Comprised of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Reni Lane, who released a solo album on Universal Motown, and has collaborated and/or toured with The Like, Joseph Arthur, Eurythmics‘ Dave Stewart, Linda Perry, Howie Day and others; Anna […]
Tag: indie pop
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: Introducing Up-and-Coming Australian Electro-Pop Artist Meredith
Up-and-coming, Brisbane, Australia-based electro folk/electro pop artist Meredith began her musical career in earnest back in 2010, when her desire to write, sing and perform became her lone priority — and almost as quickly as […]
New Audio: Poi Dog Pondering’s Shimmering and Soulful Dance Pop-Leaning, New Single
Throughout the 30 year history of the Chicago, IL-based Poi Dog Pondering, the band has developed a reputation for crafting a sound that’s purposely difficult to pigeonhole as their material has drawn from rock, dance […]
New Video: The Dark and Creepy Sounds and Visuals for Yassou’s “Fall Again”
Compared of Lilie Bytheway Hoy (lead vocals, bass), James Jackson (guitar, drums, vocals), A.J. Krumholz (guitar, keys, vocals), Patrick Aguirre (drums) and Theo Quimby (drums, piano, vocals), the quintet Yassou originally formed in upstate New York and are currently […]
New Audio: Introducing the Atmospheric and Dramatic Sound of Leeds, UK’s Actor
With the release of their first two singles “Feline” and “Swim,” the Leeds, UK-based electro pop trio Actor, comprised of singer/songwriter Louisa Osborn, producer Chris Mulligan and drummer Ste Anderson received national attention as blogs […]
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 Video: The Surreal, New Video for Beat Connection’s “So Good.”
With the release of their critically applauded debut effort, Palace 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 may recall that […]
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: Monogem’s Atmospheric and Sexy Cover of The Weeknd’s “Earned It”
Certainly, if you’ve been frequenting JOVM over the better part of the past year to about 18 months or so, you might be familiar with Monogem, an electro pop duo featuring singer/songwriter Jen Hirsh and producer/songwriter Scott […]
New Audio: Hans Island’s Swooning, New Single “I’m Yours”
Comprised of Canadian producer Mwahs and Danish-born and London-based vocalist and electro pop artist Marie Dahlstrom, who has received attention across both Scandinavia and the European Union for her silky smooth vocals, the duo of Hans […]
New Audio: Neon Indian’s Club-Banging, New Single “Slumlord”
Neon Indian is the solo recording project of the Mexican-born, Denton, TX-based singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and electronic music artist Alan Palomo. With the release of his first two albums, 2009’s Psychic Chasms and 2013’s Era Extraña, Palomo found his profile expanding […]
New Video: The Breezy Yet Mournful Psychedelia of Astronauts etc.’s “I Know”
When we look back at our own lives, it can seem that there was only one path we were meant to go but in reality, there were often countless paths, in which any number of […]