Luke Elliot's journey began the old-fashioned way — working his way up from playing small bars in the Lower East Side of Manhattan to some of the most legendary clubs in the country, such as NYC's Mercury Lounge and Webster Hall, and Philadelphia's World Café Live. Through his critically acclaimed recordings and mesmerizing live shows, the fledgling artist caught the attention of film director Paul Cantagallo, who asked Elliot to compose the music for his film, Benny the Bum, which won Best Local Film at the 2012 Philadelphia Independent Film Festival.  An introduction to Rihanna's original manager, Christa Shaub, led to a meeting with an influential Norwegian journalist that would send his career on...

Terzo is Italian and translates roughly to “the third”. The name represents a third presens the darkwave/drone/shoegaze duo felt in their most creative moments. Karl Clinton (former bass player of cult post-punk act Diskoteket, co-founder of improvisational project Tsantsa) and Billie Lindahl (lead singer & guitarist of dream pop/dark folk act Promise and the Monster) makes up this enticing new constellation, born from their mutual love for doom and gloom, gothic rock, folk and medieval music. More than that, Terzo is described as a statement and a craving to break free from the pressure and frame-work of todays music industry and society. The duo tells us: “Terzo...

Swedish bubblegum emo-pop band Tribe Friday release new single ‘Me and All My Friends’ on 14th April 2023 via Icons Creating Evil Art. In May, the band will embark on a US and German tour.Marrying the rugged indie rock dancehall sounds of early 2K with gen Z post-pandemic party vibe bliss, Tribe Friday is a band of guitar slinging emo kids from the woods of Sweden. Their repertoire consists of upbeat songs that speak to self-deprecation, identity, confusion, love, death and are anchored by sarcasm, wit and charm.Previously Featured on Earmilk, Alternative Press, American Songwriter, Atwood Magazine and more, the group released their debut LP, bubblegum emo, in June 2022 to critical acclaim...

Högaktuella NoIcE släpper 21 april nya singeln 'Nu i natt', tagen från nytt kommande fullängdsalbum som planeras släppas i samband med den massiva konserthusturné som kommer att börja rulla över hela landet i höst. Nu med bandets nya frontman Charlie Grönvall vid mikrofonen. Som son till Nanne och Peter Grönvall och barnbarn till Benny Andersson är det ingen överdrift att Charlie Grönvall föddes in i musiken. Med en gedigen karriär på sitt CV, i rockband (Bracelet, Little Great Things) så väl som på musikalscenen, är det ett ok han burit med imponerande renommé. Inte minst i rollen som den ikoniska, djupt älskade och saknade Hasse Carlsson, orginalsångare i NoIcE, som han spelat i hyllade ”Noice Rockmusikalen”.  Peo Thyrén berättar...

Producer Oliver Nelson may be from Sweden and has released music and remixes on various power houses in the EDM world, but he’s far from the kind of bottle-servicey house music mafioso that those things might imply. He’s got a taste for vintage disco and a subtle sensibility that have helped him rework tracks by Tove Lo, Justin Timberlake, Marina and the Diamonds and even Whitney Houston into rubbery electronic funk that avoid the full-blast sensory overload that a lot of pop-oriented dance music falls into. He has also collaborated with the likes of Kygo, Todd Terry, Zayn, The Kooks and many more, delivering a wildly eclectic array of offerings throughout his career.The...

Hannah Aldridge grew up on the muddy banks of Muscle Shoals—her birthright is music and Alabama. A reckoning between her coming-of-age in the South and a lifetime of trying to create an identity outside of it, her songs strike a delicate balance between rebellion and self-discovery. These two themes weave through Aldridge’s gifted storytelling, making for records that soothe like a lullaby and crack like a whip. For those raised in the Bible Belt, Aldridge’s music sounds like the voice of an old friend who understands. For those not in the know, her music is an initiation to the dark side of the...