Discovering the new music underground around the globe
Rock/Review Dylan Bressler - Talk My Ear Off
Dylan Bressler: drums, guitar, bass, keys, vocals. His influences are Blind Melon, Streetlight Manifesto, Alkaline Trio, and Black Sabbath.
Rock/Review Miles East - Lucky To Be Here Tonight
Following more than a decade atop New York City’s recording scene as a premier session and touring drummer, Miles East (vocals, acoustic guitars, drums) was joined in the studio only by Morgan (bass, electric guitars, keyboards, backing vocals) and polymath and multi-hyphenate musician Justin Goldner (electric guitars, baritone) for this new record.
Rock/Review NIMBY - Avatar
Born from the idea of frontman Tommaso La Vecchia and guitarist Aldo Ferrara, Nimby made their live debut in 2009 between the Catanzaro Hills and the Ionian Coast, freely shaping psychedelia, post-punk, and garage rock. In 2010, they released their first work, an EP titled "A Glimpse of World Seen Thru the Eyes of an Old Tree," with the participation of renowned local musicians such as Arco Parentela (4 Gradi Brix, Gioman) on bass and Antonio Guzzomì (Meat For Dogs, Bretus) on drums.
Pop/Review Loren Heat - Breathe (SOS)
Loren Heat is an upcoming singer/songwriter from Middlesbrough in the North East of England. The musical influences of Dua Lipa, Years and Years, Rita Ora, Slayyyter, and Mabel form the foundation for their dark pop-leaning songs. With tastemaker support from the likes of BBC Introducing, Notion, Earmilk, CULTR, and Music Crowns already under their belt, Loren Heat is quickly making their unique voice heard.
Rock/Review Robbie Rapids - Fishing the River
Robbie Rapids is a singer/guitarist from Grand Rapids, MI now residing in Atlanta, GA. Robbie's style of music focuses on Rock. It includes hard rock, pop rock, alternative rock, indie rock, adult oriented rock, and dabbles in southern rock, blues rock, and country/folk rock. You can hear Robbie perform with “Robbie & the Rapids” around Atlanta, GA.
Electronic/Review LOCKDOWN - Replicant
LOCKDOWN, an electronic project by Jonathan Fair, is back with an invigorating second release titled "Replicant." After the initial success of the dark and melodic debut "Vengeance," this new song nurtures the mind with slick and polished rhythms and precision clock-like beats that carry a powerful sonic monorail of textural and exotic sounds.
Electronic/Review Marie Möör et Les Autres Couleurs - The End Hollywood
Marie Möör et Les Autres Couleurs is a French electronic music duo led by singer-songwriter Marie Möör and composer Laurent Chambert, known for their experimental and genre-bending sound. Previous releases include the EP "Brise la glace" (2024) and "Nous ne sommes pas au monde" (2023).
Rock/Review Love Ghost - THE SPEED OF DREAMING
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.
Rock/Review Jane N’ The Jungle - Life of the Party
Heavy-hitting truths, loud guitars, and infectious energy make up the DNA of Phoenix, AZ’s best-kept modern rock secret, Jane N’ The Jungle. The band has an unquenched thirst for communication that demands attention, with Jordan White’s powerful lead vocals that cut like a knife and a take no prisoners attitude influenced by a combination of alternative rock, metal, and a touch of punk.
Rock/Review Gary Dranow - Bodywise
Gary Dranow and The Manic Emotions have garnered acclaim for their online performances during Tuesday night livestreams. They've also received recognition in various music magazines and blogs, thanks to their unwavering dedication to their craft and their genuine connection with their audience.
Hip-Hop/Review AGGRASOPPAR - OMMACHEPANNEKÆK
AGGRASOPPAR is a Faroese “flowerpunk naprap semi-supergroup” that erupted from the societal slumber of 2020 and released its 20-song-strong debut album on Christmas Eve 2020. They are infamous for their energetic live performances, where you never know what to expect from their surprisingly big and diverse repertoire—everything from harsh noise to soft country. AGGRASOPPAR’s music covers a wide variety of genres and moods, all bound together by the playful weirdness of the production and performances of the three core members, who go by the pseudonyms Ayphinn, Dada, and Sóljudrongur.
House/Review Vallac - Life
In a now-long-forgotten world, many generations ago, a fallen angel emerged from wooded darkness, floating and fluttering, drifting and dreaming. Backlit by a bright glow of iridescent light, his noble wings surged. It is powerful and big, and it appears as an eternal young man with angel wings riding a two-headed dragon. Since then, people have referred to the mythical being simply as Vallac!
Dance/Review Kiesza - Heaven Ain't Calling ft. Sugar Jesus
Kiesza is weird, and she sings a bit. She is a closet scientist when in hermit mode, and she makes surrealist art to process the constant bullshit that life throws her way. She is equally as social as she is anti-social, and she has a dog that acts more like a jaded muppet than a dog. Her life is very feather-like, and she embraces that. Music is literally the only way she knows how to communicate effectively and express the inner workings of her soul.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hip-Hop/Review Proklaim - POPPIN
Proklaim (Kult Status) is a Ugandan-born MC raised in Zambia and based in Namibia with a passion to glorify the name of God through the medium of hip-hop music and to do so with excellence and passion.