for October on Echos.
Rising DJs and production duo, Snowk will be releasing their latest single, ‘Under The Moon ft. J.Lamotta Suzume’ on the 11th of November. The single is part of a series of releases taken from their upcoming album, Powder which will be available on 22nd of January 2021. The duo have had various releases via the renowned label Kitsune and can be considered “Kitsuné protégé”. Since the start of the project in 2019, Snowk has collaborated with several major artists including the celebrated single, ‘This Is Good ft. Miraa May’ which was selected for Kitsuné Musique Best Tracks 2019 while ‘Not Yours’ (created with French producer Nude and Malaysian singer Froya) was featured in the Spotify New Music Friday playlist in 16 different countries.
Rachel Norman released her debut EP Resist in 2019 to critical acclaim. She is well known for her talents as a vocalist, described by Thinking Lyrically as having “a tone that strikes you from the moment you hear it. [She] is clearly a born singer. A chocolatey tone, smooth to the ear, Norman makes songs that really accentuate her incredible voice.” Rachel Norman is also an actor who has been seen on NYC stages and beyond.
Shonali Bhowmik is a musician, actress, comedienne, filmmaker and writer. She currently co-hosts her own live variety show podcast series called We Don’t Even Know. She is the leader of the indie rock band Tigers and Monkeys for which she is the songwriter, singer, and guitar player. She is a member of the popular comedy collective Variety Shac, with Chelsea Peretti, Heather Lawless and Andrea Rosen.
Hard/Active Rock band Gears have released their cover of the Deftones single/video “Bored” along with The Label Group/INgrooves. From the opening riff, the drive of the guitar signifies a harder/active rock edge; as the vocals of Trip Six take hold the crux of the melody immediately fixes itself into a richer deeper tone of urgency. From there, drummer Jimmy Wooten and bassist Josh Routt round out this edgier rising surge – as “Bored” can be experienced in driving waves. Gears have taken an alternative metal sound from ‘95 and brought it to reflect an unconventional hard/active rock that resonates to the year 2020. “Bored” is Gears’ perfect song chosen to round out their music releases for this year. A track to seal those Deftones influences but brand it solidly to Gears.
Toronto, ON based Dark Alternative Rock Band A PRIMITIVE EVOLUTION, fronted by The Birthday Massacre bassist Brett Carruthers, has released the official music video for “Ghost,” off of the band’s latest album, Becoming. Directed by Terra Joy McNerthney and produced by long time collaborator and friend Bailey Northcott, “Ghost” was originally premiered on tastemaker site mxdwn.
Prins Olof is a multi-instrumentalist from Stockholm Sweden, ready to take over the throne.
You ´ve heard him in the Psychonaut disco quartet “NATTEN” before, and now he’s here with his first Solo Album “Le Libération”.
Unsigned alt-rock/indie artist based in East London.
This is hands down the BEST thing that I have ever created. This is also the first music release that I mixed, mastered and produced entirely by myself in my bedroom and I’m pretty fucking proud of it if I do say so myself. I even sewed the cape together from scratch for this video (it was a painful process). I wanna give a huge thanks to Josh for his brilliant camera work and my good friend Bonnie for standing in as the vampire – I couldn’t have done it without you guys. Considering there were only three of us working on this project, I think we pulled it off better than I could’ve imagined. We all froze our asses off putting this together but it was totally worth it x
Platinum hit producer Taelor Deitcher aka Felix Cartal will be sharing the video for his latest single, ‘Harmony’. The video, directed by Kasey Lum, features the jaw-dropping movements of dancers Maxine Chadburn and Tyler Olson. Working behind the scenes alongside the director was colourist Sam Gilling (Royce da 5’9 and Rocky Mountain Bikes).
Fresh off three music award nominations and a Hallmark movie theme song placement, Sheila Eden continues to be focused on her passion – music for film and television. She is constantly seeking to help create the ‘perfect’ cinematic moment, where the audience can tap into potential emotion that has been suppressed for years, even decades through music and visuals/video.
Death Pop what is that? What if you Mixed- Husker Du, Pixies, Rem, Bob Segar and Foo Fighters with NYC Hardcore and 90’s Death metal Vocals. DEATH POP!!!! Now you get it. This Duo from Bay Area of Florida and Phoenix AZ have created music in such Projects at Space King, Cosmic Punch (TMG/ Knife Fight), As All Die (Crowd Control Activities/ Fracture Spaces), Long Winters Stare ( Dark Symphonies) Black Depths Grey Waves ( Aesthetic Death) and Until the Sky Dies ( Cimmerian Shade).
Innovative Wave music producer Juche has remixed ‘Ocean Blues’, the latest single from Saint Mars. ‘Ocean Blues’ Juche Remix is out on the 6th of November via Grá Mór Phonic Records and is the second of a trilogy of ‘Ocean Blues’ remixes to be released separately, following the funky synthwave reimagining by Droid Bishop. Juche occupies his own lane in the Wave scene with support from YouTube tastemakers such as FOMH, Trap Nation, the_accidental_poet, and Spotify playlists such as Trap Nation, Car Music – Bass Boosted, and Gaming Music 2020 and has previously collaborated with well-known artist, Skeler. As a result, the producer is currently sitting at over 8 million plays across streaming platforms.
DEAD ORIGINAL the heavy trio of new grunge who carry the emotional vibe of heavy rock is causing quite the stir in the windy city and beyond. Dead Original continues to sell their sound with their new single/video “Bought and Sold” (from their debut EP by the same name), as they continue to carve out their place. Dead Original incorporates their own motto of: “#Make America Grunge Again”, “#Make Grunge Great Again” and even “#Grunge is Back” as they define collectively what Dead Original fans expect – the true feel of rock.
LA-based indie rock duo The Roogs present their self-titled debut album, a collection of tracks that is honest and hopeful, combining the ethereal and the aggressive, the electronic and the acoustic, and the personal with the universal.
The Roogs are Courtney Davies and Steve Gerdes. Together, they represent one-half of the seminal goth / tribal / industrial band Fourwaycross, who were active from 1984 to 1991 and again from 2015 to 2018. Fourwaycross released four albums, five EPs and one compilation album, as well as touring the USA three times.
Kralingen produces ‘Symphonic Surf’: a uniquely gripping, moody, sensual, at times epic and above all original indie sound. Their songs are warm, mysterious, sensory experiences that draw you towards the edges of love and lovemaking, never shying away from our inner darkness and natural desires, yet always connecting deeper with the listener.
Helena Hallberg is a Swiss/Swedish composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist and actor based in New York City.
Artistically, Hallberg has been described as a chameleon.
“Portals” takes you on a journey of transformation, regeneration and affirmation. Modern Mimes offers soaring vocals, double neck guitar shredding acrobatics, and soul hitting percussive drums. A forewarning is told with new wisdom, perspective and urgency.
Nuit Oceān, the sobriquet of Steve Mesmin, was born and is currently based in Bordeaux, France. However, travel has always been a vital part of his life, as he’s lived and worked in London, travelled to India and returned to his father’s home of Zaire, or more commonly known as DRC. His mother, originally from Algeria, infused their home with music as she played the saxophone and ultimately these factors lead to the deep rooted urge to create beauty and express himself.
Austrian indie-pop duo Leyya return with the release of their latest single and video, ‘The Paper’ on the 21st of October via Minor Changes. The single is their first release as a duo since their album Sauna (2018). Over the last two years, Sophie Lindinger and Marco Kleebauer have been operating independently with Marco receiving another Amadeus Award for his studio work and Sophie putting together the alternative band, My Ugly Clementine, which also won awards and was featured in Spotify’s worldwide “Radar” campaign.
Brooklyn-based hip-hop and R&B recording artist Jovian is merging sounds in a way truly only he can, born with the rare disorder, synesthesia. Able to smell, taste, hear, feel and see colours in his head that he’s never seen before, he treats the sounds he creates with similar otherworldliness, as evidenced on his recently released single, 2 Young.
Blue Statue is an Alt-Indie/Post-Punk band based in North London. Consisting of brothers Hayden and Aaron Brown (songwriters, guitars and lead vocals), João Cardoso (drums) and Ben Jasper (bass), Blue Statue is amongst the most exciting new bands on the London rock scene today.
Danish-born artist Jakob Kupferberg has released ‘It’s (Never) Too Late for Love’, a soaring folk-pop ballad that he wrote in the summer of 2016 after experiencing a personal and political awakening in the city of Melbourne. The song is seamlessly guided by Jakob’s signature acoustic guitar tunings and his partner-in-crime Marius Ungureanu’s majestic string arrangements. It provides a message of hope and love at a time when the world does indeed seem like “a bomb, ready to explode,” to quote the song’s lyrics.
Following the successful release of her singles “I Wanna Belong”, “Burning Parachute”, and “You Don’t Get to Choose”, Dani Kristina has established her sound as an up and coming pop artist. Her newest release, “Aura”, was created alongside Trevor James Anderson and features five tracks that fuse various genres in order to create a unique, cinematic sound. From dancy pop anthems to moody, emotional ballads, “Aura” has a little bit of everything for every listener.
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Share on email Email Hailing from Austin, Tx, My Neighbor Kellan gives you the elements of decades past that we have all been longing to visit again. With his reminiscences of such artists like, Pavement, Elliott Smith, and […]
Tropical Boyfriend Catalogue are a UK based Indie Pop Band, consisting of members Kami Ivanova (vocals, guitar), Zak Lyons (guitar, keys), Adam Thomas (bass), and Craig Medlin (guitar). The London band are moving into a new era named the Something I Can Feel Alive In Anthology. The era will see […]
Blackbird Morning is an American rock band that formed in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The band is composed of vocalist Danielle DeCosmo and guitarist Anthony Goodwin, with Vincent DeCosmo on drums and bassist Richard Jimenez.
TĀBÖŌ is an LA based duo that produces and writes all of their music. They have been releasing music since 2018.
Sometimes it takes a while to realise what you’ve got. So it goes with pop craftsmen Candy Opera, who emerged during Liverpool’s 1980s musical golden age and whose new album ‘The Patron Saint of Heartache’ sees them release their first collection of new material in nearly three decades.
Welcome to Borito’s time machine, music that sends you back your summer vacation. Music that is all about bringing back innocence, the freedom of loving, living and creating without the obligations and disappointments of adulthood.
Award-winning indie band, Catastrophe & Cure have shared their latest single, ‘Another Wave’, taken from their album Somewhere Down the Line’ which was released via töchtersöhne records. The band made their mark when they won the Amadeus Austrian Music Award for their debut album. As recognition for their talent grew, […]
Recording artist and songwriter, born and Raised in the Westwood area of South Memphis, TN. is today’s contemporary urban/R&B “It Girl”. PORCELAN couldn’t help but ultimately pursue her musical aspirations, having immediately absorbed her historic musical surroundings from a young age while growing up in a family of instinctively musical […]
Munich-based indie/electropop duo Flor and the Sea was originally founded in 2015 as a five-piece project. With the release of debut singles ‘Hold Your Breath’ and ‘Shed No Tear’, as well as bigger live gigs at Digital/Analog Festival and the Muffat Winterfest among others, the band generated a lot of […]
CANNXN is about capturing lightning in a bottle. Based out of Seattle, WA, CANNXN is the homegrown musical project of singer & songwriter Megan Cannon. She has been writing and performing locally for the past five years, and has garnered a reputation for interweaving conversational lyrics with soundscapes that are […]
Following the critical success of her 2019 released Reflection LP, Denver, CO based, dark rock artist SHARONE has revealed the official music video for her new single, “Can We Pretend.” Mixed and mastered by Nick Nodurft at Rusty Sun Audio and the video directed and produced by Kyle Lamar at […]
‘Our House’ is a 10:40 long track which starts as a house track and transforms over its whole length into a techno song. Female vocalist Ina Viola sings with joy and intensity for a classless community. The chorus line: ‘This House is Our House – This House Is Love’ completes […]
Cristóvam is a singer/songwriter from Portugal. Born amongst the deep blue of the Atlantic and the lush green of the beautiful Azores islands, Cristóvam’s music shines with a warmth that you won’t find anywhere else. Growing up, Cristóvam was surrounded by music everywhere he’d turn – his grandfather was a […]
Hailing from San Antonio, Texas, TARA is an independent singer, songwriter, and rapper with a sound reminiscent of alternative hip-hop with her own unique spin. In the summer of 2018, she started writing her own music and performed featuring vocals on tracks for a fellow artist.
U.K. transplant and Los Angeles based recording artist, Sammi Doll, is best known as the stage right, femme-fatale synth player/backing vocalist for the alternative, synthpop band, IAMX. Upon joining the then German-based band in 2013; Sammi relocated to Berlin while touring extensively through Europe and North America, amassing almost 200k […]
Tiny Deaths is a Los Angeles, CA based project making moody, dreamy pop. Listening to tiny deaths is like taking a nostalgic trip down memory lane, reminiscing on those hazy memories of warm summer evenings. Like etchings in an old scrapbook, unfiltered hues and muted tones exude a fondness and […]
London based singer/songwriter Fox Jackson has been enamoured by music from as young as he can remember. Inspired by the likes of artists such as Earth Wind and Fire, Kool and the Gang and George Benson, his music blends funk-fuelled melodies, sexy vocals and dance-worthy beats, creating a vibrant and […]
TONYB. is a singer/songwriter from Nashville, TN. Heavily influenced by 90’s and early 2000’s R&B, he credits his range of musical and vocal dynamics to the likes of Aaliyah, D’Angelo and Usher. His latest single “You Knew What This Was”, is a chill, up-tempo ode to the modern ‘situationship’. Written […]
While we as a world speed forward on an uncharted flight to an unknowable destination, predictions and heresay is all you hear in the backseats on this excursion into a strange new Paradigm.
Marcelo Deiss is a Brazilian born, London based artist whose music dances between indie, blues, folk and rock. His music details themes about social alienation and human condition in subjects like greed, hypocrisy, absurdity and despair. The South American artist feeds off irony, satire and a dose of dark humor […]
BARBUDO deliver pop-funk with polished musicianship and pizzazz from their studio in the south of England. Brothers Ben and Harry Stanworth have taken inspiration from the pioneers of funk, soul and disco to give their contemporary sound a classic and stylish vibe that oozes charm and millennial zeitgeist. Their songs […]
Gibberish is the experimental-psych duo of Derek and Lorie Bromley. Formed in their spare bedroom in Arkansas before moving to Los Angeles, they started out with looping live drums through effects, with Lorie playing bass and keys and Derek rounding things out with a melody and guitar after looping some […]
Alternative Hard Rock/Metal Band – In The A.M. out of Indiana lead in with their latest single “Back Seat”. Having signed on recently to work with The Label Group and release their music via INgrooves, In The A. M. are bringing their high energy brand of rock with their track […]
Matriarchs is an American hybrid metallic hardcore band formed in Los Angeles CA in 2014. It started out as strictly a studio project by founding guitarist Ben Levi.
Exciting French DIYer Kaky drops his second single and video today which is starting to organically take off as he continues to unveil a universe rich in surreal and innovative production techniques through his BTS series KakySounds.
LZYBY is smashing his way through the contemporary space with his new synth-pop banger ‘Frustration’. Released on the 25th September, this track cements the singers name deep, and it is clear to see why it is already sending a shockwave far and wide.
HARD ROCK BAND UNVEIL THE STRENGTH has released their cover of Killswitch Engage’s “The End of Heartache”. The power produced in this version by Unveil The Strength lends itself to an overwhelming emotion that demands you stop whatever it is you are doing and listen.
KiNG MALA is the moniker of El Paso born, Los Angeles based alternative soul artist Areli Castro. Touching on themes such as lust, recklessness and badass femininity, KiNG MALA isn’t afraid to spill her guts. Setting out with the intention to create brave and unapologetic music, the bold and brazen […]
Bristol-based collective Bearcraft led by artist/producer Dicky Moore release their brand new single ‘Where The Sun Sets’ today.
Bo and the Locomotive is the musical project of Bo Bulawsky – a songwriter, producer, and performer based in St. Louis, MO, USA. The son of Larry and Lisa, two respected artists in their own right, Bo is currently preparing to release his third full-length record, titled Everything Was Wild, […]
London-based singer-songwriter Imogen Mahdavi is known for her unique and rich vocals, which tell a thousand stories. With a slew of wistful indie-pop releases under her belt, the musician has forged her own path, carving her name with her beautifully introspective creations. Radiating with sincerity and grace, Imogen is unlike […]
Formed in early 2017 by Jonno Smyth (Drums) and Aaron ‘Ham’ Hammersley (Guitar), Black Tree Vultures set out to combine their classic metal influences with a modern edge, to play to an audience ranging from seasoned metal veterans to new rock lovers. After recruiting Celyn Beynon (Vocals) to front the […]
“I was born a couple thousand years early,” bemoans Lomon, sitting in his Seattle apartment turned home music studio. He dreams of exploring the universe and uncovering deep mysteries of reality- but given the infeasibility of such dreams in this era, he turns to the lyrics of his indie-electronic music […]
Wisconsin based Hardcore Metal Band RIG TIME! has released their cover of DRY KILL LOGIC’S “Pain,” off of the 2001 released LP The Darker Side of Nonsense. “Pain” was tracked by RIG TIME! at the studio located inside the legendary Warehouse concert venue in La Crosse, WI. Mixing and mastering […]
Soaring vocals… stellar musicianship… abundant energy… crowd resonance… Diamonds and Whiskey is a combination of barroom beauty and backwoods danger, beauty queen and hell raiser alike, and the award winning country rock act out of Charlotte, North Carolina, brings it all to the table. Founding member, Jennifer Lauren, leads the […]
London-based singer-songwriter Margot will be releasing her new single ‘Slow Down’ on the 25th of September via Pink Bikini Records. Premiered via Girls Are Awesome, the single is taken from her debut EP, Make It Last which will be released on the 9th of October.
Formed in Montreal as a solo project by multi-instrumentalist Marc Zolla , Pink Cocoon is a one-man rock machine that follows in the impeccable footsteps of his idols. After the release of his debut EP Alienation in 2017, Zolla – a dedicated student of guitar heroes like Jimi Hendrix and […]
Trash-wave trailblazers, Me Nd Adam, is the depraved result of a relationship between a self-loathing egotist and a boisterous, red-headed emotional wreck. After meeting in New Orleans and hating each other, Adam & Vince parted ways. Unfortunately, there can be no despair without hope, no discord without union, no darkness […]
September 18, 2020 – Las Vegas, NV based rock band WICKED GARDEN has released the official music video for their new single, “Home, Too Far.” Written and directed by Dominick Muzio and Shawn Trojahn, the video for “Home, Too Far” was filmed by Stephy Hayward of Livewire Photography and edited […]
Deanna Devore is a Chicago and Toronto based multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, composer and producer. Her music beautifully blends downtempo electronic beats with organic instrumentation, creating emotionally captivating music that has been resonating with audiences across the globe. Devore’s polished musicianship, modern production techniques and compelling songwriting emanates a maturity and […]
Hell Boulevard are back and they’re NOT SORRY. The Swiss based goth’n’roll quartet is ready to unveil their new studio album, unequivocally titled ‘Not Sorry’. A record that has been utterly unapologetic since its conception, this is Hell Boulevard’s new attempt to produce songs they won’t ever be sorry for.
Based in Switzerland, Claudia Balla is a singer-songwriter who has established her name as an exciting talent and one to watch. Claudia entered onto the scene in 2013 with her debut album ‘Enough. The record combined soft, stripped-down melodies with powerful piano ballads which made her a force to be […]
JD Moon is an indie artist from Atlanta Georgia.
Julian Shah-Tayler a.k.a. ‘The Singularity’ presents ‘Devil Knows’, his new swagger-filled single with the A-single featuring the original version, the B-side involves three notable members of alternative rock royalty – David J, MGT (Mark Gemini Thwaite) and drummer Marc Slutsky.
As the driving force behind London band The Glass Mountains, Malcolm MacWatt had already gained 4-Star national press recognition for his powerful song-writing. As a solo performer, swapping out his telecaster for an acoustic guitar, his story-telling comes to the fore, often with brutal clarity and his acoustic albums “Anywhere […]
Always engaged in song-writing, suspended between RnB, soul and pop, musician and artist STEMIN is currently promoting his second debut album called ‘#tellyourheart’ (released on September 1st). STEMIN has been working on a unique sound, spending much time in producing new songs while finding a personal style that better expresses […]
London-based C86 legends Wolfhounds are back and better than ever with their new ‘Electric Music’, newly released via A Turntable Friend Records. Always ahead of the times, The Wolfhounds have never nailed “the spirit of now” more succinctly and devastatingly than on this new album.
Chicago, IL based Alternative Heavy Rock Band ALIVE ALONE has released a poignant, animated video for “Death in Pretty Flesh,” off of their newly releases EP, Therapy! Mixed & Mastered by Dave Schiffman, Therapy showcases the band’s raw, gritty energy, merging metal and pop-punk aesthetics.
Progressive shoegaze postpunk outfit A Shoreline Dream present their ‘Seek To Hide’ single. This is the lead track from their long-awaited ‘Melting’ LP, to be released later this summer via Latenight Weeknight Records.
A hyper-fundamentalist christian home-school cult in Indiana was a mother****er of a place for an artist to try to grow up. Still, those wide open flat spaces (emotionally and in 3D reality) inform my songs and how I record them. Landscape and sound are interrelated. Feelings sweep across open planes […]
Having already performed to thousands of people and breaking over 100,000 plays on Soundcloud, the buzz being created about Nobi has resulted in interest from a number of multi-million dollar labels in the US.
Drew Kelly is an emerging indie artist based out of Atlanta, Georgia. With his debut in 2020, Drew sets out to create timeless tracks with hooky melodic allure.
Kansas City, MO – Industrial Rock Band – Razorwire Halo’s music creates layers of multi-dimensional sound that lends an experience not to be missed. Whether your listening or partaking in their live show, Razorwire Halo’s electro-rock mix and seductional foreplay is a definitive sound. Razorwire Halo’s video for “Cover My […]
