Amelia Coburn is both light and dark. She has a talent for making the uncommon sound ageless, whether it's through songs of playful romance or tales of spiteful widows and midnight stream-of-consciousness. Characters she encounters while traveling to foreign places, reading literature in the shadows, and watching film noir are included in her works. Amelia weaves Tin Pan Alley tunes... read full bio
The creative alt-pop that Amelia Moore makes defies all expectations while also feeling urgently necessary. The 21-year-old Georgia native began singing in the church choir as a young child, followed her dreams to Los Angeles at age 18, and quickly attracted a sizable following on the strength of her brave but vulnerable songwriting (a feat that includes gaining over 50,000... read full bio
The first achievement of American Football came with their self-titled debut when they brought together two reclusive siblings: post-rock and emo. It was a groundbreaking record where the sly musical layers that surrounded the lyrics veiled and muddled their clarity. American Football raised more concerns than it cared to address, much like Slint's Spiderland, Codeine's The White Birch and Talk Talk's Laughing... read full bio
Elijah Noll, better known as his stage name, American Teeth, is an up-and-coming singer-songwriter who performs a mixture of pop, R&B and alternative music. Noll began the project of American Teeth with producer Colin Brittain, who has been a producer for bands which include A Day To Remember, All Time Low, and Papa Roach. Noll is originally from Portland, Maine,... read full bio
amilost is a group of three friends who have a strong musical background and a talent for crafting songs that transform unfiltered emotion into works of art. A Norwegian-British trio with a London base that blends varied musical influences: vocalist and producer Sigrid Zeiner-Gundersen received classical training in Oslo and was brought up on Grieg and Mozart, but later she began... read full bio
Amnesia Scanner is an electronic music duo from Berlin. Their sounds are exciting, but have been described as uncomfortable by Pitchfork Magazine. Amnesia Scanner began as a mysterious European producer, but is now a popular act. They call themselves Xperienz Designers, as they create unique experiences for their audiences around the world. The group is affiliated with Berlins Janus Collective,... read full bio
Mabe Fratti, Gibrana Cervantes, Concepción Huerta and Camille Mandoki, members of the experimental group Amor Muere from Mexico City, released their highly anticipated debut album, A time to love, a time to die, on the newly independent and rebranded experimental label, Scrawl. Amor Muere is the result of an exceptional cooperation between four well-known artists, each of whom has a storied career in... read full bio
Amtrac prefers a tangible collection of alternative electronic music that relies on hand-crafted delicacy similar to a band. On his aptly named second full-length, Oddyssey (Openers/RCA Records), the Kentucky-born, LA-based artist, DJ, producer, remixer, multi-instrumentalist and founder of Openers meticulously combines layers and styles into an unabridged, unfiltered and irresistible aural excursion. As a result, he imbues every aspect of a moment with... read full bio
With an impressive sense of reality, Irish singer-songwriter Amy Michelle's music bridges the gap between youthful naivety and the frequently harsh realities of maturity. She creates the environment as an artist who has matured and discovered things to be lacking. "welcome to the sidelines" is an existential song that wraps its worries and insecurities in a flurry of vocal effects and... read full bio
Many artists, musical and otherwise, use their craft to provide a visible platform for the issues they believe in. Their activism becomes interwoven with their art. The Indigo Girls have long been known for voicing their political and social views in song. Amy Ray teamed up with Emily Saliers while in high school forming the Indigo Girls. With an... read full bio
Amy Wadge is one of the UK's most prolific, current, Grammy winning songwriters. She has produced numerous singles and collaborated on songs with both well-known and up-and-coming artists, including Janelle Monáe, Keith Urban, James Blunt, Ella Henderson, Labrinth, Niall Horan, Ben Haenow, Jamie Lawson, Birdy, Marlon Roudette, Dua Lipa, Zak Abel, Jason Mraz, Jessie Ware, Joel Adams, Rebecca Ferguson, Aquilo, Ms. Dynamite, LeAnn Rimes,... read full bio
The New York-based instrumental electronic ensemble was lured to arcade games, Nintendo game systems and the plinking and high-score noises that emanated from them and echoed in its ears like ethereal coos. It instantly got to work creating punishing and motivational music for a mixtape that would become the soundtrack of the sky for every aircraft jumper, skydiver and paratrooper. The music... read full bio
It is evident that Anastasia Coope, a student at the Pratt Institute in New York who studies painting, takes a profoundly intellectual approach to the creation of her artwork. She considers her music to be part of the tradition of Andre Breton's Manifesto of Surrealism, which is an aesthetic technique based on the principle of gaining access to one's subconscious... read full bio
Vitória Falcão and singer-songwriter Ana Caetano are the folk-pop duo ANAVITÓRIA, based in Brazil. ANAVITÓRIA has released two albums thus far, both of which are up for nomination at the Latin Grammy Awards for "Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album." Trevo, their biggest hit, earned the Latin Grammy Award for "Best Portuguese Language Song" and peaked at number one on the Brazilian... read full bio
Oftentimes the most true portraits of America have been rendered by those who have come from outside its borders, yet somehow seem to understand and inhabit our culture more than those of us who have lived here all our lives. Consider the Band, which several decades ago became the archetypal American outfit despite being four-fifths Canadian. Swedish native and current... read full bio
Andrea Gibson is an award-winning spoken word poet and activist. Her poetry focuses on social issues such as gender, politics, and other reform. Gibson is a four-time Denver Grand Slam Champion, fourth place finisher at the National Poetry Slam, and third place finisher at the Individual World Poetry Slam. She has published six books and draws influence from Sonya Renee,... read full bio
Andres Calamaro is an Argentine musician, songwriter and producer. He gained fame in Spain and throughout Latin America with his former band Los Rodriguez. Calamaro was born in Buenos Aires and when he was 17 years old he started his first band, the Elmer Band. He was later asked to play keyboards in the band Los Abuelos de la Nada... read full bio
The immersive and transformational registers of recorded music serve as Andrew Ashong's guidance as a sound scientist, music archivist and singer-songwriter. The free-spirited Ashong, a Ghanaian-born Londoner, spent years making mixtapes, exploring albums and expanding his musical encyclopaedia. By the time he was in his early teens, he was DJing and developing his grasp of music. He finally built a large home... read full bio
Andrew Bayer is a music producer and DJ from Brooklyn. Specializing in trance and progressive music, Andrew got his musical inspiration from artists like Ferry Corsten and Tiesto. Ever since his teen years, Andrew has possessed impressive musical talent, and he played the piano since childhood. He started producing his own music at the young age of 15. He went... read full bio
Andrew Ripp is a singer-songwriter from Illinois. Ripp entered the music scene initially as a songwriter, contributing to artists such as Ryan Cabrera. He has helped write albums that have charted the Billboard Hot 100, Top 40 Mainstream, Pop 100 Airplay, and more. Ripp’s solo album, ‘She Remains the Same’, broke top 100 on the Billboard new artists chart. As... read full bio
