Discovering the new music underground around the globe
Pop/Review Javi Carabalí - La Situación
Javi Carabalí is a latin music composer, producer, singer, rapper, and guitarist. He is breaking down music genre barriers and electrifying the Latin music industry with Spanish reggae songs, pop songs, and even Spanish rock.
Classical/Review John C Buttigieg - Prelude in G-Sharp Minor
John C Buttigieg is a British-Maltese neoclassical artist, broadcast composer, and contemporary solo pianist based in London. Known for his cinematic approach, John’s sound is meditative, experimentally abstract, and minimalistic. He regularly writes music for productions and broadcasts and has featured in national media, including the BBC and ITV.
Pop/Review Javi Carabalí - Tripletazo #2 Con Tu Amor
Javi Carabalí is a latin music composer, producer, singer, rapper, and guitarist. He is breaking down music genre barriers and electrifying the Latin music industry with Spanish reggae songs, pop songs, and even Spanish rock.
Pop/Review Jayce Star - Inside Your Love
Jayce Star is a Latino American artist/singer/songwriter/producer born from Dominican and Puerto Rican descent in New York City, NY. His father, who made his career as a band leader for a high-end top 40 band, showed him the ropes early on in his career while he was a young aspiring artist.
Electronic/Review Jinadu - Dry Soul
Jinadu, hailing from London, England, is the main solo artist behind the captivating music project. Influenced by a diverse range of artists, including Peter Gabriel, Radiohead, and Massive Attack, Jinadu's sound is a fusion of soulful melodies and cinematic arrangements that resonate with audiences worldwide. With a background that includes performances at prestigious venues like Abbey Road and collaborations with renowned musicians, Jinadu's music is a testament to his passion for creating immersive musical experiences.
Electronic/Review JRTA - DMT NDE
JRTA, a multi-talented artist hailing from Columbia, United States, is a true musical force to be reckoned with. With a musical journey that dates back to 1999, JRTA's eclectic sound is a fusion of electronic elements, guitar riffs, bass lines, and keyboard melodies. Having drawn inspiration from the likes of Morphine, The Doors, Q-Tip, and Nirvana, JRTA's music transcends genres, creating a sonic experience that is uniquely captivating and deeply personal.
Classical/Review John C Buttigieg - Piano Odyssey
John C Buttigieg is a British-Maltese neoclassical artist, broadcast composer, and contemporary solo pianist based in London. Known for his cinematic approach, John’s sound is meditative, experimentally abstract, and minimalistic. He regularly writes music for productions and broadcasts and has featured in national media, including the BBC and ITV.
Pop/Review Jehnniel - Blue Skies
Jehnniel is a Filipino singer-songwriter based in London. Expressing her music through alternative electronic and alternative indie pop genres, Jehnniel has dynamic yet dreamy and calming vocals. Her lyrical approach is intense and well-thought-out stories of real emotions. Overall, her music is creatively authentic and raw. Growing up in a household where music was as essential as breathing, Jehnniel’s passion for sound and rhythm blossomed early on.
Rock/Review Jphono1 - Beyond Provisional
From his early days drumming in The Comas, John Harrison has grown into a consummate veteran of the N.C. scene. Between stints as co-songwriter and bandleader in North Elementary, he’s carved out a prolific visual arts portfolio and regularly shows in galleries around the Triangle NC area. As one of three founders of the collective label, Potluck Foundation, he helps shepherd a far-reaching community of musicians who consistently turn out quality releases.
Pop/Review JD Kelleher - TAKE THE MON€Y & RUN
JD Kelleher is a gay, non-binary, Irish actor and singer/songwriter living in London. Their debut single, a cover of Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart,' became the number one rock tune of the marriage equality referendum in Ireland in 2015. JD followed this with an acclaimed debut EP, ‘The Ugly Tree’ (2017). Their second single from the EP, 'Imagery,’ also entered the Irish Top 30 songs. JD won Best Music Video 2019 at Brighton Rocks Film Festival, UK, for 'Redeem'.
Rock/Review Jane N' The Jungle - Beauty Queen
Heavy hitting truths, loud guitars, and infectious energy make up the DNA of Phoenix, AZ’s modern rock band, Jane N’ The Jungle, formed as a garage rock band in 2013 with childhood friends Jordan White and Brian Dellis. The band has an unquenched thirst for communication that demands attention with powerful lead vocals and guitars that cut like a knife with a take no prisoners attitude influenced by a combination of alternative rock, metal, and a touch of punk.
Rock/Review Jon Brændsgaard Toft - Brick By Brick
Jon Brændsgaard Toft’s musical career started as soon as he was old enough to fumble around on his dad’s MIDI keyboard in the mid-90’s. While attending the Rudolf Steiner school in Aarhus, he had a brief run-in with the recorder and the violin before settling on the clarinet while also independently taking drum lessons. Over the years, he learned to play guitar, piano, banjo, and various other instruments.
Pop/Review JOSHUA - Artificial Flavour
Combining honest songwriting with an infectious dark pop sound, JOSHUA is an artist unafraid to explore complex emotions. Hailing from the west-coast town of Mandurah, Australia, the art teacher-turned-songwriter follows in the footsteps of 5SOS, Thomston, and Charlie Puth, using songwriting to process and distill his emotional landscape.
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.
Rock/Review John Michael Hersey - Footprints
Singer/songwriter/actor John Michael Hersey has released nineteen albums of his music, including the May 2024 album Footprints. Known for his sophisticated yet accessible melding of rock, pop, folk, blues, and country, Hersey is first and foremost a storyteller who happens to play a mean guitar. For many years, he was the musical director, guitarist, and second tenor for the legendary doo-wop group Speedo and the Cadillacs. In 2010, UMass Press published his book, Forever Doo-wop, about his experiences working with the Cadillacs and other vocal groups.
Electronic/Review JSDavani - The Melancholiac II
Jacoby Davani (JSDAVANI) is a multi-media artist and multi-instrumentalist who specializes in experimental arts and music. With this criterion, he's free to pull inspiration from a variety of influences, mediums, and genres. He has over a decade of experience developing multi-media/sensory performances, projecting manipulated experimental films on top of music that often explored ambient soundscapes, harsh abrasive noise, avant-garde tunes, apocalyptic folk music, and sound collages-composed of found sounds/field recordings, and circuit-bent children's toys.
Rock/Review Jack Tempchin - Waiting
Jack Tempchin, a San Diego native, first gained recognition when he was signed by Clive Davis to Arista Records in 1976 as part of the band The Funky Kings. Their track "Slow Dancing (Swayin’ To the Music)" became a Billboard Top 10 hit in 1977, recorded by Johnny Rivers. Tempchin’s compositions have since been performed or recorded by a multitude of artists, including Johnny Rivers, George Jones, Buck Owens, and many more.
Pop/Review Joshua Pearlstein - Endorphins
Meet Joshua Pearlstein, the artist who is reimagining the pop genre. A prolific musician with a flair for the songwriting process, Joshua discovered his perfect pitch early in life and quickly started music lessons. Falling in love with the greats like Michael Jackson, Prince, Justin Timberlake, and Lady Gaga, he knew exactly where his songs needed to land creatively, relying on his instinct for melody and rhythm to guide the process.
Pop/Review Joyce Tratnyek - Still
For 20-year-old NYC-based singer/songwriter/producer Joyce Tratnyek, writing and performing music has always been a way to overcome her own shyness and sensitivity. These qualities, which once made it hard for her to talk to the other kids on her elementary school playground, are now tools that help her write heartfelt and thoughtful songs. She loves to write songs that tell stories and help people understand both themselves and the world more deeply.
Pop/Review Jessie Phelps - Well Done
Jessie Phelps describes herself as “reliable and a little bit out there” and her music as it “sounds like my ADHD." Phelps was raised on rock and roll. When she inherited a vintage drum kit from her grandfather, there was no turning back. She has toured and recorded in her native Midwestern America since 2006 with assorted bands and artists. Phelps is currently living in London, UK, where she is working and performing as a solo artist and writing and recording new material.