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ARTIST PROFILES
Kristine England
McClenney
Chris McClenney is a singer, songwriter, musician, and producer originally from Maryland. He grew up listening to jazz, soul, and hip-hop...
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Baroness
Heavy metal band Baroness is headquartered in Savannah, GA, though its members grew up together in VA. Starting out in 2003, the group...
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Summers Sons
Brothers Turt and Slim Summers are the core of South London’s jazz/hip-hop group Summers Sons. Slim handles the production of sonic...
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Keyah/Blu
Already hailed by some critics as “London’s most inventive new rapper” (Loud and Quiet), Keyah/Blu incorporates a diverse set of...
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Vallis Alps
Australian electronica duo known as Vallis Alps is comprised of producer David Ansari and vocalist Parissa Tosif. With songs ranging...
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Bryony Jarman-Pinto
Singer/songwriter Bryony Jarman-Pinto spent her formative years in Cumbria, UK. Both of her parents were musicians, and they encouraged...
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Ibrahim Maalouf
Ibrahim Maalouf was born in Lebanon to a musical family who fled the country during the Lebanese Civil War. Settling in Paris, the family...
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Editor's Picks: Best of 2019
2019 has been another great year for independent music, and Rosie G. has been spreading the word far and wide about many great indie...
Rosie G.
Shallow Side
Alabama may not be the first place one would expect to find hard-driving, full-throttle rock music, yet it is the place that Shallow Side...
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Hector Plimmer
South London’s Hector Plimmer is a composer, producer, and DJ. One of Gilles Peterson’s discoveries, he was featured on Peterson’s 2014...
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Kneebody
Three of the members of Kneebody met at the Eastman College of Music. Adam Benjamin (keyboards), Shane Endsley (trumpet), and Ben Wendel...
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San Cisco
Pop group San Cisco formed in Australia 10 years ago. The group has released three albums and numerous EPs and singles along the way....
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Modern Mimes
Natives of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, vocalist/guitarist Adi Elcida Hernandez and bassist Ernesto Paez formed Modern Mimes around 2014. The...
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Jordan Rakei
Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, singer Jordan Rakei is a soulful singer who incorporates jazz and hip hop into his...
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The Blue Stones
High school chums Tarek Jafar (Lead Vocals, Guitar) and Justin Tessier (Drums, Backing Vocals) formed the Blue Stones in Windsor, Canada...
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Little Dragon
Nicolas Jaar is a Chilean-Palestinian-Little Dragon was born out of a friendship among three high school students in Gothenburg, Sweden....
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Massimiliano Milesi
Massimiliano Milesi is a composer and tenor saxophonist who hails from Bergamo, Italy. He keeps himself very busy as a member of the...
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Wafia
Australian singer-songwriter Wafia Al-Rikabi didn’t intend to pursue a career in music. She was studying biochemistry in college when she...
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Chinese Man
French trip-hop group Chinese Man isn’t afraid to play with genres. DJs High Ku and Marseille Zé Mateo along with beatmaster SLY create...
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Make War
From disparate points in the Western hemisphere, the members of MakeWar converged in Brooklyn to creates punk rock for our times. Jose...
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