The fourth Jeff Rosenstock full-length album is titled NO DREAM. It arrives at a moment of unprecedented upheaval, disarray and misery, the depths of which could not have been foreseen while most of it was being written over the past few years. The album sounds prophetic, unexpected and especially appropriate at this time. After establishing a cult following with the biting ska-punk of... read full bio
James Marriott, a multidisciplinary artist and alternative musician from Brighton, debuted his solo music career with the song "slow down." James Marriott originally began posting acoustic covers and original music on YouTube. Since then, he has grown to collect millions of fans who watch his videos every day for his music, humor and likeable attitude. The singer-songwriter released song after song after... read full bio
Jack Van Cleaf is a singer-songwriter from California who creates songs that are resolute, sensitive and warmly candid. Van Cleaf has performed in storied venues around the nation, including Miller High Life Theatre, The Ryman, The Pageant and Mission Ballroom. Van Cleaf has been enthralling audiences in intimate concerts with Sofar Sounds from New York City to Austin. He has performed as... read full bio
Most of the year, the upper peninsula of Michigan seems to be covered in permafrost. The terrain is more comfortable with fixed living than lives outside of its natural spread due to this chilling impact. Despite having been born in this green behemoth, Hot Mulligan managed to flee its grasps shortly after high school in order to battle both the... read full bio
Hope Tala creates upbeat, lyrical music that blends bossa nova, Latin, R&B and soul elements. Sensitive Soul and Girl Eats Sun are just two of the nuanced and well-received EPs she has produced. Afterwards came a series of fascinating songs, including "Party Sickness" and "Is It Enough." Tala, who was up playing the clarinet and was active in her school's band and... read full bio
The music video for Heartworms' "Consistent Devotion" is a black-and-white gothic tableau. Jojo Orme, the singer-songwriter at the center of the project, hypnotically performs to the song while hiding coldly behind a pair of sunglasses. The tune, which is currently the only official single from the project, writhes with a tight post-punk backdrop and twisted images. Yet the name Heartworms isn't... read full bio
Texas is the birthplace of singer-songwriter Harriette. She is currently located in Nashville and her debut track, "at least I'm pretty," which has had over two million plays, established her DIY indie-pop style. Harriette, who has a passion for all forms of artistic expression, studied multimedia at Parsons School of Design in New York and experimented with a range of artistic... read full bio
DJ Nurko, whose real name is Nuri Kuriakose, is a rising star in the electronic dance music (EDM) scene. He was born and raised in New Jersey, USA, and discovered his passion for music at a young age. He began playing the guitar at the age of 10 and later transitioned to producing electronic music in his late teens. Nurko's unique... read full bio
West London-born Gretel Hänlyn is a singer, composer and guitarist. Gretel picked up a guitar and began creating her own gothic stories and songs, which came as no surprise given that she had grown up listening to a lot of Nick Cave. Her songwriting evolved into what it is today—a blend of hi-fi grunge, goth-pop and alt/indie ballads—as she developed as a... read full bio
Greg Freeman writes about biblical floods, end-of-the-world fever dreams, Florida scoundrels and the doldrums of the green mountains. Gregs' voice dominates his superb debut record, "I Looked Out," creaking, crooning and cutting through static-filled atmospheres. Whether it is the punch-in-the-face, careening drive of "Tower," the country-gazing guitar squall of "Souvenir Heart," or the sing-along conclusion of "Palms," the songs are connected by... read full bio
Molly Sarlé's open-hearted, uncompromising songwriting is ideal for late-night karaoke comedowns, somber morning walks and picturing the hereafter. She has written songs from the Big Sur cliffs to the North Carolina backwoods. Incantations from the West Coast with a cozy Appalachian warmth. Her debut album is a compilation of songs written by a lady who understood from birth that her capacity for... read full bio
Life continues to go on, for better or worse. The mind behind Little Trees, Lexi Vega, addresses this essential reality throughout her first album Always In Motion. But, accepting this inevitable state of affairs has been a lifelong challenge. Being the unusual offspring of a Cuban-born father and a Japanese-American mother has always caused friction in Lexi's life. Years after playing the... read full bio
Mewn, a five-piece alt-rock group from Manchester's underground, got together because they both loved the artists that are now their primary inspirations. The Starlight Magic Hour, Slow Knife, Bunny Hoova, The Early Mornings and Charles Howl have all performed on stages alongside the band since its formation. Rachel Bell on guitar and vocals, Daniel Bluer on guitar, Matthew Protz on keys, Daniel Cowman... read full bio
Born and reared in London, Matilda Mann has had a remarkable start to her still-early music career. On the radio, Matilda has received support from tastemakers including BBC Radio 1, where her most recent song was debuted as the Hottest Song in the World, KCRW and NPR. She has received comparable great press coverage from publications like Evening Standard, Clash, The... read full bio
At family birthday celebrations when Martha Skye Murphy was three years old, she would sing while standing up on tables. Her major break occurred when she sang Cat Power's Free in front of John Hillcoat, a friend of her parents' who was directing the movie The Proposition, which included a soundtrack by Warren Ellis and Nick Cave. Murphy's training under... read full bio
Jake Luppen's solo debut as Lupin is all sharp edges, a shattered self-portrait stitched together through left-of-center, funk-leaning maximalism, spread throughout eight songs of twisted, expansive pop. Luppen learned who he could be and was always going to be as an artist and simply as a person during the record-making process, which served as a vehicle for his self-discovery and journey... read full bio
Luna Li, a multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter of Korean and Canadian descent, is equally adept at creating beat-driven instrumentals and sultry, trippy indie pop songs. Even though she had already released her first EP, she only became famous online after putting a few years' worth of short videos of her own instrumental music online and compiling 10 of them for the... read full bio
Before graduating from Beacon High School, LAUNDRY DAY sold out performances at renowned venues like The Bowery Ballroom and The Roxy, made memorable festival appearances at Lollapalooza, Governors Ball and Firefly Music Festival, went on tour throughout the United States and Europe (including dates with The 1975 and Clairo) and received support from publications like The FADER, NME, Pigeons & Planes, i-D and others... read full bio
LANNDS has broadened their rich, electro-pop palette into new areas after developing their own distinct sound over the course of three EPs. The band has never been softer or more mature than on Music For The Future, a bold, grandiose achievement of energized production and personal, emotional narrative. Woodard refers to this album as a "open letter" to herself and... read full bio
L'objectif is made up of former classmates Dan Richardson (guitar), Ezra Glennon (bass), Saul Kane (vocals, guitar), and Louis Bullock (drums). The young pals have a common appreciation of genres and artists that belies their young ages, including jazz funk, hip-hop, punk, post-punk and practically everything in between. Each member began playing an instrument as a toddler. L'objectif, who were also influenced... read full bio
