? Call to “Submit a Band” #4 : And the winners are…

08.

Satellites

Based in

Romania, Cluj-Napoca

Style

Electro

Satellites were making music almost four years before they released their first EP, Inhale, in 2016. It was an interesting blend of seemingly divergent styles topped by grandiose ambition and performed with precise abandon. Their most powerful tool is ...

07.

David Fonseca

Based in

Portugal, Leiria

Style

Pop

20 years ago it wasn’t usual thing for people to sing in English in Portugal. Most known bands sung in Portuguese, but then, in 1998, everything changed. A new band called Silence 4 broke all the rules and records (selling more than 250 000 albums) making everyone sing “Borrow”, “Angel Song� ...

06.

Lucia

Based in

Romania, Bucharest

Style

Pop

Romanian singer/songwriter Lucia — full name Lucia Maria Popescu — came to our attention a few years ago with her first song “Silence”. In 2012, she was only 17 and had learnt to play keyboards from YouTube tutorials before her delicate, chamber pop piano work ...

05.

Hit-Kunle

Based in

Italy, Padova

Style

Rock, Urban

“Melting pot” is the keyword in Hit-Kunle’s world. Singer-songwriter/guitarist Folake Oladun, born in 1995 with Nigerian origins, and drummer Marco Mason, supported live by the bass player Massimiliano Vio in a trio formula, come from Veneto but they look far ...

04.

San Carol

Based in

France, Angers

Style

Electro, Pop

Admittedly, “Cancer” is not the most appealing title for a single. It would be a shame not to listen to it, though. Set your fears aside and you’ll discover a delicate, melancholic song with elegant rhythms, in the vein of Portishead or Cigarettes After Sex. “ ...

03.

Whereswilder

Based in

Greece, Athens

Style

Rock

Psychedelia's endless appeal to musicians is unsurprising; there's something alluring about this pioneering and adolescent spirit of 1960s rock music, but to Whereswilder it seems less of a genre than a sonic playground. During its inception, the genre itself ...

02.

SUPERSAN

Based in

Greece, Athens

Style

Electro

The alternative music scene of Greece has become even richer when Supersan first hit the dancefloors in 2014 with their electro-tinged variety of Afro-Cuban and Mediterranean-influenced music. Kostas, aka Panama Cardoon, is an experienced DJ and co-founder of ...

01.

Hindu

Based in

Ukraine, Kiev

Style

Electro, Pop

Fanciful female-voiced electronic pop was all the rage when Hindu’s debut EP was released in 2016. Still, Tania Yankovska’s DIY dream-pop solo project managed to stand out especially in her homeland, Ukraine, where the DYI trend was just beginning to take form. Her sugary chilly sound falls somewhere between Purity Ring’s knotty quirks and the sensuality of Kid Moxie, but Hindu’s individuality comes from her girlish vocals and the playful electronic soundscapes that she creates on her own. In case you haven’t noticed, Hindu is a one-girl-band.