DISCOVERING THE NEW MUSIC UNDERGROUND AROUND THE GLOBE
Pop/Review Joseph Turner & The Dudes of Hazard - Travelin’ Heart
Joseph Turner & The Dudes of Hazard is an indie/alternative project built on songwriting first. Writing from the Dutch delta, Turner’s songs are sometimes soft, sometimes loud, but always direct. He records the core of the music himself, drawing on a background in rock bands while leaving room for pop hooks, country-leaning storytelling, and the occasional touch of noise when it feels right. The Dudes are a rotating group of collaborators, longtime companions, and recent kindred spirits who step in both on record and on stage.
Rock/Review Decadent Heroes - Climax
Decadent Heroes is the instrumental guitar project of Italian musician Luigi Chiappini. Inspired by Joe Satriani, Andy Timmons, and Jeff Beck, the music blends melodic instrumental rock with a strong focus on expressive phrasing, tone, and emotional depth. Centered around the electric guitar as the main storytelling voice, Decadent Heroes moves between atmospheric passages and powerful, guitar-driven moments.
Rock/Review Block - Love Crash
Block has always broken boundaries while setting standards for commercial and critical success, but it’s his willingness to be authentic, intimate, and intelligent in his work—and his life—that has set him apart.
Rock/Review Fish And Scale - Letter from Paulus
Fish And Scale, aka Roland Wälzlein, is a unique German artist who has a growing and dedicated fan base. He is attracting attention all over the world. Growing up in Franconia (a southern part of Germany), as a six-year-old child, he survived a serious heart operation. This life-and-death experience stayed with him all his life. Existentialist questions are reflected throughout his lyrics.
Hip-Hop/Review JC Flow - Through the Ashes
Seattle artist JC Flow is building more than a music catalog. He is building a body of work rooted in resilience, honesty, and transformation. With a sound that blends cinematic hip-hop, emotional storytelling, and raw lyrical depth, JC Flow creates music for people fighting battles they do not always talk about out loud. For JC Flow, becoming an artist was never just about making songs. It was about finding a voice.
EDM/Review Eltus - HUSH HUSH HUSH
ELTUS is a Paris-based electronic music producer carving out a distinctive space in the bass house and EDM landscape with emotionally charged, club-driven productions. Working from a personal studio setup, ELTUS is building a carefully curated musical universe that blends powerful female vocal energy with cinematic atmospheres and unforgettable hooks.
EDM/Review Kat Button - Invisible Struggles
Kat Button is a singer/songwriter/producer/music educator who creates EDM and dance pop focusing on mental health, mental health recovery, and neurodivergency. Every song she makes creates a soundscape to fully immerse the listener in the meaning of the song.
Electronic/Review Arpatle - Stalacs
Arpatle - Stalacs
Rock/Review Frederick James - Under The Clocks
Frederick James is an English songwriter based in Perth, Western Australia, writing raw, emotionally honest songs grounded in ordinary life, difficult years, and the search for something hopeful inside both. Influenced by the melodic songwriting of Noel Gallagher alongside the emotional openness of Noah Kahan and Zach Bryan, his music blends anthemic choruses with reflective indie folk storytelling. After moving to Australia in 2010, Frederick spent years quietly writing before a life-changing period in 2024 reshaped both his life and his relationship with songwriting.
Pop/Review Night Wolf, The Fods - Kickback
Night Wolf is a UK producer, sound designer and engineer with screen credits across Netflix, Channel 4, Sky, MLB and the NFL and catalogue releases on labels including Flipper Music, Deneb Records and Barry Music. Founder of EscaVolt Records and No Paw Audio. The Fods are a transatlantic writing and recording partnership with a rotating cast of long-time co-writers and new collaborators.
Rock/Review Tár - Dancing On The Event Horizon
Hailing from Szczecin, Poland, Tár builds their sound on a foundation of alternative rock and metal, enriched by desert rock, stoner-doom, shoegaze, and grunge. Their self-coined "nostalgic gaze" channels the energy of the ’90s alternative guitar scene into a modern, deeply atmospheric experience.
Hip-Hop/Review Billy Chuck Da Goat - Mirror To Myself
Billy Chuck Da Goat is a Charlotte-based independent artist and creator blending hip-hop, southern soul, cinematic storytelling, and world-building into his growing Goatville universe. Known for emotionally reflective records, striking visuals, and a unique Western-inspired aesthetic, Billy Chuck combines music, characters, comedy, and film-inspired concepts into one evolving creative world. Drawing inspiration from real-life struggles, ambition, self-reflection, and Southern culture, his work balances raw honesty with larger-than-life presentation.
Folk/Review Marty Van Wells - Songs To Sacrifice
Marty Van Wells, a fiercely independent artist from South England, creates music that channels the spirit of legendary songwriters Leonard Cohen and Townes Van Zandt while embracing the haunting atmospheres of Nick Drake and Nick Cave. Working entirely solo, Van Wells has crafted his latest offering with expanded instrumentation, including harmonica, piano, and layered harmonies—all self-performed in his home studio.
Rock/Review Lost in Town - Cold Coffe
Lost in Town is a London-based alternative rock band led by Italian songwriter Federico. Formed by Italian musicians who found their voice by immersing themselves in the UK music scene. The band wasn’t created to follow a trend or fit a scene—it exists because not writing was never an option. Federico draws from real moments of vulnerability, pressure, doubt, and inner tension, without trying to protect himself or soften the truth.
Pop/Review Arctic Wave - Roll Together
Behind the project is songwriter and band owner C.L. Turner, whose creative vision continues to drive Arctic Wave forward. A self-taught pianist since the age of ten, famously learning Bohemian Rhapsody by ear, Turner's relationship with music has always been instinctive. After decades away from consistent performance, a series of deeply personal life events, including profound loss, divorce, and custody challenges, led him back to songwriting as a form of emotional survival.
Folk/Review Nemesis Uncle - The Sword
Hailing from the Forest of Dean in England, Nemesis Uncle is the creative vehicle of singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Darren Purvis, who performs, records, and produces all of his own work from his home studio bunker. Drawing on a rich tapestry of influences, including existential literature, spaghetti western soundtracks from the 1960s and 70s, Delta blues, and alternative experimental rock, Purvis crafts what has been described as spellbinding sonic landscapes that are both ominous and captivating.
R&B/Review Deja Renee - Falling (Lose My Mind)
Deja Renee is a pop and R&B singer-songwriter from San Diego, California, known for crafting emotionally driven records that blend intimate, expressive vocals with polished pop production, creating songs that feel both deeply personal and widely relatable. With a background in classical voice and jazz, Deja earned her Associate of Arts in Music Performance from MiraCosta College, bringing technical precision and versatility into her contemporary sound.
Electronic/Review CajunBeatz - Lost In The Rhythm
CajunBeatz is an up-and-coming Cardiff-based music producer who's a developing force in the electronic music scene, with a distinctive kaleidoscope of sounds that blend gritty energy with raw emotion. Known for his sunset-chasing, motorbike-racing lifestyle, this spicy beats maker brings an authentic edge to everything he creates. With three previous albums under his belt—Beatz4TheStreetz, Spicy Bangerz, and Drum And Bass In Your Face—CajunBeatz has been steadily building a reputation in the Welsh music scene and beyond.
Rock/Review The Forever Takeback - Breath Again (Semi-Stripped)
Hailing from Shreveport, United States, The Forever Takeback is a deeply introspective solo project that channels raw emotion into therapeutic soundscapes. Drawing inspiration from the confessional intimacy of Dashboard Confessional, the atmospheric depths of Manchester Orchestra, and the vulnerable artistry of Matt Maeson and Bon Iver, this artist crafts music that serves as both personal catharsis and universal connection.
Rock/Review ReeToxA - The Lisa Song
ReeToxA originally emerged as the brainchild of Melbourne’s own Jason McKee, a lifelong songwriter whose musical awakening took place as a teenager against the gritty backdrop of 1990s Frankston, although life quickly got in the way of his creative dreams.