Discovering the new music underground around the globe
Pop/Review Clare Easdown - STIGMA ENIGMA
Hailing from Sydney, Australia, by the deep blue, Clare Easdown perceived music like the generous expanse of the sea. Creating a complex response with electronic music, she delves into the depths of her love for melody. She trained to play the classical cello growing up, eventually attending Newtown High School Of The Performing Arts. With classical training but a self-taught approach to music, her kaleidoscope of music is as unique as her music.
Blues/Review Chris Harris and Erin Newman - Goodbye Darling
Chris Harris and Erin Newman are a songwriting duo with a love for all things music. A shared appreciation for blues, soul, and any form of music that successfully reflects the pains, heartaches, and pitfalls of the human experience.
Dance/Review CHINSON - Want You Now
CHINSON is a DJ and producer. He has had remixes played on Capital FM's Weekender and original tracks played on BBC Introducing, Future Hits Radio, and House Party Radio. During his time as a mainstream/commercial DJ for nightclubs and bars, he has warmed up for Joel Corry and Basshunter.
Pop/Review Carpe Diem - Nature Odyssey
Carpe Diem is a two-piece band with a guitar and vocals. Their narrative and poetic lyrics always reflect the meaning of life. The songs are set like a story-telling journey with thought-provoking and soul-searching cinematic themes. Take this experimental journey with Carpe Diem and fall headlong into a world of psychedelic abandonment.
Country/Review Carolee Rainey - Hard Times in the Heart
Carolee Rainey is a folk rock Americana singer-songwriter who writes with an inimitable spirit of poetry. When life pulls you up and throws you down, you learn to become flexible and fast. Maybe that’s why her lyrics and melodies run with vulnerability and conviction. At a young age, she hitched west and busked in Fisherman’s Wharf by day and played jazz and country bars by night. This was her walk in the storm before landing her first publishing and record deal.
Rock/Review Clash Valian - Degrees of Freedom
Clash Valian is the brainchild of Greg Merrell, an amalgamation of contemporary compositions, ethereal soundscapes, and garage-forged rock songs. Clash Valian’s music has been exploring the ether-driven auditory landscapes of the accessibly odd. From ethereal ballads to pulsating anthems, each composition showcases the project's commitment to pushing musical boundaries and challenging conventional norms.
Rock/Review Cat Cork - Post Man
Cat Cork is a musician and singer who creates music that is complex but catchy. He has a unique sound and a fresh approach to songwriting. Based in Australia. Friend of many cats.
Ambient/Review Carlos Dengler - The After
Carlos Dengler is an American composer, multi-instrumentalist, essayist, and actor living in New York City. His music fits comfortably in the New Age genre, though it is interspersed with touches of ambient, fusing a long-nurtured passion for contemplative music with the keyboard style of his early work with the band Interpol. His music practice is based on his naturalist persuasions, which are nurtured through frequent excursions into wild spaces such as national parks, national forests, and state parks.
Pop/Review Colin Stauber - Colin Stauber Live At Coke Studio
Colin Stauber is a music artist from Southern California best known for his collaborations with Skrillex, Red Bull, and being a top 100 music artist. He has been featured on various prestigious platforms, including Red Bull, MTV, LA Weekly, and Music Times. Known for his advocacy for positive change, Stauber continues to have a positive impact on his community through music.
Pop/Review Cate Kileva - How You Love
Cate Kileva is a rising star in the world of ambient indie electronica, known for her ability to weave intricate soundscapes that resonate with emotion. With a distinctive musical vision and a commitment to pushing creative boundaries, Kileva is poised to leave an indelible mark on the global music scene.
Hip-Hop/Review Cheryl Craigie - Migraine
Cheryl Craigie is an independent singer, songwriter, and musician. Singing since childhood, her passion for composing original music has blossomed in recent years. Her original songs evoke powerful emotions about love and life. To date, she has co-produced seven songs with Eric Goldberg, including three originals.
Rock/Review Chandra - I'll Be There
Chandra has emerged as a bold and exciting singer-songwriter who tells rich stories of the human condition, struggles of self-belief, building confidence, and riding the daily seesaw of mental health through his unique brand of guitar pop. Growing up, Chandra built a rich musical pallet, influenced by his parents' tastes in Bowie, The Beatles, and The Carpenters, going on to form a taste of everything from Britpop to Britney Spears.
Rock/Review Che Arthur - No Harbor
Before beginning his solo career, singer/songwriter Che Arthur logged time in several bands. Born in Mobile, Arthur settled in Tuscaloosa, AL, in the early '90s and played with several local bands before forming a long-running, noisy indie outfit called Universal Life and Accident. Moving from Alabama to the more artistically complementary climes of Chicago in 1995, the band toured regularly and released several singles and EPs but never managed much exposure.
Pop/Review Carlos Ucedda - Short Time My Love
For years, Carlos Ucedda was secluded and, for the most part, secret. Now ready, he looks for (Light in Notes sound). His music is versatile, both in genres and in voice register. Ready to keep having fun sharing art, and, charm as much as possible?
Dance/Review CHINSON - Lonely
CHINSON is a DJ and producer. He has had remixes played on Capital FM's Weekender and original tracks played on BBC Introducing, Future Hits Radio, and House Party Radio. During his time as a mainstream/commercial DJ for nightclubs and bars, he has warmed up for Joel Corry and Basshunter.
Pop/Review Colourshop - Be Yourself
Colourshop is a music project by Alfredo, an Italian-born, South American-rooted storyteller based in London, singing to the world. He started his career trying to get some sound out of a cheap Magyar red guitar found in a second-hand shop in a village south of Rome. Introduced to the great 60s and 70s international music by his mother and to sophisticated Italian pop by his father, the result is a strange mix you might want to check out.
Punk/Review Coma Beach - Extreme Masochist
Coma Beach is a punk rock/alternative rock band from Würzburg, Germany. The band was formed by singer B. Kafka, guitarist Captain A. Fear, and drummer M. Lecter, with bassist U. Terror and rhythm guitarist M. Blunt complete the lineup. Coma Beach's musical influences range from Sex Pistols, Ramones, Hüsker Dü, Joy Division, The Cure, The Jesus and Mary Chain to Guns N' Roses, Therapy? and Bad Religion, with their songs frequently straddling the line between punk rock and alternative rock.
Americana/Review Chris St. John - With You
World-renowned seasoned musician Chris St. John has had five number-one hits on the World and European Indie charts and several other top-ten hits over the past several years. Chris was recently nominated and accepted for Grammy consideration for his albums “Fly Away," for best Americana album, and “Lost Without Your Love," for best pop song, both earlier in 2023. Chris incorporates multiple genres, including singer/songwriter, traditional rock, soft-rock, pop, folk, jazz, classical, and swing elements, to give the listener a distinctive Americana feel.
Country/Review Country Risqué - Depression Drawer
Country Risqué, "America's Riskiest Country Band," helmed by singer-songwriters Miles Gordon and Daniel Bromfield, lives by a direct and pure mission statement: “classic honky-tonk, modern values.” The songwriters met in Eugene, Oregon, in 2012, and upon finding themselves both in San Francisco, they recruited Richard Moog (lead guitar) and Tomas Georgiou (drums) to round out the band.
Tech House/Review Chandler Taylor, Jody Vukas - Donde Las Damas
USA-based artist and label owner, Jody Vukas, is well-cultured in House music globally. The Distant Drum Recordings and Big House Music frontman cut his teeth in the US scene in the nineties and has remained present and correct in the industry ever since. Chandler Taylor has gained strong footing in the House music industry by getting signed to the mega-dance label Defected.