Driftwood Choir cements the musical union of two curious creative spirits—Ed Prosek and Drew Southwell (a.k.a. Portair)—whose songwriting eloquence and acuity matches their clear proclivity for adventure. Born in California and based in Berlin, Ed instantly hit it off with the Australia-born Drew, bonding over a spirit of wanderlust both personally and sonically. The pair…

 Coyote Theory still bond and commune over music in the same way they did as teenagers. Hailing from Orlando, FL, the platinum-certified band—Colby Carpinelli [lead vocals, piano], Jayson Lynn [drums, percussion], and Grayson Hendren [bass, guitar]—lean on their longtime union for strength and inspiration, anchoring an ever-evolving hybrid of alternative, indie, and pop punctuated by…

‘In the World’s First Summer’ (October 2024) marks the debut recording of New Zealand-Canadian jazz trumpet player Lex French on the Justin Time label.  Hailed by Radio Canada jazz critic Stanley Pean as “an extraordinary trumpeter”, he is fast becoming a bright star on the Canadian jazz scene, and is a highly in demand composer…

Originally released in October 2014, Frazey Ford’s acclaimed album Indian Ocean returns this year with a special vinyl reissue and digital deluxe version, out September 19, 2025. The digital edition also includes three previously unreleased covers, recorded during the original sessions with The Hi Rhythm Section, now unearthed for the first time – offering a…

After a decade as one half of The Naked And Famous, New Zealand-born, LA-based singer-songwriter Alisa Xayalith is blooming into a solo artist. With a fresh perspective and a handpicked team of collaborators, including executive producer Tyler Spry (U2, Tate McCrae, OneRepublic), her forthcoming debut album is a collection of dreamy, intimate songs exploring love,…

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is a classically trained American composer, performer, and producer from the Pacific Northwest. Her music is a form of auditory interpretation powered by curiosity and her toolkit of modular, analog, and rare synthesizers (including her signature Buchla), orchestral textures, and voice. Since her first self-releases in 2012 (Tides), she has explored the…

When philine writes a song, she invites everyone to spend a little time inside of her head. Her tender voice, delicate tunes, and vivid lyrics grab your attention right away, but it’s her wild imagination that really hooks you and,ultimately, inspires. It’s as if she’s turning her feelings into real-life magic, letting her thoughts dance around…

Boy Bleach are an East London born & raised alternative outfit. A musically eclectic group of working-class council boys, a Portuguese immigrant & Cockney-blooded Welsh lads set on sensitising the world to its own peculiarities. Their unapologetically punk essence is palpable as they cut and sew genres at their discretion to offer up a raw…

Singer-songwriter and producer Abdul Rahman Hajaj went from living in Jeddah to Villars-sur-Ollon, Orange County, Los Angeles, Oregon, Colorado, Barcelona, and London in the span of eight years between 2008 and 2016. In London, he was introduced to producer and multi-instrumentalist Aidan Glover, who executive-produced Hajaj’s Last Call For Coco (2021), a project three years…