Applauded across the blogosphere for a sound that effortlessly meshes electronica, hip-hop, R&B and soul in a way that sounds familiar while managing to possess the sort of chilly, minimalist air similar to Beacon, the duo […]
Tag: pop
Irish-born and currently London-based sisters Hannah and Colette Thurlow are the founders and creative force of the indie pop act 2:54 – and with the release of their 2012 debut effort, the Thurlow sisters and their backing band […]
Elizabeth Ann Clark is Mojave Desert-based filmmaker and classically trained pianist who began composing melodies which eventually (and perhaps inevitably) evolved into electronic dance songs. Recording, writing and performing under the moniker of VIRGO, Clark’s sound has […]
With the release of their critically and commercially successful sophmore album In Ghost Colours, the Melbourne, Australia-based act Cut Copy was put on the international map, thanks in part to a sound that deftly mixes and blurs the […]
The Portland, OR-based Vocalist Randa Leigh and producer/multi-instrumentalist Brian Vincent comprise the electro pop act SOS. And in interviews, the duo have publicly claimed the xx, Aaliyah, D’Angelo and Kanye West as influences. Although, lyrically the duo’s work explores the feelings, emotional impulses […]
“Feel It” is the latest single from Ennui, the brainchild of Pittsburgh, PA-based musician and producer Jim Doutrich. The band has existed in a variety of incarnations since 2004 but their soon-to-released album Telepathic Beat will likely further Doutrich and company’s […]
Escort is a New York-based 17 member collective, founded by producers Eugene Cho and Daniel Balls, and fronted by the incredible vocalist Adeline Michele – and the band has received quite a lot of attention across […]
As I’ve mentioned on a number of occasions, over the last 18 months or so, I’ve been receiving a large number of emails from artists, publicity firms and labels located all over the world. Just […]
Originally from Izhesvk, Russia and currently based in St. Petersburg, the electronic music act, D-Pulse have developed a reputation internationally for a sound that’s both futuristic and yet a bit melancholic as they pair synthesizers, […]
The Viennese duo of Mel and Clemens formed electro pop act Möwe (which is German for seagull) when the duo realized that they wanted to do something very different from Mary Lost Her Pathos, the indie rock band they […]
Irish-born and currently London-based sisters Hannah and Colette Thurlow perform as the duo 2:54 — and with the 2012 release of their debut effort, the duo not only won international attention, they toured with the likes of the xx, Wild […]
The Twilight Sad are a Scottish trio comprised of James Graham (vocals), Andy McFarlane (guitar) and Mark Devine (drums) are both critical darlings and something of an indie rock cult favorite band, who haven’t seen […]
The Los Angeles, CA-based duo of Holiday J (bass) and Nicole Turley (drums) formed Amoureux after bonding over their pasts as dancers; and in some way, their pasts as dancers suggests that they have an […]
For over a decade singer/songwriter Nicholas Krgovich (pronged KER-ga-ViTCH) has developed a reputation for an idiosyncratic and creatively restless spirit as he’s written and performed in projects such as No Kids, Gigi and P:ANO and for his collaborations with Mount Eerie, Nite Jewel and Dirty Projectors’s […]
Charles Lavoie, Vincent Legault, and Frannie Holder formed Dear Criminals as a side project after several years of wanting to collaborate together and not being able to do so. “Petite Mort” is the latest single […]