Australia has been unrelenting with its musical exports in the last 18 months or so, take Flume, Tame Impala and San Cisco for instance, who’ve all provided us with startling, relevant and at times avant-garde approaches to their chosen genres.
Betty Who, born and raised in Sydney, is …
Name: Kadija Kamara
Real name: Kadija Kamara
Bragging rights: Supported the likes of Anthony Hamilton, Yolanda Brown and Omar Lye-Fook at their live shows in London. Three top 10 Traxsource singles, with a No. 1 in 2011, called ‘Better Things to Come’ with Joey Negro. Several successful …
Artists of all kinds are usually obsessed with the concept of originality. They’re constantly trying to forge their own singular sound. You know? It comes as kind of refreshing, in a way, when someone admits to being derivative, even celebrates that fact. In a seemingly contradictory way, that admission …
Brighton-based five-piece Phoria formed way back in 2009, but are only just starting to really break onto the scene. Their 2010 release Yourself Still was an affective introduction, announcing a burgeoning new talent, and leading to a series of successful live shows. In 2012, they produced a 360-degree live performance …
A little over ten years ago, Thermals frontman Hutch Harris entered a small Portland studio by himself and thrashed out 13 slices of visceral, uncompromising lo-fi indie. The resulting record – which cost less than $60 to produce - More Parts per Million was an infinitely loose affair; one …
It seems that pretty much everyone wants a piece of Washington DC based trio RDGLDGRN (pronounced Red Gold Green) at the moment. It all started with the acclaimed release of their up-tempo indie/hip-hop single ‘I Love Lamp’ late last year, which not only caused plenty of excitement via that thing called …
Since age seventeen singer-songwriter Georgi Kay has turned heads and won awards in her native Australia. Now nineteen, she’s set for international success. Having just signed up with Regal, Kay has recorded a double A-side 7″ limited edition vinyl to be released on 20th April from Record Store Day. …
Introducing South London-based rising star FEMME (a.k.a. Laura Bettinson). Though not exactly a newcomer to the music scene, being one third of the band Ultraista, it seems FEMME’s solo career is just about to take off. She’s just signed a deal with Adidas NEO to provide the soundtrack for …
Introducing London-based four piece LIFE, fronted by twenty-year-old vocalist Mike Sharp. This promising new band is proud to announce their first track, “See the Light,” released via Everything Counts PR. A skilful blend of powerful percussion, distortion, twinkling electronics, and vocal, the new single previews some promising new …
Berlin by-way-of Paris siren Butterclock – aka Laura Clock — gained recognition last year with her hypnotic vocals layered over oOoOO’s enchantingly skewed productions, including tracks ‘NoWayBack‘ and ‘Springs.’ 2013 promises even bigger things for Butterclock, as she prepares to drop her ‘First Prom’ EP …
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