Posts by Joseph Lo

Today, alt-folk singer/songwriter Riley Pearce shares a new song “Golden Retriever,” a summery, guitar driven track about being with that special someone who makes even the most mundane tasks seem fun. Riley calls the track a “cheeky tale of how I met my girlfriend, and the realization that this is the girl I want to…

Today, New Zealand husband/wife duo Terrible Sons (Lauren and Matthew Barus) release their anticipated new EP Mass, and it’s clear from the start that an evolution has taken place. From taking cues from folk tradition by singing their own version of a protest song to involving each other in their writing processes early on, Mass…

Wife and husband singer-songwriter duo The Woodlands (Hannah and Samuel Robertson) craft intimate songs of inner wonder and exploration, softly strummed and softly sung. Their upcoming album Love Is a Stone, out June 6 via Nettwerk, is a collection of songs that reflect the multiplicity of love, but also the vast spectrum of the bigger…

Australian indie-folk outfit The Paper Kites return with “Walk Above The City (feat. MARO),” a track full of glistening harmonies coated with soul-soothing vocals and thoughtfully layered instrumentals. Portuguese singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist MARO, whose stunning vocals evoke deep emotion and highlight the true meaning within lyrics, has released six albums, toured with GRAMMY® winner Jacob Collier, and is under the management wing of legendary producer Quincy…

Tomorrow, alternative singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Portair will share his new single, “Paper In The Sky.” The track pulls the listener in with his stirring falsetto mixed with cheery indie-folk hand claps and warm guitar surrounded in electronic beats. It will be his first original release since signing to Nettwerk this past fall.  The Sydney born and…

SYML, the solo project of singer, songwriter and producer Brian Fennell, will unveil his new EP DIM on April 16 via Nettwerk Records; pre-save HERE. His new single “STAY CLOSE” is out today. The track follows debut single “TRUE,” released on New Years’ Day and praised in Billboard as “a soothing signal of better days ahead.” “This is a personal song,” says SYML…

    A month back, a fresh-eyed L.A. transport from just outside of Boston, Rosie Darling entered the indie-pop scene with her debut single “Coping.” With her first artist statement, Rosie has amassed nearly 5 million streams across all platforms since the track’s release, charting on 14 different Spotify Viral 50 charts, landing Top 20 on…

Old Sea Brigade has returned with “Day By Day,” a cathartic and unabashedly honest meditation on stagnation and loss delivered via enrapturing synth tones and a steadily growing intensity through its galvanizing final chorus. Employing a sound that “might be surprising for a so-called indie-folk artist, but one which fits the emotional tenor” (WNYC), Old…

“The electronic collective bind together club elements, fusing them into melodic bursts of digitised pop.” – Clash “Kudu Blue are riding a new wave of retro-fitted dance music.” – Mixmag Brighton-based quartet Kudu Blue have returned today with a scintillating new song. Inspired by the lo-fi, bassy underground sound of Burial, “Fire” is a fantastically vibrant…

Wild Rivers continue the theme of their 2020 EP Songs To Break Up To with a soul-stirring new song called “Love Gone Wrong,” where rich male/female harmonies bring the emotional lyrics to life as they explore the pain of a relationship ending. With the band home in Toronto due to the pandemic, “Love Gone Wrong”…