Discovering the new music underground around the globe
Rock/Review Bad Ass Beauty - Blast Off
LaQuinta Prince (a.k.a. Bad Ass Beauty) is a powerful R&B vocalist stretching her skills in the genre of rock. Educated at the esteemed Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, her musical influences span from Led Zeppelin to Chaka Khan, Beyonce to In This Moment. Prince is well on her way to turning the rock genre on its ear by blending the two styles in order to push hard rock and soul into the mainstream.
Pop/Review Emmanuel Styles - Balloons
A composer from Toronto, Canada. Emmanuel Styles is always trying to explore a vast amount of sounds to incorporate into his music.
Pop/Review Easton - Can't Help But Check My Phone
Easton is a multifaceted artist based in Los Angeles. He has made a name for himself as a successful fashion photographer, capturing celebrities and brands for top magazines. In addition to his photography work, Easton is also very passionate about music.
Rock/Review Anton Sword - Wedding Guest (Fled the Wedding)
NYC-based keyboardist Anton Sword leads an indie synth/ dance/ new wave project with a shifting band lineup. Sword has toured the Eastern USA twice and Europe 10 times, playing for a small but loyal following. One of his ambient compositions runs in a loop on permanent display in Manhattan’s American Museum of Natural History, scoring the ‘Astro Bulletin’ in the lobby of the Rose Space Center.
Rock/Review Sonic Maven - Look at Me Now
Sonic Maven is a new Indie/ Garage rock band formed in 2023. Their influences include The Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys, and The White Stripes.
Pop/Review Robert Vendetta - Vacation
Robert Vendetta loves Mexico! And all kinds of music. This has made him into a melting pot of influences, which all shines through in his music and stage performance! Robert Vendetta invented Retropop – or modern old as he sometimes calls it - and carries its flag as a producer, songwriter and an artist.
Electronic/Review Factheory - The Day
Factheory is a band built with the ashes of many more or less alternative groups of the 80s, 90s, and 2000s (Dirty Time, Petit Futur, Amazing Games, Unsaid, etc.). Factheory represents a successful compromise between darkwave with unstoppable melodies and postpunk rock with electro trends.
Rock/Review Liv Crash - Wonderland
Milan-based musician Liv Crash is a guitarist at heart. He incorporates a melodic blend of rock, funk, and jazz influences into his music, and pens his tunes on his own. Liv Crash’s signature sound, featured in his debut single, “’Cause even in this song”, showcases his versatility by featuring funk and rock guitar parts.
Rock/Review Feyer - Bridging The Gaps
With music showcased at some of the city’s best known venues like Mercury Lounge and Knitting Factory, Feyer has gained recognition and praise through not only his captivating stage presence and famed high-energy shows, but as an active performer and collaborator on TikTok, mixing originals with covers of well-known songs with his signature instrument: the keytar.
Rock/Review Spyderhuff - Sympathy for the Devil
Spyderhuff members are Tom Kuhr (vocals, guitar, harmonica, sax, synth), Don Beyer (bass, synth), Jim Pauli (drums), Joey Gaydos (guitar), Tony Mitchell (congas, bongos, drums, backing vocals), and Julie Noe (backing vocals).
Pop/Review Vian Izak - All the Worlds We Built
As a non-English immigrant who moved to the USA, Vian Izak understands how it feels to be in a room full of people and still feel unheard. So he started writing music to connect. He writes music now that allows people to feel understood.
Rock/Review The Loud Bangs - Why Things Fray
Founded in the summer of 2021, Los Angeles rockers The Loud Bangs were brought together by a love of shoegaze, ‘90s alternative, and German club music. The result: thick guitars, analog synthesizers, fuzzy production, and introspection, in that their songs typically center around the subject of mental health.
Rock/Review Viscula - Never Be The Same
The band Viscula was formed in Lutsk, Ukraine in 2002. In 2013, Viscula was awarded 'Best Indie Artist' at the main Ukrainian festival Chervona Ruta. The band has played extensively around the world and has been seen in 18 countries.
Deep House/Review TRYHARD - Cold Feet
TRYHARD, the rising Australian singer, songwriter, and producer, is thrilled to announce the release of his first deep-house single, 'Cold Feet', set to drop on May 18, 2023. TRYHARD has built a loyal fanbase on streaming platforms, with over 14k monthly listeners on Spotify alone. His hit 2021 single 'TOO REAL' has quickly become a fan favorite on the platform, fast approaching 100k streams.
Folk/Review Arrows of the Sun - Oblivion
Arrows of the Sun are a collection of friends and neighbors from a small village near Oxford.
Rock/Review 9 o'clock Nasty - Mood Is Low
9 o'clock Nasty emerged, glistening, from the plague pits of Leicester. They play with glitter, and they take no prisoners. Relentless and yet full of love, they take a side-eye look at the world and punish it with driving beats and mild sarcasm.
Jazz/Review The Electric MZ - Dawn
In 2013, saxophonist Stefan Wistrand formed The Electric MZ as a tool to find a new way to approach the jazz rock he had experienced in the 70s and at the same time explore new, more rhythm-oriented compositions.
Pop/Review ndge - Why Would I Notice U
ndge had a lot of fun with their first single release, ‘Funk You’. Now they are back with a new and differently vibed track, "Why Would I Notice You"—a fizzing electro-pop track with a unique sound and outrageous styling.
Pop/Review Georgia G - Johnny Bravo
Georgia G is a 22-year-old singer/songwriter from Malahide, Dublin. Georgia has been writing songs for as long as she can remember, with inspiration from Roisin Murphy, Soda Blonde, Sheryl Crowe, CMAT, and Sister Sledge.
Rock/Review The Midnight Vortex - Addicted To You
Five - piece alternative rock band based in London, spawned from a mutual love of grunge, blues-rock and raw guitar music. The Midnight Vortex produce a fierce blend of rich, heartfelt vocals & soaring, riff-laden guitars bolstered by a strong pulsing rhythm packaged together with beautifully intricate songwriting and hooky chorus chants.