Discovering the new music underground around the globe
Folk/Review - John Tibbits - Light of the Flame
John Tibbits is originally from a working-class part of Birmingham but currently resides in London. With two singles and an album in the late 2023 or early 2024 pipeline, Tibbits is one to watch and will be back even stronger.
Rock/Review President Elect - REBOUND
President Elect are an electrifying, alternative rock powerhouse, driven by Iggy Waller (vocals and bass), Vincent Barulis (lead guitar), Jude Crook (rhythm guitar) and Zak Waller (drums).
Electronic/Review C-Beem - Jammin' The Steam Towers
The new album by C-Beem follows in the wake of acclaimed lead-up singles like Starships and Warriors.
Rock/Review Sig And The Fire Pilots - ALMOST OUT OF TIME
Sig And The Fire Pilots are a rocking three-piece, playing their own blend of Rocky Poppy Bluesy Reggae. Click Bait is their first single, which was released on March 1st, 2023.
Electronic/Review Georg Oskar - I'm a Failure
Georg Óskar, an Icelandic artist, released his debut single "Walk on The Water" in 2021. This unique track blends analog and electronic sounds, pushing the boundaries of music with its experimental approach to composition and production. Georg Óskar draws inspiration from diverse influences, resulting in a genre-defying sound that takes listeners on a captivating sonic journey.
Electronic/Review Major Kami - Infinite Light
The concept : How can a French collective gather artists from all over the world to release an album and its videos, without ever having met each other! This collective named DAMde8, born in 2019, based in Bordeaux (France), gathers about thirty people (artists and contributors from different countries).
Folk/Review The Amanda Emblem Experiment - Power of One
Amanda Emblem is a folk, alt-country rock singer, songwriter and musician living in rural Queensland, Australia. In 2017 She decided to form her own musical entity forming “The Amanda Emblem Experiment”, working with various musicians, releasing her debut album “Who Is Amanda Em-blem” in 2018, which was a crossover album from rock to singer/songwriter folk.
Rock/Review Signal Static - Under the Skin
Signal Static asks the question; what does it mean to be Human? And, more importantly, what does it mean to be a good Human? Drawing inspiration from artists such as Chevelle, Tool, Muse, Queens of the Stoneage, and Pendulum, Signal Static combines hard rock, punk, and alternative with elements of metal, grunge and electronic music to create an intensely fresh and emotionally compelling sound.
Latin/Review Nevaris - Dub Sol
Nevaris is a musician from New York City. (Percussion, keyboards, vocals.) He is heavily influenced by dub, funk, and afro-latin music. Before releasing “Reverberations” in 2023 he recorded and performed with an evolving lineup of musicians under the band name “Loud Apartment”, including legendary producer/bassist Bill Laswell, turntablist DJ Logic, and Bernie Worrell of P-Funk and Talking Heads fame.
Pop/Review Nelleke - Send The Rain
Netherlands Indie-Folk artist Nelleke is releasing her new single 'Send The Rain,' which is part of her full EP slated to launch in early September. The track was written as a fictional confrontation with a person.
R&B/Review LJ Smooth - All In
LJ Smooth is a Miami, FL based songwriter and artist whose Caribbean laced R&B is a combination of Pop, R&B, Dancehall, and Afrobeat. Growing up in a musical family in the Virgin Islands, LJ started in piano classes and played drums in church. His father would play Bob Marley and Peter Tosh records at home.
Pop/Review LIBERATI - Famous
On any given Tuesday you can find cinematic pop artist LIBERATI cruising Pacific Coast Highway, top down in a Jeep truck, blasting Tears for Fears during golden hour on the way to his favorite winery. He calls this the “heartbeat of inspiration.”
Rock/Review Jeff Andrew - The Last Wild Werewolf
Canadian indie folk musician Jeff Andrew returns with his eclectic and ominous new single ‘The Last Wild Werewolf’ out now on all digital streaming platforms. Jeff is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and fiddler with an eye for the unusual.
Electronic/Review FLOTSZAM - Floating
The natural world is inseparable from FLOTSZAM’s emotional world in her latest single “Floating”, as she explores feelings of disconnection: being alive, but not living.
Rock/Review K4LT - LCPD
K4LT (pronounced "Kalt", meaning "cold" in German) from Berlin performs multi-layered, Radiohead loopy coldness, with influences ranging from Thom Yorke to Burial and Richard Dawson. Founded in 2017, the solo project released a widely praised Mini-Album "Endgame" in 2021.
Rock/Review Black Pixels - Bodies
Black Pixels are a 5 piece Post-pop band from East London. Pulling influences from their own musical educations, they produce melodramatic and maximalist music about loss, isolation and relief. After meeting at different points of their school years and playing in various bands, they went their separate ways, to pursue their lives, before meeting up again to pursue a life together.
Rock/Review Annie Anna - Drowning
Annie Anna (formerly Stephanie Farney) is a singer-songwriter currently based in Tucson, AZ. Writing music has always been cathartic for her and has really become her outlet for expressing emotion. You could describe her style as a mixture of alternative folk, and it features prominent vocals mixed with dark acoustics and auxiliary percussion.
Rock/Review The Survival Code - For Right, Or Wrong, For Better, Or Worse
The Survival Code are a London based rock duo known for their beefy, guitar laden songs, banging beats and huge live shows. The rock duo comprise of Gary McGuinness (guitar, vox) and Simon Hartop (drums, vox).
Rock/Review The Lunar Keys - Life Is A Dirty War
Four anxious types with too much nervous energy and tunes trapped in their Psyches to not be in this band. Singer/Bass JC and drummer Dom are outcasts from a previous London band. Joined by keyboardist singer Lexi in Sep 2019 and later in Feb 2020 by "The Steve" guitarist & singer, who was found singing and playing guitar on "Umbrella" by Rihanna in a bar with Accordion and violin players.
Rock/Review Shannon Hawley - STARTHROWERS
Shannon Hawley is releasing STARTHROWERS, 8 years in the making, with EDM producer NekterGun. The synth layers with her clear voice and folk-roots storytelling make this hybrid sound sometimes anthemic, always cinematic, and somehow seemingly intimate - piercing directly to the heart.