From the Vienna-based songwriter who brought us Dream On, Finally Home For Christmas is a welcomed twist of indie realism and power this Christmas. Benjamin Andrews sets the scene well, a timeless tale reimagined with an air of alternative piano-rock and a mighty rising energy.
Rebecca Cullen
Bremen Café is a live music venue with local craft beer and pinball machines, and Friday Dies are a long-standing pillar of independent rock and metal. It’s a match made in heaven, and all that’s needed to finalise the celebration is an equally impassioned audience.
Iconic pop-punk vocals of depth, energy and intention, backed by euphoric indie songwriting and a heavy rock sound that intoxicates. Boy Hero draws focus to a globally valuable cause this coming December 21st, by headlining the iconic Jeff Rudd’s Holidaypalooza: A benefit show for cancer relief and research.
To coincide with the release of her sublime and revealing new EP what i didn’t get to say, we caught up with pop and soul singer and songwriter Amanda Aponte, to find out more about the music, the writing process, the emotions behind the songs, and how things have changed over the past year. Here’s … Continued
“The one consistent theme in human civilization has been progress towards more automated processes, and the people that felt left behind by that, having to adapt to the new world.”
Based out of Bath in the UK, home of the very first songwriting MA degree course, Francesca Tamellini brings an edge of individuality and honest charm back to indie pop. Her long-form melodies, unfiltered vocal styling, the raw sound and simple pairing of piano and lyric, all points towards a sense of genuine expression and freedom at the helm.
On those occasions when we’re gifted the experience of something truly purposeful and moving in art and music, may we seize the opportunity entirely, to speak with truthful enthusiasm, passion, and promise. As such, I can whole-heartedly encourage you to spend some time, and I assure the value of, listening and exploring in full, The Price Of Salt.
From the artist whose modern production journey brought us the fiercely impressive album Falling to You, the elusive Sybilanta returns this season, with a second full-length project that’s equally evocative, distinct, and in keeping with the fearless style set by the debut. Featuring eight original songs, Uncanny Valley bursts into view with the electronic pop-punk … Continued
Yosamity is widely known for his versatility of flow, and indeed for his unwavering energy and the creative, often intense nature of his beats. This track feels a little more boom bap classic than other recent releases like Wake Up!, but it still feeds into the passion and creative artistry that drives his sound. The bars are striking, the flow unmatched, the performative charm sky-high, and this combined with the relatable, familiar traits will hopefully see Read Em & Weep run wild on streaming platforms.
Sublime new music suddenly hits the airwaves, an already impactful Amanda Aponte reaches peak vocal and lyrical embrace, for the emotional depths and enhcnating melodies, of what i didn’t get to say.
Nostalgic production lets a kind of old-school, out-side the party vibe, pour through in waves of occasional delicacy and depth alike. Barcelona producer Tota fuses the ambient and the energetic, throughout the thoughtfully soulful, evocative and atmospheric new album City Racer.
Raw indie energy from a drummer and performer with a somewhat art-noir approach to alternative rock. Name This EP! is every bit as uncertain, confronting and vague as its title and opening track imply, the distorted riff and chaos of Not What You Expect setting the bar accordingly, with upfront vocals and rhythmic vocal loops that are impossible to ignore.