Discovering the new music underground around the globe
Country/Review Ben Bailey - Vienna
Ben Bailey and Tyler Coles, dear friends from the coal mining town of Price, Utah, have cultivated a musical odyssey deeply rooted in the folk traditions of their hometown. Their story began in the corridors of high school, where they found harmony in the melodies of folk music, resonating with the soul of their tight-knit community.
Electronic/Review Blak Emoji - Antidote (Deluxe Edition)
Blak Emoji is the nom de plume of acclaimed New York City producer, recording artist, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Kelsey Warren. Following a series of critically and commercially successful releases, multiple TV and film placements, U.S. and European tours, and a host of accolades from front-line publications like Clash Magazine and Tape Op, Blak Emoji has joined the esteemed roster at ECR Music Group for these catalog reissues.
Hip-Hop/Review Breon S.Y.N.D.E.L - Recovery 2
Breon S.Y.N.D.E.L, a Brooklyn-based artist, creates music that feels like a high-speed drive without airbags—a thrilling and dangerous experience that he intimately understands. His journey into music was catalyzed by a drag racing accident, igniting his passion for creation and shaping his distinctive sound—minimal, hedonistic, and dark.
Metal/Review Blind Man’s Daughter - Sundressed
Blind Man’s Daughter is a melodic progressive metal band from Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. The project started out in 2012 with founding member Ashley Wolfe writing songs, singing lead vocals, and playing guitar in Durango, Colorado. Over the next 10 years, Ashley left Durango and moved around the USA, while Blind Man’s Daughter remained Ashley's passion project, a true labor of love and creative outlet.
Folk/Review BlackieBlueBird - Grace & Gravity
BlackieBlueBird are the vocalist Heidi Lindahl and the composer Nils Lassen; together they create delicate torch songs of reverb and echo that captivate the listener with resonating guitars, lap steels, mandolins, and a choir of mermaids that sporadically embraces Heidi’s golden voice. The echoes of love and longing, hellos, and deceiving goodbyes live within her unique and clear vibrato.
Cinematic/Review Bartosz Lasecki - II. Nimbostratus
Bartosz Lasecki, a Polish-American composer, guitarist, and producer based in New York, is set to release his debut album, <an>android/among.the<clouds>, in January 2024. Merging influences from classical to rock and electronic music, the album narrates the story of the interconnection between humanity and technology, and our ability to create, connect, and inspire.
Rock/Review Bloomfield Machine - Left to Our Own Devices
Bloomfield Machine is the creation of Brian Kassan, a multi-instrumentalist, classically trained keyboardist, guitarist, bassist, lyricist, and songwriter.
Rock/Review BreakTime - Specials
Founded in 2018 as a standard-issue Jersey cover band, BreakTime has developed into its own songwriting collective. A common occurrence emerged at their live shows as increasing numbers of new listeners—including those who primarily listen to hard rock, punk, shoegaze, and country—expressed their enjoyment for songs written in the classic vein.
Rock/Review BEECH LOVE - On Me
BEECH LOVE is a nineteen-year-old singer, songwriter, and producer from San Francisco, CA. Starting at just nine years old, Beech began his journey as a DJ and electronic music producer. Nearly a decade later, Beech decided to pick up the mic and make his voice the forefront of his music.
Folk/Review BreakTime - Love And Harmony
Founded in 2018 as a standard-issue Jersey cover band, BreakTime has developed into its own songwriting collective. A common occurrence emerged at their live shows as increasing numbers of new listeners—including those who primarily listen to hard rock, punk, shoegaze, and country—expressed their enjoyment for songs written in the classic vein.
Hip-Hop/Review Blake Yung - Next (ft. Benny Mayne)
Blake Yung is a Portland-based artist and songwriter who has been blazing his own trail. He released his introductory EP "I’m Fine" in April of 2020 with features from MOD SUN and Caskey, which highlighted his rise in the Emo Rap/Alternative world. Since then, he has worked with platinum producer Supah Mario on his debut collaborative album "Leader of the Lost Souls".
Electronic/Review Bryanna Rain - LavenderWax EP
Bryanna Rain is an author and vocalist based out of Richmond, VA. She’s been recording tracks for well over a decade, releasing her first solo EP at age 13 as well as publishing a picture book under the Tik A Tok imprint based out of New York. She’s a graduate of Virginia Tech and passionate about animals and role-playing video games—so much so that it became an inspiration for her debut album.
Country/Review Ben Hutcheson - Ben Hutcheson
Ben Hutcheson is an emerging Country Rock artist from South West England. Ben is the new generation of the recent pedigree of fresh English singer/songwriters. Critiqued as bridging the storytelling gap between the likes of Passenger, Ed Sheeran and Scotty McCreery. Realising his passion for writing & performing by releasing his first and second EP unaided, Ben set out to have his voice heard.
Pop/Review Bromsen - Read About It
In the mid-2000s, Karlo and Richard performed together with their dear fellows from the pampelmuse in almost every indie rock club in Berlin. The band finally broke up in 2006, shortly before their supposed breakthrough, and many years passed before Richard and Karlo met again and Bromsen was formed in 2021. With their Sound Bromsen will take you on a journey from Beat to the 80's and back to the future.
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.
R&B/Review Boyboy - Fugazi
Boyboy is an artist and producer. He began his music journey as a bedroom producer in 2018, playing around with different sounds. Slowly honing his craft, he began recording tracks and releasing them under the moniker of Boyboy, which has continued to this day. He has been doing this alone and working with multiple Australian artists throughout this time.
Metal/Review Blind Man’s Daughter - Kyhell
Blind Man’s Daughter is a melodic progressive metal band from Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. The project started out in 2012 with founding member Ashley Wolfe writing songs, singing lead vocals and playing guitar in Durango Colorado. Over the next 10 years Ashley left Durango and moved around the USA while Blind Man’s Daughter remained Ashley's passion project, a true labour of love and creative outlet.
Hip-Hop/Review Bloodlin3 - Mercy
Bloodlin3 is an independent music group from El Paso, TX & Paducah, KY.
Rock/Review BEECH LOVE - Pieces
BEECH LOVE is a nineteen-year-old singer, songwriter, and producer from San Francisco, CA. Starting at just nine years old, Beech began his journey as a DJ and electronic music producer. Nearly a decade later, Beech decided to pick up the mic and make his voice the forefront of his music.
Pop/Review Braulio Cruz - Panic Mode
Braulio Cruz started writing his own music in 2015. In 2016, he started playing around with a Korg Minilogue and began recording his own tunes with producer Randy Bergida at Songwriter Factory in Greenpoint, NY.