Reykjavik’s indie pop collective Retro Stefson was born out of the ashes of an ill-fated rap group started by lead singer Unnstein Stefansson. The six members (who happen to be former schoolmates) gradually moved to a more pop-oriented sound, while also taking inspiration from world music. Now a fully-fledged band, Retro Stefson have released 2 …
The Belligerents are an indie pop band born and bred in Brisbane, Australia. After the success of their debut EP, Less Arty More Party, released in 2011, they are now gearing up for the release of their new EP, which was recorded at Airlock Studios with Yanto Browning (The Medics, Jungle Giants, Tara Simmons). The …
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If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you might remember the now defunct Monday Mixer, a weekly mixtape put together by a team of bloggers around a chosen theme. Well, the same team is now back together (with a few new members) to offer you a new series of mixes called Blog Tapes. …
Kiwi songstress Ladyhawke is gearing up with the release of her sophomore album Anxiety, to be released this coming May 25th. In the meantime she has just unleashed upon the world the video for her new single “Sunday Drive”, which you can watch above. Directed by Mat O’Brien, it was premiered by #1 fan Perez …
Barcelona-based indie pop trio Cut Your Hair have only released three songs so far but they are fast becoming one of the hottest new bands on the national scene. Awash with summery dream pop and glorious harmonies, their debut EP Utah in Pictures evokes beach parties until dawn and the tickle of sand between your …
Formed in Boston in 2007, Mint Julep is the husband-and-wife team of Keith and Hollie Kenniff. Now based in Portland, the duo released their sophomore album, Save Your Season, in August 2011 via Village Green. “To The Sea” is the third single taken off the album and it comes with a video directed by A …
Hailing from the Far Eastern town of Khabarovsk, indie electronic outfit Sistra (or more correctly систра) was created in 2006 by Artem Gnesin (vocals), Roman Lopatkov (bass), Roman Murashtov (drums) and Arsenii Sysoletin (guitars). After three EPs and countless gigs around Russia and Ukraine, the quartet is now releasing their new single “Revolving in You” …
The Naked and Famous are a five-piece indie band hailing from Auckland, New Zealand. They formed in 2008 when Thom Powers and Alisa Xayalith recorded two EPs with engineer Aaron Short, a fellow student at Auckland’s MAINZ music college. In 2009, they recorded the single “All of This” and Aaron Short became a performing member …
