The UK-based pop act THUMPERS have received quite a bit of love on both sides of the Atlantic after the release of “Unkinder (A Tougher Love),” the first single of their debut full-length Galore. And once you […]
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With the release of her critically applauded full-length effort, I Predict A Graceful Explosion, the Canadian born and London-based Al Spyx, who writes, records and performs under the moniker of Cold Specks put herself on the map as a vocalist […]
Produced by Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier and recorded in downtown Manhattan’s Clocktower Gallery, People Get Ready’s forthcoming new album, Physiques began as collection of incomplete song sketches that developed as fully fleshed songs through improvisation, revision and […]
The Rotterdam, Netherlands-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentals Lisa van Viegen who writes, records and performs under the moniker of iET (pronounced “eet”) was born into a musical family and has been writing songs since she was […]
The Portland, OR-based Morning Ritual is a collaboration between composer Ben Darwish, twin sisters and vocalists Katelyn and Laurie Shook, multi-instrumentalist William Seiji Marsh and drummer Russ Kleiner. The quintet’s debut effort, The Clear Blue Pearl, which was […]
Originally a member of the Dambuilders, guitarist, violinist, and singer/songwriter Joan Wasser has performed and released three solo albums under the moniker of Joan as Policewoman since 2002. Her fourth and solo album, The Classic which […]
The Parisian electronica duo of SomethingALaMode have developed a reputation for fusing their passion for the classical compositions of Stravinsky with that of Daft Punk. In fact, the duo’s 2009 debut was released to critical […]
Taylor McFerrin is a Brooklyn-based producer, composer and DJ whose musical style has been heavily influenced by 60s and 70s soul, golden era hip-hop, free jazz and electronica. On his own work. McFerrin not only […]
Consisting of the Texas-born Paige McClain Wood and the Silver Lake, CA-born Steven Trezevant Dies, the Peach Kings have publicly claimed that their influences include Nancy Sinatra, Roy Orbison, Led Zeppelin and the Cramps. Interestingly, […]
The Brazilian-born and currently Bern, Switzerland-based vocalist Mariana Da Cruz teamed up with a backing quartet have over the course of three previously released albums to craft a sound that meshes several different genres – […]
The Sydney, Australia-based duo of We Are The Brave formed when singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jess Chalker began to collaborate with underground hip-hop producer and multi-instrumentalist Ox Why. The duo bonded over their shared love of […]
The number of emailed requests from PR firms, labels, bands, artists and record labels I’ve received from all over the world have gone up exponentially over the last few months, providing proof – to me, […]
The Brooklyn-based duo of Denitia and Sene have been praised here and across the blogosphere for a sound that effortlessly meshes elements of electronica, hip hop, R&B and soul, and in many ways it sounds comfortably familiar, […]
Alex Lee, a classically trained vocalist and Andrew Monborne, drummer started VEDAS as a means of catharsis. As Alex Lee has mentioned, “We write what we feel. VEDAS is an open door; we expose all of thoughts […]
As the frontman for Altar of Plagues, James Kelly was praised for crafting some of the more innovative music in the metal scene in some time, and according to critics and fans, he was also […]