Comprised of Zinzi Edmundson and Jesse Kivel, the Los Angeles-based duo Kisses have developed a reputation for crafting records that had been intentionally and conceptually cohesive synth pop — with both Edmundson and Kivel assembling […]
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The members of the Aarhaus, Denmark-based indie act Lowly — comprised of Nanna Schannong, Kasper Staub, Thomas Lund, Soffie Viemose and Steffen Lundtoft — can trace their origins to when the band’s members were brought together to complete a short, musical project at the school they all attended. But interestingly enough, the quintet quickly discovered that they had a musical chemistry and connection that suggested that their collaboration should continue.
The Danish quintet first received attention with the 2014 release of their debut single “Daydreamers,” which was praised for its playful arrangements and 70s pop sensibility — and “Fire,” the first single off the band’s forthcoming Sink Way Into Me EP consists of jangling and jagged guitar and piano chords and shimmering synths paired with ethereal harmonies and an uncanny sense of playful melody to create a song that sounds as though it drew influence from The Carpenters but with a highly modern sensibility — all while retaining an earnestness and sincerity at its core.
New Audio: The Gorgeous and Atmospheric, New Single from Louisville’s Twin Limb
Comprised of Lacey Guthrie (accordion, keys, vocals), Maryliz Bender (drums, guitar, vocals), Kevin “Twinderella” Ratterman (guitar) and Sara Pitt (credited with “everything you see”). the Louisville, KY-based trio Twin Limb have purposely shrouded themselves in mystery […]
New Audio: Introducing the Heavy Doom Metal Sound of Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard
Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard is a Welsh doom metal quartet, who first started to receive attention across the UK with a cassette demo released earlier this year, which featured a 30 minute doom metal opera […]
New Audio: Lust For Youth’s New Single “Better Looking Brother” Channels New Order and Cut Copy
Comprised of Hannes Norvide, Loke Rahbek and Malthe Fischer, the Copenhagen, Denmark-based trio, Lust For Youth can trace their origins to when the act began as the self-described “dark, cold, atonal, lonely, tormented” and “lower than lo-fi” solo recording project of […]
New Audio: Mega Ran’s Latest Single “RNDM Is Out Now” Channels HIp-Hop’s Golden Age
Now, if you’ve been frequenting JOVM over the past couple of months you may be familiar with the Philadelphia-born, Phoenix-based emcee, chip tune DJ and producer Mega Ran (also known as Raheem Jarbo), who up […]
New Audio: Introducing The Dreamy Sound of Praxis Canta
Originally starting his career as a guitarist and composer for the Brazilian indie act Sexy Fi, João Paulo Praxis recently relocated to Brooklyn to purse a solo career with his solo recording project, Praxis Canta. “Rimel,” […]
New Audio: GOAT’s Sweaty and Menacing, New Single, “It’s Time For Fun”
As an old Swedish legend has it, a traveling witch doctor and her disciples were led to a tiny and extremely remote Northern Swedish village, Korpilombolo by an unknown Sami traveller. The reason that the Sami traveller […]
New Audio: Phia’s Breezy and Seductive Cover of Radiohead’s “15 Step”
More than enough ink has been spilled on the Oxford, UK-based quintet Radiohead — to the point that delving deeply into the band’s backstory will seem largely unnecessary; however, what I will say is that the […]
New Audio: Introducing Camille TRUST and Her Funky, Swaggering, New Single “Wake Your Body Up”
Born and raised in Tampa, FL and currently located here in NYC, Camille Trzcinski, who performs under the moniker Camille TRUST is a singer/songwriter, whose sound according to her website is deeply influenced by Motown and […]
New Audio: Check Out Starlight Girls Dance-Floor Leaning, New Single “Lodestar”
Over the past five years, the Brooklyn-based sextet, Starlight Girls have developed a reputation for a unique brand of “noir-ish indie pop” and for a live set that employs the use of video projections that includes psychedelic imagery, stock […]
New Audio: Boulevards Cements His Reputation for Funky, Club-Banging Pop With “Honesty”
http://www.npr.org/player/embed/442320383/442326741 Boulevards is the solo recording project of the North Carolina-based Jamil Rashad. Now if you’ve been following JOVM over the past couple of months, you may be familiar with Rashad — but for those new […]
New Audio: Grupo Fantasma’s New Single, “Solo Un Sueno” Reveals A Challenging Yet Accessible Change in Sonic Direction
Since their formation 15 years ago, the Austin, TX-based collective Grupo Fantasma has developed a reputation as being one of the US’s preeminent, independent Latin bands as the collective has been nominated for multiple Grammies […]
New Audio: Indie All-Star, Side Project, Coromandelles’ New Single Channels a Playful Version of Phil Spector and Others
Initially begun as a sort of side project of Tijuana Panthers’ Dan Michicoff, Coromandelles, the project became a full-fledged band when Cold War Kids‘ bassist Matt Maust, Robyn Roth and Naomi Green joined. After recording […]
New Audio: The Tense and Sensual Collaboration Between Melbourne’s The Cactus Channel and Chet Faker
Forming over 5 years ago, the Melbourne, Australia-based funk/soul collective The Cactus Channel have developed a reputation for being one of Australia’s premier funk and soul instrumental bands, as they’ve released two full-length efforts and […]