Discovering the new music underground around the globe
Worldwide/Review Marvash, Siavash Kamkar, DrummerMartijn - Az Zagros Ta Zuiderzee
Marvash is an international world/jazz fusion group, led by santur player Siavash Kamkar (Teheran, IR) & drummer Martijn Soeterbroek/DrummerMartijn (Utrecht, NL).
Rock/Review Mike Stewart Theory - Jet Set Trash
Mike Stewart Theory (MST) is the project of the accomplished producer, writer, and artist Michael Ivan Stewart (also known as Mike Stewart, TexasMike, and Mikey Two Hats). MST is an optimistic project conceived as an outlet for creativity, involving colleagues from London, Amsterdam, Austin, and the Mühle der Freundschaft Studio in Bad Iburg, Germany. The project has evolved into a platform for Mike's infectious enthusiasm for music, inclusive culture, family, and songwriting.
Pop/Review Marble Raft - To Have and to Hold and to Break
Marble Raft is a Swedish indie pop duo consisting of friends Olle Söderström and Gabrielle Werme Baker. The band was created out of their mutual love for ethereal and exuberant indie pop. Together they conjure dreamy indie pop duets with an atmospheric soundscape filled with layers of analogue instruments. Marble Raft debuted in 2021 with their critically acclaimed album Geography A.
Pop/Review Michael Defo - Void
Michael Defo - Void
Rock/Review Mick J. Clark - It's Christmas Party Time
Mick J. Clark is a singer/songwriter on the Sonorus Record Label with over 1,000,000 Spotify streams on his songs; he reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 2 in the USA iTunes Top 100 Rock Songs in June 2020 with: We Know It's True. He has written over 60 songs, of which 54 are being played by Emerge Music in shops, and with two songs on the ‘Goa Chillout Zone Vol. 9’ album, which reached No. 1 in the iTunes Electronic Chart.
Rock/Review Mad Painter - Debt Collector
Mad Painter, based in the Boston, MA, area, is deeply rooted in the melodic rock tradition of the 1970s. They play mostly original music, ranging from Woodstock-era psychedelic rock to glam-tinged rock 'n' roll a la Mott the Hoople and the Faces to epic heavy anthems in the vein of Uriah Heep.
Rock/Review Maverick Smith - Christmas
Maverick Smith is a genre-blending rock band led by songwriter, guitarist, and producer Sean Boynes. Known for their raw, authentic sound, the band combines live-recorded energy with influences ranging from indie and classic rock to orchestral arrangements. Their debut album, “With Friends & Imperfections,” featured a stellar cast of 22 musicians and received widespread acclaim.
Pop/Review Mick J. Clark - It's Getting Near Christmas
Mick J. Clark is a singer/songwriter on the Sonorus Record Label with over 1,000,000 Spotify streams on his songs; he reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 2 in the USA iTunes Top 100 Rock Songs in June 2020 with: We Know It's True. He has written over 60 songs, of which 54 are being played by Emerge Music in shops, and with two songs on the ‘Goa Chillout Zone Vol. 9’ album, which reached No. 1 in the iTunes Electronic Chart.
Pop/Review Mary Knoblock - Excuse Me While I Go Fall In Love
Mary Knoblock is an EDM artist and NEO classical composer as well as a fine artist who started the Produced by a Girl platform, movement, and gateway for female producers and artists while signed to Andre Williams for A&R Development via UMG in 2019. She had amassed a prolific set of electronic music and numerous albums before being signed. Her discography includes an impressive 23 albums with 150 songs produced and composed with her unique style of electronica meets jazz meets classical and trap EDM music.
Pop/Review Mick J Clark - Sing glory glory hallelujah
Mick J. Clark is a singer/songwriter on the Sonorus Record Label with over 1,000,000 Spotify streams on his songs; he reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 2 in the USA iTunes Top 100 Rock Songs in June 2020 with: We Know It's True. He has written over 60 songs, of which 54 are being played by Emerge Music in shops, and with two songs on the ‘Goa Chillout Zone Vol. 9’ album, which reached No. 1 in the iTunes Electronic Chart.
Pop/Review Moon and Aries - Take Me Home
Canadian writer & singer Jordana Moon and German composer & producer Tom Aries team up as Moon and Aries—the music duo. To bring warmth and assurance for a brighter future. With their songs, they bring to life an intriguing universe rich in a fusion of Electro Pop, Cinematic Synth Pop, Trip-Hop, R&B, and Soul. Jordana Moon and Tom Aries have a deep, driving desire to raise the vibrations and activate a higher version of reality with their music.
Rock/Review Monrad - Not by design
Monrad is the solo moniker of Matthew Ramon. Part of a reverb-drenched, instrumental surf punk band for most of his twenties (Rencontrez l'amour, born of punk and reverb), he only grabbed back to music when he finally settled in a rural Italian village. Loyal to a reverby guitar sound, Matthew started experimenting with other instruments, different genres, styles, and sounds.
Electronic/Review Marc Soucy - The Tong
Marc Soucy has been a musician since he was a toddler, when he began private piano lessons at his own insistence. His parents thought it was bizarre, but having come from heavily musical families on both sides, they went along with it. He didn't stop for over 11 years. Even though his formal lessons were in classical music, he never really got the bug to pursue that seriously.
Pop/Review Mike and Mandy - Cocoon
Mike and Mandy are a married indie duo based in Los Angeles. Both performing artists, Mandy can be seen in the St. Vincent movie “The Nowhere Inn" as a member of St. Vincent’s extended family, and Mike may be best known as a businessman caught air-drumming to Rush in a Volkswagen Jetta commercial.
Country/Interview Malachi Gagnon - Stay
Emerging pop-country singer-songwriter Malachi Gagnon is a small town all-American 17-year-old who found his love for singing and songwriting where many of music’s biggest stars first discovered their inner artist: the church worship band. Born and raised in a small town of New Hampshire, Malachi was raised on small town values and credits his family and their encouragement for giving him the confidence to believe in himself before he ever played his first chord.
Pop/Review Mick J Clark - Hey-Mu-Cha-Cha
Mick J Clark is a singer/songwriter on the Sonorus Record Label. With over 1,000,000 Spotify streams on his songs, he reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 2 in the USA iTunes Top 100 Rock Songs in June 2020 with: We Know It's True. He has written over 60 songs, of which 54 are being played by Emerge Music in shops, and with two songs on the ‘Goa Chillout Zone Vol. 9’ album, which reached No. 1 in the iTunes Electronic Chart.
Folk/Review Moira Chicilo - Colour Of My Eyes
Moira Chicilo is a Canadian singer-songwriter living in Vancouver, BC. Moira writes songs that speak to the everlasting pull of place and the relentless journey of life, mixing elements of indie folk like Wilco with ethereal sounds such as Mazzy Star and Portishead. For Moira, the music always starts with the story, reflecting on themes such as loss, the fragility of nature, human connection, and choices.
Americana/Review Michael Messer & Chaz Jankel - Visions Of Hope
Michael Messer is a virtuoso slide guitarist, singer, songwriter, and roots & blues innovator. Throughout his forty-two year career, his music has remained individual and contemporary. Michael Messer's reputation as an innovator of the blues and master of slide guitar is well known. Being British with an international reputation for blues slide guitar is a rarity in itself, but Messer's obsessive appetite for knowledge of his art is virtually unrivaled.
Rock/Review Monrad - Caught Up
Monrad is the solo moniker of Matthew Ramon. Part of a reverb-drenched, instrumental surf punk band for most of his twenties (Rencontrez l’amour - Born of punk and reverb), he only grabbed back to music when he finally settled in a rural Italian village. Loyal to a reverby guitar sound, Matthew started experimenting with other instruments, different genres, styles, and sounds.
Pop/Review Matya - Nosebleeds
An eclectic fusion of lofi-rock snares and dreamy French touch synths, Matya’s sonic landscape defies traditional categorization, manifesting in a genre she calls avant-rock. Matya’s upcoming project is meant to create generational anthems for today’s countercultural rebels who go against the grain of the traditional American Dream.