The 60s and 70s had their big political movements, with artists taking on the voice of the people, be it through protest songs, or expressive art work, fierce novels and the like. Fast forward, the summer of 2016 saw Brexit and then November came and for many life as they[…]
Here is a more unusual piece of electronic music: raw, dark, grand and glitchy. “Fidget”, the debut EP of L.A. via Prague singer/producer Resin. There is something of Zola Jesus’ orchestral arrangements in it, but I also feel somehow reminded of the now obscure 80s industrial pioneers Hula. In any[…]
Today Iceland Airwaves announced their 2017 lineup and local band Gangly is part of it. They also just released their debut EP, which may come as a surprise, because singer Jófríður Ákadóttir has probably the most iconic voice in Iceland – after you-know-who. Anyway, if you can, go see them[…]
“Sunday” is the debut EP by L.A.-based singer/songwriter Oriel Poole who followed her passion, taught herself the tools of the trade and started to make music. The five tracks, while rooted in soul and electro-pop, are refreshingly genre-free: Oriel does what she likes, but in the end everything fits together[…]
The self-titled debut EP by Holy Boy has become one of my favorites this year. With its drum-heavy, dark vibes the music reminds of early Zola Jesus, before she employed massive orchestral sounds. Helene Alexandra Jaeger, the woman behind Holy Boy, tries to tap the subconsciousness for her song writing[…]
“Happy Accident” is an accurate title for the debut EP by Brooklyn/L.A. duo Drinker: the four songs are atmospheric, surprising and full of melancholic, contradictory beauty and designed to put you in a reflective state. One of my favorites this year. Listen to the new single “Sinking/Feeling”: Listen on Spotify[…]
“Agatha” is the second EP by Canadian indie rock three-piece Basement Revolver with four slow and reflective songs, such as “Tree Trunks” about singer Chrisy Hurn’s coping with panic attacks: Tree trunks was written when I started experiencing panic attacks for the first time, and my increasing need to find[…]
EMiRAE is a four-piece band based in Bath, England and their debut EP “Reckless” features five tracks of beautiful melodic and reflective dream pop in the veins of Warpaint and Daughter. Listen to “Reckless” on Spotify or Apple Music:
Following L. $hamPain’s body of work is like a journey to a not yet known genre: you know that she will arrive at an exciting place, but you can’t tell where that will be. “Color and Light”, her seventh EP in less than two years, continues on the path of[…]
Dallas-based instrumental four-piece Polyphia creates a rather unique guitar, rhythm and bass heavy sound, taking cues from jazz, R&B and hip hop and blending them all together into something new and truly exciting! They just released their new EP “The Most Hated” and we had the great joy and honor to exclusively premiere[…]
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