Discovering the new music underground around the globe
Electronic/Review JSDavani - Sam Y Nona
Jacoby Davani (JSDavani) is a multi-media artist and multi-instrumentalist who specializes in experimental arts and music. With this criterion, he's free to draw inspiration from a variety of influences, mediums, and genres. He has over a decade of experience developing multi-media and sensory performances, projecting manipulated experimental films on top of music that often explored ambient soundscapes, harsh abrasive noise, avant-garde tunes, apocalyptic folk music, and sound collages composed of found sounds, field recordings, and circuit-bent children's toys.
Pop/Review Kid Lazuras - Utopia
Deep down, Bristol (UK)-based artist Kid Lazuras just wants to write songs about sandwiches.
Pop/Review Carl Kammeyer - One
Carl Kammeyer is an indie pop and soul singer/songwriter from California who draws inspiration from his mother, who helped kickstart his musical journey at a young age by buying him a keyboard and teaching him to play by ear. He later joined his local church's youth choir, learned to read music, and taught himself to play the guitar.
Electronic/Review Bryanna Rain - LavenderWax EP
Bryanna Rain is an author and vocalist based out of Richmond, VA. She’s been recording tracks for well over a decade, releasing her first solo EP at age 13 as well as publishing a picture book under the Tik A Tok imprint based out of New York. She’s a graduate of Virginia Tech and passionate about animals and role-playing video games—so much so that it became an inspiration for her debut album.
Rock/Review Ginger May - Mockster
Ginger May stands out because a single genre alone cannot fully contain its identity. On the contrary, the band is always eager to push the boundaries and expand the reach of their music. With the roaring energy of industrial music that meets the thunderous power of metal. Electronic influences are also very prominent on many of the band's best tracks.
Electronic/Review Madebit - An Alien Among Us
Madebit is the experimental pop & dance project of songwriter & producer Madelyn Reyes. Based out of Nashville, TN, she enjoys layering synthesizer sounds with world influences paired with catchy pop hooks and lyrics that read like poetry.
Pop/Review Katie Belle - Symptoms
Katie Belle is an American pop artist, singer-songwriter, and model from the state of Georgia. Katie currently works with Producer Fabio Campedelli, LA. Belle was admitted to The Recording Academy this past summer and is now a Grammy Voting member.
Hip-Hop/Review SVICIDEGHØST - You and I, Svicide PT 1
Frankie Chuilli, aka SVICIDEGHØST is a solo artist.
Rock/Review Mosaics - Tidal Lock
Trevor Johnson is a singer, songwriter, and musician from Monroeville, Alabama. He has been involved in a variety of projects throughout the Deep South, and in 2022 he launched his solo project, Mosaics.
Rock/Review Garland Kelley - Mortal
Nashville-based modern rock artist and music producer Garland Kelley combines a love of classic rock with a distinctly modern point of view to create his signature sound. A veteran of Nashville’s live music scene, he now aims to stake his claim as an original artist. With the release of his most compelling material to date, he is on the brink of reaching a national audience.
Rock/Review Live In Color - Yes to Me
Live In Color is a Swedish pop/rock band from the city of Jönköping, formed in 2018. Before this, they went under the name Australian Sunrise. The band consists of the three brothers Jesper, Anton, and Linus, and Tim and Melker, and the best way to describe their music is adventure! The sound is happy, emotional, and dreamy, and it delivers these feelings through playful guitars, catchy drum beats, intense bass rhythms, and existential lyrics.
Metal/Review Love Ghost x Dan Garcia - Glock
Love clings to you forever, whether you’re in it or out of it. Like an apparition you can’t shake, it never leaves. Love Ghost’s music conjures a style equally informed by Seattle tradition and Souncloud-era fearlessness. Love Ghost is for misfits, and their music mostly deals with personal battles with mental health.
Country/Review Curson Goya - Same Ol' Deja Vu
Curson Goya is the bluegrass duo of Daniel Tadeo and James Beasley. Entirely self-taught, they write and record from the comfort of their humble abode (may it do ya fine) and blend traditional bluegrass styles with modern production techniques.
Rock/Review Avresa - Now Or Never
Outside of Sweden, the word ‘avresa’ may not be so commonly known. In English, it translates to departure for the beginning of a journey. Avresa is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist. Jeremy felt it was a fitting name for his solo musical project, which aspired to move in an unexpected musical direction after writing and playing in a 4-piece rock band for years.
Rock/Review Hover Bird - Place I want to be
Hover Bird is a Moscow-based art rock band. They mix funk, ethnics, British and alternative rock elements together. Two vocals tell stories, observing the world around, notice ironic things about life, but being careful with people and nature. One of the first singles, Deep Deep Space, was recorded and mixed as part of Sound Design Institute masterclass.
Pop/Review Marc Allen - Eveningsong
Marc Allen has been singing and playing keyboards since early childhood, and writing music since he was 16. He has recorded seven albums of original music: five are instrumentals: "Breathe" and "Petals" (with Sky Canyon), and his solo works, "Quiet Moments," "Solo Flight," and "Awakening;" and two lyrical: "Eveningsong," and "Seeds." Both feature Marc on keys and vocals and stellar vibraphonist Sky Canyon.
Rock/Review Edie Yvonne - On Your Mind
Edie Yvonne is a 14-year-old singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. She wrote her first album, At Ease, during the pandemic when she was 13. On her 14th birthday, she released her first single, "With the Light," based on a short film she made written through the lens of her character Jade, followed by her second single, "Eyes of Lies," released on New Year's Day.
Americana/Review Josh Jensen - Windbreaks & Waves
Josh Jensen is a singer-songwriter living in and constantly exploring the Pacific Northwest. Josh's influences come from a diverse palette of musicians, which is reflected in his writing approach and style.
Punk/Review Coma Beach - Nothing Right
Coma Beach is a punk rock/alternative rock band from Würzburg, Germany. The band was formed by singer B. Kafka, guitarist Captain A. Fear, and drummer M. Lecter, with bassist U. Terror and rhythm guitarist M. Blunt completing the lineup. Coma Beach's musical influences range from Sex Pistols, Ramones, Hüsker Dü, Joy Division, The Cure, The Jesus and Mary Chain to Guns N' Roses, Therapy? and Bad Religion, with their songs frequently straddling the line between punk rock and alternative rock.
Country/Review Angus Woodhead - Freedom
Angus Woodhead: married for 25 years with 2 adult children, Angus has over 30 years in the music industry as an international touring musician and singer, touring live sound engineer, and also as a music producer, composer, arranger, mix engineer & mastering engineer with local, national, and international clients. As a committed Christian, Angus is the Tabernacle of David (Worship Pastor) at Living Streams Worship Centre.