DISCOVERING THE NEW MUSIC UNDERGROUND AROUND THE GLOBE
Rock/Review The Ruffles - Baby Blue Bronco
The Ruffles are three teenage sisters from Delray Beach, Florida, who are transforming a lifelong passion for music into a genuine career. Kenzington, Charlotte, and Paris didn't simply decide to form a band—they grew up immersed in music through their family's deep connections to the industry, with their father working alongside legendary artists including Led Zeppelin, their aunt serving as Billy Joel's assistant, and their uncle performing as a jazz musician.
Hip-Hop/Review Tholly - Moonlit Habit
Hailing from Lexington, United States, Tholly is an artist whose music defies simple categorization, blending emotional storytelling with hard-hitting, melodic soundscapes. Drawing inspiration from artists like Witt Lowry, Tholly has developed a distinctive style that fuses the rhythmic precision of rap with the vulnerability of sung vocals. His artistic evolution has been deeply personal—beginning primarily as a rapper between 2019 and 2022, he gradually incorporated more melody into his work, shifting almost entirely toward singing by 2025.
Pop/Review Tre Nash & Jenesis - In Tandem
Tre Nash & Jenesis are a Columbus-based pop, R&B, soul, and alternative duo blending heartfelt songwriting, rich musicianship, and authentic chemistry. Married since 2024, they create timeless, emotionally driven music rooted in real-life experiences.
Jazz/Review The Café Society - Change Partners
In the 1940s, there was one integrated jazz club in New York City where all the greats played: Café Society in the West Village. Today, The Café Society is a jazz quintet led by tenor saxophonist Justin Flynn (Nancy Wilson, Randy Brecker) and vocalist Emily Wade Adams (Cape Cod Symphony, Wake Forest Presidential Scholar for Voice). Their NYC-based ensemble collaborates with the city's finest jazz musicians to deliver swinging standards with sophistication and soul.
Rock/Review Teanko - Between Two Selves
Teanko is the recording project of Dutch singer-songwriter Theo Konst, now based in Portugal. After decades of writing, recording, and performing original music, he combines traditional songwriting with modern production techniques. His melodic blend of pop, rock, and indie focuses on strong songs, authentic emotion, and timeless storytelling. Every release reflects a lifetime of musical experience while embracing new creative possibilities.
Pop/Review The Bastas Project - Sharp Comfort
The Bastas Project is a unique family band hailing from Woodstock, Georgia, bringing an authentic and intimate dynamic to their music that only comes from deep familial bonds. This collective represents a refreshing approach to contemporary music-making, where creative collaboration flows naturally from shared experiences and connections. Their sound emerges from the genuine chemistry that exists between family members, translating into music that resonates with warmth, honesty, and emotional depth.
Country/Review Torfevas - Last rodeo
Torfevas - Last rodeo
Country/Review Troy Landon - Climb That Mountain
Troy Landon is a virtual country artist created and developed by songwriter and producer David Rader through Las Vegas-based Thunderstrike Records. Built from Rader’s longtime passion for songwriting, the project combines the storytelling traditions of classic and ’90s country with a modern, AI-assisted approach to independent music production.
Country/Review The Cockney Cowboy - Waterloo Road
Originating from Romford, England, The Cockney Cowboy is a rising star in the country music scene. Born in Walthamstow in London’s East End, Justin, also known as The Cockney Cowboy, discovered his passion for music at a young age. Influenced by legendary artist Garth Brooks, Justin's journey led him to crafting his own unique sound. which showcases his love for country music and his captivating vocals.
R&B/Review the one named Jasmine - Trib
Singer-songwriter and rapper the one named Jasmine makes music that touches your soul. Born in 1994 in Brooklyn, NY, Jasmine began honing her vocal gifts in church choirs. By her teens, she was attending performing arts school and performing at Carnegie Hall.
Pop/Review The New Citizen Kane - Metallic
The New Citizen Kane is an independent artist building a multi-sensory pop universe where emotion, identity and instinct collide. Blending synth-pop, electronic textures and cinematic storytelling, his work explores the contradictions of being human — desire and restraint, chaos and control, and connection and isolation. With a background in theatre and multidisciplinary art, Kane approaches music as world-building: every project exists not just as a collection of songs but as an immersive narrative across sound, visuals and performance.
Pop/Review Teena - I Am Too Famous
Teena is the alter ego of international actor and comedian Lucien Jack. Lucien spent much of his life in Spain and Andorra—even narrowly missing out on representing Andorra at the Eurovision Song Contest in the 2000s during his time performing as "Jack Lucien." After a transformative 2025 that saw Lucien relocate from London to Liverpool to study screen acting at Act Up North—with the ultimate goal of producing a Teena sitcom—the multifaceted artist channeled his experiences into a self-produced, 11-track record.
Hip-Hop/Review TEMERITY - Off the leash
TEMERITY is a 24-year-old rapper from London, England, who is determined to prove his prowess in the music scene with razor-sharp wordplay and undeniable confidence. Bursting onto the scene with raw talent and authentic energy, this emerging artist represents a new wave of UK hip-hop that refuses to be ignored. His creative partnership with producer Tolu—a friend from university whom he met at a house party—has sparked a collaborative chemistry that forms the backbone of his sound.
Pop/Review Tulegon - Rovine
Tulegon is a Milan-based artist whose musical vision has been shaped by an eclectic range of influences, from the poetic storytelling of Bob Dylan and Fabrizio De André to the atmospheric soundscapes of Sufjan Stevens and the distinctive Italian artistry of Paolo Conte and Baustelle. This unique blend of international and homegrown inspiration has cultivated a songwriting approach that is both deeply personal and universally resonant.
Metal/Review Ten Ton Devil - Bad Hombres
Ten Ton Devil is the uncompromising sonic vehicle of The Mighty Caputo, a Wilmington, NC-based artist who refuses to be constrained by genre conventions or political correctness. Operating primarily as a studio project with occasional contributions from anonymous collaborators, Ten Ton Devil represents a fearless approach to extreme music that draws from the raw energy of early thrash pioneers like Overkill, Exodus, and Megadeth while forging its own caustic path.
Rock/Review Tom Minor - Bureau of Change
Hailing from London N1, singer-songwriter Tom Minor feels inspired by indie rock, new wave and punk, power pop, psychedelic and garage rock, soul, and R&B. After several years of all kinds of hack writing for others Minor now focuses on his own brand of existential indie, gathering high praise all across the blogosphere for his albums Eleven Easy Pieces on Anger & Disappointment and Ten New Toe-Tappers for Shoplifting & Self-Mutilation.
Pop/Review Teanko - We still believe the voice
Teanko is the recording project of Dutch singer-songwriter Theo Konst, now based in Portugal, creating melodic pop, rock, and indie music built around authentic songwriting and modern production.
Hip-Hop/Review The Black Plague Doctors - DYNAMITE! (Audio Cinema)
The Black Plague Doctors are an Atlanta-based collective pushing the boundaries of lo-fi hip-hop through their uncompromising DIY approach. Comprised of Jo-Fi and St. Gabe, the duo centres their creative process around live instrumentation—guitar and bass—layered over drum machines, an SP404 sampler, and various musical hardware, all captured on a humble digital 8-track. The Black Plague Doctors have carved out a distinctive sonic territory that embraces imperfection as an art form.
Folk/Review The Storm Windows - Fiona (Live from Tank Recording Studio)
The Storm Windows are an Americana band. Formerly mainstays in the Greenwich Village music scene, the band members took a hiatus to pursue some other things but are now back with a mixed repertoire of original Americana, alt-country, and rock songs and newly reimagined versions of classics or should-be classics.
Electronic/Review Turtuga Collective - Sintura
Turtuga Productions is an independent music company built around one philosophy: legacy over noise. Instead of chasing trends, they develop timeless music and long-term artist careers. Rooted in Curaçao and based in the Netherlands, they blend Afro House, Afrobeat, and global rhythms into cinematic, emotional records that connect cultures. Every release is treated as a long-term asset rather than disposable content, with a focus on authentic storytelling, world-class production, and meaningful collaborations across continents.