David O'Dowda

If you don't know him yet, check him out!

I first heard his music watching the show "The Affair" and I think I went into a state of trance.

David O'Dowda is an experimental folk musician who also soundtracks movies and shows for an indie studio. Harmonies are central to his music and when you listen to him you will undoubtedly think of Justin Vernon from Bon Iver.

Make up your own judgment...

Annie Eve

If you don't know her yet, check her out!

North Londoner singer-songwriter Annie Eve will enchant you with her beautiful voice and melancholic sound. 

If you like artists like Daughter, Bon Iver or Keaton Henson, you should like this one too...

Color Therapy

If you don't know him yet, check him out!

Color Therapy composes, engineers and mixes his music out of a home studio and has done official remixes for Mogwai, Nils Frahm and Peter Broderick. An impressive list of feature collaborators such as The Album Leaf, Hammock, Ulrich Schnauss and Helios have contributed to his upcoming 13-song LP entitled "Mr. Wolf Is Dead".

Melodic splashes of light and darkness bleed together to form a lush genre-bending density with dusty loops, gritty textures and a sun-bleached analog sound that soars a million miles high.

If you like the mentioned artists or other ones like Tycho, Sigur Ros and Jon Hopkins you should enjoy this one too.

Sam Pinkerton

If you don't know her yet, check her out!

Sam Pinkerton, a writer of stories and songs, originally from Venice Beach, Florida, moved to Nashville, TN to establish herself as an independent songwriter & singer.

This song is from her first solo record titled "An Introduction".

My Goodness

If you don't know them yet, check them out!

My Goodness is a Seattle-based blues/garage rock band that consists of Joel Schneider (guitar and vocals) and Andy Lum (drums).

Fractures

If you don't know him yet, check him out!

It took me a little while, but I finally found out who's behind the name Fractures. I assumed it was a band, but it turned out to be one man, singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Zito from Melbourne, Australia. 

I  immediately fell in love with his music after listening to the songs "Ember" and "It's Alright", in which his voice and style can be compared to Justin Vernon's.

Rocky Wood

If you don't know them yet, check them out!

Rocky Wood is a alternative-folk band from Switzerland formed in 2012. Each member of the trio - consisting of Fabio Besomi, Romina Kalsi and Roberto Pianca - plays several instruments.

Check out their debut album "Shimmer" on Bandcamp.

Collape Under The Empire

If you don't know them yet, check them out!

Collapse Under The Empire is an instrumental post-rock band from Germany, consisting of Chris Burda and Martin Grimm.

… It’s a mature piece of cinematic post-rock sound… – Q Magazine -

… Crafting electronic post-rock with a flair for the truly cinematic.  - Rocksound -

… Acccomplished, virtuoso and engaging. - Clash Magazine -

If you like bands like Mogwai, God is an Astronaut or Explosions in the Sky you're definitely gonna enjoy this duo.

OST - The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

Check out the original soundtrack from Brian Knappenberger's film "The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz", scored by John Dragonetti and available for free on Noisetrade.

John Murphy - Anonymous Rejected Filmscore

Liverpool born John Murphy began scoring movies at the age of 25. You may know his music from movies like 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Miami Vice, Kick-Ass, Snatch or Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

In my opinion he is one of the most talented composer out there. So this new album titled ANONYMOUS REJECTED FILMSCORE is an absolute delight for every fan of his music. 

In his head it became the "lost score", the score without a film. We will probably never know for which movie this score was created, but honestly I don't care, I'm just happy it got out and listening to it I will create my own movie in my mind.

Here is the album trailer - just close your eyes and let your imagination run free!

Glaston

If you don't know them yet, check them out!

Glaston is an experimental post-rock band from Switzerland. Their first single "Setting Out" was released a few days ago and features guest musicians Solme Hong on cello and KhinHong Yip on violin.

The first single sounds really promising and can be downloaded for free on glaston.bandcamp.com.

Stay tuned for the upcoming EP "Sailing Stormy Waters"!

#1 Dads

Sorry guys, it has been a while, I've been really busy, among other things looking for good music to share with you... and I found some!

If you don't know him yet, check him out!

#1 Dads is the side project of Tom Iansek, frontman for the Melbourne duo Big Scary. He has collaborated with some interesting artists (like Ainslie Wills, Tom Snowdon and Airling) on his second album ABOUT FACE, a very chill and laid-back album.

One song that in my opinion really sticks out is RETURN TO.

Just close your eyes and enjoy this beautiful heart-melting piano melody...

Samaris

If you don't know them yet, check them out!

Iceland offers not only beautiful landscapes but also a vibrant and creative music scene that brought us some great artists like Björk, Sigur Ros, Of Monsters and Men, Emiliana Torrini, Ólafur Arnalds and Múm... just to name a few.

The latest band I discovered and absolutely fell in love with is Samaris, an electronic music trio formed in 2011 that consists of Áslaug Rún Magnúsdóttir (clarinet), Þórður Kári Steinþórsson (electronics) and Jófríður Ákadóttir (vocals).

How I would describe their music in one word? CAPTIVATING!

Dorothy

If you don't know them yet, check them out!

Dorothy is a band from Los Angeles composed of vocalist Dorothy Martin, drummer Zac Morris, guitarist Mark Jackson and bassist Eliot Lorango.

A very refreshing band who delivers some raw rock and I'm loving it!

Saint Raymond

If you don't know him yet, check him out!

This one is for your summer list: british musician Saint Raymond aka Callum Burrows.

He is preparing the release of his debut full length album and you can already listen to the catchy first single "I Want You" here:

Bigfoot Wallace

If you don't know him yet, check him out!

Bigfoot Wallace is the stage name of Jon Hubbell from Phoenix Arizona.

"It's as if we fell down the rabbit hole and Hubbell is introducing us to a whole new light of music." - The Spec

Check out is latest EP "Cup and Crown", available for free on Noisetrade.

Eric & Magill

If you don't know them yet, check them out!

Ryan Weber and Eric Osterman, two musicians and long time friends, have developed a collaborative relationship from separate corners of the world and what came out is this project Eric & Magill.

Check them out on Bandcamp, where you can download their song "All Those I Know" for free!

Douglas Dare

If you don't know him yet, check him out!

London-based singer-songwriter Douglas Dare released his first EP "Seven Hours" in September 2013.

After touring through Europe with Olafur Arnalds, he began recording his debut album "Whelm" which came out this year. 

A very personal and poetic record you shouldn't miss...

GEMS

If you don't know them yet, check them out!

GEMS is a pop-synth duo (Clifford John Usher and Lindsay Pitts) formed in 2012 in Washington D.C.

Their new song "Scars" has just been added a few days ago and has already over 90'000 views... sounds promising!

Emmy Curl

If you don't know her yet, check her out!

Emmy Curl (born as Catarina Miranda) is a singer and songwriter from Portugal.

I actually first discovered her a few years ago. I had a lot of time to listen to music since I was in the hospital and her dreamy music transported me to another place and really helped me through the long nights. 

Andrew Bird, Little Dragon, Zero 7, José Gonzalez and Jorge Palma are among the artists Emmy Curl likes to listen to and whose influence often shows in her songs.

She has already released a few EP's on Bandcamp, but her first official album is about to come out this year. For this to happen, she started a project on Musicraiser.com. If you like her music and want to help realizing this project you can contribute here:

http://www.musicraiser.com/projects/2318-my-brand-new-album

Such a beautiful voice has to be heard, so spread the word!