Ahead of his upcoming EP “Real”, British songwriter and producer Henry Green just released the stunningly beautiful single “Closer”, which merges traditional songwriting with more abstract arrangements. “Closer” is a quiet track, featuring an acoustic instrumentation, letting Henry Green’s distinctively alluring vocals shine. Taking from his experiences while traveling across Europe, the[…]
I don’t know much about Sølv, but she has two excellent songs out, with two more coming on her debut EP “Black Ink” on November 11. “I’m Your Gun” is a chilled, trip-hop track, spiced up with an ominous guitar line. Enjoy our Song Pick of the Day: Listen also[…]
“Talk Baby” by British singer/songwriter Matt Elleray features dark and sultry vocals over clear and bright guitar chords, some hand-clapping (which always appeals to me) and an ultra-cool guitar solo near the end of the laid-back and mesmerizing track. When communicating with Matt, I asked him about the song’s meaning and here’s what[…]
Boston indie-rock quartet Oh Malô [oh muh-low] just released an atmospheric video accompanying the stellar “Miss You”, taken from their debut “As We Were” (available on iTunes). Singer and guitarist Brandon Hafetz provides the following background to the single: “‘Miss You’ was written during a very reflective period for me, the calm after the[…]
Plenty of new full-length albums and EPs came out today and we are especially excited about the following new releases: Hamish Anderson – Trouble Australia via Los Angeles artist Hamish Anderson plays a fierce blues-rock guitar and delighted us already live (SXSW 2015) and now there’s a whole album to enjoy. “Trouble”[…]
Our Song Pick of the Day will get you going this Friday (if the Internet is not down for you, that is). Los Angeles collective NVDES new track “8 am” is loud, frantic and rough, like a train steaming through your room. The track is the first single from the[…]
Meet Shukura Chapman: born in the U.K., she has lived in New Zealand and is now based in Brisbane, Australia, where she self-recorded her debut three-track EP “Rearview”. Aside from singing, she plays guitar and drums and even the ukulele to stunning effect as witnessed on her single “One by[…]
“Foregone Conclusion” is a slowly unfolding, gradually intensifying and alluringly hypnotic track. It is the debut single of London post alt-rock five-piece Pistols At Dawn, who say about their upcoming debut album: “And no distortion. On any of it. It’s all natural, clean guitar sounds – relying on an old amp to make[…]
Listening to “Bring Me Home” one can hear Crystal Breaks‘ influences like New Order, The Cure or Portishead because the track brings you right back to the best indie music of the 80s and 90s. Crystal Breaks are scheduled to play Iceland Airwaves and that is how I came across them[…]
This one is a little older, but Iceland Airwaves is approaching quickly and the electronic duo East Of My Youth is surly on our must see list. “Mother”, their second song, is a glittering bright synth pop piece, after the darker, more intense “Only Lover”. An EP with hopefully more[…]
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