Category: Indie Vibes
Sgt. Splendor Turn Bravery Into a Question on “Brave, Rough, and Ready to Go”
Sgt. Splendor is built from two artists who each had a full career before they ever teamed up. Kate Vargas built her name as a songwriter with a knack for…
Plain Drifter Blends Old and New Rock on “Rust”
Plain Drifter is an Australian singer-songwriter with a habit of doing basically everything himself, writing, arranging, playing, and producing his own material rather than farming any of it out. “Rust”…
The Sonic Travelers Unearth a Decades-Old Song on “Please Comfort Me”
The Sonic Travelers are based out of Henderson, Nevada, and built around longtime songwriting partners George Aiello and John Ingram, whose creative history together stretches back to the 1970s. Rather…
EGGER Builds a Mantra for Motivation on “Get Up”
EGGER is the project of Austrian producer Wolfgang Egger, an electronic outfit that treats each release less like a single and more like a small research project. His work tends…
Laji George Honors a Welder’s Quiet Strength on “Sittin Here Thinkin”
Laji George works in alt-rock territory, and his influences make that pretty clear before he even opens his mouth to sing, Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell sit at the center…
Naoko Hiranuma Finds Peace in Patience on “Surfing Is a Waiting Game”
Naoko Hiranuma’s path to music ran through the ocean first. She spent years teaching diving across three different countries before her work eventually led her to running a surf camp…
Mickey P Turns Old Songs Into a Sunlit Dance Floor on “Good Love”
Mickey P is a multi-genre artist from Custom House, East London, who’s stayed rooted in that part of the city even as his sound has wandered all over the map….
A’shon Galaxy Turns a Fading Night Into a Slow-Dance Meditation on “Save The Last Dance”
A’shon Galaxy works in the space where vintage neo-soul meets contemporary R&B, building songs around warmth, atmosphere, and a vocal style that leans dreamy rather than showy. “Save The Last…
RA Studio Builds a Bridge Out of Ancient Symbols on “A Medley on Slavic Vedas”
RA Studio is the project of Russia-based artist Sergey Yartsev, working in a rock-pop space but building songs around something bigger than genre. “A Medley on Slavic Vedas” is his…
Dr. M. Introduces “Adult Metal” on Debut Album “Follow Me”
Dr. M. is a 39-year-old Finnish musician, composer, and producer who built “Follow Me,” his debut album, almost entirely on his own. He wrote nearly all the music and lyrics,…
