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Himalayas

Himalayas have ambitions as big as their name. After forming at school in 2015, things haven’t stopped getting bigger for......

Wet Iguanas (Catalonia)

Wet Iguanas are an exciting new force in the indie scene. Hailing from Catalonia, the band recently returned from showcasing......

Lizzie Esau

Lizzie Esau is a name that just keeps coming up. The North East talent powerhouse has been favourited by the......

Finn Forster

Hailing from the industrial town of Middlesbrough in the North East of England, Finn Forster is a pioneer of songs......

Tara Bandito

Tara Bandito burst onto the music scene in 2022. A wrestler’s daughter with a flair for the dramatic and a......

SUNESIS (Catalonia)

The Argentine-born, Barcelona-based electronic producer and synth alchemist crafts dark, cinematic soundscapes that orbit the intersection of sci-fi nostalgia and......

Buddug

The rising singer-songwriter from north West Wales has had a standout year, performing at major Welsh events like the National......

SHALE

Shale cites the likes of The Cure, LCD Soundsystem, The Smiths and of course The Beatles as the way of......

Papa Jupe’s T.C.

Papa Jupe’s T.C. drench post-punk in sleazy surf rock. Their sharp-witted and surreal lyrics lampoon masculinity, politics, and power. Papa......

Cushla (Ireland & Spain)

Cushla is a boundary-pushing collective blending the musical talents of Marc Fernandez (Music producer and sound designer who played in......

Jordyn With a Why (Aotearoa : New Zealand)

Jordyn Fuala’au Awatea Rapana is from Tainui Awhiro in Whaingaroa on her dad’s side and Mulifanua Lalovi, Falelatai, and Vaimoso......

MĀ (Aotearoa : New Zealand)

Maarire Brunning-Kouka, known as MĀ, is a versatile singer-songwriter from Pōneke (Wellington), New Zealand. Her music seamlessly blends the smooth......

Mohi (Aotearoa : New Zealand)

MOHI Wati Te Rau Allen (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa) is a West......

MDMAR (Balearics)

“We can fly with the broken wings” is the new project of the Mallorcan artist MDMAR that has had the......

Pau Walters (Balearics)

Born in the vibrant city of Palma de Mallorca with an English mother and a Spanish father, this multicultural artist......

Ona Mafalda (Spain)

There are no coincidences in the career of this artist. Ona Mafalda is making her way as a professional on......

Mirage (Spain)

Mirage is an alternative rock band based in Madrid, formed in the summer of 2021. With a sound that blends......

Bruna Garcia

Bruna Garcia, a 23-year-old singer-songwriter, is steadily carving out her place in the Welsh music scene. Born in Portugal and......

Jodie Nicholson

“My new obsession… harmonies to die for!” Sian Eleri, BBC Radio 1 Singer, songwriter and producer Jodie Nicholson navigates many......

Heartpiece

Cardiff, South Wales. 2023-Forever. Lying nestled between Emo, Shoegaze and Slacker Indie, Heartpiece write dreamy, devastating songs about love, loss......

Campfire Social

FFO: Intoitoverit, Death cab For Cutie, Modern Baseball, Frightened Rabbit, The Get Up Kids, The Beach Boys Campfire Social are......

Hypnosis Therapy (South Korea)

Hypnosis Therapy are a Seoul based electronic-rap duo made up of rapper Jjangyou and producer Jflow. Jjangyou first gained international......

Full Cab (Spain)

Full Cab is a and alt-rock band from Bilbao, Spain, formed by four university friends: Liam (vocals), Mike (guitar), Astor......

His His (ON, Canada)

His His is the recording project of Toronto-based artist Aidan Belo. He combines elements of Greenwich Village-inspired folk, contemporary indie......

MOONRIIVR (ON, Canada)

‘Sounds as if Buddy Holly and Chris Isaak made a record with Damien Jurado. The slowmotion-surf on “10,000 suns” as......

The Deep Dark Woods (ON, Canada)

One might be tempted to think of the Deep Dark Woods as a band steeped in ‘capital-T’ tradition, and that......

TRAMP (Ireland)

Debut EP ‘Bimbofication’ will throw you into the fiery heart & soul of TRAMP; the genre-queer indie punk band from......