Blueburst is the musical brainchild of Craig Douglas Miller (The Reach), collaborating legendary guitarist Marty Willson-Piper (the church, Noctorum) to release his first new music in 20 years. With Blueburst, Miller and Willson-Piper have created lush, guitar-based alternative rock, firmly rooted in 80s alternative and post-punk, but with a timeless feel and foot pounding pace.
Read MoreInterview: Josh Tepper - Poison Apple
Raised in New York City, Josh Tepper attended New York City’s prestigious Performing Arts High School, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, as a vocal major. He continued his college studies at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he majored in Cinema Studies. He is a twin and lives in New York City.
Read MoreInterview: Daniel Dor - Crab Nebula
Daniel Dor is a Jaffa-based musician and singer-songwriter. Taking a turn from a trio-based Grange Rock band into instrumental, psychedelic, and sometimes dream pop realms. Daniel has started his musical journey as a guitarist in Israeli rock bands. His first solo album, 'Rock Positive' in 2012, consisted of bass/drum/guitar trio-based powerful rock songs.
Read MoreInterview: Alex Hast - We. Surrounded
Alex Hast is an electronic music producer from Kyiv, Ukraine. Ex-guitarist for metal bands Chasing Embers and Kthona. After quitting the band and successful experiments with electronic music on TikTok (most of his videos on this platform have earned millions of views), he changed his focus to his own electronic DIY project and debuted in February 2022 with an experimental track called "My Dear Neighbor".
Read MoreInterview: Joshua Martin - Te Conoci Bailando
Joshua Martin is a one-man artist who writes his own music. Joshua uses a combination of real instruments, computer instruments, and stock sounds to create his music. He does not play any instrument but knows enough chords to create something that sounds cool. Joshua Martin is heavily influenced by 80's new wave, dark wave, pop, as well as reggae and latin music.
Read MoreInterview: Anchen Ji - Wait It Out
Anchen Ji worked with talented Berklee alumni Chengcheng (Troy) Tang and Tyller Bolton on "Wait It Out". The idea of this song is based on Anchen's experience. Anchen used to love a boy. They met some obstacles, such as the long distance and age difference. He wants to leave. She wants him to wait it out.
Read MoreInterview: Tom Tikka & The Missing Hubcaps - Venetian Rubber Boots
Tom Tikka picked up the guitar at the age of six after hearing Paul Anka’s “Lonely Boy” in his father’s old Chevrolet. Soon after, he began writing songs. Tikka's first recording contract was a solo deal with a small Finnish indie label Olarin Musiikki. Unfortunately, the EP he recorded for the label vanished as quickly as it was released.
Read MoreInterview: Carter Fox - Rise
Soulful traveling ‘space man bass man’ Carter Fox returns from the outer reaches of the cosmos with brand new music motivated by the question, "What does the universe sound like?" "Rise", the first single from his forthcoming EP Lost Signals From Outer Space, is a groovy downtempo instrumental piece that takes aspects of African rhythms.
Read MoreInterview: Alexandra - I'm Not Good At This Anymore
Released on March 25th, Alexandra's newest single "I'm Not Good At This Anymore" is the follow up to the lighthearted previous release "Bonnie & Clyde". This track details the come down that happens when the party's over and you're forced to reconcile with the unfamiliar reflection you see in the mirror.
Read MoreInterview: Podge Lane - Common Country Misconceptions
Podge Lane released his sophomore album, ‘Common Country Misconceptions' on March 10th, 2023. Building on his debut album, Outer Monologues, released in 2021, Lane expands his own sound further by exploring country stylings and stories in unconventional manners.
Read MoreInterview: Aldís Fjóla - Pipedreams
Raised in the spectacular nature and melancholy fog of Borgarfjörður eystra, farmgirl Aldís Fjóla started her career at ten years old in a local singing contest. Taking it very seriously, she did not win but continued writing down dramatic lyrics of the death of her cat and other things that needed to come out.
Read MoreInterview: ellakate - I Wanna Fall in Love for the Night
Ellakate released her alternative pop single “I Wanna Fall in Love for the Night” on February 24, 2023. The beautiful ballad expresses a longing to experience love but fearing being hurt. One of the most touching lyrics is “I wanna fall in love for the night, without the consequence of time,” which describes the beauty and passion of the beginning of a relationship.
Read MoreInterview: MANELLA - Pain
MANELLA (Maria Jimenez) is a singer-songwriter from Vancouver based in Montréal with Venezuelan and Colombian roots. She melds a variety of genres to create a full performative storytelling experience with enthralling vocals and a powerful stage presence. Her songwriting focuses on honest lyric writing from a feminist lens.
Read MoreInterview: Moon and Aries - Break The Matrix
German composer & producer Tom Aries and Canadian writer & singer Jordana Moon team up as: Moon and Aries. To bring warmth and assurance for a brighter future. At first, they arrived with their album "The Arrival" (9 songs). Then they activated “Paradise” with a 5-song summer EP. Now they are ready to “Break The Matrix” with their new 9-song concept album.
Read MoreInterview: Hilary Fonda Webb - Love's Found Me a Home
With her deeply soulful voice and timeless sensibilities Hilary Fonda Webb makes music that is as personal and authentic as the artist herself. Growing up in Los Angeles in the 70’s her parents record collection, with all the great singer/songwriter’s of that era, Joni Mitchel, Cat Stevens, Van Morrison, Simon and Garfunkel, served as the backdrop to her childhood.
Read MoreInterview: Karen Harding - Devil In The Mirror
With her first track for 2023, Melbourne, Australia based singer-songwriter, Karen Harding unveils a metamorphosis, moving away from her previous emotional ballad releases of 2021 and 2022, with her catchy indie-pop single ‘Devil In The Mirror’. In our modern world, we are constantly faced with images of what we should look like.
Read MoreInterview: Spirit Gun - The Antonym
Spirit Gun is a razor-sharp rock n' roll band based in Norfolk, Virginia. The trio’s trademark sound showcases an intense blend of punk-like fury, melody drenched grooves, and combined with dashes of soul music creating a sonic journey that keeps audiences captivated everywhere they play.
Read MoreInterview: mUmbo - Sky Is Blue
Following a highly creative and productive period in 2022, which saw the band’s profile rise rapidly through widespread international radio play and the indie music press, alternative rock band mUmbo, based between the UK and Italy, drops their 5th single and 1st release of the year, 'Sky Is Blue'.
Read MoreInterview: Alba James - Wake up in Your Eyes
Alba James is a French singer-songwriter based in Sweden. Nestled between a sea of instruments and the silent forests of her hometown, she writes, plays, and produces all of her songs in her little studio in Skara. "Wake up in Your Eyes" is a love song that she wrote thinking how extraordinary it must be to see the world through her lover's eyes.
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