The Internet-birthed “vaporwave” aesthetic highly nostalgic, highly reverbed, highly sampled. 2814 is formed by London performer HKE and his fellow enigmatic SoundCloud dweller Telepath. They have captured all the romance and wistfulness through bold, original compositions. “We wanted to show… Continue Reading
Having rocked the electronic music community recently with a creatively hip original titled “Life In Grey”, mysterious French quartet Point Point are out to prove they are no mere one hit wonders with another enticing release. After three years of hand-selecting… Continue Reading
Cigarettes After Sex is an American ambient pop musical group led by Greg Gonzalez. The band’s first EP, I., was released in 2012 with the single Affection following in 2015. Gonzalez recorded the first EP in a four-story stairway at his alma mater, University of Texas… Continue Reading
Monogrenade is a francophone band based in Montreal. After releasing their first EP in 2009, entitled La saveur des fruits on Paper Bag Records, they came in second place at the 2010 edition of Les Francouvertes. The band gained quite some attention when the video for their song Ce soir was… Continue Reading
Pascal Arbez, better known by his stage name Vitalic, is a French electronic dance music artist. His first singles were released in 1996 and 1997, but were confined to the underground electronic music scene. However, he became good friends with Michel Amato, also known as The… Continue Reading
Alexander Giannascoli, better known by his stage name Alex G, is a multi-instrumentalist from Philadelphia who started his career as a bedroom singer/songwriter, building up an audience through a series of DIY releases on Bandcamp. He has two older siblings, Matt (David… Continue Reading
Cut Copy is an Australian electronic band formed in 2001 by DJ Dan Whitford (vocals, keyboards and guitar). Initially a home-recording project, the band now includes Tim Hoey (guitars), Ben Browning (bass guitar) and Mitchell Scott (drums). Their sound is much in the vein of… Continue Reading
SALES is an American guitar-based pop band from Orlando, Florida. The band’s members are musicians Lauren Morgan and Jordan Shih. In July 2014, the band was named “Ones to Watch” for the second half of 2014 by The Hype Machine for being one of the most blogged artists yet to… Continue Reading
Sizarr is a German electronic, post-punk band from Landau, Germany, founded in 2009. In April 2010 Sizarr was the supporting act for These New Puritans in Heidelberg, Germany. This was followed by a number of performances at important German music festivals such as Dockville, On3 Festival and Melt! festival in Summer 2010. They… Continue Reading
Surface of Atlantic is an indie band from Montreal, Canada, who’s music is a blend of folk, cinematic ambiances and indie rock. The band has been compared in the past to Pink Floyd, Beck and Sigur Ros for their experimental… Continue Reading
Daniel Victor “Dan” Snaith is a Canadian composer, musician and recording artist who has performed under the stage names Caribou, Manitoba and Daphni. Snaith originally recorded under the stage name Manitoba, but after being threatened with a lawsuit by Richard “Handsome Dick” Manitoba, formerly of punk band The… Continue Reading
Jon Bryant is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Bryant’ writes and sings acoustically melodic songs with a maritime influence. As well as writing and singing his own songs, Bryant has toured throughout North America and Europe and is an artist… Continue Reading
Chuck Blazevic’s laptop and Alice Hansen’s voice work are equals, playing off each other to create haunted caverns of sound, melody and meditation. What separates You’ll Never Get to Heaven‘s hypnotic LP crackle from that of City Center or High… Continue Reading
Arcade Fire are a Canadian indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, along with Win’s younger brother Will Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara. The band’s current touring line-up also includes former core member Sarah Neufeld, frequent collaborator Owen Pallett, two additional percussionists,… Continue Reading
Macbriare Samuel Lanyon “Mac” DeMarco is a Canadian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He is best known for his solo career, during which he has released two full-length studio albums, (2012) and Salad Days (2014), and one EP, Rock and Roll Night Club (2012). His style has been… Continue Reading
Porches is an alias of style shifting indie singer songwriter Aaron Maine, though at times Porches function as a band. His vocals sound as if recorded a good five feet away from the microphone, filling all the space of a… Continue Reading
Warpaint is an American indie rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2004. Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante mixed and mastered the band’s debut EP, Exquisite Corpser eleased in 2008. Current RHCP guitarist Josh Klinghoffer performed drums and guitar on the EP in 2007. It was followed by their full-length… Continue Reading
The Jezabels are an Australian indie rock band formed in Sydney in 2007. They consist of Nik Kaloper on drums, Samuel Lockwood on lead guitar, Hayley Mary (also known as Hayley Frances McGlone) on lead vocals, and Heather Shannon on piano and keyboard. They have described their… Continue Reading
Jungle are an English modern soul musical collective based in London. Jungle’s musical style has been described as “midtempo 1970s-style funk” and their music is intermixed with “tropical percussion, wildlife noises, falsetto yelps, psychedelic washes and badoinking bass”. The band has a fearsome live reputation: “Jungle are… Continue Reading
Chelsea Nikkel, better known by her stage name Princess Chelsea, is an experimental ‘space pop’ musician from Auckland, New Zealand, and a previous member of twee pop band The Brunettes and Auckland band Teenwolf. Nikkel is associated with the Lil’ Chief Records collective and is a part-time member of Auckland soul group… Continue Reading
Elizabeth Vanessa Harper, better known by her stage name Class Actress, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Class Actress was originally conceived as a trio, consisting of Harper, Mark Richardson, and Scott Rosenthal. Class Actress display a level of sophistication and… Continue Reading
Adam George Dyment, better known by his stage name Duke Dumont, is an English DJ and deep house producer. He is best known for the singles “Need U (100%)“, “I Got U” and “Won’t Look Back” which both reached number 1 and 2… Continue Reading
Michiel Thomassen, stage name Mike Mago, is a Dutch music producer. Mago collaborated with the Canadian electropop act Dragonette on the joint single “Outlines” (2014). He also had a few solo singles, including “The Show”, “Man Hands”, and “Hey!” He is the founder of his own… Continue Reading
Chelsea Nikkel, better known by her stage name Princess Chelsea, is an experimental ‘space pop’ musician from Auckland, New Zealand, and a previous member of twee pop band The Brunettes and Auckland band Teenwolf. Nikkel is associated with the Lil’ Chief Records collective and is a part-time member of Auckland soul group… Continue Reading
Geographer is an American indie rock band based in San Francisco, California. Formed in 2007, by Michael Deni who has described his sound as being “soulful music from outer space” using analog, electronic and acoustic elements to craft dense layers and unique sound textures. As Geographer, Deni has… Continue Reading
Natasha Khan, better known by her stage name Bat for Lashes, is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She has released three studio albums, Fur and Gold (2006), Two Suns (2009) and The Haunted Man (2012), and received Mercury Prize nominations for Fur and Gold and Two Suns. Khan is also the… Continue Reading
Chazwick Bradley Bundick (born November 7, 1986), better known by his stage name Toro y Moi, is an American recording artist and producer. His music has taken on many forms since he began recording, but he is often identified with the… Continue Reading
The idea of “home” plays a prominent theme in the short history of Peter Michel and his Seattle-based band Hibou. “I actually recorded half of the new album at my parents’ home,” says the 21-year-old about Hibou’s debut full-length release.… Continue Reading
Chromatics is an American electronic music band from Portland, Oregon that formed in 2001. The band consists of Ruth Radelet (vocals, guitar, synthesizer), Adam Miller (guitar, vocoder), Nat Walker (drums, synthesizer), and Johnny Jewel (producer, multi-instrumentalist). The band originally featured a trademark sound indebted to punkand lo-fi that was described as “noisy”… Continue Reading
Sleep Party People was formed in 2008 as a project of Brian Batz, influenced by artists like Boards Of Canada, David Lynch and Erik Satie, starting a unique proposal of the Danish music scene. Since its beginning, the one-man project has been characterized by wearing… Continue Reading
Cloud Nothings is an American indie-rock band from Cleveland, Ohio, founded by singer-songwriter Dylan Baldi. It currently consists of lead singer and guitarist Baldi, drummer Jayson Gerycz, and bassist TJ Duke. Beginning in 2009, the band originally began as a solo project, with Baldi recording both vocals and… Continue Reading
Beach House is a dream pop duo from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2004. The band consists of French-born Victoria Legrand and Baltimore native Alex Scally. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2006 to critical acclaim and has been followed by… Continue Reading
Homeshake is the pseudonym and solo project of Edmonton-born, Montreal-based musician Peter Sagar. As follow up to his 2014 debut In the Shower, Homeshake will release his sophomore effort Midnight Snack this coming fall with Sinderlyn. Midnight Snack was recorded this… Continue Reading
Groove Armada are an English electronic music duo from London, composed of Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. They achieved chart success with their singles “I See You Baby” and “Superstylin’“. The group has released eight studio albums, four of which have charted in the UK Albums Chart top 50. Groove Armada first… Continue Reading
Lofelive is the best proof that Spain knows how to develop a trend. An unpredictable sound, intelligent and continuously evolving, arising from and respecting the rules of the electronic nuances of house dance and indie. Created with the aim of a… Continue Reading
In a now long forgotten world, many generations ago, a bird like shape emerged from wooded darkness, floating and fluttering, drifting and dreaming. Backlit by a bright glow of iridescent light, the undecipherable form wore a dazzling golden mask. Its… Continue Reading
Marcos Ortega, better known by his stage name Lorn, is an American electronic musician. Lorn is from either Milwaukee, Wisconsin or central Illinois. He received early exposure as a DJ due to his remix of grime musician Jammer’s track “Better Than”. Lorn signed with Flying Lotus’ label, Brainfeeder, in 2009 and released his debut album, Nothing Else,… Continue Reading
The xx are an English indie pop band formed in 2005 in Wandsworth, London. The group released their debut album, xx, in August 2009. The album ranked highly on many best of 2009 lists, placed at number one on the list compiled by The Guardian and second for NME. In… Continue Reading
Apparat is the stage name for Sascha Ring, a German electronic musician living in Berlin and previous co-owner of Shitkatapult records. Starting out with dance floor-oriented techno, he later started to create ambient music and more recently became “more interested… Continue Reading
Feverist have come a long way in a short time. The band’s strikingly intense live shows won them a slot at The Great Escape, while their desert-bleached noise rock left a scorched trail along the Brighton coastline. Recently playing a packed out headline… Continue Reading