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Folk/Review Lucie Hill - Holding the Space
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Folk/Review Lucie Hill - Holding the Space

Cornwall-based singer-songwriter Lucie Hill (known to her fans in New Zealand as Little Lapin) offers listeners a peek into her heart space with heartfelt lyrics and catchy melodies. Lucie Hill has been writing, recording, and performing music since 2010 and has received international critical acclaim for her debut album, ‘Remember the Highs', which was voted Best International Album of 2015 by Unsigned and Independent Music Magazine.

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Rock/Review Sharon Lia Band - Love You Forever
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Rock/Review Sharon Lia Band - Love You Forever

Award-winning artist Sharon Lia’s unique style can be described as a mix of modern-day Heart, Pat Benetar, and Evanescence meets Adele. Sharon Lia Band, who has landed on the Grammy® Ballot multiple times, signed a distribution deal with Sony/Orchard, and their music has been featured in top TV markets across the country, including shows on FOX, NBC, ABC, CBS, CW, and in their own backyard—WPHL Philadelphia, along with The Marilyn Russell show on WOGL FM, where Lia was highlighted in the "Remarkable Women” series.

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Reggae/Review Mikhaelize - Elle était l'océan
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Reggae/Review Mikhaelize - Elle était l'océan

Mikhaelize is a writer and poet working to harmonize environmental energies. He writes about a variety of themes, such as the multidimensionality of being and realities beyond the visible. For him, tending towards these dimensions through art—the sensitive vibration of words and sounds—constitutes the musical and emotional space whose source of inspiration draws directly from the currents of infinity.

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Pop/Review Sandy King - No Words
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Pop/Review Sandy King - No Words

As a Denver, Colorado, native, music has always been a part of Sandy King's life. A self-taught musician, she started playing piano at 7 and guitar at 13. She wrote her first song at 15 and performed in various rock, pop, and variety bands in Colorado for over 30 years. Her first CD was a collaborative effort with her sister, Kathy, a lyricist and vocalist. The “Play” CD was completely her sole creation of both lyrics and music, along with the songs on the next EP release.

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Rock/Review Asgard Raven - Chasing Your Dreams
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Rock/Review Asgard Raven - Chasing Your Dreams

Asgard Raven is an indie-rock artist from the south of England, UK. Producing songs born from experiences during deployments in the Army, Joe (singer and songwriter) has taken the next step towards bringing them to life and releasing them to the public. Drawing on many influences, including punk, rock, blues, and indie music, he produces a unique landscape of sound reminiscent of early 90s brit pop and rock records.

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Electronic/Review Mélanger le Miel - Changing States
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Electronic/Review Mélanger le Miel - Changing States

Mélanger le Miel is a 21-year-old producer, pianist, and DJ from Geneva, Switzerland. Having spent much of his time studying in the UK and Australia, ‘Sebastian’ produces Jungle and Electronica, influenced by the sounds of Four Tet, 4AM Kru, and Adam Pits. As a member of the 6-piece jazz/funk group ‘Flavour’, the Melbourne-based collective offers a platform to express more jazz-fused electro music. Now, through an independent scope, the founder of artist-connect platform and record label Mélange brings a piano-based electronic tapestry fuelled by synth melodies, melancholy vocals, and dance music.

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Pop/Review Kelsie Kimberlin - Twinkle
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Pop/Review Kelsie Kimberlin - Twinkle

Kelsie Kimberlin is an American-Ukrainian musician and singer. Her work is not only accessible and entertaining but also steeped in important social themes and dual meanings, underscoring her deep understanding of the power of creative music to evoke change. From an early age, Kelsie immersed herself in music, singing in choirs, participating in Yoko Ono’s Peace Project, and spending much of her childhood in music studios working on an endless stream of original songs.

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Jazz/Review Ultrablue - Herbie
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Jazz/Review Ultrablue - Herbie

Ultrablue, NY pianist John Smatla's mostly instrumental project, has been called "smooth jazz with a New York attitude." Piano-centric and more musically challenging than many in the genre, Ultrablue fuses jazz elements with r&b, pop, and world music flavors. Ultrablue features a variety of mostly-NY-based all-star instrumentalists. Players include Randy Brecker, guitarists Chieli Minucci of Special EFX, Brazilian legends Romero LuBambo and Dave Stryker, drummers Omar Hakim and Joel Rosenblatt (Spyro Gyra), bassists John Benitez, John Pattituci, and Hubert Eaves, and percussionist Mino Cinelu.

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Rock/Review RISE - Here I Am
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Rock/Review RISE - Here I Am

RISE is a dynamic four-piece band hailing from Liverpool, England. Known for their high-energy performances and distinctive sound, RISE is making waves in the rock music scene. The band features: Sam Kinley (aka stayMellow) on bass and vocals Paul Kinley on keyboards and backing vocals Alex Mahoney on drums Brian Petch on guitar RISE creates a powerful blend of high-tempo rock, driven by melodic vocal hooks and a seamless mix of synths and guitars.

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Hip-Hop/Review YDV - WHERE I STAY
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Hip-Hop/Review YDV - WHERE I STAY

YDV entered the music game to create an impact, not to follow the traditional rules set before him. Taking inspiration from the greats, YDV sets his intention to take you on a cinematic journey through his music and accompanying visuals that bend hip-hop, pop, rap, and EDM all into one another. More than anything, YDV's music comments on the duality of everything that exists in front of us—how any one moment can be seen through multiple different lenses all at once.

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Metal/Review Noiz Ritual - Embrace The Noiz
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Metal/Review Noiz Ritual - Embrace The Noiz

Νoiz Ritual is a 4+1 piece band that was formed in 2022 by John Varvas (4lt) on vocals, Nick Christolis (Four Sides of Strange, ex-Ghost Season, ex-Potergeist) on guitars, Mantalena Krikelli (Vegan Mosquitoes, Heavenblack, ex-Lost Arcadia) on drums, and Ilias Xirogiannis (Imperfection) on bass. The band was brought together by a shared longing for the 90s grunge music scene and the alternative rock and nu-metal of the 2000s.

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Folk/Review The Melancholic Folk Collective - Virtual Travelogue (An Acoustic Odyssey)
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Folk/Review The Melancholic Folk Collective - Virtual Travelogue (An Acoustic Odyssey)

The Melancholic Folk Collective is a project headed by Tom Vernel, consisting of this album by Vernel and Dani Romo. The second album is simpler, with fewer personnel and a more acoustic version of the sound they are trying to create. All songs were written and arranged by Tom Vernel, with production by Dani Romo. Tom did all the vocal work, and Dani did all the guitar and bass work.

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Pop/Review Ava Valianti - January
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Pop/Review Ava Valianti - January

Ava Valianti is a singer-songwriter from Massachusetts whose talent and passion for music have catapulted her onto the global stage. With a distinctive voice and indie pop flair, Ava’s music resonates with audiences worldwide, sparking comparisons with artists such as Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Renee Rap, and Gracie Abrams. Following the success of her first two singles, ‘bubble wrap’ and ‘Middle Ground’, Ava continues to make waves in the music industry with her much anticipated third single, ‘January’, released on May 24th.

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Electronic/Review Mortal Prophets - Brian Eno In Heaven
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Electronic/Review Mortal Prophets - Brian Eno In Heaven

Beckmann doesn’t waste any time setting the scene in the opening salvo of his Mortal Prophets debut, Stomp the Devil. As the sky turns black, a sinister rainstorm slides across the horizon, and lightning cuts through its inky canvas like Death’s scythe—a not-so-subtle warning to step away from your speakers or succumb to Beckmann’s raw, ominous sound.

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Metal/Review Forever in Transit - Let Go Your Earthly Tether
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Metal/Review Forever in Transit - Let Go Your Earthly Tether

A focus on the journey and growth rather than a fixation on the end goal or destination. The sensation of floating, suspended in the air, never quite reaching your intended destination—carried over peaks and valleys of high-energy progressive metal and complex, multilayered ambience. Armed with an ethos of artistic freedom and a forward-thinking mentality, Forever in Transit aims to take the listener on a sonic journey without regard for established conventions.

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Pop/Review Natalia Quest - Redemption
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Pop/Review Natalia Quest - Redemption

Natalia Quest is a bilingual singer-songwriter born in Russia and currently residing in Los Angeles. She holds degrees in music and psychology and is passionate about alchemizing personal and collective shadows through art. In an era of rapid AI development, Natalia strives to keep her music highly authentic and charged, both emotionally and energetically. She believes that true art can only be channeled and received, not generated by the human brain.

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