Archive for November 2018

“cool electro-disco…with an overarching slick, late-’80s synth-pop feel” – BlackBook “can make you feel warm and happy…shimmering synths & Margrét Rán’s gentle voice floating on top” – Magnetic Magazine “Vök prefers a sneaky Maximalism…saxophone, synthesizers, backup vocals, harmonies, strange crashes” – The New York Times Last month, Icelandic electronic dream-pop trio Vök announced that they…

“‘Clean Eyes’ is an ultra-catchy return, with that chugging bass line underpinning some superb songwriting, essentially rooted in indie rock but with some pop leanings.” – Clash “Sounding like the best song The Killers never released, the Seattle native’s latest single is an upbeat synth-pop track with an anthemic chorus…one of 2018’s best pop songs…” – Idolator…

Hermitude are back with a new song featuring the formidable Bibi Bourelly. “Stupid World” heralds truth, bravery and trust in yourself. The accompanying music video, directed by Spencer Hord and featuring dancer Marcus Braggs, beautifully portrays that sentiment.  The video premiered via High Snobiety yesterday.   Hermitude tells High Snobiety, “There’s a beautiful darkness to…

Nettwerk is excited to announce the signing of euphoric west coast/indie-folk duo Ocie Elliott, to its worldwide label roster. Hailing from Victoria, B.C and comprised of couple Jon Middleton (of Jon & Roy) and Sierra Lundy, the two met playing music at a festival on the small, wind-swept Salt Spring Island, where their love of…

“Tight harmonies, silky synths, and a woozy, poolside vibe mean we’ve been sticking it on repeat big time here.” – Wonderland “Mean groove, melodies, and no f**king around. The three principles of Auckland based band and collective, LEISURE.” – Dummy Mag “LEISURE are a non-traditional band of the new age. Their inspirations are widespread – they range from psychedelic…

On Friday, LA’s infectious indie-folk-pop trio WILD released their debut EP, Lace & Layers. To celebrate, they shared the bright, upbeat video for stand-out track, “I’ll Let You Know,” via Idolator.  A favorite amongst music supervisors – recent placements include Life Itself, The Dangerous Book For Boys, Little Italy and Goosebumps – the band sees another EP single, “Here We Go,” soundtrack the new Nintendo Switch commercial…

Nettwerk is excited to sign Australian musician Jack River. Jack River is the artist name for alt-pop singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Holly Rankin. She was recently nominated for ‘Breakthrough Artist,’ ‘Engineer’ and ‘Best Pop’ at the ARIA Awards in Australia. Her debut album, Sugar Mountain, which released this summer, was self-written, composed and co-produced alongside Xavier Dunn and John Castle, and mixed by Spike…

Portland-based folktronica artist Mree shares “The Middle,” the title track from her forthcoming Nettwerk debut EP (out January 18). She says of the track, “’The Middle’ is about the difficult but necessary process of letting go of people, places, and memories to make way for new beginnings.”   Mree’s unique sound is inspired by Japanese…