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20/04/2022 Australia, Chillwave, Downtempo, Pop, Tora

TORA – A FORCE MAJEURE (Alt/Electronica – Australia)

Byron Bay electronic 4-piece Tora relocated from Australia to Amsterdam in 2020 and, since the beginning the year, they have been touring

Alternative Club Electro Synth

12/04/2022 EDM, Electro, Emmit Fenn, US

EMMIT FENN – CRAZY LIKE ME (Electro/EDM – US)

In April 2021, Emmit Fenn dropped his long-awaited debut album Far From Here, which explores deeply emotional subjects through vulnerable lyrics and haunting soundscapes. Prolific as ever, he has released two more EPs since then and he recently shared his brand new single “Crazy Like Me”, an offbeat, stripped-down track that draws you in implacably.

Alternative Hip Hop Pop Soul

27/03/2022 FKA Twigs, The Weeknd

FKA TWIGS + THE WEEKND – TEARS IN THE CLUB (Alt/RnB – UK/Canada)

Premiered on December 16 2021, “Tears in the Club” is the second single taken off FKA twigs’ third record Caprisongs and it’s a collaboration with Canadian singer The Weeknd. The song is yet another example of her “genre-bending” style, drawing on various genres including electronic music, trip hop and R&B.

Alternative Australia Electro Indie

20/03/2022 Australia, Golden Vessel

GOLDEN VESSEL – EEE (Alt/Electro – Australia)

Brisbane-based artist Max Byrne, aka Golden Vessel, has been crafting a unique blend of electronic music with hip-hop, RnB and alternative

Alternative Pop Scandinavia

17/03/2022 Alternative, dreampop, Sweden, ViVii

VIVII – WRAP YOUR ARMS (DreamPop / Sweden)

Swedish dreampop trio Vivii recently shared a brand new slice of dreamy, reverb-filled, retro pop with “Wrap Your Arms”, the first single taken off their forthcoming EP. Smooth, perfectly arranged and achingly beautiful, the “song is about loving to be alone but also hating it”, the band explains.