Zack Zalon is a multi-instrumentalist and tech visionary based in Los Angeles. While pushing innovative content and products as co-founding business developer for We See Dragons, Zalon’s tenacious passion for music worked collectively. In fact, one late work night was all it would take to lay the blueprints for his …

The Woman Inside, is a burgeoning German singer/songwriter based in Liepzig. Last Friday, he debuted his video accompaniment to “Attention Babe,” the carrier single off his self-titled follow up to 2014’s My Tears Are Waiting for You. A multi-instrumentalist, The Woman Inside’s style combines an alternative presentation (both visually and …

New York’s Late Sea have completed a massive undertaking that involved nearly two years of solidification. Last Thursday, the art rock collective’s accompanying video for “Hunter” marked the penultimate piece of the Writer’s Trilogy EP, which saw release back in late December. The combined product proves a wholly unique visual/audio …

Akash is an emerging Indian-American artist from New Jersey. After releasing his debut album, Rooftop Vibes, last summer, “Text Me” gathered recognition from numerous underground hip hop publications, primarily on the basis of its hook factor. Lyrically, it’s sensible in that regard. A song that highlights the modern outcome of …

Japan’s Loudness have proven a pivotal force for well over three decades in not only the development, but longevity, of Japanese heavy metal. Formed in 1981, the Osakan quartet is best known for their western major label crossover success in the mid-80s, based on the hits “Crazy Nights” (off 1985’s …

Caledonia, Canada’s Jenn Connor continues to bring much-needed innovation to pop music, which has been in stagnation for over a decade. By teaming up with famed American producer Tomas Costanza (Boys Like Girls, Secondhand Serenade), the two emphasize a priority of realness, complete with hooky, but honest structural foundations. Costanza …

Cinematic performance artist Angel has begun the new year on a high note. Holding solid backgrounds in film directing and score composing, the emerging Scots-Irish Australian singer-songwriter is unveiling “Hero,” her newest culminative project. As Angel states in the video’s preface, the project is “dedicated in the memory of those …

Sporting classic girl-next-door charm and thoughtful lyrical wit, Maggie Schneider comes complementarily armed with suave pop guitar hooks and an earnest voice. The Atlanta, Georgia-based singer-songwriter is a writing major at Savannah College of Art & Design, having developed a solid foundation for her creative expression. Off her forthcoming Tinted …

Despite its surprising recovery on a mainstream scale, 2017 proved another bittersweet year for rock, including the loss of both long-established and burgeoning talent. Nonetheless, the underground has not only kept rock’s presence afloat; it spreads through means that surpass the confines of traditional media, while reaching its listeners to …

Russ Carrick delivers a signature combination of bright power pop hooks and dingy alternative textures. Strongly influenced by 80s and 90s indie rock, the Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter has successfully implemented this formula into two albums, the most recent being Tense Present, which saw release back in early October. I caught up …

The Boxes have left a highly unexpected, yet indelible impression on mainstream pop as it stands. A Gardanne, France-based duo featuring Angelique Jerez and Philippe Domenech, they describe their music as “subtle pop tinted with electro, carried by a voice of hell.” Without context, such a description may come off …

Ohio-bred, New York City-based Angela C. Howell holds undeniable proficiency in each of her many talents. Acting, writing, and composing are just a few, with one particular facet tying them together – music. As a singer-songwriter, Howell has released six albums to date, the latest being An Original Christmas, which …