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New York’s Aaron Taos emerges as an alt-pop force on beguiling new single ‘Amazing’

Aaron Taos is beginning to emerge as a notable force in the alt-pop sphere. 2017 saw a run of excellent singles from the New Yorker; ‘These Days’, ‘Not Over Yet’ and ‘Twisted’ have a combine total of around 1,500,000 streams – no mean feat for a emerging independent project. Taos’ sound, however, isn’t your regular variety…

On The Record: Emma McGrath talks to us about Butterfly, her upcoming EP, carpentry, BANKS and touring America

Hey, thanks for talking to us. Could you tell our readers a little bit about yourself? No problem, sure thing! I’m from Hertfordshire which is just North of London and I write and play music! When I’m not doing music I have a slightly odd love for carpentry and general DIY stuff. I actually put…

Parisian beatsmith Woodini releases dynamic new single ‘Sweatcloud’

Launchpad: ‘My King Plays Bowie’ is the stunning new single from experimental indie outfit Sis

Sis is an experimental indie project that is based out of San Franciso; their music is characterised by an art first approach to songwriting. Abstract concepts, imagery and creative lyricism take centre stage. The production is nothing to balk at either, with beautifully textured analogue synths, dynamic percussion and arpeggiated melodic instrumentation. The vocal itself…

Quote Club: UK Songwriter Superheart releases beguiling follow up single ‘After Midnight’

“I have an old univox drum machine that I bought in a guitar shop in LA about 5 years ago, but I couldn’t get it to work for ages without the right power adaptor for the UK..sometime last year I finally got it to work and started playing piano to the first pattern I could…

Launchpad: Arizona based producer Britton teams up with Sara Skinner on ‘Under Your Skin’

Under Your Skin is the debut single from the Arizona-based emerging producer Britton. It is a collaborative effort with Sara Skinner who provided the top-line and lyrics. The track is a downtempo electronic number that rides along Britton’s percussive production. Synth float underneath Skinner’s stellar melody, which carries through to a well crafted chorus; you’ll…

Emerging Aussie songwriter Quinn Lewis drops stunning new alt-pop single ‘In Between’

This one is right up my street; emerging Aussie songwriter Quinn Lewis has just dropped his new single ‘In Between’. Last year saw the young alt-pop force release ‘Slipping’, which hit #1 on the Hype Machine charts and is approaching half a million streams on Spotify. The new single is another step forward for Lewis….

Premiere: Londoner Caitlyn Scarlett shows she’s here to stay with her stunning new single ‘Ornaments’

Caitlyn Scarlett is set to take over 2018. Last year saw Scarlett release a string of successful singles that culminated in her acclaimed EP ‘Red Tape, Vol. 1‘. The record included stand-out tracks Shangri-La, Heart For Rent and Human, Being. More recently Scarlett release ‘Happy When’, it received the Miko Waye remix treatment which currently…

NYC based rapper Gi Major releases ‘Giggle’

‘Giggle’ is the title track and lead single from Gi Major’s EP of the same name. It’s driven by a sparse beat punctuated by trill hats, 808’s and dry snares. It’s trap production lit up by a high pitched sampled laugh that sits underneath the NYC-based rapper’s indubitable flow. There’s a laid back characteristic to…

On The Record: Emerging songwriter Iris Gold talks to us about ‘The Fruits’, playing Roskilde & her tea obsession.

Hey Iris, thanks for speaking to us. Could you tell our readers something about yourself that they might not find out otherwise? I have a crazy tea obsession! I have almost every flavour. My favourite is roibos and honeybush. I have an eclectic tea set collection and sometimes I have tea parties with real humans and…

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WOOF balances chaos & control in post-punk single ‘LICK!’

Delta of Venus reveal long-form visuals for double A-side ‘Disengaged b/w Slipping’

Sophie Li’s ‘Magnets’ pulls listeners into a chaotic love affair

On The Record: Dom Malin

Salomé Songbird’s ‘Jellyfish’ is an acoustic meditation on isolation

Matya’s ‘Night Light’ shines with irresistible groove and creative liberation