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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.

Alternative Indie Pop

28/01/2022 Indie, Ladyhawke, New Zealand, Pop

LADYHAWKE – TIMES FLIES (Indie/Pop/Rock – New Zealand)

New Zealand born and bred singer songwriter Phillipa ‘Pip’ Brown, better known to most as Ladyhawke, hasn’t had a solo release in half a decade (Wild Things, 2016), and it is fair to say that her fans have missed her compelling mix of pop, electronica and glam rock. To be fair, she’s been through a lot over the past couple of years, including getting married, moving back to New Zealand from LA, giving birth to her first child and, just a few months later, being diagnosed with melanoma. Now fully recovered and settled in Auckland, Brown has experienced the last year as a rebirth of sorts and this feeling shines through on her new album, Time Flies, which reflects her new-found sense of freedom and spontaneity.

Alternative Electronica Soul

10/01/2022 Kilo Kish, RnB, Soul, US

KILO KISH – FRUSTRATIONS + SOLUTIONS (Soul/Electro – US)

Kilo Kish’s first studio album, Reflections in Real Time, was self-released in February 2016. ‘Frustrations + Solutions’ is taken off this record and, while it is a fairly simple track, when combined with Kish’s elegantly phrased lyrics over a digital soul background, it becomes complex and elegant.

Alternative Australia Indie Pop

16/12/2021 Alice Ivy, Australia, Indie, Pop, Sycco

ALICE IVY & SYCCO – WEAKNESS (Indie – Australia)

Melbourne producer Alice Ivy has tapped 19-year-old singer songwriter Sycco (aka Sasha McLeod) to create an amazingly psychedelic track titled ‘Weakness’. This collab showcases their combined strengths and the result is an addictive and very danceable tune.