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OLALLA.LUX – ÁNGELES (Alt/Electronica – Spain)

21/09/202203/11/2022 markus 0 Comments Electronica, Olalla.lux, Spain

Olalla.lux started two years ago as the solo project of Spanish singer songwriter producer Olalla Gómez (one third of experimental electro trio Lux Naturans). The 25-year-old artist is a classically trained pianist, but she also sings, produces and directs her own videos. Under the Ollala.lux moniker, she creates genre-bending soundscapes that incorporate elements of urban music, dubstep, electronica and pop, making her style hard to define.

Alternative Australia Funk Soul

CHET FAKER – HOTEL SURRENDER (Soul/Funk – Australia)

07/09/202213/10/2022 markus 0 Comments Alternative, Australia, Chet Faker, Soul

Five-time ARIA Award-winning producer, songwriter, singer Nick Murphy, releases the long-awaited second album from his Chet Faker project Hotel Surrender in July 2021 via his own label Detail Records, in association with BMG.

Alternative Australia Electronica Pop

JPL – ANTIFRAGILE (Alt/Electronica – Australia)

06/08/202201/10/2022 markus 0 Comments Australia, Electronica, JPL

Based in Byron Bay, singer songwriter Jo Loewenthal is best known as one fourth of Aussie alt/pop band Tora. He started releasing music as a solo artist under the JPL moniker, which are the initials of his full name, in late 2019 and released his sophomore EP Antifragile last year.

Alternative Indie Pop Soul

TENDER – SLOW LOVE (Pop/Indie – UK)

14/07/202228/08/2022 markus 1 Comment Indie, Pop, Tender, UK

Based in North London, alt pop duo Tender consists of Dan Cobb and James Cullen, two friends who started out in 2015 creating dark and seductive grooves that eventually got them signed to independent label Partisan Records. In 2019, the pair released their sophomore album Fear of Falling Asleep to some great reviews, praising their flawless melodies and powerful hooks.

Alternative Belgium Pop

OSCAR & THE WOLF – AFTERGLOW (Alt/Pop – Belgium)

20/06/202207/08/2022 markus 1 Comment Belgium, Oscar and the Wolf, Pop

Oscar and The Wolf (aka Max Colombie) released his third studio album, The Shimmer, in October 2021, only half a year ago, but he already has some new material to share, in the form of a 5-track EP, Alfterglow, which hit the stores on June 10 2022.

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