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UK disco duo Franc Moody started back in 2016 as a collective started by Ned Franc and Jon Moody and a group of musicians in an abandoned warehouse in Tottenham. Their debut album Dream in Colour was released in February 2020 via UK-based indie label Juicebox Recordings and garnered unanimously glorious reviews. Mixing disco, house, and funk into their own distinctive blend, Franc Moody have built a solid fanbase that keeps growing with every new release.

Alternative Indie Pop Spain Synth

29/04/2022 Alter, Indie, Lux Naturans, Pop, Spain

LUX NATURANS – DÍAS DE VERANO (Indie/Electronica – Spain)

Spanish three-piece Lux Naturans (Jorge, Nacho and Olalla) is not an ordinary band. The three twenty-somethings have an insatiable thirst for experimentation, writing in different languages (Spanish, English and French) creating innovative emotion-laden soundscapes.

Alternative Australia Electronica Pop

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 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 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.