Photo by Sasha Matveeva The Rabbitts – Sunrise indie folk Norvician duo The Rabbitts have added a heavy-handed serving of the fantastical to their otherwise 60s psychedelic folk stylings on “Sunrise”, a track taken from their second album, Love. The sweet fingerpicking and haunted melodies are complemented by folksy-cum-mediaeval mandolin, birdsong,Continue Reading
Photo by Zsófia Fehér Felix Rösch – Vienna neoclassical While strolling around a snow-covered Vienna during lockdown, Berlin-based pianist and composer Felix Rösch was having some profound thoughts. Relayed here in the recent single, “Vienna”, Rösch takes melodrama to new heights, with strings that ruminate around a mournful ostinato as fluttery electronicsContinue Reading
Photo by Inga Seliverstova Eydís Evensen – Tranquillant neoclassical Eydís Evensen · Tranquillant Icelandic pianist and composer Eydís Evensen expertly balances the moody and tense atmosphere of her recent single, “Tranquillant”, with cinematic strings, neoclassical piano ponderances, and jazzy wind instrumentation. The track is taken from Evensen’s second album, TheContinue Reading
Photo by Polina Romanenko Silky Disturbance – Indebted To You alternative Bristolian experimenters Silky Disturbance hammer into psychedelic depths on “Indebted To You”, an idiosyncratic cut from the group’s new album LensContinue Reading
Photo by Jill Evans mal sounds – SAY WHAT YOU NEED bedroom pop The music of New York guitarist, singer, and performer mal sounds is terrifically sweet on the outside, quietly nourishing on the inside. Straightforward drums, twinkling emo guitars, elusive textures, and richly soulful vocals collide on “SAYContinue Reading
Photo by Zina Zabudkina Courtney Farren – Happy alternative pop San-Franciscan vagabond Courtney Farren spent much of her youth and young-adult life moving around. This has lent a sense of experience and wisdom to her songs, which all have a youthful vivacity even as they turn to low-tempo sadcore introspection. AlthoughContinue Reading
Photo by Barthelemy de Mazenod Daniel Luke – Chatterbox neoclassical Dublin-based composer Daniel Luke deals in straightforward solo piano compositions that are quick, airy, and in search of beauty, as evidenced on his recent single “Chatterbox,” which segues from merry-go-round-like nausea to a more classically beautiful ostinato, all in underContinue Reading
Photo by wuyihale lin Negative Field – Stack V experimental The uncompromisingly intense sonic explorations of Texan artist Negative Field may be simply constructed, but they are multivariate in the impressions they make. On the recent single, “Stack V”, the producer, real name Brad Angotti, serves up what soundsContinue Reading
Photo by Lukas Rychvalsky Native Son – Good King Pleasant alternative New York-based multi-instrumentalist, singer, producer, and visual artist Ano Chrispin goes by the nom de plume Native Son. On his most recent single, “Good King Pleasant”, Chrispin showcases his incendiary singing voice, playful sense of melody, and clean productionContinue Reading
Photo by Kyle Johnson Charlotte Reinhardt – Laska neoclassical jazz Pianist, composer, and producer Charlotte Reinhardt splits her time between France and Spain, working on compelling and deeply meditative music. Reinhardt comes from a musical bloodline (take a look at the surname), and her pianist mother passed down herContinue Reading