People Club “Better” What a great, soulful band, that type of band that sounds perfect on summer evenings. People Club is Sarah Martin (lead vocals), Saxon Vines (guitar/vocals), Ray Sonder (bass/vocals), Drew Deal (drums/percussion) and Pete Costello (synthesizer/keys/vocals). Although the … Continue Reading
Alice Phoebe Lou “Skin Crawl” Paper Castles What a voice. Alice Phoebe Lou, coming from South Africa but truly finding her voice busking in Berlin, has one of the most interesting guitar styles as well as writing and singing extremely … Continue Reading
Moist feat. vocalist Maria Marcus “Traces” Lavine From Söderhamn, Sweden, Moist is the solo moniker of producer, artist and remixer David Elfström Lilja. The new LP includes 10 tracks with vocals by Maria Marcus, a Swedish multi-platinum songwriter and music producer currently based in … Continue Reading
Matias Aguayo & The Desdemonas “Cold Fever” Sofarnapolis Wow, this is so great, so different, not for the weak or 45’s. This is gutsy music by a master. Partly goth, partly electronic, Matias Aguayo attacks music rather than just playing it. … Continue Reading
Violet Sands “Drive” Hotel I love the sound of Violet Sands. According to their publicity, “The music of Brooklyn-based Violet Sands is an ethereal soundtrack for a rite of passage, harnessing the alluring vocals of Deidre Muro, the inventive production … Continue Reading
Magic Island “Alchemy” Like Water There is something amazingly fluid about Magic Island. Though the title of the album is Like Water, it could have as easily be named Like Mercury, for it is mercurial in its very nature. Magic Island … Continue Reading
Liste Noire “Time Is Your Crime” Brace If you have never heard Liste Noire, you really need to do so NOW. This band is so amazing. Liste Noire is the new incarnation of the art-wave project Velvet Condom. Alice Gift and … Continue Reading
The Romantic Era “Wasted Love” What a change of pace! Combine the New Wave sound of Berlin with the electronic sound of Beck and the Hip Hop sound of Neneh Cherry, throw them all together, add a HUGE touch of … Continue Reading