Bold choices, strong hooks, and a week’s worth of pop rock worth turning up. Ho Jo Fro – When Did You Knock? Ho Jo Fro’s “When Did You Knock?” is a lovely piece of chamber folk-pop: no bass, no drums, just cello, rhythmic knocks and two voices making…
A surgeon who spent forty years writing songs in his head, a Miami debut distributed by Sony, an Albuquerque studio built outside the Nashville machine, a Corby bluesman on his second album, and a Tampere multi-instrumentalist who knew when to ask for help: indie folk this week is…
An Oslo tribute to ancient Athens, a London dance-pop star stepping into a more personal register, and a Tønsberg vocalist with ten years of stage experience and a song about pure romantic bliss: pop this week comes in three very distinct flavours. Grey & Purple Songbook – Athens,…
Boston piano-rooted synthwave, a London producer chasing a new dance craze, and a Prague electronic artist building cinematic emotional pop since 2017: synth pop this week spans three cities and three very different ideas of what a dance track can do. MOMARZ – Party Moves MOMARZ’s “Party Moves”…
A Boston bedroom studio, a Los Angeles debut EP follow-up, and a London solo artist who started making jewellery during lockdown: indie pop this week travels light and arrives somewhere interesting. Fanta Vibez x Gasoline Monk – Keep You Close Fanta Vibez x Gasoline Monk’s “Keep You Close”…
Florida Americana grit, a Dutch-Danish trio processing gun violence through swampy grunge, and a Brussels metalcore collective who recorded the old-school way: rock this week means four very different rooms. Fringe Frontier – Criminal Hour Fringe Frontier’s “Criminal Hour” is a brilliant insomniac rock single: crunchy, melodic, and…
Halifax literary grit, Glasgow five-piece energy, a 1991 seven-inch finally going digital, an Ireland-based duet, and a Chicago suburban bedroom recording: indie rock this week arrives from five very different corners. Velour On Tap – Hourglass Lake Ahead Velour On Tap’s “Hourglass Lake Ahead” is a brilliant debut…
Indie folk bops of the week, it’s the kind of music that’s going to get the heart pumping and emotions flowing. So let’s dive in ✨ Nemesis Uncle – The Sword Nemesis Uncle makes “The Sword” a superb piece of alt-folk: shadowy, spaghetti-western strange, and impossible to forget.…