The New York duo Overcoats was one of the most exciting discoveries for me at last year’s SXSW festival. Back then they had only a few songs on a hand-made CD. Now they have finally announced their highly anticipated debut album, “Young” due out April 21 on Arts & Crafts.[…]
“Shock Horror” is bright and beautiful electro pop, with a big dose of sonic sunshine bliss and just perfect for the dance floor or… actually any time. The new single by Manchester duo Shy Luv is the follow-up track to last year’s debut “Joyrider” leading up their of their forthcoming EP. On “Shock Horror” Sam[…]
“I’m sick and tired of trying to be the nice girl” sings Starling, a singer/songwriter hailing from London, in our Song Pick of the Day. The video is like an art installation, showing her in various scenes around town and the music fuses multiple genres with Starling’s irresistible vocals into[…]
There’s a lot of understated cool in “Dreaming Of”, the new single by London four-piece ISLAND yet lead-singer Rollo Doherty makes sure to infuse it with a heavy dose of passion. “Dreaming Of” is deliciously catchy with its dreamy guitar melody, the heartfelt lyrics and the promise of “I never let you go”.[…]
Rodes Rollins’ atmospheric second single clearly draws inspiration from Italian western soundtracks and it is hard not to have a movie playing in your mind while listening to it. “Wes Comes Back” is about a long time friend of hers, whom she parted with at some point earlier in her[…]
“Matinee” is a beautiful, upbeat indie pop song and the new single by Milwaukee-based duo REYNA. “Matinee” is about a failed long distance relationship and the resulting rebound and empowerment. The song is catchy no matter what, but it might especially speak to everyone in a similar situation and encourage to live life[…]
Meet Orchid , the self-taught London-based singer/producer, who takes this alternative, R&B, electronic, whatever-you-want-to-call-it genre to the place where it is the most exciting: as an expression of one artist’s true emotions. Her first self-produced track “Body” eschews much of the genre-typical pomp (no pitched vocals!) features an elegant synth[…]
Together with a fun telephone game, Sofi Tukker just released the irresistibly charming “Johny”, following their hit singles “Matadora” and “Drinkee”. The New York based duo also got Grammy nominated in the category “Best Dance Recording”. Usually, an indie music blog would not necessarily pay too much attention to The Grammys but[…]
Our Song Pick of the Day comes from a London musician who took on the identity of a multi-headed monster from the Greek mythology : Hydra Lerna . Her first song (under this name) is also called “Hydra” and the catchy synth line with her bright, innocent vocals are deceiving:[…]
“Origami”, the new single by PLAZA continues to demonstrate that these four Brits are a seriously gifted indie rock band and one must not loose out of sight. The new track comes ahead of their EP scheduled for April and it exquisitely plays with major and minor chords, switching between a melancholic to[…]
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