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

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 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.

Dance Pop Synth Ukraine

14/02/2022 Dance, Dorofeeva, Synthpop, Ukraine, Украина

DOROFEEVA – RAZNOTSVETNAYA (Pop – Ukraine)

Ukrainian pop sensation Dorofeeva recently shared her brand new song “Raznotsvetnaya” (in English, “Colourful”), which is an upbeat synthpop song with a powerful chorus and an irresistible beat. The song is available worldwide via Mozgi Entertainment from February 16th.

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.