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Developed as a solo side project alongside his work with Balthazar, Maarten Devoldere’s Warhaus took on a life of its own. Allowing Devoldere to explore his alter-ego, which is self described as “a dandyish character”. His 2017 ...

On stage, with her long brown hair, dark eyes and sultry voice, she grips her audience within seconds. Like Lana Del Rey or Nico, Clara Luciani’s melancholy is sublime. Her off-stage, natural personality is strikingly different: she likes joking and is all ...

German producers have a tendency to embellish the country’s dramatic environment. Wolfgang Voigt is a classic example of this, his GAS projects depicting vivid woodlands throughout his work. Christian Löffler is of a newer calibre of producers, adding more ...

We saw it coming from afar. At first a modest, but already powerful wave. Two guys from Biarritz, Marlon Magnée and Sacha Got, not even old enough to legally drink alcohol – but probably drinking loads of it nonetheless –, started writing and releasing songs ...

Marie is not a band, she’s a girl making music in her room (as she punctuates in her Twitter account). And unlike other boys and girls who find inspiration and become creative in their room, Marie Ulven has thousands of ...

It almost seems like an eon ago that this German, female-fronted duo took the world by surprise with their 2016 debut LP In My Head. The garage rockers Laura Lee and Andreya Casablanca, who won awards for their English-singing, American influenced pop ...

Hailing from Stockholm, the dream pop trio Vivii manages to sound pulsing and melodic at the same time. Though they hit notes similar to Lana Del Rey, Vivii are more dreamy and ethereal than sensuously husky. Where Lana embodies ...

It is almost impossible to understand The Man From Managra without knowing his inimitable art-pop creator role: the Greek musician, producer, composer and sound engineer Coti K. Born Constantino Luca Rolando Kiriakos in Milan, ...

Until recently, The Limiñanas were more famous abroad than in their own country, France. Their fanbase is made of prestigious celebrities (Franz Ferdinand, Jack White, Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Weatherall…) and the guest list on their new album is just as ...

With his jolly persona, lyrics about juvenile relationships and a style more than reminiscent of the ‘80s film idol Ferris Bueller — both popular and beloved by just about everyone — 19-year-old Pablo Munoz sounds like the sort of pop star dreamt up by execs ...

"They certainly remind me of this band I used to manage, called Pink Floyd", legendary rock manager Peter Jenner said after witnessing these Lithuanians' performance. A comment that should surprise nobody – for Garbanotas definitely are inspired by the ...