Comprised of Brian J. Cohen (vocals, rhythm guitar), Eric Neujahr (guitar), Jon Engelhard (bass guitar), Brian Egan (keyboards) and Nick Cisik (drums), the Los Angeles-based quintet Line and Circle originally formed in Ohio. The quintet received national attention with […]
Category: New Audio
New Audio: The Urgent, Garage Rock Sound of Seattle’s Pony Time
The Seattle, WA-based duo Pony Time, comprised of Luke Beetham (bass, vocals) and Stacy Peck (drums) can trace their origins to when the duo met while helping a friend move a stereo in 2009. Initially, […]
New Audio: Introducing The Haunting and Effortlessly Soulful Sound of Berlin’s The Septembers
The Septembers are an Australian-born, Berlin, Germany-based duo, comprised of Donna Arendse and James Chatburn. And the duo of Arendse and Chatburn have quickly developed a reputation for warm and effortlessly soulful vocals, and for collaborating with […]
New Audio: Moa Holmsten’s Haunting and Affecting Cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Tougher Than the Rest”
Perhaps best known for her stint as the frontwoman of metal band Meldrum, singer/songwriter Moa Holmsten has spent the last couple of years focusing on a solo recording career, releasing two avant-garde albums of original material, Do You Want […]
EP Stream: BASECAMP’s R&B Leaning “Greater Than EP”
Comprised of Aaron Miller, Aaron C. Harmon, and Jordan Reyes, the Nashville, TN-based electro pop trio BASECAMP have developed a reputation for an sound that draws heavily from the past 15-20 years of R&B; in fact, “Watch My […]
New Audio: Introducing The Breezy, Electro Folk Sound of Melbourne, Australia’s Oh, Pep!
Comprised of Olivia ‘Liv’ Hally and Pepita ‘Pep’ Emmerichs, the Melbourne, Australia-based contemporary folk duo Oh, Pep! have quickly amassed quite a bit of success — and they haven’t yet turned 23; they were awarded the Young […]
New Audio: Introducing the Moody and Dark Electro Pop Sounds of Oakland’s Introflirt
The Oakland, CA-based electro pop trio of Introflirt can trace their origins to when its founder Ben Benjamin conceived the project as an electro pop exploration of “the dark and seedy corners of the human […]
New Audio: Fleurie’s Swooning “Sparks”
Fleurie is the solo recording project of Nashville, TN-based singer/songwriter Lauren Strahm and as Fleurie, Straham has developed a reputation for meshing a traditional singer/songwriter approach with contemporary electronic production to craft atmospheric pop. Now, […]
New Audio: The Dreamy and Futuristic Sounds of Midday Veil’s “Babel”
Comprised of co-founders Emily Pothast and David Golightly, along with Timm Mason, Jayson Kochan, Garrett Moore and Sam Yoder, the Seattle,WA-based sextet Midday Veil have developed a reputation for crafting material that’s subtle and incredibly nuanced, […]
New Audio: Starlight Girls Slinkily Seductive, Western Leaning, New Single “Hero”
Since their formation back in 2010, the Brooklyn-based sextet, Starlight Girls have developed a reputation for a unique brand of “noir-ish indie pop” and a live set that employs the use of video projections. After releasing a well-received, self-produced […]
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 Audio: White Panda’s Raucous, House Music Party Reworking of Powers’ “Beat of My Drum”
Comprised of Mike Del Rio and Crista Ru, the Los Angeles and NYC-based electro pop duo Powers caught the attention of the blogosphere with the release of “Beat of My Drum” earlier this year. And […]
New Audio: Introducing the Seductive, Party Funk of Boulevards
As the son of renowned, jazz radio DJ, Jamil Rashad grew up in musical household in which a passionate interest in music was fostered and encouraged, and as a result Rashad listened to jazz, blues, […]
New Audio: The Sweetly, Anxious Earnestness of Diet Cig’s New Single, “Dinner Date”
Comprised of Alex Luciano (guitar, vocals) and Noah Bowman (drums), the New Paltz, NY-based duo Diet Cig caught the attention of the blogosphere earlier this year with the release of their Over Easy EP — and building […]