Following her critically praised 2nd album, pop polymath Grace Ives has released Janky Star. Ives collaborated with co-producer Justin Raisen (Yves Tumor, Charli XCX) in Los Angeles after creating and handling the original production of this album's tracks at his Brooklyn home to carry out Janky Star's extended concept. The album, which Ives released while still in her mid-twenties,... read full bio
Stages of a Breakdown is the latest album by Semler, a queer singer-songwriter and content producer (Grace Baldridge). The EP's five songs tell the story of the emotions that followed the end of a significant relationship. Semler has ruffled people's feathers in the past with their piercingly sincere and emotional songs. Independently produced and over a million plays in its... read full bio
Sea Lemon is Seattle-based singer Natalie Lew's solo dreampop project. The Seattle Times hailed Natalie's debut EP Close Up via Spirit Goth Records as "one of the strongest debuts of the year." Sea Lemon has performed at the event Capitol Hill Block Party and served as an opener for artists including Wolf Parade, Suki Waterhouse, Ducks Ltd. and Disq. Natalie's lyrics... read full bio
Richie Quake, a sensitive socialite who was brought up in Brooklyn, sounds like he generates in those epiphanic moments when your intoxication reaches its pinnacle and the sun comes up. Quake creates periodic intervals between jointed musicality and pure instruments with a cinematic, retro-indie sound and crooning vocals, adding a gentleness and a breath of fresh air. Richie creates his... read full bio
OSKAR O., a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and artist, was raised outside of Boston and has always been captivated by music. She had the chance to diverge from her piano studies and concentrate on songwriting after receiving a scholarship at Berklee College of Music. She engaged herself in production, learnt how to program beats and produce songs herself and stopped depending on other people to... read full bio
Because they are, Olivia Barton's songs have the feel of diary entries written in the moment. Olivia engages you in a "diary of the healing process" by posing and responding to questions in real time. Olivia humorously characterizes the songs' raw but fun environment as being "somewhere between Elliott Smith and Hilary Duff." She is preparing for her greatest year yet... read full bio
Philadelphia's Sweet Pill create explosive emo music that embraces the hardcore and pop edges. Through a number of noteworthy side projects and the show-promoting Philly institution 4333 Collective, the members of this band are completely ingrained in the local scene and it shows in their music, which draws inspiration from a wide range of sources. The end result is a blend of... read full bio
Forest Claudette creates music that promotes harmony. He uses his own brand of alternative R&B and pop to find solace in a troubled world while navigating the growing pains of life through diaristic lyrics. Their Warner Records hit, "Mess Around" (co-written by genre-defying rap group EARTHGANG), perfectly captures his lovely yet unflinching candor. The singer-songwriter has started to completely embrace his personality since... read full bio
It won't be changing any time soon that Quest is a guy of few words. He chooses not to advertise himself on social media, so word-of-mouth and people in the know passing along his name have been the main methods by which he has emerged as one of those up-and-coming new DJs that the devoted fans of wonky minimal—think Nicolas... read full bio
Alexis is a vocalist, producer and DJ. She is based in South London and presents a club-ready, esoteric and varied sound palette that includes her own seductive other-worldly vocals as well as techno, breaks and left-field experimental tracks. Alexis is producing a fusion of scorching underground dance sets and original miracles establishing her own niche in her own terms and according to her own methods. With her... read full bio
There is a lot of talent in Manchester that sometimes goes unnoticed, but the fact that this is more of a challenge than a barrier is a monument to the city's allegedly innate enthusiasm for music. The producer Biome is a good example of this method since he never rushes his work and only appears content when he can describe... read full bio
The Mercury Music Prize-nominated DEMOTAPE/VEGA, BERWYN's debut mixtape, was written and recorded in just two weeks, yet it distills a lifetime of experiences lived on the periphery of London life. Both musically and thematically, it is raw and real, with each song peeling back more of BERWYN's existence. The tales of optimism, hustle and suffering told by DEMOTAPE/VEGA have all the... read full bio
Detroit-based DJ BEIGE has gained the attention of T4TLUVNRG, The Bunker, Sublimate, Jack Dept. & other in-the-know crews thanks to his willingness to go deep as well as play the songs. She is a rapidly developing star in the North American underground and has established herself as a staple on the progressive Midwest/East Coast party scene. She organizes instructional seminars... read full bio
You may accurately describe their hedonistic dark-rave style by imagining The Prodigy, Power Rangers and Spice Girls having a child together. The group's genre-hopping madcap lunacy is, among other things, a way for extrovert frontman Udi Naor to let loose and fully be himself. Sonically, it fuses hip-hop, big beat and golden-era rap with the no-holds-barred attitude of punk and a rowdy 90s... read full bio
While French producer HOL! has long been dominating the dubstep industry in that country, bass music enthusiasts in the US have just recently begun to take notice of him, booking him for a string of prestigious events. Heavy bass lines that appeal to followers of many genres helped HOL! establish himself and swiftly expand in popularity. Fans have chased HOL!'s drops... read full bio
Enigmatic, unexpected, and full of potential. This encapsulates Vacra's recent success. The identity of the artist quickly piqued the public's curiosity and raised questions in just a few titles (Plan Séquence, Nunchaku, Mécanique & Tiki Taka) that were launched on the platforms without marketing. Vacra is the product of his generation, with music that borrows from the rules of song... read full bio
Tiago PZK, a Monte Grande native who became well-known in Argentina's burgeoning early-2020s rap scene, developed his rap abilities in that nation's dominant freestyle circuit before deciding to start composing his own music. Tiago rose to stardom with his breakthrough single "Sola," leveraging his vocal agility to snag the world's attention with singles like "Además de M (Remix)," "No Me... read full bio
Headquartered in Hamilton, Canada, Madeline Winter doesn't identify herself as a conduit for the numerous musical identities and sounds assumed, you can hear the sharp dynamic differences between electronic rage-pop, hip-hop, emo, shoegaze and occasionally simply pure beat-centric futuristic music on the first listen. Blackwinterwells, a hyper-accelerated lone writer, producer and performer for the digital generation, is Madeline's loudest energy. Madeline is a shapeshifter... read full bio
BLACK JOSH, who is regarded by many as one of the most exciting hip-hop artists to come out of the chilly UK, never ceases to amaze, shock and befuddle. He's been on it since he was young, forming his rap group APE CULT, which has won praise for its fearless and theatrical live performances in Manchester and beyond. He later attracted... read full bio
Originating in the depths of East London, Deijuvhs is an artist that continues to resonate with a large and fast-growing audience who are attracted to his determination to defy rigid genre conventions and unapologetic genuineness. Deijuvhs draws influence from a variety of exotic genres, including punk, metal, drill, jungle and many more, and he expertly combines and molds all of the sounds into... read full bio
