Horny Cricket is the brainchild of Robert Beshara, an underground composer & recording artist from Cairo, Egypt who is currently based in northern New Mexico. Horny Cricket is an electronic music album composed, arranged, performed, and produced by Beshara, primarily during the COVID-19 era, so it captures that spirit through a variety of music genres (e.g., electro, jazz, & hip hop).
Read MoreInterview: Betty Moon - Boilermaker
Betty Moon has been busy in the studio working on new music for an upcoming to-be-announced album, and in the meantime has dropped an exciting new cover of “Boilermaker” on streaming platforms. Her take on the popular Royal Blood track layers her sultry voice with slight nuances musically to make the hypnotic, groove laced track her own.
Read MoreInterview: Clare Easdown - Burned Into My Past
Hailing from Sydney, Australia by the deep blue, Clare Easdown perceived music like the generous expanse of the sea. Creating a complex response with electronic music, she delves into the depths of her love for melody. 'Burned Into My Past' is deep poetry alluding to losing someone you love.
Read MoreInterview: The Loud Bangs - Stray Honey
Founded in the summer of 2021, Los Angeles rockers The Loud Bangs were brought together by a love of shoegaze, ‘90s alternative, and German club music. The result: thick guitars, analog synthesizers, fuzzy production, and introspection, in that their songs typically center around the subject of mental health.
Read MoreInterview: DJ Zenas - Apple of My Eye
DJ Zenas is originally from Denver, CO. He moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 2019 to further pursue his music career. Since moving, he has collaborated with the multi-talented producer Jon-John Robinson, has produced tracks for various projects including The Black Sands Soundtrack, and has successfully released his own original work as well.
Read MoreInterview: Ninali - Smooth
From a young age, Ninali has been fascinated by music and started singing and writing songs when she was a teenager. At just 18 in 2011, she signed with an indie label and released her first single “Lovedrunk” in Belgium, which was played on multiple radio stations around he country. It appeared on a compilation album from Radio 2 - one of the biggest Belgian radio stations.
Read MoreInterview: Malena Boccadoro - Galaxies
Having music that has rivers of emotions overflowing, Malena Boccadoro blends adventures, experiences, ordeals through her songs. She’s churning & crafting her art, driving them by an unyielding purpose. Boccadro is raw and implacable. There’s a certain touch to her voice that’s haunting yet storytelling and true, gliding smoothly along with her musical ensemble.
Read MoreInterview: Tsunamiz - Attack
“Attack” is the first single to be released from Tsunamiz's upcoming album, Kultur Is Dead, out on September 23. The song, sonically energizing and contagious showcases once again the musician and producer's ability to mix different musical genres such as rock and synthpop, while at the same time remaining faithful to his trademark sound and pop sensibility.
Read MoreInterview: Craig Gould - Out of the Woods
Craig Gould's unique artistic talent has seen bloggers and critics from around the world draw comparisons with songwriting royalty such as Fleetwood Mac, Cat Stevens, John Lennon and Bob Dylan. Having taken the stage at some of the UK's most loved venues (Birmingham Symphony Hall, Islington Academy, Liverpool Cavern Club) and lauded festivals (Bearded Theory, Solfest, Timber Festival).
Read MoreInterview: Betageist - Together
Betageist is the ghost project of Kevin Heber, an audio software engineer and product of the University of Miami’s Music Engineering program. Aside from electronic music, he has spent a long career in tonmeister tuning and DSP algorithm development for factory vehicle audio systems for manufacturers in the US, Europe and Asia.
Read MoreInterview: Tara Hack - Bounce
Long Island based singer songwriter Tara Hack reveals her new single, the pop anthem ‘Bounce’, released via Ben-Addiction/Believe on February 14. The disco influenced track shows a new side to the rising artist, and is co-written by Phil Pickett, Nick Coler (who also produced the song) and Joe Killington.
Read MoreInterview: Tom Speight - The One
Today, London-based singer-songwriter Tom Speight loads a new reel onto the film projector, opening up a new chapter in his ever-evolving catalogue of transcendent hits. As the film leader counts down to 0, the title credits roll through to Tom’s latest single, ‘The One’. Already achieving over 200 million streams and 1 million monthly listeners on all streaming platforms.
Read MoreInterview: Ilan Bell - Through It All
Based in New York City, Ilan Bell is an indie singer-songwriter who has generated widespread anticipation for his debut album, American Love. Joining forces with Grammy award-winning producer Paul Falcone (Jay-Z, Beyonce, Tom Odell) as well as indie bands TOLEDO and Vern Matz, Ilan Bell delivers a series of understated ballads alongside more anthemic tracks.
Read MoreInterview: Jameson Tabor - In the Glove
It’s impossible not to feel the energy of artist and producer Jameson Tabor who spins a fresh sound through dance-pop and its’ emerging sub-genre, bluestep. His soulful voice and playful personality showcase an updated, sensitive version of masculinity. Since the release of his debut EP “PURSUIT,” his first music video "Pull Me In" won at the Eurasia International Film Festival.
Read MoreInterview: Feliciano - I'm a Libra
Feliciano strives to create music that speaks to the true experiences that people go through, stripping away the veneer of false confidence and constant joy of popular culture, to connect with what listeners might be feeling deeply themselves. When listening to City Pop and its Japan in the 80s vibe, it was inspirational in that it lent itself to a movie-like narrative.
Read MoreInterview: Sail Cassady - Hiding In Vancouver
Sexuality. Mental Health. Consciousness. These are some of the meta themes that run through the music of flamboyant indie-rocker 'Sail Cassady' who hails from Victoria, BC. Like a queer-friendly The National, with a dash of Lou Reed, their debut album ‘Juniper’ documents the torture and delights of the artists own grueling process of self-discovery.
Read MoreInterview: Moscato - Four Seasons in a Small Box
Simone Moscato is a musician and composer; he has decades of experience playing for various musical projects, including solo singer-songwriter EP’s and instrumental music. Moscato has now found his own perfect synthesis of composition, vocal research, acoustic and electronic instrumentals for the project “The path of least resistence”.
Read MoreInterview: Emerald Bluffs - All I Need
Emerald Bluffs is a project started by Isaac Harris in Carbondale, Illinois, in 2020. Inspired by his own mental struggles and powered by his desire to share his art with a larger audience, Harris strives to tell his life’s story through song. He is entirely self-taught and is always developing his skills to continue to create new and interesting music through Emerald Bluffs.
Read MoreInterview: Jade Ashtangini - Dance Like a Kitty (Cello and Piano)
Jade Ashtangini is a musical yogini, modern classical pianist, composer, cellist, yoga mantra chanter/singer, yoga teacher, and photographer based in Dallas, the U.S., and Taiwan who loves music extremely. She has been classically trained since her childhood, the music composed by her is so soothing and graceful, some are even quite lively rhythms.
Read MoreInterview: 9 o'clock Nasty - Low Fat Jesus
9 o'clock Nasty emerged glistening from the plague pits of Leicester. They play with glitter and they take no prisoners. Relentless and yet full of love they take a side eyed look at the world and punish it with driving beats and mild sarcasm. Low Fat Jesus is a punk apocalypse. The kind of song you need to shout 1-2-3-4 before you hit play.
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