From a visual arts background, Simon Boyd started producing electronic music in 2020, incorporating his own vocals and saxophone playing. By combining his imagination as a painter with his creative instinct, Simon Boyd brings a unique originality to his music that pushes the boundaries between genres such as house, trance and experimental jazz.
Read MoreInterview: sam marke - burden to bear
'burden to bear' is about sam marke's personal experience of being Autistic and the struggle of being misunderstood. He is hoping this song will help those who aren’t Autistic become more patient and understanding towards those who are, and he is hoping it will help Autistic people feel more heard, represented, and less alone.
Read MoreInterview: Saves the Witch - She Dances With Knives
Saves the Witch is a dynamic mostly instrumental project led by Eric Maynes, singer/songwriter turned Post Rock guitarist. STW blends the flavors of Post Rock, Post Metal, Art Rock, Shoegaze, LoFi and more; with blues undertones sprinkled in. Saves the Witch has been praised for their eclectic and guitar driven sound.
Read MoreInterview: Stefan Dando - Loser Anatomy
'Loser Anatomy' is the second release by Stefan Dando, produced by Andre Mesa at 121 Studios. It's an indie Pop/Rock single about being rejected and the song has a bit of a curse around it. At every stage of creating the song, he was rejected by someone he really liked and admired.
Read MoreInterview: Sugar Nova - Send Me Higher
Send Me Higher is the debut single from Sugar Nova. The new duo from Denver is made up of Luke Miller (from the band Lotus) and singer Rachel Eisenstat. The track is a sexy Nu-Disco track that pairs funky live bass, Nile Rodgers-style guitar, ‘90s House piano and electronic beats with Eisenstat’s soulful vocals.
Read MoreInterview: Sydney Gordon - Obsessed
Sydney Gordon might be a little Obsessed…It’s been a breakout summer for Sydney Gordon! Highlights for the magnetic singer/songwriter include being featured on iHeart Radio’s Most Requested Live with Romeo and Sirius XM’s Train Tracks on the Pulse, both airing her song “Chains” to their nationwide listeners.
Read MoreInterview: SUSAN - Cheese & Wine
Formed in late 2021 straight out of Lockdown, SUSAN is the amalgamation of two friends and one baby-boomer uncle on the drums. SUSAN layers high-energy alt-rock on top of a rhythm section that was there in the front row when Bonham was alive. This trio writes music to spin roots rock into a louder more palpable form for a post-pandemic world.
Read MoreInterview: Silas Armstrong - Silver
Emerging artist Silas Armstrong, whose global streams have passed 180,000 is ready to release new music that will form his follow up, feature length album. With Armstrong on production and vocals, as well as directing his music videos, Silas has emerged onto the UK music scene as an artist with a clear vision, unique sound and true musical staying power.
Read MoreInterview: Scaller - Music All We Have
"Music All We Have” is the latest single from indie alternative rock duo SCALLER. It’s a combination of crunchy guitars, melodious and honest vocals, and dynamically rich arrangement in sonic spectrum. SCALLER gained more exposure in mid 2016. They were nominated as “Breakthrough Artist Of The Year” by Indonesian Choice Awards in 2016.
Read MoreInterview: Skull Smith - 24-Hour Documentary
Emerging San Francisco Bay Area solo artist, Skull Smith, has released his nostalgic, new single “24-Hour Documentary.” While the track offers a dose of sentiment through 80s synth waves, bass-heavy beats, and vibrant harmonies, “24-Hour Documentary” explores the modern struggle of having your information constantly tracked through social media.
Read MoreInterview: Sweeter than Sorrow - Into the night
In 2022 more and more people are discovering Sweeter than Sorrow who started the journey 2021 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The music is made to be chill, often acoustic, slow, emotional, melancholy, romantic, intimate, heartfelt and beautiful. Some would even call it emo or sad. Mostly piano and vocals as bearing elements.
Read MoreReview: Samatha - VII
Gert Stockmans is a Belgian artist that is active in music photography and also as part of the postrock band A Place In Between. His work under Samatha alias focuses on creating a mood for introspection or relaxation as Samatha is the Sanskrit term for the tranquility of the mind. The first Samatha release was out in 2020 and from that time until now he has released five singles.
Read MoreReview: Smyles - Trans-Emotional
Interview: Solitary Friends – Some Of More
LA’s Solitary Friends tell Lost In The Manor about their city’s underground scene, how their album came together and what it’s like being a ‘giant pink sweat machine’ on stage.
Read MoreInterview: Sandmoon - Wake Up
Lebanese outfit Sandmoon offers an original take on indie pop-rock, infusing it with subtle Middle-Eastern intonations and melancholy, and a certain timelessness. Singer-songwriter Sandra Arslanian, who initiated the project, was born in Lebanon, raised in Belgium and has Armenian roots – a contrasted blend that is perceptible in the music.
Read MoreInterview: Sdar Lotus - Transcendental
'Transcendental' by Sdar Lotus is a melodic creation based in combing two beautiful Heart Chakra Crystal Alchemy Sound Bowls to create a mind and chakra balancing shimmer that not only vibrates at the frequency of love, DNA, and Cellular repair (528hz), but also at the frequency of the universe, or 'heartbeat of the earth' (432hz).
Read MoreInterview: Super Saiyan Jay - Keep It Direct
Super Saiyan Jay is a West Palm Beach, Florida-based artist. He enjoys the process of creating music and is looking forward to the adventure it will take him on. He understands that success will not come without sacrifice, but that has never been an issue in the past, and it will not deter his climb now.
Read MoreInterview: Stefan Dando - Love Doesn't Need Me
Stefan Dando started his journey at the tail end of 2021 after the years of gigging regularly as a backing vocalist and guitarist. The death of his mother and the pandemic having killed his events business left him with a choice, keep on keeping on or follow his heart. The decision was easy. Stefan Dando was going to make her proud.
Read MoreInterview: Shari Walker - Heart Twist
Soulful devotion and limitless creativity make up the endlessly unique, purposeful sound of Shari Walker, as she delivers her highly anticipated debut album ‘Heart Twist’. Leading with the delicacy and intimacy of its title track, a debut single which was released May 9th, ‘Heart Twist’ accesses the pureness and passion of our humanity.
Read MoreInterview: Sigmund Faust - March Sweet Blunder
'March Sweet Blunder' is the new single release from Sigmund Faust, a solo project by Marc Vogler from Berlin, Germany. Vogler, primarily a guitarist but with increasingly multi-instrumental tendencies, has been making music for well over a decade through many forms and genres ranging from traditional songwriting to prog-rock, extreme metal.
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