Warpaint is an American indie rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2004. Warpaint have been compared to Cocteau Twins, Joni Mitchell and Siouxsie and the Banshees. NME has described their style as “iIntermittently emerging from plaintive moods into harder rocking, they play expansive, lushly-harmonic psych-rock songs with enough time-changes to… Continue Reading
Valerie Teicher, best known by her stage name Tei Shi, is an Argentinean indie pop singer-songwriter and producer currently based in Brooklyn. She released her first singles and music videos in 2013, also performing live for the first time at CMJ. Tei Shi released her debut EP Saudade in… 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Kostrok is a spanish duo of DJ’s formed by José Martí and Adrián Lurbe Quilis. They played in several major festivals in Europe, sharing stage with artists like Felix da House Cat and Crystal Fighters, and at the beginning of 2012, they produced… Continue Reading
The debut album from Springtime Carnivore (aka the nom de tune of Greta Morgan) is a dreamy work of ebullient pop and looming psychedelia, evoking a mellow high on a Sunday afternoon, where everything is magnified and glows in Technicolor.… Continue Reading
Formed in 2010 in Kobe, The fin. (the full stop is included in its name) consists of Uchino on vocals and synthesizer, Ryosuke Odagaki on guitar, Takayasu Taguchi on bass and Kaoru Nakazawa on drums. The band self-released 2,000 copies… Continue Reading
Future Islands is an American synthpop band based in Baltimore, Maryland, and signed to 4AD. The band is composed of Gerrit Welmers (keyboards and programming), William Cashion (bass, acoustic and electric guitars), and Samuel T. Herring (lyrics and vocals). Future Islands formed in January 2006 in Greenville,… Continue Reading
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour is a Danish pop band consisting of vocalist Mette Lindberg and songwriter/producer Lars Iversen, formed in 2007. When performing live the band extends to a five-piece, featuring Mikkel Balster Dorig (guitar), Simon Littauer (MPC and keys) and Rasmus Littauer… Continue Reading
Metric are a Canadian rock band founded in 1998 in Toronto. The band consists of Emily Haines (lead vocals, synthesizers, guitar, tambourine, harmonica, piano), James Shaw (guitar, synthesizers, theremin, backing vocals), Joshua Winstead (bass, synthesizers, backing vocals) and Joules Scott-Key (drums, percussion). The band started in 1998 as a duo formed by Haines and Shaw… Continue Reading
Husky Rescue are a Finnish electronic music band from Helsinki, formed in 2002. The band consists of Marko Nyberg, Johanna Kalén and Antony Bentley. The band was formed by Nyberg, who began composing under the name in 2002, wanting to create cinematic music… Continue Reading
Matthew Herbert, also known as Herbert, Doctor Rockit, Radio Boy, Mr. Vertigo, Transformer,Wishmountain, is a British electronic musician. He often takes sounds from everyday items to produce electronic music. In 1998, Herbert issued Around the House, which mixed dance beats, sounds generated by everyday kitchen objects, and vocals.… Continue Reading
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour is a Danish pop band consisting of vocalist Mette Lindberg and songwriter/producer Lars Iversen, formed in 2007. Major video was shot at Funkhaus studios, which are the former East- Berlin Radio broadcasting and Studio facilities. When performing live… Continue Reading
PVT are a 3-piece band based in London and Sydney. They are currently signed to Brooklyn imprint Felte and have released on Warp Records in the past. Band members are Richard Pike, Laurence Pike and Dave Miller. In 2010, the group decided… Continue Reading
Little Dragon are a Swedish electronic music band from Gothenburg, formed in 1996. The band consists of Yukimi Nagano (vocals, percussion), Erik Bodin (drums), Fredrik Källgren Wallin (bass) and Håkan Wirenstrand (keyboards). Little Dragon’s first release was the double A-side 7″… Continue Reading
Chet Faker is an Australian electronica musician. In 2012 he signed to Downtown Records in the United States and issued an extended play, Thinking in Textures. In October that year he won Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Thinking in… Continue Reading
Wild Beasts are an indie rock band from Kendal, England. They released their first single, “Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants”, on Bad Sneakers Records in November 2006, and subsequently signed to Domino Records. They have released four acclaimed albums, Limbo, Panto… Continue Reading
The Peach Kings are Texas-born Paige Wood and Silver Lake, Los Angeles native Steven Dies. The band’s sound is a playful exchange of dynamic vocals and riff-heavy guitar. Comparisons and influences aside, The Peach Kings arrive at a sound that is wholly… Continue Reading
Fleet Foxes are an American indie folk band that was formed in Seattle, Washington. They are signed to the Sub Pop and Bella Union record labels. The band came to prominence in 2008 with the release of their second EP,… Continue Reading