With the release of their debut effort, The World Is Well Lost, the Tel Aviv, Israel-based trio Vaadat Charigim received both national and international attention for a sound that’s heavily indebted to 80s and 90s alternative rock and to […]
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New Video: New Order’s Medieval Times-Inspired Video for New Single “Restless”
Since their formation in the aftermath of Ian Curtis‘ suicide over 35 years ago, there has been much ink spilled throughout New Order’s history, so delving deeply into their backstory is largely unnecessary; however, what I will say […]
New Video: Ruby Boots’ “Wrap Me In A Fever” Channels Neko Case and Others
Singer/songwriter Bex Chilcott, best known in her native Australia under the moniker of Ruby Boots has led quite a life. When she was 16. Chilcott left Perth and worked her way up the desolate Western […]
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 […]
New Video: The Hallucinogenic, New Video for MAFF’s “Act 1”
Childhood friends and co-founders Richi Gómez (vocals, bass and guitar) and Nicolás “Nek” Colombres (drums) have played together in a number of Santiago, Chile-based punk bands when they formed MAFF back in 2012. Martín Colombres (guitar) and […]
New Video: The Nostalgic, Old-Timey Video for Younghusband’s “Better Times”
Comprised of Euan Hinshelwood (vocals/guitars/keys), Adam Beach (guitars/keys), Joe Chilton (bass/guitars) and Pete Baker (drums/percussion/keys), the London-based, indie rock quartet Younghusband can trace their origins to when Hinshelwood started the band as a solo lo-fi, recording project. When founding […]
New Video: The Darkly Comic Video for White Reaper’s “Pills”
Certainly, if you’ve been frequenting JOVM over the course of the past 18-19 months or so, you may be familiar with the Louisville, KY-based quartet White Reaper, who in the same period of time have […]
New Video: The Swooning Romanticism of Lady Low’s Hello Sweet Goodbye
Comprised of founding member Jimmy Sweet (guitar, vocals), who was a member of the San Francisco, CA-based punk band Richmond Sluts and a touring member of Hot Hot Heat; Rachel Maxann (vocals, synth, bass), Eden Lee (vocals, drums), Kaitlin […]
New Video: The Trippy, CGI-based Video for Felix da Housecat’s Dub-Infused “The Natural” feat. The Legendary Lee “Scratch” Perry
Much ink has been spilled over the length of Lee “Scratch” Perry’s incredible, 50 plus-year music career, and that should be unsurprising as Perry has held a towering and instrumental influence on both modern and contemporary Jamaican reggae […]
New Video: elle le fantome’s Intimate, Cinematic and Gothic Pop Sound
Currently, Brooklyn-based (by way of California, Austin, TX and Tennessee) indie electro pop artist Tyler Elizabeth started her minimalist solo recording project, elle le fantôme (which translates as “she the ghost”) while she was still a student […]
New Video: Introducing Seoul, South Korea’s Electronic Production Duo Cumeo Project and Their Breezy, Summer Track “I Feel You”
Cumeo Project is a Seoul, South Korea-based electronic music production duo who have received international attention from the likes of XLR8R, Gold Flake Paint, Earmilk and others for a slickly produced, airy sound. The duo recently […]
New Video: Introducing DUZT and the B-Boy Swagger of His Debut Single “Space Cowboy”
Largely inspired by Frank Ocean, Drake, James Blake, and Michael Jackson, up-and-coming (and somewhat mysterious) Berlin-based artist DUZT‘s debut single “Space Cowboy” has received quite a bit of attention in the across the EU, as […]
New Video: Cincinnati’s Electric Citizen Channels 70s Heavy Metal on “Light Years Beyond”
Comprised of Ross Dolan (guitar), Laura Dolan (vocals), Nick Vogelpohl (bass) and Nate Wagner (drums), the Cincinnati, OH-based quartet Electric Citizen have received attention for a sound that channels Led Zeppelin, Rush, early Deep Purple, […]
New Video: The Haunting and Dreamlike “Closing Credits” by Iranian Indie Rock Act, King Raam
King Raam is the solo recording project of Raam, a Tehran-based musician, who started his career as the founder and singer/songwriter of Hypernova, a band that along with contemporaries Yellow Dogs were at the forefront […]
New Video: Monogem’s Breezy, 80s Synth Pop-Inspired “Wait and See”
Featuring singer/songwriter Jen Hirsh and producer/songwriter Scott Smith, electro pop project Monogem derives its name from a unique cosmic phenomenon — a Monogem Ring, the leftover glow of an supernova explosion. Interestingly, one of the largest monogem rings […]