Discovering the new music underground around the globe
Reggae/Review François Marius - Rasta Dance (STARRY NIGHT)
Rasta Dance (STARRY NIGHT) by François Marius was recorded in Canada and Estonia during the 2023 summer and mastered at Abbey Road Studio in London, UK, by Mastering Engineer Simon Gibson, who won the Grammy Awards for his remastered album by The Beatles.
EDM/Review Funkjoy - Party Time
Funkjoy is a one-man project doing basically everything except singing.
Pop/Review Eva No - Stainless Steel
Eva Nordell is a Swedish translator and songwriter who launched as an artist under the artist name Eva No in 2019. In her late teens, she was a singer in a local band in Örnsköldsvik, in northern Sweden. She has written songs ever since. Now she is based in Stockholm. “Stainless Steel” is her third EP.
Rock/Review The Pulltops - With You
The Pulltops are a Milwaukee-based duo delivering a hooky mix of Indie Rock, Power Pop, and Album Rock. Drummer Mark Pierret and guitarist Tom Crowell were both eclectic record collectors, so they immediately clicked when they joined their first band together. While Mark always leaned heavier on old country and soul music, Tom drew stronger influences from the experimental and underground scene.
Rock/Review Filip Dahl - I Still See You
Filip Dahl is a Norwegian composer and multi-instrumentalist. He started his music career as the lead guitarist in various Norwegian rock bands back in the 70's, before moving on to become a recognized engineer and record producer. He was one of the main founders and owners of the highly acclaimed and successful Brygga Studio in Trondheim during the 80's and 90's.
Rock/Review Jesse Judies - Colors of Youth
Jesse Judies is the moniker of former San Francisco indie mainstay Nick Bray. Bray cut his teeth playing guitar for indie darlings, Music For Animals, before fronting EagleWolfSnake. Bray began producing music as Jesse Judies in 2018, when he embarked on his first full-length record entitled Thoughts In A Loop. After mixing and mastering TIAL, Covid kicked off, and Bray relocated to Sydney to avoid being separated from his Australian partner.
Pop/Review Rehya Stevens - Early Winter
Rehya Stevens is not only a gifted and highly praised singer-songwriter; she's also an insightful observer when it comes to a vast spectrum of human emotions. Granted, it’s a rare artist who can fully plough through the tangled web of feelings and experiences encountered during the often confounding journey that encompasses life’s entirety, but Rehya has been given the gift of not only perception but also sensitivity, and with that, the ability to make music that is readily relatable to everyone fortunate enough to find it.
Pop/Review Ingmar King - The Times We Had
Ingmar King started writing his own songs in 2020, when he was 16 years old. Before that, he had been playing classical violin and piano since the age of six.
Jazz/Review John Basile - Satisfied
John Basile is an accomplished jazz guitarist and composer known for his soulful melodic playing, sophisticated harmonic sense, and deep conversational approach to improvisation. Born and raised in Boston John attended Berklee College and graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music. He honed his skills by studying with some of the great jazz guitarists of the era, including Jim Hall, Barry Galbraith, and Chuck Wayne.
House/Review Modal Split - Neon Lights
Modal Split is an independent songwriter and producer based in Frankfurt, Germany. His music is an eclectic blend of catchiness and melancholy in the fields of Synthpop, Electropop and House.
Rock/Review ettie - Marty McFly
ettie is an up-and-coming singer-songwriter who drinks a lot of wine and has a lot of feelings. As an English Literature graduate and connoisseur of millennial angst, she has a talent for playing with words and concepts embedded in our society to create a unique brand of storytelling. This is an honest and blunt type of alt-pop that aims to get at your core without getting under your skin.
Country/Review The Simple Joy - Unravel
The Simple Joy formed when four Durham, NC-based musicians decided to get together to make original songs. They started playing in mid-2019, starting with songs written by Tuck Satterfield but quickly making the songs different and fuller, with new parts being added by Pam McCarthy (drums), Michael Lowry (bass, harmony vocals), and Stephen Munoz (lead parts and solos), and arrangements changed to add dynamics and nods to multiple genres and styles.
Pop/Review Zanne Hanna - In My Dreams (feat. Austin Atlas)
Zanne Hanna is an indie artist, writer, and producer. Her unique electronic-inspired style is influenced by many of her favorite artists, including Sylvan Esso, Maggie Rogers, CHVRCHES, The Japanese House, Taylor Swift, Maude Latour, Radiohead, and Phoebe Bridgers, to name a few. Zanne worked in the Los Angeles audio industry for two years after graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2020.
Rock/Review Love Ghost x Ritorukai - Human Error 404
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 the misfits, and their music mostly deals with personal battles of mental health.
Pop/Review Carson Ferris - 1999
Carson Ferris is an American pop artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Provo, Utah. Carson's first single was Can't Be Without You, a collaboration with Trinidad Cardona. In 2021, Carson won a social media contest to have a video featured in Donny Osmond's Las Vegas show, which is still being shown at Donny's show at Harrah's in Las Vegas.
Folk/Review War Violet - Different Formations
War Violet is New York-based musician and songwriter Jummy Aremu. A few years ago, Aremu self-released a lo-fi debut EP called Getaway, described by Alt Citizen as “jangly groovy folk pop with Beach Boys and Angel Olsen vibes.” Fast forward to now, and with her debut album nearing completion, made with her ever-growing group of friends and collaborators, her sound has evolved into a vast landscape that explores darker themes such as isolation, alienation, identity, and loss.
Folk/Review Emily Nicole Green - Thief
NYC-based singer-songwriter Emily Nicole Green shines a light into the depths of her own emotional interiority so that we might feel empowered to do the same for ourselves. Her soulful, sensitive, haunting vocals captivate the listener's attention through sincere, vulnerable lyrics and catchy Americana soundscapes that move seamlessly between melancholic and uplifting timbres.
Hip-Hop/Review Breon S.Y.N.D.E.L - Recovery 2
Breon S.Y.N.D.E.L, a Brooklyn-based artist, creates music that feels like a high-speed drive without airbags—a thrilling and dangerous experience that he intimately understands. His journey into music was catalyzed by a drag racing accident, igniting his passion for creation and shaping his distinctive sound—minimal, hedonistic, and dark.
Country/Review Derek Lee Goodreid - Struck By Lightning Again
Derek Lee Goodreid is one of Australia's most soulful & exciting singer-songwriters. With a unique style that blends country, blues, and rockabilly, Derek's music is sure to ignite your emotions and get your feet moving. Born and raised in the land down under, Derek has always been drawn to music. He began playing guitar at the age of 18 and soon found his true passion in songwriting.
Metal/Review Blind Man’s Daughter - Sundressed
Blind Man’s Daughter is a melodic progressive metal band from Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. The project started out in 2012 with founding member Ashley Wolfe writing songs, singing lead vocals, and playing guitar in Durango, Colorado. Over the next 10 years, Ashley left Durango and moved around the USA, while Blind Man’s Daughter remained Ashley's passion project, a true labor of love and creative outlet.