Featured Artists

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.