For as long as I’ve listened to music, I’ve been planning the soundtrack for the movie of my life. “Comfortably Numb” scores a pitch black drive through the woods in a 280ZX. A hand selects “Into the Mystic” on a jukebox…
"Not Quite Yours" is the follow up to Barcelona’s 2009 debut LP Absolutes which was released through Universal/Motown Records. Lead vocalist Brian Fennell and drummer Rhett Stonelake were looking to push the band in a ne…
"Not Quite Yours" is the follow up to Barcelona’s 2009 debut LP Absolutes which was released through Universal/Motown Records. Lead vocalist Brian Fennell and drummer Rhett Stonelake were looking to push the band in a ne…
Bastille have moved away from the common output being churned out by indie bands to create pop songs that are absorbing and genre defining without ever being formulaic. The origins of Bastille lie in the creative mind of…
Presented by: BBC Radio 1's Huw Stephens & UKT&I (Badges and Wristbands Only)
Bastille have moved away from the common output being churned out by indie bands to create pop songs that are absorbing and genre defining without ever being formulaic. The origins of Bastille lie in the creative mind of…
Presented by: Danny Rose Agency/Park the Van Records & Management
Hollywood, Florida is not your typical beach town. The buildings, diners, and of course the beach appear frozen in the 1950’s. Probably a result of the town’s population boom happening in that era, a current drive down t…
The Belle Game´s debut album, Ritual Tradition Habit, begins with bashful guitars, a soft wave of cymbals, and a pair of ambiguous phrases. `Ritual´, a sweetly haunting soundscape, lasts only a few moments before fleshin…
BERNHOFT “SOLIDARITY BREAKS"
Often described as one of the most talented voices in the country, Bernhoft has built his career step by step. From small roles as a child on stage in the Norwegian Opera, via success with…
BERNHOFT “SOLIDARITY BREAKS"
Often described as one of the most talented voices in the country, Bernhoft has built his career step by step. From small roles as a child on stage in the Norwegian Opera, via success with…
BERNHOFT “SOLIDARITY BREAKS"
Often described as one of the most talented voices in the country, Bernhoft has built his career step by step. From small roles as a child on stage in the Norwegian Opera, via success with…
Bill was one of the founding members of the band SOUND TEAM and current leader of Sunset (formerly {{{Sunset}}}). His own material pursues experimental approaches to folk / pop / ambient.
Bill has been writing and pla…
Distorto-pop trio - armed with cassette tapes - sets out to waft distorted echoes and reverb throughout the atmosphere. Debut EP - "Into the Sea" - proudly taints the glitz of their home city, Dallas, Tx, with a unique w…
While pioneering the genre of ballroom rock, the band has continually won fans over with their emotionally-driven yet upbeat songs that playfully strike a balance between the alternative and organic. With a revitalized s…
Winnipeg indie pop outfit Boats makes impossibly hooky pop songs about death, being old, girls, glowing bears and escaping the spectral plane of existence and reappearing at a football game — all of which can be found on…
Ryder Bach started Body Parts in 2009. The band, rounded out by Alina Cutrono, Raymond Proudfoot, and Taylor Dexter, fuses Ryder's thoughtful lyrics -- food, language and comfort serve as subjects -- with an angular sens…
BOY - a contagious confection that has spread across the internet like wildfire. The Hamburg-based duo gets your toes tapping, mind playing, feet moving, emotions travelling, head thinking, hips jerking. But above all, t…
BOY - a contagious confection that has spread across the internet like wildfire. The Hamburg-based duo gets your toes tapping, mind playing, feet moving, emotions travelling, head thinking, hips jerking. But above all, t…
BOY - a contagious confection that has spread across the internet like wildfire. The Hamburg-based duo gets your toes tapping, mind playing, feet moving, emotions travelling, head thinking, hips jerking. But above all, t…
Boy Friend is an Austin TX based three-piece with a passion for dark pop melodies and thick atmospheric backdrops. Christa Palazzolo & Sarah Brown (formerly of Sleep Over) have self-released EP’s as well as records with …
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Dear Winter,
If it wasn't for your dreary days we may never have holed up in a basement to record these two new songs. We present to you She Moves, our antidote to the months of gloom you wreak on Portland. Call us es…
It's no easy thing to carve a true niche in the current musical climate. With attention spans shorter than ever, the demand for a constant “something new” is a pressure that makes many acts crumble before they fulfill th…
Monika Brodka, the sprite‐like vocalist BRODKA, launched onto the Polish music scene with a bang as the winner of Polish Pop Idol in 2004 at the young age of 16. Since her debut, Brodka has released three LPs ‐ all of wh…
"An electro-pop duo based in Brooklyn, NY. The two Berklee College of Music graduates created a unique sound that combines the drive of electro with the melodic sensibilities of pop. Since the release of Carousel’s debut…
CAVE PAINTING are moving into 2013 with a busy schedule of releases and select live shows.
They have prepared a special package for ‘Rio’ - their second UK single of the year. It follows the first, ‘Leaf’, which ga…
CAVE PAINTING are moving into 2013 with a busy schedule of releases and select live shows.
They have prepared a special package for ‘Rio’ - their second UK single of the year. It follows the first, ‘Leaf’, which ga…
Cayucas: Pronounced "ky-yook-us", it's the (slightly misspelled) name of a sleepy little seaside town in San Luis Obispo County, California. That town, Cayucos, has hardly changed in the last 50 years, a far cry from the…
Cayucas: Pronounced "ky-yook-us", it's the (slightly misspelled) name of a sleepy little seaside town in San Luis Obispo County, California. That town, Cayucos, has hardly changed in the last 50 years, a far cry from the…
Charli’s live performances, like her music, are raw but multi-layered, sometimes stark but with a beating human heart. All pop is here, from Siouxsie to Spiceworld, The Knife to Nirvana. To achieve her intricate, post-a…
Presented by: The Warner Sound Captured by Nikon (Badges and Wristbands Only)
Charli’s live performances, like her music, are raw but multi-layered, sometimes stark but with a beating human heart. All pop is here, from Siouxsie to Spiceworld, The Knife to Nirvana. To achieve her intricate, post-a…
Charli’s live performances, like her music, are raw but multi-layered, sometimes stark but with a beating human heart. All pop is here, from Siouxsie to Spiceworld, The Knife to Nirvana. To achieve her intricate, post-a…
Child Actor's dreamily powerful blend of electronics, R&B and indie rock emerged fully formed in early 2012. By the end of the year, they had signed to rising indie label Fake Four Inc., made half a dozen music videos, r…
CINE is about a lot of brazilian energy and happiness on the stage. Their songs is are pop, eletro, rock that has been awarded twice by VMB and the last DVD "As Cores" (The Colors) got award in nov'12 by an important en…
This is COIN. We met in Nashville and decided that everything is too serious; so, we started a new project. Some people call it swirly indie party pop. We just want to make music people can dance to. Drawing cereal coffe…
D E N A is Denitza Todorova, a Berlin-based songwriter and vocalist hailing from Bulgaria – the southeastern corner of the Balkans. Since moving to Berlin in 2005, she’s been seriously honing her self-composed beats and …
Presented by: Bond Music Group/Aerobic International
D E N A is Denitza Todorova, a Berlin-based songwriter and vocalist hailing from Bulgaria – the southeastern corner of the Balkans. Since moving to Berlin in 2005, she’s been seriously honing her self-composed beats and …
Dan Croll is a fabulous new solo artist with enough facets for a whole band. He's the electro boy with links to the folkie scene (Communion Records included one of his tracks on their recent New Faces compilation), a mul…
darwin deez
Born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina to Maher Baba disciples, Darwin studied and performed as a tap dancer from age 8 to 18. His first compositions were guitar pop songs that he wrote aged 11 after his fath…
When you hold the kind of resume that Jessica Dobson does, you have options. You can continue to parlay your role as an established touring musician into enviable gigs that will earn you a paycheck, or you can choose to…
In the years since signing with Paw Tracks in 2009, Mississippi native Dent May has made music that balances saccharine pop sincerity and campy affectation. His debut LP, The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnific…
In the years since signing with Paw Tracks in 2009, Mississippi native Dent May has made music that balances saccharine pop sincerity and campy affectation. His debut LP, The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnific…
Dexter Freebish is a band. Not a person. Since forming almost 20 years ago, Austin-based quartet Dexter Freebish has always been a band with which fate and faith have had a close association. Hearing parts of the story …
…"Now's the time for believing.." begins the chorus of "Born Again", the first single from DIANA. On a surface level, the song floats by on a cloud, the bass keeping you buoyed while the synths elevate you into an opiate…
…"Now's the time for believing.." begins the chorus of "Born Again", the first single from DIANA. On a surface level, the song floats by on a cloud, the bass keeping you buoyed while the synths elevate you into an opiate…
Diego Peralta is a 24 year old songwriter and composer, who has three independent albums and is an undisputed reference in the Chilean scene.
He’s music has a unique atmospheric pop sound with a regular and slow pulse.…
Diego Peralta is a 24 year old songwriter and composer, who has three independent albums and is an undisputed reference in the Chilean scene.
He’s music has a unique atmospheric pop sound with a regular and slow pulse.…
Donna Missal writes music and sings it too. Currently residing in Brooklyn where she is also recording her debut EP, expected to be released March 2013. She is planning a tour with her writing partner and guitarist Ken D…
Dragons of Zynth's frontmen, Aku and Akwetey, are twins and were raised in Cleveland, OH. The group first won notice with the demo recording of their first single "War Lover" in 2004. The band gained attention early on f…
Dragons of Zynth's frontmen, Aku and Akwetey, are twins and were raised in Cleveland, OH. The group first won notice with the demo recording of their first single "War Lover" in 2004. The band gained attention early on f…
Aaron Bergunder started playing electronic music years ago under the moniker KaraokeMF to make silly remixes of his more focused rock band, Colourbook. While it began as more of a joke, as time went on KaraokeMF grew int…
Duina del Mar, an Artist, Composer, Dancer and Multi-Instrumentalist. She has been selected as "The fresh new credible pop revelation for 2012" by Billboard Magazine, and she has already received numerous nominations for…
Eby es un grupo de rock popular mexicano, formado a finales del 2006 en Santa Clara Ecatepec, Estado de Mexico. Con un sonido que incorpora recursos pop retro, editan dos discos: "Welcome!" (2009) y "Simpático" (2012).……
Biography
Providing an electric sounding shock to the system of K-pop for the past couple of years has been music giant SM Entertainment’s f(x), a multi-national, all-female, quaking quintet. The name is a play on the m…
In 2008, Pamela Sepúlveda began composing songs for what became his solo project Fakuta.
Deployed pop songs warm and spacious atmosphere, subtle rhythms and sometimes more powerful. In sum,
hits a world constructed fro…
In 2008, Pamela Sepúlveda began composing songs for what became his solo project Fakuta.
Deployed pop songs warm and spacious atmosphere, subtle rhythms and sometimes more powerful. In sum,
hits a world constructed fro…
Danish singer/songwriter and producer Fallulah released her debut album ”The Black Cat Neighborhood” in 2010 and instantly rocketed into stardom in her native country of Denmark with her original and ground-breaking indi…
Danish singer/songwriter and producer Fallulah released her debut album ”The Black Cat Neighborhood” in 2010 and instantly rocketed into stardom in her native country of Denmark with her original and ground-breaking indi…
“Overflows with emotion… spectacular” The Guardian
“Heart-flipping” Pitchfork
“Extraordinary” PopJustice
“Cathartic pop for when you’re feeling abandoned” The FADER
“Dark and beautiful” This Is Fake DIY
“A formidabl…
FIELDED explores the many moods that can be created through experimentation with voice as leader rather than follower of the amplified instrument. She moves from dark to light and back to dark - a church chorus, cacophon…
Presented by: Beatroute Magazine / WinnieCooper.net / Light Organ
FINE TIMES
The feline theme running through the debut album of band Fine Times is an apt metaphor for grace. However, the band wasn’t always as light-footed as they are now...
When Matthew Moldowan and Jeffrey Josi…
In just a year or so, soulsters Fitz & the Tantrums went from the living room to the main stage. The recipe for meteoric success? Six killer musicians, five dapper suits, irresistible songs, some serendipity and one vint…
Presented by: Dickies (Badges and Wristbands Only)
In just a year or so, soulsters Fitz & the Tantrums went from the living room to the main stage. The recipe for meteoric success? Six killer musicians, five dapper suits, irresistible songs, some serendipity and one vint…
Fol Chen (Asthmatic Kitty Records) present songs of malaise and miscommunication set to dark pop and glitch-riddled chamber funk. Since the band’s inception, Fol Chen has remained a mysterious entity– its membership disg…
FUCK ART, LET’S DANCE! are quite simply white boys providing the very best fidgety tunes. Romeo Sfendules (Guitar) and Tim Hansen (Drums) operate as a highly motviated and brilliant team behind the dynamic, inspired and …
Lindsay Pitts and Clifford John make dark, enchanting dream pop that floats along in warm, shimmering waves. The duo weaves a web of male and female harmonies, slow pulsing beats, reverb-laced guitars, and lush synthesiz…
Generationals are a duo from New Orleans that write short tight pop and rock tunes generally intended for dancing. Their third full length record will come out in 2013.……
Gepe is the alias of Daniel Riveros, Chilean musician surprised the press and public after the successful release of their first album "Gepinto" (Quemasucabeza, 2005). The album featured a new reading of folklore through…
Gepe is the alias of Daniel Riveros, Chilean musician surprised the press and public after the successful release of their first album "Gepinto" (Quemasucabeza, 2005). The album featured a new reading of folklore through…
Ghost Beach are the latest pop pioneers to set the internet ablaze. Less than a year old, the New York-based duo of Josh Ocean and Eric "Doc" Mendelsohn have already perfected a retro-future aesthetic that sounds like th…
Ginger & The Ghost are two visual artists who have transformed their imagination into song.
Hiding away in a converted water tank / studio in the New South Wales hinterland, the duo were able to find the freedom to cr…
Danish/American band Gliss makes a huge departure from their old sound on the new record Langsom Dans which is gathering comparisons to Beach House, Crystal Castles and Lower Dens. The LA based trio, consisting of Victor…
Golden Bear is from Austin, TX. They released their most recent album, "Alive" in late 2011. Produced by Austin's Producer of the Year, Danny Reisch, “Alive” provides a healthy dose of pop and heavy progressive rock, sui…
Grandchildren is a six-piece electro-acoustic orchestral pop band from Philadelphia, PA. It began as a solo recording project that fused simple folk songs with sampled beats and evolved into a 6 piece pop-orchestra known…
When Garage-Rockers Harlem went on hiatus, Curtis James O'Mara's creative appitite did not relent. What else is an artist to do? He started Grape St., gathering a slew of friends from the Austin music scene to round out …
When Garage-Rockers Harlem went on hiatus, Curtis James O'Mara's creative appitite did not relent. What else is an artist to do? He started Grape St., gathering a slew of friends from the Austin music scene to round out …
BIOGRAPHY: HAIM
Hailing from the San Fernando Valley, HAIM consists of, “Three sisters, and a mister” that has been shaking things up in the city of Los Angeles for the past four years. It is truly a family affair for …
BIOGRAPHY: HAIM
Hailing from the San Fernando Valley, HAIM consists of, “Three sisters, and a mister” that has been shaking things up in the city of Los Angeles for the past four years. It is truly a family affair for …
Hands can be so many things: welcoming, scolding, loving, clenched into a fist. With Hands as your name, you have to both capture emotion and prove that the music you create with your own is worthy of the moniker. Luckil…
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Hannah Georgas is a Vancouver- based singer who balances the nuanced depth of classic female songwriters who came before her with tightly constructed electronic based pop.
When Hannah started out in the Vancouver musi…
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After countless tours across their native Canada, the infectious spirit of Hey Ocean! has made quite an impact on their fervent fan base.
"We've gotten a lot of marriage stories from fans," smiles bassist and vocali…
Heyerdahl just did their first gig EVER at this years Øyafestival in Oslo and was
met with amazing reviews “Stunning! – P3.no” Their debut single follows by a
European tour visiting Berlin, London and Barcelona.
Heyer…
Highasakite Launches The In and Out of Weeks EP
Their First International Release on Propeller Records
Highasakite Makes Indie Pop With a Twist -
A Sparkling Cocktail Combining 60s American Rock,
Norwegian Folk Mus…
With the addition of samples, a couple guitars, and live traps backed by programmed beats, Hills Like Elephants announces their presence on the national scene with a dance-friendly re-imagination of indie rock, lo-fi dis…
I am Dive are not precisely a rock band, and no one is pretty sure of how possible it is to exactly describe the music these two fellows make.
I am Dive is the name Esteban Ruiz (Seville, 1979) and José A. Pérez (Sev…
Western Canadian band Imaginary Cities’ debut disc Temporary Resident is so fully realized that it’s surprising to learn that happenstance first brought primary songwriters Mari Sarbit and Rusty Matyas together in Winnip…
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Coming to the attention of 4AD after a clutch of demo tracks went online early in 2012, Indians emerged in a fittingly understated manner, and with Somewhere Else, has made both an assured and majestic debut album.
I…
Coming to the attention of 4AD after a clutch of demo tracks went online early in 2012, Indians emerged in a fittingly understated manner, and with Somewhere Else, has made both an assured and majestic debut album.
I…
Intergalactic Lovers are Belgians with a nose for stunning pop music. Their debut ‘Greetings & Salutations’ received unanimous high praise from both press and public earlier this year and the singles 'Fade Away', ‘Delay’…
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Seattle folk-pop band Ivan & Alyosha are set to release their debut album "All The Times We Had" (Missing Piece Group/Dualtone) as a follow up to their well received 2011 EP "Fathers Be Kind". The EP won the band recogni…
Presented by: The Syndicate's Conflict Of Interest (Badges and Wristbands Only)
Seattle folk-pop band Ivan & Alyosha are set to release their debut album "All The Times We Had" (Missing Piece Group/Dualtone) as a follow up to their well received 2011 EP "Fathers Be Kind". The EP won the band recogni…
Jaill is an indie rock band from milwaukee wisconsin, playing songs about stuff, most recently supporting their second Sub Pop release titled Traps. Just like their live show, it's very good.……
Click your ruby shoes three times and imagine a modern day Judy Garland, an artist with a technicolour voice and mischievous spirit. Jenn Grant’s voice is widely recognized as one of the most mellifluous and melodic out …
Jennifer Sullivan is a must-hear singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist musician from Texas. She recently moved to NYC to produce her debut album with the help of a sponsorship with Converse. An enthralling and th…
Jennifer Sullivan is a must-hear singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist musician from Texas. She recently moved to NYC to produce her debut album with the help of a sponsorship with Converse. An enthralling and th…
"...the thing that sets Jessie apart from the gazillions of female singers out there is she’s just uncandidly raw with her music and lyrics, and when you add in her captivating stage presence it’s hard not to be impresse…
JETTA, an incredible new vocal and songwriting talent, who has put her self in pole position for the next big thing accolade 2013, when she recently released her debut underground smash 'Start a Riot' as a free download.…
Presented by: Sounds Australia / Electronic Music Conference
Jonathan Boulet was an accomplished first step for the Sydney native - recorded, played, sung, produced and mixed by a 21 year old in his parent's garage. On We Keep The Beat... Boulet has again taken the reins, but this…
Jonathan Boulet was an accomplished first step for the Sydney native - recorded, played, sung, produced and mixed by a 21 year old in his parent's garage. On We Keep The Beat... Boulet has again taken the reins, but this…
The 2011 Bonnaroo performance by the polyglot Tuscan artist Jovanotti (nee Lorenzo Cherubini) won over American live music fans, critics and industry alike. Among those taken by Jovanotti’s artistry and charisma was the …
Presented by: The Grammy Museum - Musical Milestones: 50 Years of The Beatles
The 2011 Bonnaroo performance by the polyglot Tuscan artist Jovanotti (nee Lorenzo Cherubini) won over American live music fans, critics and industry alike. Among those taken by Jovanotti’s artistry and charisma was the …
Karim Ouellet was born in Senegal, but has lived in Canada, Senegal, Rwanda and Tunisia during his youth. He now lives in Quebec City. His music is a brilliant mix of raggae, hip-hop, folk, rock and pop. Multi-skilled an…
Anti- Records is proud to announce the release of Kelly Hogan’s extraordinary new solo album I Like To Keep Myself In Pain. This Atlanta native is a beloved figure throughout the contemporary music landscape, and a multi…
On his new album THANK YOU CAMELLIA, Kris Allen delivers on everything his fans love him for and more. The album is a showcase for the easy, lived-in richness of Kris’ voice as well as his knack for crafting hook-filled …
Brooklyn-based quartet, Lake Street Dive enjoyed a whirlwind end to 2012 when their video for "I Want You Back" became an internet phenomenon landing half a million views. It all started with an admiring tweet from Kevin…
Described as The voice of 2013 by The Evening Standard, the classically trained, singer songwriter’s music fuses orchestral soul with velvety harmonies and emotional vocals giving nods to Nina Simone, George Gershwin and…
Described as The voice of 2013 by The Evening Standard, the classically trained, singer songwriter’s music fuses orchestral soul with velvety harmonies and emotional vocals giving nods to Nina Simone, George Gershwin and…
Lean Hounds formed in Austin, Tx in January 2010 and began playing shows just two months later. Lush synth sounds and layered rhythms help to set them apart from other like minded bands. Singer, David Shackelford's vocal…
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Named one of the “Best New Seattle Bands” by Seattle Magazine, Lemolo is a dream-pop duo comprised of Poulsbo natives Meagan Grandall and Kendra Cox. Creating what Seattle Weekly calls the “most promising expansions on …
Leon Thomas III is a multi-talented Singer, Actor & Musician signed to Columbia/Rostrum Records. Currently living in Los Angeles, Leon can be seen on the Nickelodeon hit tv show VICTORIOUS as the musically gifted Andre H…
Lauded for their charming, inventive style, indie pop group, Les Mentettes, has shared the stage with Pulp (UK), Of Montreal (USA), Tahiti Boy & The Palmtree Family (France) and Moreno Veloso (Brazil). They’ve been prais…
Letting Up Despite Great Faults is the indie/electro sonic diary of founding member Mike Lee. Their 2009 self-titled debut LP was an exploration of indiepop melodies, electro beats, and shoegaze guitars. The lead single …
Levek is the multifaceted project bearing the surname of front man, songwriter and musical jack-of-all-trades, David Levesque. After bouncing around the Florida peninsula, spending time in Orlando and St. Augustine, Leve…
The Lighthouse and the Whaler is a band from Cleveland, Ohio, though its name alludes to the waters off the coast of Massachusetts. Inspired by a theme from Moby Dick, the band's name alone is enough to make underpaid Li…
The Lighthouse and the Whaler is a band from Cleveland, Ohio, though its name alludes to the waters off the coast of Massachusetts. Inspired by a theme from Moby Dick, the band's name alone is enough to make underpaid Li…
The three friends known as Little Daylight, who peppered 2012 with some of the year’s most infectious remixes, have finally stepped to the fore. Today Little Daylight has debuted their first original song, “Overdose”, al…
Love Inks is a desert pop group from Austin, Texas. With a sound anchored via Sherry LeBlanc's simple yet poignant vocals, Love Inks is minimalism at its best; imbued with raw emotion, sexuality and splashes of electron…
Love Inks is a desert pop group from Austin, Texas. With a sound anchored via Sherry LeBlanc's simple yet poignant vocals, Love Inks is minimalism at its best; imbued with raw emotion, sexuality and splashes of electron…
“Luscious, luminous, lilting lullabies” is how the New York Times describes songs by Lucius, a five-piece band from Brooklyn, NY.
At the center of Lucius are the “alluring and magnetic” (Seventeen) singers-in-unison,…
“Luscious, luminous, lilting lullabies” is how the New York Times describes songs by Lucius, a five-piece band from Brooklyn, NY.
At the center of Lucius are the “alluring and magnetic” (Seventeen) singers-in-unison,…
Presented by: BBC Radio 1's Huw Stephens & UKT&I (Badges and Wristbands Only)
“Gentle, folky, confidential tone, undershot by a coolness of intelligence and self possession” 4/5 The Daily Telegraph
(Pop CD of the Week)
“A bewitching one-off talent” Daily Star
“Dark-hearted pop songs that striv…
“Gentle, folky, confidential tone, undershot by a coolness of intelligence and self possession” 4/5 The Daily Telegraph
(Pop CD of the Week)
“A bewitching one-off talent” Daily Star
“Dark-hearted pop songs that striv…
“Gentle, folky, confidential tone, undershot by a coolness of intelligence and self possession” 4/5 The Daily Telegraph
(Pop CD of the Week)
“A bewitching one-off talent” Daily Star
“Dark-hearted pop songs that striv…
First french band spotted at 93 Feet East in London by Steve Hewitt (drummer & songwriter in the mutli million selling PLACEBO), the young indie pop band came back from a show at KOKO for club NME magazine in London & ha…
The Majority Says…
is a 6 piece modern pop band from Linköping, Sweden, who released their first EP, “Best Night Ever” on Valentines day 2012, and immediately hit it off big time when the song 114 was featured in a …
Marit Larsen
Marit Larsen is about to release her third solo album, Spark. Here is the story of her continuing success in Norway and Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
Larsen has released two previous solo albums, …
"Como si Caetano hubiese nacido anteayer y David Byrne fuera latino de verdad" Jaume R. Salas (El País, España)
“Martin shared stage with Caetano Veloso, Charly García, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Arnaldo Antunes, Kiko Ve…
Manzanas Malas, aka Los Bad Apples is a POP Band that fuses the sultry rhythms and vocal stylings of Latin music with the raw beats and rhymes of Hip-Hop & Cumbia. Their high-energy performances and unique sound earned …
The Memories are four (4) lovey dovey stoner sweeties. Formed in the summer time 2010 by Rikky Gage and Kyle Handley of infamous party nomads White Fang. After releasing and selling all 200 copies of the first edition of…
The Memories are four (4) lovey dovey stoner sweeties. Formed in the summer time 2010 by Rikky Gage and Kyle Handley of infamous party nomads White Fang. After releasing and selling all 200 copies of the first edition of…
Hotly tipped Danish songstress MØ aka. Karen Marie Ørsted is stirring up a buzz throughout the global blogosphere these days. Tastemaker media such as Pitchfork, The Guardian, Fader, Hypetrak and NME wrote about her and …
Hotly tipped Danish songstress MØ aka. Karen Marie Ørsted is stirring up a buzz throughout the global blogosphere these days. Tastemaker media such as Pitchfork, The Guardian, Fader, Hypetrak and NME wrote about her and …
Presented by: Check Yo Ponytail/Mad Decent/Fool's Gold: Super Party
Hotly tipped Danish songstress MØ aka. Karen Marie Ørsted is stirring up a buzz throughout the global blogosphere these days. Tastemaker media such as Pitchfork, The Guardian, Fader, Hypetrak and NME wrote about her and …
Mompox began in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the summer of 2008 with an objective in mind: to create a band of several singer-songwriters in which 50's American pop and 60's psychedelic rock can be mixed together with mod…
Mompox began in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the summer of 2008 with an objective in mind: to create a band of several singer-songwriters in which 50's American pop and 60's psychedelic rock can be mixed together with mod…
Presented by: Flowerbooking, Inc (Badges and Wristbands Only)
Forming (ca. 2009) from mists of solid-state polished chrome out of cavity closets, Mood Rings fought against the constraints of modern/shit desk programs to create a new name for themselves in the basements and damp sec…
Mozart's Sister is the captivating solo project of Montreal's Caila Thompson-Hannant. Staggering between beautiful, bursting synth-filled pop melodies and the complicated, often harsh consequences of reality in her lyric…
There is not a single instance of a tattoo or piercing among Mrs. Glass and his two band mates. We think that's a pretty big deal for an Austin group.……
Naia Kete, is a neo-soulful reggae pop artist whose music is a personal, emotional and political soul-trip. A mix of musical styles that is grounded, articulate and emotive. Her unique sound and compelling songs would fi…
The New F-O's are a colorful breath of fresh sound waves that deliver strategic blows to your eardrums via high-end production and well-played vocals. With his raspy voice and melodic yet catchy delivery “Lifted” (one of…
Nubes en mi Casa started playing in 2007. That first year they recorded their first album which was released by mexican indie label Molecula Records. A few months later, they were chosen by 'Myspace Mexico' as "Band of t…
Nubes en mi Casa started playing in 2007. That first year they recorded their first album which was released by mexican indie label Molecula Records. A few months later, they were chosen by 'Myspace Mexico' as "Band of t…
Established in 2011, founded by Dustin Doering, Jonathan Baugh, Justin Green and Tito Sopena, O Conqueror can best be described as "tender," "introspective," and "packed with emotion."
O Conqueror has been said to so…
The Ocean Blue‘s debut record on the famed Sire Records label in 1989 achieved widespread acclaim and radio & MTV airplay. The band of four young high schoolers from Hershey, Pennsylvania went on to do two more well-rece…
OK SWEETHEART is the recording project of singer-songwriter, Erin Austin. Reminiscent of all the good things from mid-century pop, her well crafted simplicity pulls influence from classics such as Harry Nilsson, The Bea…
OKAPI SUN BIO
Dallas: Vocals, Keys, Strings, drums
Leo: Vocals, Keys, Guitar, Drums
ELECTRONIC TRIBAL DANCE PARTY
The OKAPI SUN will rise in Austin Texas this March as the duo makes its SXSW debut with an officia…
Chicago’s explosive Outer Minds have finally come to the surface after simmering in the underworld in several different incarnations over the past few years, and with unbelievably great results. Sharpening their sound in…
If Parenthetical Girls have learned anything over the course of their bewilderingly unorthodox discography, it's that they are—for richer or for poorer—a necessarily singular pop group. It's a peculiarity that they've le…
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If Parenthetical Girls have learned anything over the course of their bewilderingly unorthodox discography, it's that they are—for richer or for poorer—a necessarily singular pop group. It's a peculiarity that they've le…
After nearly two years of work, The Pass have finally readied "Melt," Their second full-length record. Mixed by Alex Aldi (Passion Pit, Holy Ghost), the album heralds a new era for the band- one steeped in their experie…
"Songwriter Paul Banks is another Austin force to be reckoned with . . . His favorite songwriter is Paul Simon, but Banks' voice has supreme range. He can go from sounding like a folk-singer Strokes frontman to a gorgeou…
A fun, punky and poppy band originally from Ottawa, Canada, now based out of California.
Peach Kelli Pop has two full length albums, the first of which is available on JEFF the Brotherhood's Infinity Cat Records and t…
Peggy Hsu (Chinese name “Xu Zhe-Pei”, born on February 2, 1981) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, music composer and music producer. She is also the founder and lead vocalist/keyboardist of the band “Le Cirque”.
Pegg…
Pink Nasty is Sara Beck. Pink Nasty is from Wichita, KS. Pink Nasty has three albums--the sloppy alt country monster mash of "Mule School" (2003) recorded in North Dakota/Kansas, the neurotic pop rock epic "Mold the Gold…
When you stand on the edge of a pool, ready to jump in, ready to be completely taken in by it´s content, there´s always that split second of hesitation. Every single time, and not even the bravest person you know, that b…
Pretty & Nice are a Boston quartet bent on creating joyous feelings. Songs are born on sunny porches, zapped with electricity, arranged around dancing morpho-rhythms, and slingshot skyward. It’s an advanced pop crash co…
PSYCHIC FRIEND
MY ROCKS ARE DREAMS
(Dangerbird Records)
Will Schwartz and the piano go way back, to when he was nine. "I've been attracted to the C chord and to A minor since I was a kid," he says. "I learned to pla…
There is a stillness between kissing lips that belies the beating hearts connected to them, a calm in the simple gesture that holds tumultuous emotions close, keeping their caprice from pulling you apart. For the past th…
Multi-instrumentalist Spanish musician trained in classical music since he was 8, he finished his studies when he got a scholarship at the Welsh College Of Music And Drama (Cardiff, Wales, UK). In almost a decade of musi…
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The Roosevelts are a pop/rock duo from Austin, TX. The EP "Cold Sheets" was just recorded with producer Dwight Baker (Kelly Clarkson, Bob Schneider, Alpha Rev), with drummer JJ Johnson (John Mayer, Derek Trucks), bassis…
"Music as exciting to watch being made as it is to hear...these Canadians own a sound that's at once incredibly intricate, and simply enjoyable" - Consequence of Sound (Best of CMJ 2012 feature)
"Royal Canoe have est…
'ACES stunned me. The instrumental introduction made me think of the
Black Keys ... then in came the vocals reminiscent of Brandon Flowers.
Dare I say it, this sounds like a commercial single.' Paul Gambaccini
'Soun…
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'ACES stunned me. The instrumental introduction made me think of the
Black Keys ... then in came the vocals reminiscent of Brandon Flowers.
Dare I say it, this sounds like a commercial single.' Paul Gambaccini
'Soun…
“You only choose from what you could get, your life is a show and the star's nearly dead”-
We all make choices in our life, but in the end, all roads seem to lead to one eventual truth; Sarai knew she was a musician th…
Though they’re from Omaha, Nebraska, Satchel Grande sounds like they’ve lived the majority of their lives on Mars, or The Mighty Boosh’s Old Gregg’s lair. Yes, Satchel Grande has an electronic sound that’s more Breakbot…
Though they’re from Omaha, Nebraska, Satchel Grande sounds like they’ve lived the majority of their lives on Mars, or The Mighty Boosh’s Old Gregg’s lair. Yes, Satchel Grande has an electronic sound that’s more Breakbot…
Sean Nicholas Savage is driven by the magic of the voice. Originally hailing from Edmonton, Canada but now a fixture of the Montreal music scene, Savage uses his instrument to effortlessly express both the strength and f…
Selebrities are a Brooklyn-based three piece lauded for their signature brand of new wave, romantic pop. With material that’s woven around the themes of emotional intimacy, overcoming obstacles, urban living, heartbreak …
Forming in New York City, Semi Precious Weapons quickly developed a cult-like following with their songs, live performances, and visual style. SPW played sold out shows in the city, promoted warehouse parties, and became…
Shugo Tokumaru has wowed critics and fans the world over with a sound that draws as much from classic Beatles-esque melodies as his own unique spin on Japanese pop.
A gifted songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, To…
Shugo Tokumaru has wowed critics and fans the world over with a sound that draws as much from classic Beatles-esque melodies as his own unique spin on Japanese pop.
A gifted songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, To…
“(Sidney York’s) sound blends Metric’s indie guitar pop and the sexy playfulness of Hawksley Workman” – CHARTAttack
Part glitzy pop, part avant-pop, and part fun” (More Than a Feeling), Sidney York is the long-distanc…
You should never take it too easy with this band. You should not fall for the temptation of lending more attention to Sizarr’s biographical buzz than to their now finished, phenomenal debut. Sure, when it all started wit…
Ski Lodge is an indie/pop band formed by Andrew Marr in early 2011 and based out of New York City. It's music about forgiveness, youth, love, fear, sadness, and everything else.……
Ski Lodge is an indie/pop band formed by Andrew Marr in early 2011 and based out of New York City. It's music about forgiveness, youth, love, fear, sadness, and everything else.……
“Everyone are you feeling bad today, ‘cause maybe you should be a little happier,” Asya (“Asy”) Saaverda raps in “Rad,” a song she wrote before hitting her teens, which Cat Power would go on to cover in her live sets. As…
Solange’s latest release, “Losing You” off her upcoming EP: True, with collaborator Dev Hynes, is reflective of her journey as an artist, bringing listeners a fresh new sound, “with a breezy fusion of singer-centric R&B,…
Originally formed in Austin, TX in winter 2005 by Troupe Gammage (vocals/keyboard), Nick Hurt (guitar/vocals), and Jake Stewart (drums), the band now known as SPEAK was cemented with the addition of Joey Delahoussaye (ba…
Even in the urban wilds of Brooklyn, there may be no one else like Jean-Philip Grobler, otherwise known as St. Lucia.
Originally from Johannesberg, South Africa, Jean grew up performing with the Drakensberg Boys Choi…
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Even in the urban wilds of Brooklyn, there may be no one else like Jean-Philip Grobler, otherwise known as St. Lucia.
Originally from Johannesberg, South Africa, Jean grew up performing with the Drakensberg Boys Choi…
Strange Names is a Minneapolis pop duo comprised of Brooklyn native Liam Benzvi and Minneapolite Francis Jimenez. The two began writing and playing music in 2010, creating some internet buzz from the US and UK. They have…
Suite 709 is a Mo-town influenced Soul/Indie Pop group based in Austin, TX. Recently featured in Rolling Stone and Billboard Magazine, the band's latest independent release, "Night & Day" debuted at #13 on the R&B/Soul i…
Suite 709 is a Mo-town influenced Soul/Indie Pop group based in Austin, TX. Recently featured in Rolling Stone and Billboard Magazine, the band's latest independent release, "Night & Day" debuted at #13 on the R&B/Soul i…
Supersubmarina is a Spanish band created back in 2007. From the begining it had a really good acceptance in the local indie scene, from both, media and audience.
Since then they have played over 250 gigs in venues and t…
The Suzan are a pop-rock band from Tokyo, Japan. Formed in 2004 by sisters Rie (keyboards and vocals) and Saori (guitar and vocals). Soon they added school friends Nico (drums) and Ikue (bass) where their sound has been …
The Suzan are a pop-rock band from Tokyo, Japan. Formed in 2004 by sisters Rie (keyboards and vocals) and Saori (guitar and vocals). Soon they added school friends Nico (drums) and Ikue (bass) where their sound has been …
There's a rich history in rock of exes making beautiful music together. But what makes TeamMate's story particularly compelling is how insurmountable drummer Dani Buncher and singer-keyboardist Scott Simons' break up see…
Brooklyn's TEEN came together when Teeny Lieberson, formerly of Here We Go Magic, left her post in the latter band in order to make music with her sisters Katherine and Lizzie and their longtime friends Jane Herships and…
Teenage Burritos are a San Diego based band that draws from post-punk, garage, 60s girl groups and doo-wop. Formed by Kirsten Gundel and Christmas Island drummer Lucy Wehrly in 2012, the band released a 6 song cassette o…
HEARTTHROB
By Tom Perrotta
It’s hard to have a long career in pop music. Just ask all the one-hit wonders and sophomore slumpers, all the sure things who turned out to be yesterday’s news. It’s hard to keep a band t…
HEARTTHROB
By Tom Perrotta
It’s hard to have a long career in pop music. Just ask all the one-hit wonders and sophomore slumpers, all the sure things who turned out to be yesterday’s news. It’s hard to keep a band t…
HEARTTHROB
By Tom Perrotta
It’s hard to have a long career in pop music. Just ask all the one-hit wonders and sophomore slumpers, all the sure things who turned out to be yesterday’s news. It’s hard to keep a band t…
Therese Aune (NO) plays dreamy filmatic music, drawing inspiration both from pop music and classical minimalists. She is known for her atmospheric piano playing and powerful expressive voice. When performing, she is acco…
Therese Aune (NO) plays dreamy filmatic music, drawing inspiration both from pop music and classical minimalists. She is known for her atmospheric piano playing and powerful expressive voice. When performing, she is acco…
Tiago Iorc is a Brazilian musician, singer-songwriter and recording artist. As a child he lived in England and in the United States — this would later determine his choice of singing and writing in English. He started pl…
If there’s a certain youthful diffidence surrounding the remarkable Tom Odell it’s tempered with a sense of self-awareness which totally belies his mere 21 years on this planet. A beguiling mixture of idealism (he wants …
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If you've ever wondered how a song is made, you might want to ask Southern California singer/songwriter Tori Kelly. All you would have to do is take a seat in the music studio and sanctuary she built in her bedroom and w…
TOY is a Korg Delta led five-piece formed in 2010. It consists of Tom Dougall (Vox/Guitars), Dominic O’Dair (Guitars), Maxim Barron (Bass/Vox), Alejandra Diez (Synthesizers/Modulation) and Charlie Salvidge (Drums/Vox). T…
TOY is a Korg Delta led five-piece formed in 2010. It consists of Tom Dougall (Vox/Guitars), Dominic O’Dair (Guitars), Maxim Barron (Bass/Vox), Alejandra Diez (Synthesizers/Modulation) and Charlie Salvidge (Drums/Vox). T…
TOY is a Korg Delta led five-piece formed in 2010. It consists of Tom Dougall (Vox/Guitars), Dominic O’Dair (Guitars), Maxim Barron (Bass/Vox), Alejandra Diez (Synthesizers/Modulation) and Charlie Salvidge (Drums/Vox). T…
In 2003, Two Cow Garage--the Columbus, Ohio-based three-piece featuring Micah Schnabel (vocals, guitar), Shane Sweeney (bass, vocals), and David Murphy (drums)--released their debut full-length, Please Turn the Gas Back …
When singer/songwriter V. Rose was only 8 years old, she prayed a few earnest words that ended up forever shaping her life.
A burgeoning talent who regularly joined the church choir onstage and played impromptu concer…
New York City-born Vali Porter actually got her big break at a nursing home. She was three years old and visiting her Alzheimer’s stricken grandmother. To lift her spirits, she broke out into dance moves while her mom pl…
Vaudeville Smash began with 3 brothers, an intense love of the good music and a desire to the give the kids something they'd never seen or heard. The enigmatic, energetic and all-embracing Melbourne band built their repu…
Vaudeville Smash began with 3 brothers, an intense love of the good music and a desire to the give the kids something they'd never seen or heard. The enigmatic, energetic and all-embracing Melbourne band built their repu…
Beginning as a studio only project back in 2011 Shaun Hencher's Virals’ main aim is to craft sharp as a tack indie rock songs that stick in the head, but don’t take themselves too seriously. First releasing a sold out tw…
Wallpaper represents the eccentric everyman, a blue collar pop band for the other 99%, a twerking class hero who might ACTUALLY show up at your house party - THAT is Wallpaper.……
Wallpaper represents the eccentric everyman, a blue collar pop band for the other 99%, a twerking class hero who might ACTUALLY show up at your house party - THAT is Wallpaper.……
Wardell (formerly Brother/Sister) is a band that was formed by one brother and one sister who met during a play date set up by their parents. One's black and one's white. They remain brother and sister. They make the kin…
Wardell (formerly Brother/Sister) is a band that was formed by one brother and one sister who met during a play date set up by their parents. One's black and one's white. They remain brother and sister. They make the kin…
It seems odd that the four-piece Wax Idols reside in Oakland, California. Especially considering the fact that the band’s sophomore LP "Discipline & Desire," out March 26th on Slumberland Records, embodies a dark, full, …
Jesse Taylor, Michael Wilson, and Jesse Carmichael have known each other since they were 14 years old. This recent musical collaboration started in early 2012. They wrote a couple songs and played a show and people seeme…
Where does one find the “real” Wynter Gordon? Onstage at a sweaty venue in front of thousands of adoring fans? Holed up in the studio collaborating with artists like Mary J Blige, Steve Aoki, and J. Cole? Showcasing her …
You Me & Us is a two-piece band out of Palm Springs, California that play fuzzy tunes soaked in sweet sounding relatable remarks.
"This band reminds me of what I loved about The Breeders the first time I heard them. C…
YOUNG DREAMS
Having a vision, getting it done.
Like a wildflower of positive energy spreading its seed through song, Bergen collective Young Dreams are coming for the head and the heart. An album of stirring, symp…
Along with like-minded Texans Fergus & Geronimo and Teenage Cool Kids, Houston’s Young Girls make tuneful, polaroid-quality garage pop that feels impassioned and sincere without losing a certain tongue-in-cheek self-awar…
Inspired by the Herman Wouk novel of the same name, Youngblood Hawke was born out of late night creative musings between longtime friends Sam Martin and Simon Katz. Exhausted by two years of touring with their former ban…
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Inspired by the Herman Wouk novel of the same name, Youngblood Hawke was born out of late night creative musings between longtime friends Sam Martin and Simon Katz. Exhausted by two years of touring with their former ban…
Zak Waters, a Los Angeles native, emerged in early 2011 and arrived on the scene oozing with confidence, sex appeal, and charismatic vocal ability. His creations are perfectly crafted pop songs infused with contagious da…
