YOKOTA is a somewhat mysterious, young, up-and-coming Sydney, Australia-based singer/songwriter and producer, who quietly released her debut single “Blindside” a single that possessed elements of swing-period jazz, brass band jazz, hip-hop, soul and pop in a densely […]
Category: Indie Pop
New Audio: Introducing The Breezy and Summery Pop Sound of Westchester County’s Heather LaRose
Back in June, my dear friend and colleague Natalie Hamingson and I were standing on line to get into the Opening Night festivities for this year’s New Music Seminar’s New Music Nights Festival, and although […]
New Audio: Introducing Frankie Broyles’ Haunting, Ethereal Pop
Born and reared in Atlanta, Frankie Broyles spent a great deal of his free time as a child and as a teenager, experimenting with various musical instruments in his parents’ unfinished basement. And by the […]
New Video: EMEFE’s “40 Watt” Reveals A Refined, Pop-Leaning Sound That Draws From the Legendary Fela Kuti and The Talking Heads
Formed in 2009 and fronted by composer, drummer and vocalist Miles Arntzen, formerly of Superhuman Happiness and a member of Anitbalas, the members of the Brooklyn-based Afrobeat-inspired funk pop collective EMEFE is comprised of some of NYC’s […]
New Audio: Superhuman Happiness’ Breezy, New Single “Drawing Lines”
If you’ve been frequenting JOVM since its beginnings over 5 years ago, you’d probably be intimately familiar with the (mostly) Brooklyn-based funk collective Superhuman Happiness. Their long-awaited full-length debut, Hands was one of my favorite […]
New Audio: Idgy Dean’s Spirit Conjuring, New Single “Ominous Harminus”
Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter and musician Lindsay Sanwald’s solo recording project Idgy Dean features the artist composing every single part of the song by herself and then looping each instrumental and vocal part — and as a […]
New Video: Introducing Seoul, South Korea’s Electronic Production Duo Cumeo Project and Their Breezy, Summer Track “I Feel You”
Cumeo Project is a Seoul, South Korea-based electronic music production duo who have received international attention from the likes of XLR8R, Gold Flake Paint, Earmilk and others for a slickly produced, airy sound. The duo recently […]
New Audio: Beat Connection’s Joyous Summer Love Track “So Good”
With the release of their critically applauded debut effort, Peace Garden, Beat Connection quickly became a blogosphere sensation for a slickly produced dance rock sound. Now, if you’ve been following JOVM for the last few months, you […]