Christopher Paul Stelling faced a crucial practice in appreciation and acceptance. Stelling began a cross-country run from California to Florida, the birthplace of the songwriter who has lived in western North Carolina for a considerable amount of time. In addition to completing his fifth album, Best of Luck, he spent a significant portion of that year touring North America nonstop. Forgiving It All,... read full bio
Their second EP, "FEHLER," which included numerous festival appearances and two nominations for the Pop Culture Award this year, marked the official debut of new music. While Maryam's style veers between grand and epic and cheeky and direct at times, her take on German Indie Pop consistently feels distinct and global.... read full bio
K-LONE is a producer and DJ from the UK who creates a wide range of music, including dance and easy listening albums. Growing up in London, he attended club nights like as FWD & System. Later, he founded Wisdom Teeth, a record label, in collaboration with Facta. Since then, they've made a name for themselves in the UK electronic music... read full bio
Oscar Henson is a London-based musician, producer, DJ, and co-founder of the renowned electronic record label Wisdom Teeth. His primary alias is Facta. His style connects the dots between the bass-heavy, upfront sounds he was exposed to growing up—UK funky, house, techno, dubstep, and grime—and more general inspirations from ambient, jazz, pop, dub, and experimental electronics. As such, his music usually... read full bio
Nekrogoblikon, a melodic hard rock group from Los Angeles, California, calls themselves the "Kings of Goblin Metal," and they use gnarly death metal earworms with clever hooks, heart-pounding choruses, lightning-fast riffs and extravagant, EDM-style keyboard flourishes. The band draws inspiration from extreme horror-metal fans such as GWAR, Finntroll, and Dethklok, with their flamboyant goblin hypeman John Goblikon, all the while keeping... read full bio
Soul music that genuinely enhances life is an unstoppable force in the universe. Whatever sub-genre our current crop of musicologists choose to characterize Jalen Ngonda's captivating nu-soul approach in the near future, he is unquestionably the real deal, fusing elements of both modern and vintage soul to create a sound of his own. Jalen is a clear admirer of the genre's... read full bio
Legend of the Russian D&B scene, Eugene Besman, alias DJ Bes, head of Tamrecords and Neuropunk podcast, and exceptional producer Nikolay Shilov, or Menfort, from Moscow, came together to form the D&B duet Gydra. Gydra is one of the most interesting and quickly rising drum & bass talents from Russia, with numerous Beatport drum & bass TOP 10s and releases... read full bio
Originating from the South Dakota plains, Aage Birch started his career as a musician at a young age, touring under the name Onward, etc. Onward, etc. released the albums "Old Soul" and "Sonder On" to critical acclaim, international recognition, and diverse collaborations with longstanding heroes and new friends after spending years touring the world. The self-release of "I Hope... read full bio
Loren Kramar's voice, which is large, dramatic, effortless and warm and self-assured, is what brings beauty to his songs. But it's Loren Kramar's love and spectacle that really set him apart. Similar to Lana Del Rey or Father John Misty, Loren Kramar both praises and criticizes the intricate tangle that is fame, performance, passion and art. Entertainer and rising star of his... read full bio
Ray Monde and Kris Chau, the duo from Los Angeles that goes by Monde UFO, are a monochromatic sunset for the senses. A voyage through jazz, space rock and psychedelic music via sound. A celestial realm where Spacemen 3 and Vanishing Twin collide via Sun Ra. 7171 flawlessly captures the foundation of low- and high-fidelity tones that have contributed to the... read full bio
A Norwegian duo with a Berlin base is called Soft as Snow. According to The Wire, their music is a hybrid of club culture and disassembled pop, representing "electronic music pushed to the brink of collapse." Their incredibly immersive live performances blend multidimensional vocals, shape-shifting electronic experimentation, and glitchy sensuality. In combination with Guynoid's deformed, posthuman imagery, they create a realm... read full bio
For the past ten years, Kenyan singer, songwriter and producer Lord Spikeheart has been haunting the darkest corners of the music underground. He is most known for being the live wire frontman of the electro-dystopian grind band DUMA. Lord Spikeheart has established himself as a powerful influence in the industry, pushing back genre boundaries and creating connections between the African heavy... read full bio
With a voice that goes straight to the gut, newcomer TIM BALDUS has everything it takes to become one of the most intriguing German pop talents. Genuineness, susceptibility and the current moment. This is the product of a brilliant mind that transforms feelings into catchy tunes. Tim Baldwin's voice, which is strong and at times nearly ripped with passion, has drawn comparisons to... read full bio
Vaundy is a versatile artist whose ability to sing, write songs and produce has been acknowledged on a global scale. The artist, who is a university student now, makes music videos and creates artwork for his CDs. More than 85 million people have viewed his YouTube channel since it launched, and his subscribers have listened to his music over 180 million times... read full bio
" An excellent writer, storyteller, and golf analyst, golf historian and NBC Golf Channel personality Rich Lerner turns golf games into stories with his humorous and knowledgeable play-by-play hosting of the PGA Tour tournament coverage; he is also the lead host for the Golf Channel’s Live From, on which he narrates essays that he has written to add depth and... read full bio
Illeagles is a tribute band to one of the greatest classic rock bands, The Eagles. The Illeagles are from San Francisco and consists of members David Vincent, Dan Durkin, Michael Budash, Joey DiBono, Jesse Brewster, and Ryan Low. The band was founded with the love of the Eagles and with each member holding their own unique talent that made this... read full bio
In the early days of the Grateful Dead tribute band BERTHA, Melanie Walker and her friend Caitlin Doyle did not yet have legislation restricting drag performance in Tennessee. The Nashville musicians had only been thinking about doing a tribute to the Dead as an all-female group when they decided to do it in drag. And thus, BERTHA was born. Doyle, the former... read full bio
Oscar 'SHOLTO' Robertson is a London-based drummer, producer, composer and instrumentalist. Having grown up loving soundtracks from the 1960s and 1970s, jazz, soul, and krautrock, his work reflects a warm spectrum of colors, analogue instrumental grooves, and exuberant tenderness.... read full bio
For nearly seven years, Donna Leake has been delivering a monthly radio show on NTS and DJing all around the world. It all began with a passion for dancing and music as well as a never-ending quest to expand one's taste in music. Known for her vast record collection and insatiable curiosity, one of London's most adored selectors, she has... read full bio
Although the British-Nigerian musician had been producing music for a while, he didn't start to reevaluate his path until everyone in the globe had more free time. Instead, Xan returned to the indie music he genuinely enjoyed as a child but was forced to hide. This gave him newfound energy and inspired him to produce music that was a more... read full bio
