DISCOVERING THE NEW MUSIC UNDERGROUND AROUND THE GLOBE
Electronic/Review Orisha Lux - Final Flash (Deluxe Edition)
Orisha Lux is the recording name of Jordan Thomas, a Chicago-based electronic artist, producer, composer, and screenwriter whose catalog moves between dance-floor energy and dreamlike introspection. Drawing from house music, drum and bass, downtempo, hip-hop, R&B, and trip-hop, he builds genre-fluid projects with a distinctly cinematic sense of space, rhythm, and atmosphere.
Folk/Review Eternal Mourning - Drums Are Beating My Steps
Eternal Mourning, aka Philippe Mourani, is a singer-songwriter from Montreal. His musical style encompasses a wide range, including folk, spag western, rock, grunge, indie, and psychedelic. Philippe Mourani is known for his passion as a bass player in various bands. In the Eternal Mourning project, he feels the need to express his ideas and creativity through words, music and collaboration.
Rock/Review Eyal Har-Noy - This Is Me
Eyal Har-Noy is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer making melodic pop rock where the guitar is a second voice. His catalog spans two albums, an EP and a series of singles, with more than 600,000 streams on Spotify and listeners around the world. His sound combines warm vocals, personal storytelling, and expressive guitar playing with influences including Coldplay, John Mayer, and Mark Knopfler.
Rock/Review Mick J. Clark - It's Getting Near Christmas
Mick J. Clark is a singer/songwriter on the Sonorus Record Label with over 1,000,000 Spotify streams on his songs; he reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 2 in the USA iTunes Top 100 Rock Songs in June 2020 with: We Know It's True. He has written over 60 songs, of which 54 are being played by Emerge Music in shops, and with two songs on the ‘Goa Chillout Zone Vol. 9’ album, which reached No. 1 in the iTunes Electronic Chart.
Pop/Review Antoin Gibson - The Rise and Fall of Eternity
Antoin Gibson is a genre-blending artist, lyrical disruptor, and the creative force behind independently founded label Circum Sonus. With a sharp tongue and sharper pen, Antoin crafts complex, thought-provoking tracks that pull no punches. From diss tracks dripping in satire to dark pop infused with supernatural seduction, their work defies labels while demanding attention. A self-produced powerhouse with an unfiltered artistic voice, Antoin weaves together intellect, wit, and theatrical flair in a way that's both confrontational and addictive.
Rock/Review Radio Drive - Walk With Me
Radio Drive is an alternative pop rock band featuring Kevin Gullickson. As the engine behind Radio Drive, Kevin has won international awards and nominations for his music. His songs have been aired on the radio around the world, topping indie charts and receiving rave reviews. Radio Drive has been featured on web zines, podcasts, and radio shows.
Jazz/Review Andrei British - Vampire Girl In Love (feat. Bec Hollcraft)
Andrei British - Vampire Girl In Love (feat. Bec Hollcraft)
Electronic/Review Nineteen Sixty-Two - Lovable
Hailing from Rome, Italy, Nineteen Sixty-Two is an electronic music artist who proves that passion knows no age limits. Taking his stage name from his birth year of 1962, this producer embarked on his musical journey later in life, driven by an unwavering dedication to his craft. Working independently from his personal studio, Nineteen Sixty-Two has cultivated a distinctive creative process that prioritizes authenticity and spontaneity.
Pop/Review London King - Skin
Unfiltered, fearless, and impossible to box in, London King is a fresh voice carving her own path through the alternative music landscape. Rooted in rock but driven by a genre-fluid instinct, her sound shifts between raw energy, unexpected textures, and bold experimentation. London doesn’t follow the rules; she bends, breaks, and rewrites them, creating music that refuses to stay in one place.
Pop/Review Sacha Mullin - Social Touch
Sacha Mullin is a Chicago-based singer–songwriter and educator noted for his “commanding yet vulnerable” singing style, wide vocal range, and jazzy, intense, and ethereal compositions. While critics often compare him to David Sylvian and Jeff Buckley, his influences are rooted in artists such as Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell, and Geike Arnaert. His songs often hinge on intimate, elastic vocals—moving from hushed precision to sudden, soaring intensity—set against angular melodies and dense, harmonically adventurous arrangements that blur pop, jazz, and experimental forms.
Country/Review Mogipbob - Anything but Me
Hailing from Hythe, Alberta, Mogipbob creates character-driven songs that draw from warm 1970s-inspired easy listening, folk, soul, and light funk. His music leans into storytelling, exploring the emotional texture of everyday life through working people, imperfect moments, and the inner narratives that shape how we see ourselves.
Classical/Review Nikiré - AN INVITATION — The Music Version — An Oratorio
Nikiré is a philosophical and musical project created by Tom Arild Junge. Through human-written lyrics and contemplative music, it offers an invitation to reflect on values, human connection, presence and the way we live. The music forms part of a wider life philosophy for our time, where values are understood not simply as ideas but as something lived through relationships, choices and everyday presence.
Metal/Review Wildcard Campfire - Where God Grew Tired
Wildcard Campfire is a faceless, story-driven heavy music project blending cinematic atmosphere with melodic metalcore, deathcore and modern metal. Built around guitar-written riffs, emotional melodies and heavy contrasts, each release is part of a larger world rather than a standalone track.
Pop/Review Jimi Bennett Band - When Love Walks In
The Jimi Bennett Band brings together three powerhouse musicians whose combined experience spans decades of international touring, chart-topping releases, and industry recognition.
Pop/Review Bam Rigby - Complicated
From his first public performance crooning in French at the age of six to recording his first demo tracks on a series of old tape recorder decks, Bam Rigby has always found innovative ways to merge sounds from early influences like Elvis Presley, Duran Duran, The Who, Kate Bush, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles & The Beach Boys with that of his multicultural upbringing. Bam’s past releases have garnered attention from popular media outlets and radio stations such as American Songwriter, MTV, Paper Magazine, BBC Music, KCRW, and LA Weekly.
Electronic/Review Brannen - Closure (All I Want Is)
Brannen is a Scottish musician, drummer and producer making melodic and emotive house. Drawing on more than two decades in music, he combines organic rhythmic instincts with atmospheric electronic production, warm synths and emotionally driven melodies. His releases are made for late-night listening, long journeys and dancefloors that value musical progression.
Classical/Review Ashot Danielyan - Make Classical Music Great Again
Ashot Danielyan is an accomplished pianist and improviser renowned for his ability to craft captivating melodies across a variety of genres, including classical, ambient, new age, and experimental music. While his musical repertoire is diverse, the piano remains his favorite instrument and features prominently in most of his compositions. Ashot Danielyan continues to inspire audiences worldwide with his profound musical improvisations and deeply emotive performances.
Rock/Review Brian Asha - Mighty Man (Jack De Keyzer's Rock'n'roll Remix)
Brian Asha is a Canadian recording artist, media producer, author and youth advocate whose roots trace to Toronto's 1980s alternative scene and the 1990s cyberpunk and rave movement. He divides his time between Vancouver, Toronto, and San Francisco and releases music through Hot Rod Records. Jack De Keyzer is a two-time Juno Award winner and seven-time Maple Blues Award-winning guitarist, vocalist, and producer with more than four decades of experience.
Rock/Review Sheldon Mashugana - It's Turkey Day (feat. Crystal Carr)
Sheldon Mashugana is the comedic alter ego of Dallas-based performer Dean Morgan, a multi-talented artist who has built an impressive catalog of 18 slapstick comedy films on YouTube. Known for his goofy, feel-good persona, Sheldon Mashugana represents everything joyful and lighthearted in entertainment, offering audiences a much-needed escape from everyday stress. Recording primarily at Justin Pierce Music studio in Dallas, Texas, Morgan has cultivated a strong creative partnership with producer Justin Pierce, who handles the mixing and production duties.
Rock/Review The Widows - Between Two Worlds
The Widows deal in shadowy guitars, psych-tinged textures, and grooves that grab you from across the room and won’t let go. Songs swing from melodic to unhinged—sometimes in the same breath. Kim’s vocals? Seduction or hex, depending on the night.