Hailing from Dallas is emerging artist Austin George. With over 800k followers on TikTok alone, it comes as no surprise that new single ‘bluebonnets’ has already garnered over 250k streams.
New Music: Austin George
Category: New Music
New Music: Bye Malo
Citing inspirations from modern-day icons like Frank Ocean, Dominic Fike and PartyNextDoor, Canadian artist Bye Malo crafts a style of pop that feels raw and honest.
New single ‘Naples’ hooks you in with it’s catchy melody and captivating lyrics, leaving you wanting to hear a lot more from this emerging North American talent.
New Music: RIVER
RIVER are a Hamburg-based and California-bred road tripping duo who create indie sounds that feel quite timeless in essence.
‘Dance in the Darkness’ carries soft hints of funk and soul, all the while maintaining an alt-rock edge which is so rich in character that you’ll be playing this song on loop for a good while.
New Music: Sabrina Song
New York talent Sabrina Song crafts a delicate style of indie pop that conveys emotion in a beautifully subtle kind of way.
New single ‘Good Night’ was inspired by nights out in Brooklyn over the summer, and the transition in and out of such a long period of isolation.
“I find myself constantly stuck in my head, overthinking whether I’m having fun or not, or whether the people I’m with are enjoying my company. This single is about the desire to truly let go.”
Chasing Shadows – Bullets
Hailing from North Wales are four-piece pop-rock outfit Chasing Shadows. Already making a significant mark for themselves, they have performed over 200 gigs to date.
With a melodic style of music-making that blends pop and rock in perfect doses, this group are winning fans all across the globe thanks to their distinctively anthemic sounds.
“This is a song about the impact of words in a relationship, and how lies aren’t good!”
New Music: Lucy Mair
Lucy Mair is a UK-based singer-songwriter who seamlessly fuses elements of indie, jazz and pop into sounds that are not only finessed in style, but also rich in lyrical substance.
Aside from writing, recording, and supporting for the likes of Tom Walker and Tom Grennan, Lucy has also co-founded a collective for women and non binary creatives called The Bloom Collective.
New Music: RiTcH
Hailing from Warrington in the UK comes eccentric antipop newcomer RiTcH, who’s unique approach to music-making is quite frankly a breath of fresh air.
‘replace you’ serves as introduction to this hugely promising talent, and was produced with long-time collaborator slackboy. The song offers a juxtaposition between heartbreak and optimism, as RiTcH explains:
“I’d lean towards this girl because she wore the same clobber as my ex and that girl because she had the same vibe… then another because she looked a bit like her. None of them had it all, it was a mess. People wouldn’t have known I was pranging though…I’d smile and say everything was chill. We wanted to bring that into the track, making the upbeat backdrop of the track a front to the madness.”
New Music: Humble the Great
A finessed fusion of R&B and pop from a talent who’s still just 21-years old. UK-based artist Humble the Great exudes a bold sense of confidence through his distinctive vocals, captivating lyricism and sleek productions.
New Music: Harley Alaska
I am so excited to introduce you to a hugely promising talent hailing from Australia. Newcomer Harley Alaska launches his debut single ‘Lose You Too’ today, and dare I say it’s impossible not to enjoy this release.
With lyrics that look at love, loss, and what comes of your identity when it has been wrapped up in somebody else, this emotive song serves us a heady dose of melancholy in a considered and thoughtful way,
“When my last relationship ended I really had to re-find the person who I was… or wanted to be. My identity was so wound up in somebody else that I was really lost for a while. When you’re young it’s especially tough… you don’t really have a solid idea of who you are in the first place.”
Having already amassed an organic following including 195k followers and almost 4 million likes on his music-driven TikTok profile alone, it seems to be only a matter of time before this talent hits the mainstream.
New Music: Emilia Anastazja
With influences ranging from Mary J. Blige and Whitney Houston to 070 Shake and Jessie Ware, London based Polish/Swiss singer and guitarist Emilia Anastazja crafts a soulful and melodic style of pop which is immediately captivating.
‘Take a Look’ looks at the sincerity and curiosity we tend to lose over the course of our lives, and serves as an ode to childhood nostalgia and childhood memories.
“It was middle of last year when I finished writing the song. I felt bad about all the stuff that was going on at the time and just wrote what came in to my mind. In the end it’s somehow from a naive and childish perspective on just being lost and trying to find a way back to something meaningful and real.”
Emilia’s previous work has already received praise from the likes of BBC Radio 1Xtra and BBC 6Music, as well as garnered millions of streams on Spotify alone.
New Music: Indy June
Hailing from America is emerging indie-pop talent Indy June. With a distinctive vocal delivering captivating lyrics, her new single ‘Drag Me Away’ is a song that is not only infectiously memorable but also rather moving.
“I wrote this song as a message to my future self: to ‘drag me away’ from my current position in life, essentially pulling me out of the closet. I sing to a version of myself that is carefree and living her best life- loving who she wants to love and being who she wants to be.”
New Music: Gracie Ella
My first feelings upon hearing ‘Butterflies’ was how much the track reminded me of the very early demos by Amy Winehouse. This is a truly beautiful fusion of R&B and soul that is laced with an essence of nostalgia, making it irresistible to any listener.
“I love soul music, because it’s so beautiful and powerful. However, I rarely see girls playing guitar and genuinely rocking out. It’s something you don’t come across too often. That’s what I want to explore though. My music brings those two sides together into something that’s me.”
Singer-songwriter Gracie Ella is A&R’d by Jeff Fenster (Britney Spears, Dua Lipa), and has already worked with Grammy-winning producers like Oak, James Fauntleroy, T-Minus, Jamie Hartman, and Jonas Jeberg. She’s also signed to SonyATV as a writer through Barry Weiss who runs RECORDS (24kGoldn) and ran the iconic Jive Records.
New Music: Something Simple
A shimmering slice of indie pop from American duo Something Simple. Their new single ‘Somewhere Out There’ is a beautifully constructed song that feels both emotive and introspective in tone. This is a sound that is near impossible not to feel some kind of connection with.
“From questioning life choices to chasing passion, to the fear of taking on new challenges, ‘Somewhere Out There’ hits on a lot of different emotions. A song filled with so much fear and doubt is coupled with some comfort and confidence in knowing that you would have done it all over again. We composed the instrumental first, and had to match that emotional nostalgic feel with fitting lyrics.”
New Music: Sunshine Boysclub
Formerly the lead singer and songwriter of successful Los Angeles indie-pop outfit Youngblood Hawke, Sunshine Boysclub now crafts a style of music that is uniquely his own. Eccentric and genre-bending, this is a sound that is immediately captivating and just so easy to connect with.
‘Right Out The Window’ deals with the fragility of passing time, grappling with the impermanence of daily life, and serves as a reminder to be grateful for things before they disappear.
Taken from the debut album ‘Hut on the Hill‘ which is out now.
New Music: Big Image
Emerging from Birmingham is four-piece outfit Big Image, who’s new single ‘Parallel Love Affair’ is a euphoric party banger that serves as a reminder to listeners across the world that the UK continues to be a home to some of the most exciting indie-pop talents out there.
“This song is paving the way for what’s to come from us. It’s explosive, exciting and pure groove. Lyrically the song was inspired by a lockdown divorce that a friend was going through. The first verse is based on what I was hearing from him. Naturally there’s two sides to every story so I based the second verse on what I thought her side of the story was.” – Luke Morris (Bassist)
New Music: Daniel Novello
Emerging from the US is Daniel Novello, who’s single ‘INSANE’ is probably one of the most infectious alternative rock-pop songs I’ve come across so far this month.
Featuring influences from 90’s and early 00’s bands, the production starts with a melancholic vibe before exploding into a sound that carries distorted guitars and loud cellos.
New Music: Liliana Mae
A marvellously finessed fusion of alt-RnB and pop from American talent Liliana Mae. This singer-songwriter and producer crafts songs that feature melodic instrumentals and vulnerable lyrics, forming sounds that are not only soulful and emotive but completely enchanting.
“Have you ever felt like love made you invincible? ‘You + The World’ reflects those moments where love was nothing but a sweet, reminiscent dream. I wrote this while looking back on some of my sweetest memories and wondering if things would ever go back to the way they were.”
New Music: nicole han
Teen talent nicole han has written an anthem for the youth with her new single ‘aftertaste’. This is an introspective pop song that presents intelligent lyricism over an anthemic melody, growing in intensity as the sound concludes.
“As I am wrapping up the last year of being a teenager, I’ve recently reflected a lot upon the past decade. People always tell me, ‘your teens are the best years of your life!! Don’t forget to savour it while it lasts!’ But the truth is, these are the years where we are growing into ourselves, emotional, confused, and maybe a bit anxious. I wrote this song to express the bittersweet emotions surrounding my teenage years. There’s been times where I hate this stage of life and want to pack up and leave, but part of me knows these are the best years of my life.”
New Music: Jack Blair
Having heard a few releases from Jack Blair over the recent weeks, I’ve come to the conclusion that this artist may well be one of the next musical exports to emerge from Ohio.
This is indie-pop at it’s best; simple melodies, engaging lyricism and well-constructed productions mean that every song on new album ‘Broken 2 Beautiful’ is a joy to experience. On ‘One for Me’, Jack says:
“This song is an actual attempt for me to write a song that, no matter how low I’m feeling, could lift me out of it. It’s about being beaten by imposter syndrome, bruised in the ego, battered by the world, and turning it around, remembering that I am not defined by depression. Hopefully the chorus lifts you like it does me.”
‘Broken 2 Beautiful’ is out now, and if you’re in Cincinnati be sure to check Jack perform live on the 18th September 2021- tickets here.
New Music: Andi
While still only 19, it seems quite possible that Andi could become a household name over the coming year, having recently garnered nearly a million new Tik Tok followers and independently adding 100k Spotify followers over the last few months.
Her new single ‘Money’ gives the side eye to silver spooners who have no self awareness, and talks about how money affects us all – including artists.
“Having moved to LA at 16, I was exposed to a very toxic culture surrounding fake wealth, clout etc… As a young artist, it’s very easy to get caught up in the mix of it. Money was incredibly fun to make; it’s pretty much a diss track to the people who think they’re better than you due to their social status.”