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Black Sherif
Finally somone with something to say. Compelling African-flavored rap-trance music with strong storytelling and an amazingly fresh point...
Amyl and The Sniffers
Amazingly fresh riot grrrl punk rock band. Taking the best from New York Dolls, Hole, Bikini Kill etc, repackaged in an arresting full-on...
Nduduzo Makhathini
Very cool, creative, listenable jazz from a South African multi-instrumentalist. Very well produced. Mostly instrumental, but some great...
Regina Spektor
Spectacularly original alt pop. Musically rich. Piano based, with frequent staccato. Lyrically deep and evocative. Fresh voice.
St. Vincent
Listening to her songs is like looking at abstract paintings where there's just enough definition to make out shapes or figures but...
Mass of the Fermenting Dregs
Creative & melodic Japanese guitar-based alternative rock. Good singer. Musically excellent. Surprisingly full sound for just a trio...
Kishi Bashi
Excellent keyboard and violin based songs with unique atmosphere. Great vocalist. Interesting lyrics. Very well produced. Kinda copies...
The Felice Brothers
Great storytelling roots folk reminiscent of Leonard Cohen. Musically lush, lyrically excellent.
Koe Wetzel
Contemporary quiet-loud electric guitar based country -- without cliches! Nearly every song has a substance abuse context. Very well...
Imperial Triumphant
Innovative, musically complex, mesmerizing prog black metal. A chaotic mix of heavy metal with impossible chords, jazz improvisations,...
Caroline Rose
Intelligent pop rock overflowing with hooks.
Yussef Dayes
Enveloping grooves across many styles of jazz, soul, rap Click above for Apple, below for Spotify
Stephen Wilson Jr.
If Springsteen did country. Excellent songwriting. Production is fantastic - drum sound is reminiscent of Steve Lilliwhite - but Mr....
Emile Mosseri
We really like Emile's peaceful, slowly developing instrumentals that are filled with atmmosphere. No surprise he has scored some films....
Alien Weaponry
Very listenable heavy metal 3-piece band from New Zealand with solid vocals and tight arrangements. Lyrics are mostly in their native...
The Criticals
Slick suave funky urban rock-pop duo. Click here for Apple Music playlist
Paul Dally
Interestingly styled baritone vocals, and quirky engaging lyrics buoy Mr. Dally's unique brand of art-pop. Click here for Apple Music...
Great Grandpa
The male-female harmonies are the strongest element of this chill alternative folk-rock, along with strong songwriting. Click here for...
The Bags
Lighthearted Boston band playing heavy rock with a guitar sound reminiscent of early Black Sabbath. Very effective lead singer for their...
Vundabar
These Boston-based indie rock guys have been around for a while; first album was "Antics" in 2013, but they're still putting new stuff...
Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band
Listenable, longer length indie folk-rock that reminds us of Pavement. Funny, interesting lyrics. One album out. Click here for Apple...
Cris Jacobs
If you like your country on the traditional, more serious side, Cris Jacobs may be for you. He has a soulful, well trained voice, like a...
Dazy
Hummable power pop similar to Weezer, but with more distortion, and heavy focus on chorus rather than verse. Solo project from a guy...
Ichiko Aoba
A very unique combination of classical and jazz guitar with etherial Japanese vocals. Peaceful, evocative. Click here for Apple Music...
Mogwai
British indie rock band that produce plodding (but not in a bad way) and occasional uptempo soundscapes with sparse singing. Definitely...
Sammy Rae & The Friends
Singer/songwriter Sammy Rae is a peppy revelation, full of panache and good humor. The Friends are as good of a backing band as she could...
CloZee
Well constructed and pleasantly listenable DJ mixes, with some world music flourishes. Click here for Apple Music playlist
Brijean
Peppy, fun bossa nova pop mixes. Well produced. Intriguing. Brijean Murphy is involved in both Toro y Moi and Poolside. Good spa or...
Color Green
Chill, twangy groove band, with nice harmonies, occasional pops of psychedelia, and some rockers too. Click here for Apple Music playlist
Nubya Garcia
Super talented multi-instrumentalist jazz musician and composer puts out some sizzling tracks. Click here for Apple Music playlist
Ashe
Very original and very personal pop & indie folk. Familiar sounding - some melodies may be borrowed. Still funny, adorable and poignant....
Pony
Accessible, very catchy alt/indie pop-rock reminiscent of all your favorite 90's acts in that genre. Great vocals, interesting lyrics,...
Low Cut Connie
Bluesy honky-tonk rock, with flaunty attitude, and some unconventional surprises thrown in. Many grooves are kind of similar across...
Artifakts
Melodic synth/electro music with good beats, rhythms, samples and loops. Click here for Apple Music playlist
RaeLynn
Lyrically strong country music, at times autobiographical and other times aims at pure entertainment. Choruses are melodically very...
Cochise
Cochise's droning, looping rap with a voice that sounds like a sped-up Kevin Hart is oddly infectious. Lyrically rich. Click here for...
Hana Stretton
Uniquely spare, meditative tracks with creative instrumentation, ambient sounds and overdubbed harmonies. Great quiet background music.
Drug Church
Unusual to say this, but this punk rock has wonderful arrangements, and effective use of instrumental octaves/harmonics and delicate...
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