The New York-based trio of Lemonade, which coincidentally may be one of the more difficult to Google band names I’ve come across lately, is one of Cascine Records latest discoveries and signings. “Stepping,” the trio’s […]
Tag: indie synth pop
A diverse array of artists across a number of disciplines including Parliament Funkadelic, sci-fi novelist Octavia Butler, Sun Ra, and others were instrumental in the creation of the increasingly important Afrofuturuism movement. And within that movement, […]
Based in Christchurch, New Zealand, the duo of Steven Marr and Indira Force formed Doprah back in 2012 and in their relatively short history together, they have seen a considerable amount of success — they’ve released a number […]
Crater is a Seattle, WA female production duo, whose been praised by Gorilla vs. Bear, Dazed and Confused and other blogs for a sound that’s been described as “big, romantically ominous, industrial-leaning electro pop.” Indeed, […]
As a blogger and as an obsessive music fan, it’s pretty easy to become a fan of particular labels at a given time. In fact, I’ve written about how much of a fan of labels […]
Young Magic’s sophomore effort Breathing Statues was released last month through Carpark Records. Comprised of the Indonesian vocalist Melati Malay and Austrian producer Isaac Emmanuel, the New York-based band recorded and pieced together Breathing Statues’s material while on tour, recording material during […]
Callum Wright is an up-and-coming Manchester, UK-based producer and electronic artist who performs and records under the moniker of D/R/U/G/S. His previous releases thorough Moshi Moshi Records and Different Recordings have received praised from the […]
Jake Hays is a Los Angeles, CA-based multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, who writes and records under the moniker Maudlin Strangers. And interestingly. Hays also managed to engineer, track and produce his forthcoming effort Overdose from his bedroom – […]
Over the past year or so, I’ve been receiving an increasing number of emails from a number of labels, PR firms, band managers and even artists themselves. And more often than not, those emails are […]
Although they’re now internationally known and are considered critical darlings across both the blogosphere and in print, Cut Copy started out from humble beginnings – as the solo creative project of Melbourne, Australia-based DJ and graphic designer […]
Sam Ricketts and Tom Clarke, the British-based duo of Cloud Boat, are part of a growing scene of songwriters who consider production and songwriting to be one in the same, much like blogosphere darling James […]
The Los Angeles-based vocals Evan Mellows grew up in a home in which his folks listened to the work of the legendary Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross and others; however, as he got older, […]
Up-and-coming electronic music artist Slaptop has a sound that evokes wild, youthful adventures – in fact his debut single “Sunrise” is reportedly about a group of friends who go out on an all-night adventure that […]
Some Ember, the California-based duo of Nina Chase and Dylan Travis released their self-titledm third album earlier this year, and the effort represents a dramatic change in sonic direction for the duo. “The Thrashing Whip,” […]
Ahmed Gollab is a Sudanese ex-pat, who writes, records and performs under the moniker of Sinkane, with his frequent collaborator and childhood friend Greg Lofaro, along with bandmates jaytram (drums), Ish Montgomery (bass) and Jonny […]