THIS IS: Joy Crookes

Soul has a new diva and her name is Joy.

At her 23, this South London-based woman has become the new international soul diva. With his debut album Skin (2021, Insanity Records), an "autobiographical body of work" inspired by her British-Irish-Bangladeshi heritage, as well as her experiences of young adulthood, heartbreak and identity, amazed critics and audiences with her precocious talent.

Primarily a modern soul record with elements of R&B, jazz, pop and trip-hop with precious orchestral string arrangements, make Skin an instant classic.

Listen to her debut album Skin here:

"I hope we can all continue breaking down boundaries that stretch between generations and cultures" —Joy Crookes

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joycrookes/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joycrookes/ 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joycrookesmusic 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/joycrookes

THIS IS: BABYMETAL

When J-pop meets metal.

BABYMETAL is an idol band from Japan that mixes teen vocals with screams and dark instrumentation. Call it kawaii metal or whatever, they invented a so addictive new sound that works perfectly.



Moreover, the staging is pretty awesome with simple but impressive coreographies and various special effects including lightning lights and fireworks.



On April 1st they released their new album METAL RESISTANCE (AMUSE/Sony Music, 2016), with the single "Karate".



Be careful, you could be hooked with a listen ^_^

BONUS VIDEO

BABYMETAL live on The Late Show with Sthephen Colbert



Web: babymetal.jp
Facebook: facebook.com/BABYMETAL.jp
Twitter: twitter.com/BABYMETAL_JAPAN
Instagram: instagram.com/babymetal_jpn
Spotify: BABYMETAL

THIS IS: Amason

The Amason was a Volvo model was a popular car in Scandinavia in the 1960s. Named after the fierce female warriors of Greek mythology, Volvo adopted a Swedish spelling for its design, and the band has followed suit.

Perhaps the spirit of a female warrior coupled with the liberatingly swinging ‘60s is a suitable description of this five-piece band of Swedish-born and based touring musicians. Or perhaps their name, chosen spontaneously by Pontus Winnberg of Miike Snow, is just one aspect of this multi-talented, musically minded group of friends that first came together in 2012.



After self-titled EP released in 2003 and followed by the single "Ålen" in 2004, they released debut album Sky City for worldwide in early 2015.

Here are a few songs from Sky City (Fairfax Recordings/INGRID, 2015).


Amason – Kelly (Official Video)




Pet Sounds presents: Amason – Duvan




Amason – Älgen




Amason – Went To War




Amason – Algen Live on KCRW




Stream Sky City here below.

Web: amasonband.com
Facebook: facebook.com/amasonband
Twitter: twitter.com/amasonband
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/amasonband
Instagram: instagram.com/amasonband

INDIE SCANDINAVIAN GIRLS

It's time to present you some of the girls from Northern Europe that kicking asses around the world right now. Some of them are already well-known, like Björk, Lykke Li or Neneh Cherry (yep, she's Swedish-born!), but there's a lot of great artists to know and you might find your new favorite one among them ;)

Here's a list of the most interesting.

· Alice Luther Näsholm and Joanna Herskovits (Museum of Bellas Artes)
· Amanda Bergman (Idiot Wind, Amason)
· Ane Brun ▾

· Anna Von Hausswolff
· Annika Norlin (Säkert!, Hello Saferide)
· AURORA
· Beatrice Eli ▾

· Björk
· Coco O. (Quadron, Boom Clap Bachelors)
· Elin Lindfors (The Deer Tracks)
· Elliphant ▾

· Emiliana Torrini
· JJ
· Johanna Kalén (Husky Rescue)
· Jonna Lee (iamamiwhoami)
· Karin Dreijer (The Knife, Fever Ray) ▾

· Karolina Komstedt (Club 8)
· Kovacs
· Kwamie Liv
· Linnea Olsson ▾

· Lisa Alma
· Loreen
· Lykke Li
· Malin Dahlström (Niki & The Dove)
· Mapei ▾

· Mette Lindberg (The Asteroids Galaxy Tour)
· MØ ▾

· Nanna Øland (Oh Land)
· Neneh Cherry ▾
· Nina Persson (The Cardigans)
· Noonie Bao ▾



· Nova Delai
· Olivia Merilahti (The Dø)
· Rebecca & Fiona ▾

· Rebekka Karijord
· Regina
· Robyn
· Sally Shapiro
· Sarah Assbring (El Perro del Mar) ▾

· Say Lou Lou
· Seinabo Sey
· Stina Wäppling (NONONO)
· Susanne Sundfør ▾

· Titiyo
· Tove Lo
· Tove Styrke ▾

· Veronica Maggio
· Victoria Bergsman (Taken by Trees, The Concretes)
· Zhala


Hear them on Indie Scandinavian Girls playlist here below.

THIS IS: PC Music

"WTF is PC Music?" is the question that everyone is asking since it showed up on Soundcloud last year (2014).

PC Music is more than just a record label created by a London producer and young visionary A. G. Cook. PC Music is a loose collective of artists, producers and singers such as SOPHIE, Danny L Harle, Hannah Diamond, GOTY, Kane West, easyFun, the very same A. G. Cook and more who are dropping a kinda imaginary futuristic bubblegum UK-rave nostalgic and videogame-based satire pop music. Huh?

It's hard to define how it sounds because PC Music is a genre in itself. The best way to describe its sound is putting your ears on their Soundcloud and explore for yourself. Truly crazy funny shit made to have fun.

Check out some of the best tracks and remixes of PC Music so far, below.


QT (SOPHIE and A. G. Cook) – Hey QT




Danny L Harle – In My Dreams




Hannah Diamond – Every Night




A. G. Cook – Beautiful




A. G. Cook x Hannah Diamond – Keri Baby




Kane West – Western Beats




Panda Bear – Come To Your Senses (Danny L Harle Remix)




Years & Years – Shine (Danny L Harle Remix)




LIZ – When I Rule the World (Prod. SOPHIE)




Madonna – Bitch I'm Madonna Feat. Nicki Minaj (Prod. Diplo and SOPHIE)




PC Music bossman A. G. Cook DJing at Boiler Room




Danny L Harle - Jungle Survival DJ Challenge




Lately, their realised "PC Music, Vol 1", the first official compilation of the label.

Stream it below.




Stream my plyalist "PC Music ; best of" on spotify.



Web: pcmusic.info
Twitter: twitter.com/pcmus
Facebook: facebook.com/pcmus
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/pcmus

THIS IS: Parov Stelar

Marcus Füreder (aka Parov Stelar) is an Austrian-based producer starting in the 90s DJ-ing in nightclubs. Under the pseudonym Plasma he released the 2001 album Shadow Kingdom on his Bushido Records label.

After that, he started producing and publishing as Parov Stelar an impressive quantity of recordings until 2010 and is founder and head of the label Etage Noir Recordings.



His "electro swing" sound, enchanced with clever sampling, proved to be popular in the compilation and DJ-mix market, including Stéphane Pompougnac's Hôtel Costes series.





In 2013 Stelar linked with Island Records for awarded and very succesful The Art of Sampling. The 24-tracks The Demon Diaries followed this year.

Listen to the perfect summer jam, "The Sun" with Graham Candy vocals, included on The Demon Diaries below.



His live shows is accompanied by 5 live-musicians as Parov Stelar Band. Check out the tour dates here.

Web: parovstelar.com
Twitter: twitter.com/parov_stelar
Facebook: facebook.com/parovstelar
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/parov_stelar
Spotify: Parov Stelar

THIS IS: Stromae

Stromae (born Paul Van Haver) is a Brussels-based 30-year-old singer-songwriter who describes his sound as a mix of “hip-hop, dance music, salsa and French folk music”.

He came to wide public attention in 2009 with his song "Alors on danse", which became a number one in several European countries. His sophomore album, √ (or racine carrée) (2013, Mosaert) was a commercial succes around the globe. Now, let the music talk and check out his videos below.

Watch him killin' it at ‪SXSW‬ performing the hits "Alors on danse" and "Papaoutai" mixed with 90s classic anthems covers:



Watch the original video for "Alors on danse" from debut album Cheese (2010, Mosaert):



And hear the best track from the latest album √ (racine carrée) (2013, Mosaert), "Papaoutai" (Papa où t'es, meaning "Dad, where are you?")



Web: stromae.net 
Twitter: twitter.com/Stromae
Facebook: facebook.com/stromae
YouTube: youtube.com/StromaeVEVO
Spotify: Stromae

THIS IS: Moko

London-based singer Moko rose to fame last year after featuring Chase & Status' 'Count On Me' powerhouse. She debuted last year with Black EP and now she is presenting her second EP, Gold via Universal/Virgin UK.

"Combining the deep, rich vocal styles of gospel and house music with the more radio-friendly song structures found in R&B and indie electronica has been compared to UK's trip-hop band of the 1990s, with NME describing Moko's music as "London's answer to Massive Attack" Wikipedia.

Her debut single Your Love, the lead single from her second EP Gold, premiered on MistaJam's BBC Radio 1Xtra show on 2 July 2014.

Another great song from EP Gold is 'Ceremony'. Have a listen below:



Hear the entire EP Gold on Spotify here:



Web: mokomokomoko.com
Twitter: twitter.com/thismoko
Facebook: facebook.com/thismoko
YouTube: youtube.com/MokoVEVO
Instagram: instagram.com/thisismoko
Tumblr: thisismoko.tumblr.com
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/thismoko
Spotify: Moko

THIS IS: Linda Guilala

"From the ashes of Juniper Moon rise LINDA GUILALA six years ago". Xeristar (Elefant Records, 2014), their third studio album, is a perfect noise pop kaleidoscope and one of the best albums of this year in spanish indie music scene. See for yourself!



Here's a couple of clips from their last album released by Elefant Records.






Facebook: facebook.com/lindaguilalafans
Twitter: twitter.com/lindaguilala
Blog: lindaguilala.blogspot.com
YouTube: youtube.com/lindaguilala
Bandcamp: lindaguilala.bandcamp.com
Spotify: Linda Guilala

THIS IS: Yung Bae

YUNG BAE is a young anime-lover guy from Portland (USA) making some future funk and japanese (nu)disco with a laptop and a keyboard for the world.

Here are some exemples of his talent... ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ


Dowload


Download







Facebook: facebook.com/therealyungbaebae
Twitter: twitter.com/yungbaebae
Bandcamp: yungbaebae.bandcamp.com
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/therealyungbae

THIS IS: Allie X

Meet the new indie pop star Allie X, a perfect mix of latest indie pop stars: Grimes + Lorde + Charli XCX

Strem "PRIME" single hit here.



Watch 'BITCH' video:



Listen to 'CATCH':



Web: alliexandra.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Allie-X
Twitter: twitter.com/alliexxxxandra
Instagram: instagram.com/alliexxxxandra
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/alliexandra