Discovering the new music underground around the globe
Folk/Review Andy Smythe - Love Ain't Free
A singer-songwriter from London, Andy Smythe is seeking to contribute towards a renaissance in the Brit-pop genre with a meticulously arranged retro-sound that combines the melodic and lyrical craftsmanship of the Beatles with the energetic 90’s approach of Blur and The Verve. He writes about his ‘inner world’ in a Lennon/Bowie style and plays piano, guitar, bass, and drums, a la McCartney.
Rock/Review Blind Man's Daughter - One Life Down
Blind Man’s Daughter, the brainchild of Ashley Wolfe, has been carving its path through the musical landscape. With her new album "Protect" on the horizon, she is undergoing a musical metamorphosis, adding a more pop-focused sound for her upcoming album "Protect" while maintaining her signature progressive edge for 2nd upcoming album, "Dissent." The band's name, derived from a Korean parable, symbolizes sacrifice and love, setting the tone for their deeply resonant music.
Pop/Review Tjernberg Brothers - (Easier with a) Song (feat. Astrid Mellgren)
The Tjernberg Brothers are a music trio consisting of brothers Daniel, Mikael, and Gabriel.
Folk/Review Alpha Petulay - Listen
Alpha Petulay was born in Congo and raised in Brazil. She began composing at the age of ten. It was in Brazil that her musical career began. At twenty years old, she self-produced her first album, Delight Tribal (2001), surrounded by Brazilian musicians. The album was wonderfully received and opened the door to numerous festivals, such as Recbeat or Recife Rock. She also signed a contract with the city of Recife (north-east of Brazil) to perform during carnival periods.
Electronic/Review Cracks In The Real - A Couple Of Things
Cracks In The Real - A Couple Of Things
Electronic/Review Midnight Mystery Club - A Church In Ibiza
Midnight Mystery Club, the creative duo of David Newell and drummer Llavar Mindley, has carved their niche in electronic music since 2015. Originating from California's Central Coast, their journey began with the Balearic foundation of 'Keep a Beat' on Secret Life Records.
Electronic/Review Carillon - Venus
Carillon is a solo project from Ken Quam, a musician and composer from Baltimore. These are instrumental meditative pieces created with synthesizers, vibraphones, percussion, and sampled sounds. The melodies and motifs repeat, build, and deepen, creating a peaceful and dreamlike atmosphere.
Rock/Review The House Flies - Mannequin Deposit
The House Flies are a band that has been compared to The Cure, Smashing Pumpkins, and Joy Division due to the layered and textured sound of their music. Their music is full of dreamy guitar and bass, vocals that are both haunting and beautiful, and atmospheric tracks that transport the listener.
Hip-Hop/Review Lil Sveezy - Sveezy World
Young Music Records recently signed Lil Sveezy, a promising young artist. Artist based in Prague, Czech Republic. His career is just beginning, and he is currently known in small circles for his initial single, 'Bad Bad'.
Pop/Review Belouis Some - Imagination
Belouis Some is a British singer, songwriter, and musician. He had UK and worldwide hits in the 80s with "Some People," "Imagination," and "Round, Round," the hit song from the John Hughes film Pretty in Pink. Singles "Animal Magic" and "Let It Be With You" were both US Top 10 Dance and Radio Hits in 1987. Belouis Some has released three albums: "Some People” in 1985, "Belouis Some" in 1987, and "Living Your Life" in 1993.
Rock/Review Tom Ciurczak - I Ain't Ever Growing Up: Volume II
Southern California singer/songwriter Tom Ciurczak (Sir-Zak) offers up an infectious blend of energetic rhythms, danceable beats, and powerful storytelling lyrics that may make you think you are listening to a crossbreed of Bruce Springsteen, Warren Zevon, and Steve Earle, complete with Eagle-esque harmonies and hook-laden Eric Clapton-style guitar work.
Country/Review Louise Burke - Benevolent not Malevolent
Louise Burke recently made her first television appearance as the band’s stripper, Kay, in Danny Boyle’s Pistol, starring alongside Toby Wallace and John Lydon. In the summer of 2021, she was cast as the Princes’ Royal Nanny in Netflix’s The Crown, starring alongside Elizabeth Debicki. On the music front, Louise has been training privately with renowned vocal coach Mary Hammond (West End, Lea Salonga, Adele, and Chris Martin) since early 2015 and is working with lead singer Sonja Kristina of Curved Air on her first album.
Electronic/Review Creative Vibrations - Electronic Wow
Creative Vibrations Music is a reflection of the musical mind of Peter Sahaidachny (Sah-high-dotch-knee), an American composer, pianist, and guitar player with Ukrainian and Native American ancestry. Formally trained but driven by instinct and intuition, Sahaidachny produces progressive classical music works that contain rhythmic layers and time shifts that have a uniquely modern and universal dimensionality.
R&B/Review Child of SP - Issues
Leo, known as Child of SP, is a singer/MC/songwriter originally from the city of São Paulo who grew up in South Florida, where he found his true passion as a teenager in high school. Music. He started doing covers and freestyles on social media in 2016 and, years later, signed his first worldwide major label contract in Europe in 2021. Currently based in Lisbon, Portugal, he brings his dark r&b/pop sound along with his cadence and rhymes about his city, his story, and his beliefs.
Rock/Review Shyfrin Alliance - Unconditional
A personal crisis can be a curse or a blessing, either plummeting the victim into despair or forcing them into making change for the good. After years as a successful businessman, mathematician, and physicist, Eduard Shyfrin had a crisis that prompted a life-changing revelation. A whole new way of thinking was born as the award-winning scientist embarked on a steadfast pursuit of meanings and purpose, research, and writing bestselling books – all of which has culminated now in his debut album, Shyfrin Alliance.
Pop/Review Jack Bailey - Open Heart Surgery
A small musician residing in a little town outside of London, UK, Jack Bailey dives into his deepest thoughts and emotions to share stories of love, loss, and tragedy from the comfort of his bedroom. He writes and produces his own tracks, sharing his stories on Instagram and his music with the world.
Pop/Review Looporia - Mothership Down
Looporia is an indie dream pop project created by Daniel Lopez. The exploration details his character diving into a cosmic journey—a process of individuation into the unknown.
Pop/Review The Levy Circus - Tales of the Unconnected
The Levy Circus rose with grit and purpose from their East Midlands grass roots to arrive on the music scene as one of the most significant burgeoning indie, rock, and pop bands of the year. A self-curated five-piece group of master songwriters, musicians, and vocalists, The Levy Circus defy every rule and mold of the industry and have become ringmasters of their own destiny. Forging a unique path, this band has its own box-fresh sound, delivering outstanding original music.
Metal/Review Forever in Transit - Streams of Thought
A focus on the journey and growth rather than a fixation on the end goal or destination. The sensation of floating, suspended in the air, never quite reaching your intended destination—carried over peaks and valleys of high-energy progressive metal and complex, multilayered ambience. Armed with an ethos of artistic freedom and a forward-thinking mentality, Forever in Transit aims to take the listener on a sonic journey without regard for established conventions.
Electronic/Review Zach Bilcsik - Videogame!
Zach Bilcsik likes to make music while you party, game, or roll d20s. Right now, he is eating frozen raspberries and making tracks.