Hailing from Rotorua, New Zealand, the critically acclaimed singer-songwriter has spent the last decade carefully shaping her sound – soulful, intimate, and steeped in emotional honesty. With past collaborations alongside the likes of Finneas, Ta-ku, Sango, and Alex Lustig, and a discography that includes the beloved SWEET SOUL and TENDER EPs, alayna’s 2023 debut album…

Nicolas Dupuis is never far from home. As Anomalie – the shape-shifting, electronic-leaning contemporary jazz production project he unveiled in 2016 – the Montréal-based artist has carved out his own niche in the music industry.  He combines his world-class talents as a composer, producer, and classically and jazz-trained keyboardist with an innovative electronic approach, drawing…

Elliot Moss, an inveterate musician raised in the recording studio, has devoted much of his life to dreaming up sonic worlds with a strangely transportive power. With the 10th anniversary release of Highspeeds, he reflects on the record’s impact on his career. His soulful vocals and embrace of electronic, jazz, and ambient sounds have resonated…

Since forming in 2015, TENDER have become masters of balancing bedroom pop intimacy with festival-sized ambition, with their superbly composed alt-pop songs gaining fans in NPR, Stereogum and beyond as well as hundreds of millions of streams. A steady progression and refinement of their sound followed on their debut album Modern Addiction (2017) and follow-up…

August Pemberton lived in New York as a child before he moved back to the UK at 7 years old. At university, he studied computer science, and after graduating, he moved to Bristol, where he’s currently based. Pemberton grew up in a musical family and began playing the piano at a young age. While making software…

Ian Ewing is a self-taught instrumentalist, producer and artist who blends a smooth mix of hip-hop, electronica, and R&B to create a sound that has been supported and showcased by Chillhop Music, SiriusXM, BBC One Extra, Soulection, Complexion’s Future Beats Show, Indie Shuffle, and much more.  At a young age, the Southern California-based artist (by…

The Album Leaf began as the solo project of Jimmy LaValle, who came up in the San Diego music scene playing in hardcore bands and the instrumental rock band Tristeza. He had inked a deal to release his next solo album through the indie label Tigerstyle Records, so he put the modest advance towards a…

Jolé went through some of the darkest times in his life, only to emerge stronger than ever. The pandemic pushed unexpected challenges his way, but he rose to every single one of them. It was a coming-of-age of sorts, marked by personal loss, fatherhood, and the realization of what he wants to achieve in life.…

A Nashville-based singer, songwriter, and producer, Bre Kennedy crafts music rooted in rich storytelling and effortless pop sensibilities. Her journey through personal adversity—including a family history of addiction and mental illness—has fueled a path of radical self-acceptance, reflected in her upcoming 2026 release, The Alchemist. Bre has collaborated with artists like Lori McKenna (“Before I…

KESMAR’s 2023 full-length ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS is a bold and inviting new step for Sydney-based musician Nathan Hawes, showcasing an evolution in sound and songwriting that comes with immense personal growth as an artist. There’s a classic feel to these eight songs, with gorgeous melodies steeped in the soft-hued sounds of the 1970s—but ALWAYS CHASING…