DISCOVERING THE NEW MUSIC UNDERGROUND AROUND THE GLOBE
Folk/Review The Amanda Emblem Experiment - Power of One
Amanda Emblem is a folk, alt-country rock singer, songwriter and musician living in rural Queensland, Australia. In 2017 She decided to form her own musical entity forming “The Amanda Emblem Experiment”, working with various musicians, releasing her debut album “Who Is Amanda Em-blem” in 2018, which was a crossover album from rock to singer/songwriter folk.
Rock/Review Signal Static - Under the Skin
Signal Static asks the question; what does it mean to be Human? And, more importantly, what does it mean to be a good Human? Drawing inspiration from artists such as Chevelle, Tool, Muse, Queens of the Stoneage, and Pendulum, Signal Static combines hard rock, punk, and alternative with elements of metal, grunge and electronic music to create an intensely fresh and emotionally compelling sound.
Latin/Review Nevaris - Dub Sol
Nevaris is a musician from New York City. (Percussion, keyboards, vocals.) He is heavily influenced by dub, funk, and afro-latin music. Before releasing “Reverberations” in 2023 he recorded and performed with an evolving lineup of musicians under the band name “Loud Apartment”, including legendary producer/bassist Bill Laswell, turntablist DJ Logic, and Bernie Worrell of P-Funk and Talking Heads fame.
Pop/Review Nelleke - Send The Rain
Netherlands Indie-Folk artist Nelleke is releasing her new single 'Send The Rain,' which is part of her full EP slated to launch in early September. The track was written as a fictional confrontation with a person.
R&B/Review LJ Smooth - All In
LJ Smooth is a Miami, FL based songwriter and artist whose Caribbean laced R&B is a combination of Pop, R&B, Dancehall, and Afrobeat. Growing up in a musical family in the Virgin Islands, LJ started in piano classes and played drums in church. His father would play Bob Marley and Peter Tosh records at home.
Pop/Review LIBERATI - Famous
On any given Tuesday you can find cinematic pop artist LIBERATI cruising Pacific Coast Highway, top down in a Jeep truck, blasting Tears for Fears during golden hour on the way to his favorite winery. He calls this the “heartbeat of inspiration.”
Rock/Review Jeff Andrew - The Last Wild Werewolf
Canadian indie folk musician Jeff Andrew returns with his eclectic and ominous new single ‘The Last Wild Werewolf’ out now on all digital streaming platforms. Jeff is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and fiddler with an eye for the unusual.
Electronic/Review FLOTSZAM - Floating
The natural world is inseparable from FLOTSZAM’s emotional world in her latest single “Floating”, as she explores feelings of disconnection: being alive, but not living.
Rock/Review K4LT - LCPD
K4LT (pronounced "Kalt", meaning "cold" in German) from Berlin performs multi-layered, Radiohead loopy coldness, with influences ranging from Thom Yorke to Burial and Richard Dawson. Founded in 2017, the solo project released a widely praised Mini-Album "Endgame" in 2021.
Rock/Review Black Pixels - Bodies
Black Pixels are a 5 piece Post-pop band from East London. Pulling influences from their own musical educations, they produce melodramatic and maximalist music about loss, isolation and relief. After meeting at different points of their school years and playing in various bands, they went their separate ways, to pursue their lives, before meeting up again to pursue a life together.
Rock/Review Annie Anna - Drowning
Annie Anna (formerly Stephanie Farney) is a singer-songwriter currently based in Tucson, AZ. Writing music has always been cathartic for her and has really become her outlet for expressing emotion. You could describe her style as a mixture of alternative folk, and it features prominent vocals mixed with dark acoustics and auxiliary percussion.
Rock/Review The Survival Code - For Right, Or Wrong, For Better, Or Worse
The Survival Code are a London based rock duo known for their beefy, guitar laden songs, banging beats and huge live shows. The rock duo comprise of Gary McGuinness (guitar, vox) and Simon Hartop (drums, vox).
Rock/Review The Lunar Keys - Life Is A Dirty War
Four anxious types with too much nervous energy and tunes trapped in their Psyches to not be in this band. Singer/Bass JC and drummer Dom are outcasts from a previous London band. Joined by keyboardist singer Lexi in Sep 2019 and later in Feb 2020 by "The Steve" guitarist & singer, who was found singing and playing guitar on "Umbrella" by Rihanna in a bar with Accordion and violin players.
Rock/Review Shannon Hawley - STARTHROWERS
Shannon Hawley is releasing STARTHROWERS, 8 years in the making, with EDM producer NekterGun. The synth layers with her clear voice and folk-roots storytelling make this hybrid sound sometimes anthemic, always cinematic, and somehow seemingly intimate - piercing directly to the heart.
Rock/Review Rogue Jones - Dos Bebes
At the heart of Rogue Jones are "art pop melodic weavers" Bethan Mai and Ynyr Morgan Ifan; chief songwriters, producers, multi-instrumentalists and singers. The west Walian duo are joined by an ever-evolving band of colourful characters.
Rock/Review Rob Lea - Stop What You're Doing
Born in Leeds but raised in Blackpool, Rob Lea has been touring across the UK and Europe for the past 10 years in one of the worlds biggest Queen Tribute Bands - Majesty. Performing as the legendary Freddie Mercury has given Rob amazing opportunities to perform in front of huge crowds and even compete on the ITV show Starstruck as his idol.
Rock/Review Picnic Lightning - Simulacra
Picnic Lightning from Fort Worth, Texas are a rock band whose raw and brooding desert punk is the sound of summer heat and dimly lit clubs. Their dark, post-everything wall of sound howls like a dust storm, delivering a spiritual stomp that dwells in the shadowland of trenchant questions and orphic revelations.
Pop/Review Kimi Djabaté - Dindin
Hailing from the country of Guinea-Bissau, gifted guitarist, percussionist and balafón (African xylophone) player Kimi Djabaté is one of Africa’s most exceptional talents. Now based in Lisbon, Djabaté has collaborated with Mory Kanté, Waldemar Bastos and Netos de Gumbé, and, most recently, the pop star Madonna on her single “Ciao Bella.”
Pop/Review Carson Ferris - Speed Limit
Carson Ferris is a pop artist and songwriter from Provo Utah. His music can be described as a cross between a young Michael Jackson and OneRepublic. Carson released a collaboration with Trinidad Cardona in 2021 entitled Can’t Be Without You. Also in 2021 Carson won a social media contest to be featured in Donny Osmond's Las Vegas show at Harrah’s in the song One Bad Apple.
Pop/Review Arliston - How in Heaven
Arliston are South Londoners Jack Ratcliffe (vocalist & instrumentalist) and George Hasbury (instrumentalist & producer) who have teamed up with talented drummers Sylvan Strauss and Sam Catchpole, along with Horn players Sam Scott and Dan Berry for their fourth EP.