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Rock/Review Stuart Lawrence - Paradise
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Rock/Review Stuart Lawrence - Paradise

Stuart Lawrence is originally from Oxfordshire, now on the south coast of England, not far from the beautiful and historic city of Portsmouth. He sometimes jokingly says that he was educated at Oxford, which is true but not quite what the expression is meant to convey. Music has always been important to him, not formally but as a means of escape with its cathartic qualities, and he's mostly self-taught. Actually, anything artistic makes him comfortable. Drawing, painting, and making.

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Rock/Review Che Arthur - No Harbor
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Rock/Review Che Arthur - No Harbor

Before beginning his solo career, singer/songwriter Che Arthur logged time in several bands. Born in Mobile, Arthur settled in Tuscaloosa, AL, in the early '90s and played with several local bands before forming a long-running, noisy indie outfit called Universal Life and Accident. Moving from Alabama to the more artistically complementary climes of Chicago in 1995, the band toured regularly and released several singles and EPs but never managed much exposure.

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Folk/Review Sparrowghost - Summer Ends Too Soon
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Folk/Review Sparrowghost - Summer Ends Too Soon

Sparrowghost emerges as the captivating musical alter ego of multifaceted composer Sean Giddings. Seamlessly moving through diverse genres such as piano film music, lo-fi hip-hop beats, alt folk, and songwriter pop rock, Sparrowghost defies confinement and genre constraints. Within each musical exploration lies an unmistakable thread of sentimentality, woven together by a genuine longing for connection.

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Folk/Review Brian Berggoetz - I Know I Love You
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Folk/Review Brian Berggoetz - I Know I Love You

Brian Berggoetz's music could be described as a unique combination of different styles and influences, such as pop and rock alike. Brian has been passionate about music for most of his life. He is a self-taught guitarist and gifted songwriter who has been active since his early twenties. What makes his music unique is the fact that he doesn’t just write his own music; he has a penchant for rewriting classic songs in his own style.

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Jazz/Review Steve Sandberg - 3 Songs from the Dream Music Project
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Jazz/Review Steve Sandberg - 3 Songs from the Dream Music Project

Three-time Emmy-nominated composer/pianist Steve Sandberg plays original music that masterfully blends classical, global music traditions, and jazz with the excitement of virtuosic improvisation. Steve was the lead composer and musical director for Nickelodeon’s landmark children’s programs “Dora the Explorer” and “Go, Diego, Go!” His scoring and songwriting are informed by a lifetime of immersion in the music of many cultures.

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Deep House/Review Assa Music - Typical
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Deep House/Review Assa Music - Typical

Meet Assa Music, the visionary Norwegian EDM producer crafting captivating sounds in the realms of deep house, electronic house, and tropical house. With classical roots grounded in piano and trombone, nurtured by the Young Symphony Orchestra, Assa's musical odyssey commenced. Venturing into diverse landscapes, Assa, aka. AMH, collaborated with the Nu-metal outfit Kavorka in the early 2000s, infusing his work with a raw, energetic edge under the alias DJ Hero.

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Pop/Review pleaselevitate - i lie
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Pop/Review pleaselevitate - i lie

pleaselevitate is a duo of a vocalist (Yulia) and producer (Chinmay, a.k.a. A3ON) that came together in 2023 out of a shared love of dark indie pop songs. Making their debut in November 2023 with "In the Dark," they established their genre-bending, emotional, and melancholic style of music.

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Pop/Review Mira Sthira - Up and Down
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Pop/Review Mira Sthira - Up and Down

Mira Sthira means "Ocean Strength" and she developed like a phoenix from the deep waters within. She likes to write creative, sometimes deep, sometimes dark, sometimes light, and sometimes quirky indie pop tunes! She values authenticity and freedom in her art. She lives in Maine. She enjoys the woods, yoga, and taking care of her mind and body. Mira Sthira also enjoys being quite strange.

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Dance/Review Lesley Gore - You Don't Own Me (The Heroic Enthusiasts Remixes)
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Dance/Review Lesley Gore - You Don't Own Me (The Heroic Enthusiasts Remixes)

ECR Music Group’s November 2023 deluxe-edition rerelease of the acclaimed final album of Lesley Gore (fully restored, remixed, and remastered by the album’s original producer and ECR founder, Blake Morgan), has fueled an extraordinary resurgence for Gore around the world. Now, ECR label-cousins and accomplished electronic-music duo The Heroic Enthusiasts have created two powerful remixes of Gore’s 2005 version of “You Don’t Own Me.”

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Pop/Review Parker Kay - The Grey
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Pop/Review Parker Kay - The Grey

Parker Kay is a Pop/R&B recording artist hailing from Vancouver Island, Canada. Music has always been a big part of his story. He grew up on the roots of MJ, Stevie, John Mayer, and other musical icons. That music and his older brother’s guitar were all he needed to get started. As a teenager, he dabbled in some TV singing contests and other musical projects but never saw the growth he desired.

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Pop/Review Manukai - Intestines
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Pop/Review Manukai - Intestines

Hailing from Manchester but shaped by the South West, Manukai, who spent his formative years bilaterally deaf, underwent surgery that gifted him the sense of hearing in his youth. Now, he aspires to unveil the expansive imaginary realms he explores daily through the fusion of bedroom-pop and dark-pop. Manukai proudly champions the intersectionality of queerness, disability, Black-Asian identity, and the art of being a professional menace.

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Pop/Review The Sweet Darkness - She Says
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Pop/Review The Sweet Darkness - She Says

The Sweet Darkness is a music project by German producer Gordon Gilette. Gordon Gilette, who saw his creative center as a graphic designer designing CD and book covers before eventually finding his way to making music. His distinctive electronic sound is often described as dark, deep, soulful, and emotional. It features exposed drums, a prominent bass, and gentle vocals that create a seamless blend of both soul and electronic music.

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