DISCOVERING THE NEW MUSIC UNDERGROUND AROUND THE GLOBE
Rock/Review Shockpowder - Swimming in the Clover
Shockpowder formed in 2015, heavily influenced by post-rock, shoegaze, and metal bands such as God is an Astronaut, Alcest, and Slowdive. It is a project made to paint dreams with sound, intending to capture the power and emotional glory of dreams and the human psyche as Goya's black paintings captured the darkness of the soul.
Pop/Review ARO - Let Me Go
ARO (arrow) is an American singer and song writer living in Los Angeles. Growing up, her family moved frequently, but she spent a significant amount of her childhood in Pennsylvania and attended art and design school in Philadelphia. As an artist, ARO is open about her mental health and inner process, using her music as a tool to alchemize some of the darker parts of herself.
Pop/Review Josh Tepper - Guide Me Meron
Raised in New York City, Josh Tepper attended the prestigious Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts as a vocal major. He continued his studies at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where he majored in Cinema Studies.
Pop/Review Jay Roecker - Mi Amor (I Had A Dream)
Jay Roecker started recording, working in collaboration with other artists under the band name "Members Only" in January 2012. It began as an 80’s cover band but quickly morphed into a band of original music. He earned his chops performing in Deep Ellum in the Dallas music scene as well as at SXSW in Austin.
Rock/Review Motihari Brigade - Reality Show
U.K.-born singer and lead guitar player Eric Winston is the philosopher-serf behind Motihari Brigade’s unique electric vibrato sound and "escape from zombie dystopia" concept. The band’s Rock-n-Roll Thoughtcrime is inspired by the visionary writings of George Orwell and intended as an antidote to the official programming that overwhelms our tele-screens.
Classical/Review Shanan Estreicher - All You Shining Stars
Shanan Estreicher is a composer, songwriter, and educator living in New York City. He has composed orchestral, choral, and chamber music, art songs, and music for theater, TV, and film. His compositions have been performed at Carnegie Hall, featured on NBC, Lifetime, and Fox, and can be heard on Composer Concordance Records (Naxos).
Folk/Review Jeán et Joie - Glory Be
Jeán et Joie is the lyrical child of artist and songwriter, Grey Jeán. Their music can be described as mournful folk with a hopeful glow. Their songs combine simple instrumentals and poetic, stream-of-consciousness style storytelling. Common themes can be found throughout each piece of music: celestial realities and the natural world, lived experience and a strong sense of emotional integrity.
Hip-Hop/Review Dax - God's Eyes
Dax is a rising artist who is currently making something from absolutely nothing.
Pop/Review Micah Sheveloff - Stand Me Up Again
Micah Sheveloff is a Boston-born pianist and songwriter who has merged an intense classical music foundation with a unique feel for popular song craftsmanship. Sheveloff’s career has included live and studio work with numerous artists, highlighted by Gary Cherone (Extreme, Van Halen), John Fowler (Steelheart), Marc Shulman (Suzanne Vega), Mike Malinin (Goo Goo Dolls), Meliah Rage, and The Detours.
Rock/Review Lazywall - Dem 3la Dem
Lazywall are a Moroccan rock trio whose oriental rock/metal hybrid is a tagine of traditional Arabic time signatures and instruments and powerful altrock. Singing in Arabic, the band covers topics like climate change, social injustice, integration, and corruption with a visceral intensity that removes language barriers and unites cultures. The band was formed in England by brothers Nao, Youssef, and Monz.
Rock/Review heavy on the heart. - Not Now, Love
heavy on the heart. is an alternative rock band from Long Island, NY, consisting of Nikki Brady (vocals), Costas Themistocleous (guitar), Nick Kolokathis (drums), and Andrew Nicolae (bass).
Reggae/Review François Marius - Ça Roule Rastaman
"Ça Roule Rastaman", song by Canadian reggae singer François Marius.
Rock/Review Ethan Senger - Standing Still
Ethan Senger is a third-generation guitarist who first picked up the instrument when he was seven years old and never really put it down again. Raised in a suburb of Atlanta, GA, he also began singing and performing shows around that same age and started writing and recording genre-melding pop, rock, and singer-songwriter tunes in his late teens.
Rock/Review Robbie Rapids - In Our House
Robbie Rapids is a singer/guitarist from Grand Rapids, MI, now residing in Atlanta, GA. Robbie's style of music focuses on Rock. It includes hard rock, pop rock, alternative rock, indie rock, adult-oriented rock, and dabbles in southern rock, blues rock, and country/folk rock.
Rock/Review Dom Brinkley - Bad Wine
Since emerging as a solo artist in early 2020, Naarm-based singer-songwriter/guitarist Dom Brinkley has had a creatively busy few years, exploring a psychedelic blend of folk and blues-based music; merging inspired songwriting with his ever-growing prowess and reverence for the guitar.
Folk/Review Danielle Schroeder - Ancient Desire
Danielle Schroeder is a singer-songwriter based in Vancouver, Canada. Her music comes from deep within the heart and grew out of her work as a counsellor supporting people living with cancer and those at the end of life. Being with those facing their own mortality offered her a window into some of the deepest realities of being human and inspired her to write music as a way to process and express all that she witnessed.
Rock/Review The Muster Point Project - I Love That Song
The Muster Point Project began in late 2020, the brainchild of Kevin Franco, a multi-instrumentalist from Calgary who splits his time between his native Canada and Santiago, Chile.
Pop/Review The Heidi Incident - Under The Lights
The Heidi Incident is a diverse group of characters that collide from different walks of life, sharing a common bond in the form of a love and passion for music in all its forms! With a sound that can only be described as "Modern meets Retro" they combine elements of Pop, Rock, Disco, Dance, New Wave and even some Hip-Hop!
Pop/Review Horizonte Lied - Memorias de Crónicas Futuras (Remastered Edition)
Horizonte Lied is an electrifying band that produces a unique dark pop electronic and organic blend of music with industrial sound textures. The band was first established in June 1992 by longtime high school friends who were influenced by bands such as Depeche Mode, Clan of Xymox, Recoil, and Nine Inch Nails.
Jazz/Review Bill Cantos - Sensibility
Bill Cantos has a reputation in the music industry that is simply unparalleled in terms of songwriting, producing, singing, and delivering live performances on the keyboards that are simply amazing. Working with a cavalcade of celebrated artists, his reputation as a musician is firmly etched in the minds of some of the biggest names to have ever graced the industry.