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10.

Cryptic Street

Based in

Malta, Valetta

Style

Rock

Post-punk certainly evolved but it hasn’t lost any bite as many women now rule the scene, throwing down sassy in-yer-face romper-stompers. Frau, Skinny Girl Diet, The Savages and, the band in question, Cryptic Street all have the mission of making rock n’ roll ...

09.

Platonick Dive

Based in

Italy, Livorno

Style

Electro, Rock

Platonick Dive, a trio from Livorno, a beautiful Tuscan seaside town provided with an important port, released their first record in 2013, Therapeutic Portraits. However, the album’s first piece in the tracklist is titled “Meet Me In The Forest”. We ...

08.

Yew

Based in

Belgium, Liege

Style

Folk, Punk, Traditional

On the surface, Antwerp, Belgium-based YEW may seem like more of a classical orchestra than a rock group. With instrumental arrangements from a violinist (Damien Chierici) and a didgeridoo / mandolin / bouzouki player (Mathieu Lacrosse), the group also has a ...

07.

Otis Stacks

Based in

Denmark, Copenhagen

Style

Electro, Soul, Urban

Some band names tell you precisely what kind of music they play. So does Otis Stacks if you know your music history. The band is clearly pointing at their deep admiration for the king of American soul Otis Redding, who died more than 50 years ago. The second ...

06.

Belau

Based in

Hungary, Budapest

Style

Electro, Pop

Chillout has become ubiquitous these last few years and has been elevated to something like a state of being: a philosophy, a genre unto itself. The Hungarian downtempo-chillwave band Belau embraced the genre that is fed from the urge for relaxation and inner ...

05.

Sworr

Based in

Greece, Patras

Style

Electro

For a band that laconically can be described as “minimal”, the Sworr packs a huge amount of emotion into their stripped-down music. The Patra-based trio blur the line between indie pop, contemporary R&B and eerie electro in nuanced songs that are as sleek ...

04.

Equipe de Foot

Based in

France, Bordeaux

Style

Rock

Sometimes, with a combative energy and the appropriate abrasive tools, a duo can make as much noise as a six-piece band. We have seen this phenomenon happen before with The Kills, Royal Blood, or Drenge. Two Frenchmen add their names to the list with their ...

03.

Junk Riot

Based in

Estonia, Tallinn

Style

Punk

Junk Riot started in 2006 as an indie garage band but evolved into a minimalistic post-punk project. Their sound may be solidly located in post-punk but it carries a compelling darkness and invigorating energy imbued with a strong sense of melody. Quite ...

02.

HMB

Based in

Portugal, Lisboa

Style

Soul

Back in 2007, if you wondered in the streets of Lisbon, you would probably bump into HMB in some bar, small club or even at a church. They started at a Christian youth center with lots of gospel chants and a wish to write their ...

01.

Luke Black

Based in

Serbia, Belgrade

Style

Pop

There are probably few people who know Luka Ivanović, and yet his moniker, Luke Black, enjoys international success for his emotional and catchy synth-pop. The 23-year-old singer, songwriter and producer from Serbia was born in the small town Čačak, where tough issues of everyday life, such as teenage degeneration and overall decline of the country, would later be transformed in his hands into musical inspiration.