This Indie/New wave/Disco duo from Sweden (which could abbreviate as "INDi" duo, but then it'd be really misleading) (although SwINDi Duo sounds amazing), Tundran, are just two dudes, Felix and Jakob, blending sounds from bands like, Lemaitre, LCD Soundsystem, Chromeo, 1975, etc...
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Dynamic and unapologetic pop punk that makes you feel ALIVE is what Spring King does best. If their name sounds familiar, perhaps it's because they were the inaugural band to be played on Apple's Beats 1 radio with their song, "City" when the station launched on...
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Out with her first solo EP is the 22 year-old Aussie volcanist (I mean vocalist), Nicole Millar (you may recognize her voice from Peking Duk's tripled platinum song "High"). I coulda sworn a volcanist was the same as a volcanologist...
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Hailing from Exeter, not the prep school Phillips Exeter, but the Cathedral city in southwest England best known for being a wool trade hub in the late 19th century and then destroyed in WW2, Shit Present (ya...
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Very few people can claim that they've played the world's greatest festival before releasing a proper debut. But Isaac Lee-Kronick can. Although he lost the Glastonbury Emerging contest to "Brazil" singer/songwriter Declan McKenna, Isaac-Lee Kronick still managed to score an opening slot at Glastonbury this past year, though only just...
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Emerging from LA, Lacei creates a vibey and sultry world to get lost in as metaphysics influences both imagery and lyrics. Just entering the scene this year, Lacei has introduced themselves through their song "You Run" and this remix by Swedish producer DaKey. The dark...
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Virginia Beach rockers turned quasi-indie-shoegazers, Turnover, put out a super chill and well done album last year: Peripheral Vision. Maybe I was just tired and stressed and needed something easy while cooking the other night, but it was exactly what I needed (been on repeat since). Their...
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Confusingly not from Boston but Blackpool, Boston Manor are also not named after the London tube station in Ealing, but just a working song title they stole from a friend's band (not as cool). This quintet is another welcome addition to the sweet UK rock...
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Like any normal person addicted to social media, the first thing I do every morning (besides hitting snooze a few too many times) is check my email and all of my social media apps. Imagine my delight when I opened Instagram this past Saturday morning...
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Philly is a pretty cool town, and despite the naysayers, some real strong stuff comes outta the City of Brotherly Love (I didn't know Philadelphia literally meant that :-/, I thought they called it that cuz ppl high-fived a lot, or they had a sweet...
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