Old Man Canyon—a.k.a. Vancouver-based singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Jett Pace—makes senses of life by creating art. While producing and recording his music almost entirely alone, he layers live instrumentation, analog synths, and ethereal vocals to paint stories and ask questions. After generating tens of millions of streams and building a devout audience, he continues to…

One of the first Lofi artists to gain traction on Soundcloud and develop the sound of the genre today, the Oatmello project blends elements of jazz, ambient, hip hop, and electronic into a dream-like, introspective experience that has accumulated over 250M streams worldwide. Envisioned as an antidote to our current world of attention-demanding media, constant…

Ocie Elliott pen tunes that feel lived-in. You can hear their memories, experiences, and emotions in the dusty acoustic guitars, the sparse production, and the graceful harmonies between Jon Middleton and Sierra Lundy. Their life together plays out in the music as if projected on the big screen of an old small-town theater. Ocie initially emerged with EP in…

Night Tapes started out as evening jams between housemates Max Doohan, Sam Richards and Iiris Vesik in London. Night time London, genre-blending, multi-fidelity recordings and honest reflection contribute to their atmospheric soundscapes that ultimately make for fresh and envelope-pushing dream pop. Night Tapes take inspiration from both their lived experience in the world that they…

Nicotine Dolls make the kind of music you can’t hide from. The storytelling is front-and-center, beckoning your attention like a dusty old novel you can’t put down until the last page.Until now the group has steadily released singles and EPs since 2019 and developed a loyal social media community, including over 1 million TikTok followers.…

For Vancouver-based composer, producer, film scorer, and neo-classical  performer Taylor Swindells, transitioning from a musician’s life of travel to stasis when the world shut down in early 2020 was both disconcerting and an  important lesson in appreciating life’s simpler moments. That’s where Swindells dreamed up his new EP, Postcards From The Backyard Part 1, a…

Neil Frances is a Los Angeles-based alternative pop music duo making music with soul that you can dance to and believe in.Sydney-born Jordan Feller and Southern California native Marc Gilfry met in 2012 and formed the group in 2016, having both relocated to LA from London and New York, respectively, in pursuit of new projects.…

Lo-fi producer, rapper, and multi-instrumentalist Nathan Kawanishi was looking for a new challenge after the breakout success of Nostalgia, his debut LP with Nettwerk Music Group. Nostalgia, a pandemic project that reflected on his time in Japan, rocketed Kawanishi from rising producer to an important new voice in lo-fi hip hop. Kawanishi could have leaned…

Naptunes is the exciting new instrumental project consisting of two talented producers working together on opposite sides of the globe. The duo is made up of veteran Grammy-nominated multi-platinum beatmaker Shuko and new up-and-coming lofi producer Ornithology (aka SCayos). Trading instruments and production duties with each track, the two have provided a series of laid-back…

MÒZÂMBÎQÚE leans into the metamorphic flow of his music, granting space for the sound to grow continuously. Born Andrew Smith, MÒZÂMBÎQÚE settled on his artist name during a formative trip to Africa. Post-college, he and a friend booked a one-way ticket to Zimbabwe. He trekked through South Sudan, Kenya, and Mozambique and wound up in…