DISCOVERING THE NEW MUSIC UNDERGROUND AROUND THE GLOBE
Rock/Review Motihari Brigade - The Great Refusal
Motihari Brigade describes their music as “Rock-n-Roll Thoughtcrime” for independent minds. Founded by U.K.-born singer, guitarist, and songwriter Eric Winston, the band is known for philosophical songs that question authority and challenge group-think conformity.
Pop/Review Marianna Winter - The More You Know
Born in Los Angeles and raised in the Faroe Islands, Marianna Winter creates music that bridges two worlds — the rugged, windswept landscapes of the North Atlantic and the vibrant energy of California. This duality defines her sound: dreamy yet grounded, intimate yet expansive, rooted in alternative pop and indie pop-rock.
Country/Review LaCosta Tucker - Your Shadow's Gone
LaCosta Tucker rose to fame in the seventies, scoring fourteen chart hits, touring with country music’s biggest names, and appearing on beloved TV shows like Dolly, Nashville Now, The Jim Nabors Show, Pop Goes the Country, The Alan Hamel Show, The Dinah Shore Show, and Hee Haw. Early in her career, LaCosta met legendary publisher Al Galico and signed with Capitol Records, where she was teamed with producer Norro Wilson for five albums.
R&B/Review Konyikeh - Cinere
Konyikeh is an artist doing things on her own terms. A beguiling singer-songwriter, she makes soulful, cinematic music with striking lyrics, sung with a truly astonishing voice. As a kid, Konyikeh was listening to musical theatre, Jennifer Hudson’s Pocketbook, her mum’s Destiny’s Child CDs, opera, and the Kenyan Boys Choir. Throughout her childhood she would play the violin and piano and perform in the orchestra and chamber choir, alongside learning music theory.
Pop/Review Greg Germain - Cloud Highways
Greg Germain is a Surinamese-Dutch artist blending dreamy electronic pop, synthwave, indie rock, funk, groove and city-pop influences. After stepping away from music for three years following the loss of a close friend, he returned with a cinematic and emotional sound shaped by late‑night drives, neon atmospheres and nostalgic memories. His music combines warm synths, atmospheric textures and intimate storytelling.
Rock/Review Michael Vdelli And The Art Of Dysfunction - You And The Blues
Michael Vdelli And The Art Of Dysfunction is a commanding force in modern blues-rock, combining decades of international experience with raw, youthful intensity. Michael Vdelli, acclaimed guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, brings masterful guitar work, electrifying vocals, and a magnetic stage presence, while Art Of Dysfunction adds grit, precision, and a modern edge that makes the band unstoppable.
Rock/Review The Tacet Mode - Not How You Color
The Tacet Mode is the artistic persona of Morristown-based musician and songwriter Brian Connolly, who has emerged from years of technical training to present his deeply personal debut LP. Drawing influence from iconic artists including Talk Talk, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Radiohead, and Tears for Fears, Connolly has crafted a sound that fuses nostalgic 80s aesthetics with contemporary indie rock sensibilities.
R&B/Review Cornelius White - Two Become One
Cornelius White - Two Become One
R&B/Review R.Nelson - Gravity
R. Nelson is a Washington, DC-based R&B artist, songwriter, and producer known for blending reflective storytelling with emotionally layered production. His music focuses on vulnerability, growth, relationships, accountability, and the quiet emotional moments many people experience but rarely discuss openly.
Punk/Review Bangers12 - Christian punk rock for the lost
Hailing from Brisbane, Australia, Bangers12 is a Christian punk rock artist whose music is forged from the fires of personal transformation. After experiencing salvation through Jesus while recovering from drug abuse in a mental ward, Bangers12 has channelled their journey through addiction, mental health battles, and spiritual redemption into raw, unfiltered punk anthems. Their sound carries the rebellious energy and catchy hooks of pop punk icons like Blink-182, but with a message that reaches directly into the darkness to offer hope, grace, and purpose.
Electronic/Review Esvan Du Quador - Yvette
Esvan Du Quador is a French composer and musician who creates electroacoustic music with a minimalist aesthetic, blending slow hip-hop grooves and raw soundscapes within an introspective and hypnotic atmosphere.
Rock/Review Rosso Tierney - Oh Divine
Rosso Tierney is a rock / metal artist and songwriter whose work blends heavy instrumentation with emotionally driven storytelling. Writing both the music and lyrics himself, Tierney explores themes of conflict, survival, love, and transformation, creating songs that are as cinematic as they are powerful. Known for his intense sound and reflective subject matter, his music draws on the human experience behind struggle—whether on the battlefield or in everyday life—delivering tracks that balance raw energy with deep emotional weight.
Rock/Review The Forrius - Power of Rebirth
The Forrius is an international rock band led by vocalist Bruno Pickford, blending hard-hitting riffs, cinematic atmosphere, and emotionally charged storytelling. Formed by musicians from the UK, Germany, France, Greece, and Italy, the band unites powerful vocals, dramatic guitars, symphonic textures, and explosive rhythm into a signature, larger-than-life sound. The director, lyricist, and composer is Valentin Seplyarsky.
Punk/Review Shotgun Marmalade - Boomtown
Shotgun Marmalade are an original, hi-energy pop-punk-ska-folk fusion three-piece from Stourbridge in the West Midlands. Described as ‘The Black Country Clash’ (Attila the Stockbroker), their music is reminiscent of late seventies/early eighties guitar pop-punk with elements of Rancid, The Buzzcocks, Ferocious Dog, The Ruts, Dropkick Murphys, The Rumjacks and The Members.
Rock/Review Sean MacLeod - Light Up The Sun
Sean T MacLeod is a former and founding member of the Dublin-based band Cisco. Having recorded with U2's one-time producer Paul Barrett, the band achieved critical acclaim in their home country as well as serious interest abroad with their album No 1. Since the split of the band, Sean has been recording and releasing his own solo work, which includes numerous singles and three albums of entirely original music.
Pop/Review Brook Fox - Everybody's in Love
Brook Fox was featured as Gigslutz's 'Track Of The Day' and added to the 'This Feeling' Best New Bands Playlist. The tracks also featured in the music press courtesy of The Alternative Nation, Voxwave Magazine, Digital High, Scientists of Sound, Nation Cymru, Broken 8, Occhi Magazine, The Beat.ie, Fomo Magazine, MBW Playlist, The Other Side Reviews, Carteblanche Music, and a very nice mention in the highly regarded 'Clash Magazine.'
Country/Review Michael Allen - Eyes for You Alone
Michael Allen is a storyteller at heart whose journey through music spans decades of creative evolution and spiritual discovery. A product of the 1960s, Michael grew up immersed in the golden age of rock and roll, drawing inspiration from the classic bands of the '60s, '70s, and '80s that would ultimately shape his musical DNA. While building a successful career in engineering and business, music remained Michael's constant companion and creative outlet.
Hip-Hop/Review M'siyah - When I Step
M'siyah is an emerging hip-hop artist hailing from New York City by way of Long Island, bringing a fresh voice to the scene that bridges nostalgic East Coast energy with contemporary swagger. Drawing inspiration from the rich musical landscapes of both NYC and Atlanta, M'siyah represents a new generation of artists who refuse to be confined by geographical boundaries or traditional hip-hop conventions.
Pop/Review Fishburn - The Flame
Russ Harris, performing under the Christian artist name Fishburn, is a Chicago-based producer, songwriter, and creative force blending contemporary Christian themes with dance and pop production. After earning recognition on the Billboard Dance Charts during the 2000s for his electronic productions and remixes, Harris shifted his artistic focus in 2020 toward faith-driven music centered on worship, hope, and the message of Jesus Christ.
Hip-Hop/Review Raw Soul - Still High…
Born in Vancouver, Canada, but originally hailing from Tripoli, Libya, Raw Soul is an emcee who does not shy away from diving deep into his subconscious and sharing peeks and startling self-portraits of a man and his inner world. He offers insight and meditations from both an optimistic and, at times, bleak perspective.