Oliver Marson's music exists in the same vein as art rock bands like Pulp, Sparks and the Divine Comedy. His music and live performance is engaging and fun with thoughtful lyrics. His signature croon, energetic shows and satirical lyrics commenting on the grisly truths of 2020s Britain have earned him a cult following in the UK.
Read MoreInterview: Martyn Scott - Lazy Days and Lullabies
Martyn Scott is a singer songwriter whose retro indie, influenced by 60s pop, jazz guitar greats and romantic classical composers, is a technicolour mix of meticulously crafted melodies, intricate guitar work and lush, thoughtful instrumentation. Martyn was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire and started playing Rock n Roll in working men's clubs aged 17.
Read MoreInterview: Axus Bliss - Live Once Die Twice
Mid-Atlantic Melodic Modern Metal. High Range Vocals Penetrating A Sonic Dynamic Rhythm Machine. Carlton Kelly on vocals, Steven Lewis on guitar, John Lewis on drums, and Daniel Parham on bass make up the Axus Bliss band. Their primary influences are primarily 80s rock and metal, but also early 70s Sabbath to today's rock and metal progressions.
Read MoreInterview: Unarmed - It's Like That
Unarmed is a Portland, Oregon, quartet comprised of current and former members of the seminal melodic hardcore outfits It Prevails (Rise), Scars of Tomorrow (Victory), and American Me (Rise). Embracing their musical roots, Unarmed explores the post-punk soundscape that's inspired each member throughout their musical careers.
Read MoreInterview: The Melancholic Folk Collective - Welcome To Melancholia
The Melancholic Folk Collective are a project headed by Tom Vernel, consisting on this album of Vernel (Guitars, Bass, Percussion and Main Vocals), Dani Romo (Guitars, Bass, Drum Effects), Corina Gonzalez and Nuria Lopez (Accompanying Vocals). The current, and first Album is titled "Welcome To Melancholia".
Read MoreInterview: Pete Miller - Hard to Find
Hailing from Central Pennsylvania, renowned alt-country and folk singer-songwriter Pete Miller released his debut album, "Live On Record" on August 12, 2022. The album's release has been met with both critical praise and commercial success. Two singles, "A Light out There" and "The Raven and the Dover," reached the UK iTunes Top 20, amassing more than 175K Spotify streams between them.
Read MoreInterview: Tuulikki Bartosik - Playscapes
Swedish-Estonian musician Tuulikki Bartosik is an accordionist, composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. Her work has grown increasingly adventurous, branching out from its beginnings to explore the possibilities from incorporating vocals, effects and music software with her virtuoso playing.
Read MoreInterview: EIGHT THOUSAND BIRDS - Blue House
Founded amid the COVID-19 pandemic, EIGHT THOUSAND BIRDS is an alt-pop duo that has never met IRL. Formed in 2021, when Vancouver-based musician Alejandro Zarazua met Johannesburg-based vocalist Hayley Chewins on an online music forum, the two were soon collaborating and creating music virtually.
Read MoreInterview: Darren Middleton - HOME
For almost 20 years, Darren Middleton was guitarist and songwriter with famed Australian band, Powderfinger. Darren has since released 2 more albums and an EP—this time under his own name. Darren’s first solo release, Translations (2013), showcased the breadth of Darren’s musical chops and opened a lot of eyes and ears along the way.
Read MoreInterview: Genevieve Sovereign - Life Soaked Reveal (feat. Ben Tenison)
Genevieve Sovereign had a productive 2022, releasing her debut EP “It’s yours.” as well as deepening her network and collaboration opportunities – particularly through becoming Melbourne Coordinator for the Australian Songwriters Conference, and exploring cross-genre contributor prospects as a classically trained flutist.
Read MoreInterview: What Strange Beasts - Cat's Paw
What Strange Beasts had its beginning on Halloween, the venerable Benaroya Hall in Seattle shows Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho accompanied by the Seattle Symphony. One fateful evening in 2016 Aaron Kremer (Bass, Vocals) and Jonathan Maxwell (Drums, Vocals) attended with a mutual friend.
Read MoreInterview: Dude Safari - YUSSUS
"YUSSUS" is the debut album by Grunge-Pop band Dude Safari from Surrey in England. This fantastic collection of tracks is a perfect example of what this band is all about in terms of personality and inventiveness, highlighting their remarkable ability to seamlessly open up to different creative ideas and take their music to a whole new level.
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Interview: Joe Kenney - Prevailing
Joe Kenney, a graduate of West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a B.M. in piano performance, is a recording artist, songwriter, and pianist from Philadelphia. The music on Kenney's five albums and various collaborations span multiple genres, and are reflective of a cohesive blending of classical music theory, jazz fusion, rock, soul, and hip-hop idioms.
Read MoreInterview: Aggressive Soccer Moms - Darling
"Aggressive Soccer Moms" is a Lo-Fi Post Punk trio from Sweden. The punk roots are strong but the group is not, by any means, nostalgic. "Quint" will be ASM's seventh album. The debut took place in 2019 with the album "Groucho No. 5". "Darling" is a fast and bright song. The saxophone adds, again, to an extra dimension.
Read MoreInterview: Sparkbird - Silent Film
Sparkbird is the project of non-binary queer singer-songwriter Stephan Nance. Their music has been featured by the National Audubon Society, Birding Magazine, Homoground, and Rock the Pigeon. Their song “Metropolis of Eden” won 2nd place in Yishan Wong’s 2021 Solarpunk Art Contest. Stephan is a 2021 Lambda Literary Fellow.
Read MoreInterview: Piano Prince - Memory Lane
Piano Prince, aka Coco Schwarz, who uses they/she pronouns, is fascinated by everything that cannot be directly pigeonholed. They draw inspiration from the ambiguity of the universe and has set themself the task of transcending as many artistic, as well as social boundaries as possible.
Read MoreInterview: Iam Nothe - Holding On
Iam Nothe is the solo outfit of Spyreas Sid, frontman of Cyanna Mercury (2014-2017) and Cyanna (1999-2013), two of the most prominent alternative rock bands in Greece in the '00s and '10s. Spyreas was the lyricist and with his brother Nick, the main songwriters of both bands and together they released numerous albums, EPs and singles.
Read MoreInterview: NOVACUB - This Is Forever
NOVACUB was founded in 2018 by Louise Bartle (Bloc Party) + Russell Lissack (Bloc Party), who were later joined by Venezuelan drummer Tony Alda (Los Amigos Invisibles, Los Mesoneros) and Welsh bassist / harpist Iona Thomas (Neneh Cherry, Laura Mvula). Now moving forward as Louise Bartle’s solo project in 2022.
Read MoreInterview: Tyler Elden - Bruised Love
"Bruised Love" is the debut single from Tyler Elden's musical collective The Night Figures. A high energy Alternative Rock track featuring lush string arrangements, heavy droning guitars, and a roaring rhythm section. "Bruised Love" combines elements from both 90s grunge & shoegaze.
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