Alice Phoebe Lou's music is a diary of her life and journey, the ups, downs and everything in-between. The Cape Town-raised singer whose career kicked off from busking in the streets of Berlin, quickly caught the eyes of record labels after her 2014 TEDx performance. Opting for full creative freedom, Lou remained independent, releasing her 2014 EP 'Momentum', followed by acclaimed 2016 debut album 'Orbit'. Tender, organic and chopped with creative songwriting and ridiculously lush melodies, Alice Phoebe Lou's latest record 'Paper Castles' finds the singer truly at her best across the board.
Coldwave/post-punk champions The Underground Youth will release their ninth LP 'Montage Images of Lust & Fear' on March 29th. One of the songs featured on the upcoming work is their track 'Last Exit To Nowhere'. The tune lashes with whipping and sinister guitar lines with front man Craig Dyer delivering varied vocal styles, dynamic and exciting. Raw, gritty, this is one of The Underground Youth's finest cuts to date. With undertones of Suicide, we're highly excited to hear the forthcoming album. Stream 'Last Exit To Nowhere' below.
Singer, producer and writer Sarah P. continues push the artistry of sound and visuals with her latest video 'Maenads'. The title track to her latest EP, the highly creative video features Sarah and dancer Sabina Smith-Moreland in a minimal space creating art, representative of a place of peace and solitude, whilst still dealing with issues of mental illness. This also continues the highlighting of Sarah's background in theatre, as she and Smith-Moreland deliver a brilliant piece of performance art.
Having rapidly made her name for herself with her brand of menacing techno, Warsaw-raised, Berlin-based producer VTSS is set to release her forthcoming 'Self Control' EP on March 15th via the Haven imprint. Comprised of four tracks in total, musically VTSS weaves between dark, nocturnal techno and rumbling industrial. The record follows a batch of brilliant remix work and her impressive 'Self Will' EP which dropped in December of last year. VTSS is surely bringing an excitement and edge to electronica.
Recently sharing a clip of her song 'Blue Satin', Berlin-based artist ANNAVR has now unveiled another track, this time titled 'Total_Vibration'. Continuing to push electronic pop deeper into cosmic and experimental territory, the song is taken from ANNAVR's forthcoming, self-produced EP 'II: Vibration', the second of a trilogy series, which is out March 8th.
Berlin-based band Jackie Charles have unveiled their latest tune 'Time Travel', taken from their forthcoming album 'Future Fantasies', out April 19th. This is a charming piece of dream pop that finds singer Kaja Bremnes floating over spunky guitar plucks, sunny synths and additional electronic sparkles, giving the song a fun character. Whilst the run time of the track is almost six minutes, there is a smooth and overly comfortable ride throughout the duration.
Back in the 2018, Berlin-based ANNAVR dropped her EP 'I: Hallucination', the first edition in a three part series. Her next record 'II: Vibration' will land on March 8th. One of the songs featured on the up coming record is the cut 'Blue Satin' which has also received a makeover in which ANNAVR calls the Malindi rework. The remix is a sultry electronic pop sliding that rolls with spacious yet luscious production and honey-dripping vocals. Unquestionably reeling, ANNAVR has shared iPhone-shot visuals of her trip throughout Kenya to accompany the tune. You can check it out below.
Munich band KYTES have released their brand new EP 'Frisbee'. Comprised of five songs, the record is bright and musically playful with varied festive rhythms consistently running throughout the EP. Inspired by the laid back environment of San Deigo, KYTES teamed up with producer filous to deliver a breezy and cooling sound for new work. The songs themselves were written in Munich, Vienna and Amsterdam.
Molly Nilsson has shared the video for her track 'Gun Control', taken from her latest album '2020'. Directed by Maria Cecilia Tedemalm, Nilsson treks around Glasgow. From hanging out in a pub to flipping through vinyl at a local record shop, there are also clips Molly Nilsson performing the cut along with her band. '2020' is currently out now via Night School Records and Dark Skies Association.
Berlin-based producer Oma Nata steps up with a lush taste of jazzy house with his …
