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Back in 2017, Thai-Australian 20-year-old Talae Rodden, aka RICEWINE, first set out his artistic plans with a subtle blend of lo-fi hip-hop production with indie pop songwriting on debut single “Waterfall”. Since then he’s dropped two full length albums amid a steady run of single releases. Now, with January’s “Ocean” still a recent memory, the Melbourne-based artist is back […]
“Piercing vulnerability,” “devastating,” an “indie rock exorcism”: these are all descriptors that have been used, not hyperbolically, to explain the music of Sophie Allison a.k.a. Soccer Mommy. But behind those aching records is a very real 22-year-old woman who writes them, records them, and spends months performing them over and over. Living those emotions once is taxing […]
After working and touring with a number of bands over the years, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Aladean Kheroufi made the leap last year and began releasing music as a solo artist. Hailing from Canadian by way of Algeria, Kheroufi’s music takes noticeable cues from the past — particularly the sort of late ’60s/early ’70s folk and pop — but they’re also […]
Right now things are a little overwhelming. Politics have never been so divisive, extremism is on the rise and environmental crises are reaching an alarming crescendo. It’s hard not to feel helpless, but that’s no excuse for apathy, say Dutch indie-soul duo Feng Suave. On “Toking, Dozing”, their first single in two years, producer-songwriters Daniel […]
New Zealand’s Stella Bennett, better known to the world as BENEE, has had a crazy year. After taking a leap to pursue music full-time in 2017—the Auckland native left after two weeks in a communications program at Auckland University of Technology—her career has grown at breakneck speed. Shortly after taking the leap, BENEE earned the […]
Indie-folk singer Hak Baker recently released his mixtape, Babylon. Simultaneously caustic yet soft, emotionally open yet enigmatic, the East London native balances a lot in the unique sound he calls “G-Folk”. What that tends to mean in real terms is that he may be an unpretentious straight-talker, but he is by no means afraid to dig deep into his psyche. […]
Self-awareness isn’t always an easy thing. It’s equally hard to be aware of what you have in that very moment, rather than growing old and looking back wistfully at days gone by. So you have to respect people like emerging Brummie talent Matt Ryder who is not only able to be present and appreciate the world […]
Revered singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Corey King has got a more impressive CV than most, and that’s before we even get to his own solo material. He’s currently on tour with Iggy Pop and has performed and recorded with Bonobo, DJ Premier, Mos Def, Bilal, Mary J. Blige, Lauryn Hill, Gil-Scott Heron and countless others. In 2016 […]
Italian-born pair M w S recently upped sticks to the UK and the move seems to have given them a renewed creative vigour because the months following that period have rewarded fans with an almost continuous stream of new music. Their latest offering is “Positive”, a seductive and soulful new cut that builds on the […]
Covering Simply Red might not have been the first thing you expected Swiss five-piece Sirens Of Lesbos to do this year, but they have and it’s a world away from the original. Look, if you’re not sure about this one, don’t worry, because neither was their new bass player Max who had never heard it […]
