What would George Harrison do, when he put away his guitar or sitar, and dealt with modern technology? This is a question that popped up in my mind immediately when listening to “The Dream” by Nova-Scotia based artist Rich Aucoin. The song pleases with a distinct late 60s vibe, beautifully[…]
Countless hours of preparation, but on Wednesday the day of our showcase has finally arrived. We had a blast! Big thanks to everybody who could come out. Check out a few photos below – our full coverage will be up soon. Follow us along for more impressions on Twitter or[…]
“Waster” is an electronic pop piece, probably unlike anything else you’ve heard: Irish singer/producer Cat Turner lets a brooding arrangement of classic chiming synth sounds compete with a rough, unsettling vocal delivery, which you would rather expect for a blues song. The conflict she describes is sonically obvious in this[…]
While Eckhardt And The House might not -yet- be a familiar name, Rik Elstgeest might ring a bell, and the producer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and dramatist actor puts himself on the map with the stellar “If You Cannot Talk”. The song took my music loving heart three weeks ago already, and[…]
Tuesday was a day that felt like it had 100 hours. That Austrian lunch with Leyya, wasn’t it a week ago? That’s SXSW, so do more things on a day than usually in a week and still miss most of the festival. We’re still lagging on seeing live music, but[…]
“Temps” is a song that floats around you like a warm stream of air: the U.K. four piece Mellow Gang creates a lush sonic backdrop for a story of the sometimes temporary nature of relationships. Singer/guitarist Harriet Joseph explains: We’ve actually tried to steer away from writing on personal relationships[…]
Coming from the North East Coast, experiencing a few days of early spring in Texas has almost as much allure as the some 2,000 we can see here at SXSW. The Austin weather doesn’t make it easy though: we were greeted with chilly wind albeit under a glorious blue sky.[…]
“Cryptic Love” is a great metaphor for the stage of a relationship where everybody is afraid to play their cards open, avoiding to get potentially hurt. The young U.K.-based singer/songwriter iyamah sees herself a victim of that behavior and set her complaint into a R&B track of classic elegance that[…]
A song title like “No Love” is a rather sad affair, and this new single by London-based indie rock five-piece Monks In The Woods stays on the melancholic side. “I have no interest to seeing you in a different light”, makes me wish there would be a chance for the two[…]
TT is the solo project of Theresa Wayman, singer and guitarist in Warpaint, my favorite band. So I’m highly biased here and she probably could play “All My Little Ducklings” on a banjo for a glamglare Song Pick. But fortunately and not surprisingly “Love Leaks” is much better than that.[…]
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