Discovering the new music underground around the globe

Pop/Review Josh Tepper - Built Me
Josh Tepper raised in New York City, he attended New York City’s prestigious Performing Art High School, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, as a vocal major. He continued his college studies at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he majored in Cinema Studies. He is a twin and lives in New York City.

Punk/Review Love Ghost x Wiplash - LEFT ON READ
Love clings to you forever, whether you’re in it or out of it. Like an apparition you can’t shake, it never leaves. Love Ghost’s music conjures a style equally informed by Seattle tradition and Souncloud-era fearlessness. Love Ghost is for the misfits, and their music mostly deals with personal battles of mental health.

Punk/Review Big Fun - Sexy Back
Big Fun is Austin Ford sings and plays the synth/keytar, Cody Barbato plays the Bison Bass and Nicholas Tripi plays the drums. They first met in 2nd grade in Southern California and have been making music together on and off ever since. They’re inspired heavily by industrial music like Nine Inch Nails, hard grunge like Alice in Chains, and hip-hop like Ludacris.

Pop/Review Sacha Mullin - Casino Wilderness Period
Sacha Mullin is a Chicago-based singer-songwriter noted for his commanding-yet-vulnerable singing style, wide vocal range, and jazzy, intense, and ethereal compositions. Critics have often summoned names like David Sylvian and Jeff Buckley, but Sacha comes more directly from the “schools” of Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell, Yoko Kanno, and Sugababes.

Pop/Review Edie Yvonne - Darkness Bliss
14-year-old Angeleno singer-songwriter Edie Yvonne releases a quirky, sad, and dark story in a single entitled "Darkness Bliss," just in time for Halloween.

Rock/Review Steven Di Pilla - And I Miss You So
A barely passable "musician" for most of his life, Steven Di Pilla has been writing music since he first taught himself a few guitar chords at age 14 with the help of a Mel Bay book and some Beatles sheet music. Like most other boys, he took up the guitar after a feeble attempt at learning a different instrument (in his case, the piano) in the hopes of getting girls.

R&B/Review Joe Lington - Trust
Joe Lington, a gifted R&B and soul artist hailing from the enchanting landscapes of Ireland, has been causing ripples in the music industry. His voyage into the realm of music began with the gentle guidance of Lisa Gold Gervais, where he immersed himself in vocal and piano lessons. This early training laid the foundation for his future musical endeavors. Simultaneously, Joe embarked on a parallel path of music production, mixing, and mastering.

Pop/Review NMTL - Sweet Remy Jewel
NMTL is the pseudonym for the Swedish songwriter and producer Henrik Hjort, with a primary focus on pop, rock, and dance music. With a motto like “Specialization is for insects”, his inspiration comes from a broad spectrum of artists like Apoptygma Berzerk, Crowded House, Oscar Danielsson, ELO, I Am Kloot, Kenny Loggins, The Pineapple Thief, and The The. Since the late 80’s he has been involved in a multitude of projects with other artists, songwriters, and producers.

Rock/Review Carley Varley - HOMESICK
Introducing Carley Varley, an alternative artist from the South Coast who is fast becoming one of the most exciting breakthrough artists in the South today. Mixing pop with edgier rock elements, her catchy songs and lyrics speak directly to her audience, with influences from Paramore and Linkin Park. Carley is a standout vocalist with crystal clear delivery and has incredible energy when she hits the stage.

World/Review Ziad Hisham - On A Personal Level
Ziad Hisham is an Egyptian musician/producer based in London. He started his musical career in Cairo, playing with several local bands, including Shady el Qasseer Group and Grammy Award winner Fathy Salama. After a few years of working as a professional musician, he decided to move to London to pursue a degree in music production and sound engineering. Hisham’s debut EP, “On a Personal Level'' comes as the outcome of his years of professional experience as a musician and his academic studies of music production and sound engineering.

Hip-Hop/Review See Level - All Inclusive
See Level fell in love with music ever since he heard Nightmare on my street by Will Smith. With a wide variety of favorite genres and artists like the alchemist, the system of a down, the avalanches, and masayoshi soken. See Level uses every instrument and sound he can get his hands on at any given moment.

Pop/Review Massimo De Simone - Quasar viola
Massimo De Simone is a songwriter of pop, rock, musicals, and soundtracks. Smiling and cheerful Roman singer-songwriter, tireless juggler of sounds and words. He seeks connections between art, science, fantasy, and transcendence through innovative musical alchemy.

Pop/Review Carson Ferris - Talkin' to You
Carson Ferris is an American pop artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Provo, Utah. Carson's first single was Can't Be Without You, a collaboration with Trinidad Cardona. In 2021, Carson won a social media contest to have a video featured in Donny Osmond's Las Vegas show, which is still being shown at Donny's show at Harrah's in Las Vegas. Carson is featured on the Spotify Editorial Playlist This Is Trinidad Cardona.

Rock/Review Priz Em - First Kiss
Priz Em goes from fantasy to virtual reality. The heroine of a sci-fi tale of intergalactic warfare and romance, Priz Em, appears in the graphic novels Mega Centarri, volumes one and two. Bringing Priz Em to musical life are producers and musicians Steve Smith and Anthony Anderson of SA TrackWorks, and vocalist Kat. While the concept of a virtual musician is not new, Priz Em is at the forefront of a new era in artist creation.

Rock/Review Mike Masser - True Grit
Mike Masser spent the early ‘00s in a rock band that was able to carve out a piece of local success. After that, he went on to play in a number of cover bands because, as a guitarist, he couldn’t stay away from the stage. After some time, he was burned out and spent a decade focusing his attention everywhere but on music.

Rock/Review Paul Bibbins - Disenchantment at a Distance
Paul Bibbins is a guitarist, songwriter, and independent musician from Dallas, Texas. Paul is a solo artist, and he has been playing guitar and writing songs for decades. He plays high-energy, Jimi Hendrix-styled, original guitar rock ‘n roll.

Rock/Review Stuart Lawrence - One
Stuart Lawrence is originally from Oxfordshire, now on the south coast of England, not far from the beautiful and historic city of Portsmouth. He sometimes jokingly says that he was educated at Oxford, which is true but not quite what the expression is meant to convey. Music has always been important to him, not formally but as a means of escape with its cathartic qualities, and he is mostly self-taught.

Chillout/Review SAMBOX - Wabi Sabi
Since 2004, SAMBOX music productions have appeared in 70 CD compilations of references Lounge (Chillout Guide, Buddhattitude, Blue Marlin, Dubai Eklektic, Café Solaire, Ibiza Beats, etc.). His music is also used for television (Alles was zählt, Le rêve de Diana (M6/Teva) , Belle toute nue (M6) but also for luxury hotels and spas (Das Tegernsee, George V, Porsche Design, Westin, etc.)

Rock/Review Miles East - Better Than Here
Miles East’s highly anticipated second album, Between Lightning and Thunder, is a voyage through the dark waters of a relationship in crisis. Some songs serve as distant beacons of light guiding the voyager through that darkness, while others are the dark water itself, portending imminent danger or its ever-present threat. The voyage begins with a promise couched in desperate optimism and ends with a redemption profound in its quiet simplicity.

Rock/Review Sir-Vere - The Crazies
Sir-Vere has a long pedigree for making dancefloor-slaying combinations of acid house, techno, electro, and breaks, with the snarling punk vocals of Craig Hammond being the cherry on top. Lovescope sees their newly enlarged ranks—'proper' singer Ian McEwan has swelled their number to four—experimenting more than ever and establishing a sound that is more their own rather than belonging to any one genre.