Interviews

Michael Donoghue is a Rotherham-born, Jersey-based independent electronic artist who creates left-field electronica with influences from a variety of genres, including ambient electro, downtempo, techno, and IDM. Michael began composing in 2017 and has since released multiple singles and EPs under the alias Cosmosapien. In the summer of 2020, Michael…

Jason Smith’s bedroom pop project, Night’s Bright Colors, is situated in North Carolina. Since its inception in 2003, NBC has independently published eight albums and several EPs that incorporate elements of indie pop, electronic, folk, classical, ambient, and experimental music, with an emphasis on an expansive idea depicting the passage…

The pair was founded in 2019 after Izquierdo discovered Jana’s songs on the internet. Izquierdo, a lyricist since childhood, was looking for a performer to bring his emotional lyrics to life. Jana’s expressive voice and diverse musical catalog drew Izquierdo in right on. Despite the thousands of miles between Jana’s…

Camila Knight is an eclectic singer/songwriter who combines atmospheric electronic textures with expressive vocals and powerful lyrics. Defiant melodic pop with majestic soundscapes and emotional beats. She develops her own musical universe, influenced by artists and bands such as Radiohead, Joni Mitchell, Ella Fitzgerald, Björk, Coldplay, and AURORA. She is…

Dorian, who was born and reared in New Jersey, considers himself a dreamer and believer in the impossible. Dorian pours himself boldly, truthfully, and passionately into his songs, knowing that sharing his narrative will aid others who can relate to his music and life path. As a result, he has…

9 o’clock Nasty emerged gleaming from Leicester’s plague pits. They have a lot of fun with glitter and take no prisoners. They take a sideways look at the world and punish it with pounding beats and subtle sarcasm, despite being relentless and full of love. “DARKER STAR” was released by…

Andy Vought is a Norfolk, Virginia-based singer-songwriter. He writes original songs, plays all instruments (save drums) on his CDs, and produces them himself. Andy went to Harrisonburg, Virginia in 2021 for family reasons and because Covid allowed him to work from home, but it also functioned as an attempt to…

Tobin Rock’s “Breathe Again,” inspired by epic-rock artists like as Muse and Snow Patrol, highlights the strength of human perseverance. This song is a reminder of the awe-inspiring strength of human perseverance, and the drive to press forward and “Breathe Again” in a world still recovering from the pandemic. Tobin…

S J Denney is a singer-songwriter from Essex, England. He discovered vinyl versions of The Beatles’ White Album and Neil Young’s Harvest when he was a child and fell in love with music. S J was a choir boy who performed in a variety of locations throughout his area. His…

The Russian-Belgian art-pop producer Veronica Maximova, a runaway bride who has never returned to her native country, lives in Berlin and writes and sings on the fleeting nature of attachment and how it affects her mental health. It appears that Veronica has spent her entire life running away from something—possibly…