Born out of small towns and spare time, welcome to the neighbourhood 🏡
In search of the eternal tune.
If Sam Fender’s debut album, 2019’s “Hypersonic Missiles”, introduced a smart, street-wise British songwriter with a penchant for euphoric, hard-hitting guitar anthems, it was 2021’s peerless “Seventeen Going Under” that sent the Newcastle artist stratospheric. An acute observer, Fender turns the mirror not only on the streets he grew up walking, but on himself too. The record is a tough-talking but also tender account of Fender’s childhood, finding his feet in the North of England amongst all the complexities and anxieties that weighed so heavily on his shoulders. It’s also a coming of age story, marrying relatable family themes and broken friendships with devastatingly colossal choruses.
“Seventeen Going Under” is also a record that has taken Sam right across the globe, playing to bigger rooms and wider stages, whilst reaping a clutch of awards too (BRITs, NMEs, Ivor Novellos, and a prestigious Mercury Prize nomination).
Having headlined his first festivals in the UK in the Summer of 2022, and sold out all 45,000 tickets of his most recent headline performance in London, Sam Fender has inadvertently become one of Britain’s most celebrated and successful musicians of a generation.
Brisbane native, Young Franco is well and truly establishing himself as one of Australia’s most legendary producers. His discography is sitting on over 180 million streams across all singles to date, with over 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify and three ARIA Certified Gold records.
2023 has seen him take stages all across the US and Europe for a string of sold-out headline shows where he followed with huge slots at Aus festivals Splendour In The Grass and Listen Out festival. This followed a huge 2022, where he performed in the US for Lollapalooza and Portola whilst locking in key AUS Summer festival slots for Falls Festival, Spilt Milk and Lost Paradise.
Over the past two years Young Franco has soundtracked the new-look Australian Football League, and received global sync’s for brands including Apple, Starbucks, Topshop and Kia. He has just announced another string of Europe shows for 2024 and following a BBC Radio 1 premiere, released his latest track Daydreaming, with UK duo Franc Moody.
Under the name ALLISTAIR, the Nashville-based singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Zander Koble brings an aggressive, genre-bending take on pop metal to the scene. Zander grew up in rural Pennsylvania, where he fell in love with music in his adolescence, and experimented in several bands in high school and beyond. Eventually, Zander moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he found both himself and his sound, and formed ALLISTAIR as it is now. The music is a fearless mix of every genre that shaped him, mainly taking influence from rock, hip-hop, metal, and hyperpop. Bold in sound, lyrics, and performance, ALLISTAIR has supported live acts like Panic! At The Disco and Mike’s Dead, and has been featured on top streaming rock playlists. With recent mixtapes, “CHOCO” and “NILLA” dropping the past two summers, it’s evident Zander is hell-bent on becoming a monumental force in experimental rock. Rules are meant to be broken, and ALLISTAIR is only getting started.
For flipturn, success didn't arrive overnight. The band, comprised of Dillon Basse (lead vocal guitar), Tristan Duncan (lead guitar), Mitch Fountain (synth, guitar), Madeline Jarman (bass), and Devon VonBalson (drums), grew steadily with every gig, from college house shows to festival appearances at Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Austin City Limits, to a late night TV performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live - earning the Jacksonville, Florida-based band an international reputation as an indie rock powerhouse. By the time flipturn released their debut album, Shadowglow, they'd become genuine road warriors while still in their mid-20s, supporting the record with a nonstop string of tour dates. That dizzying experience inspired the band’s second release, Burnout Days. Caught halfway between 21st century indie rock, New Wave-inspired nostalgia, and rhythmic alt-pop, Burnout Days finds the beauty that exists between five friends, even in times of burnout.
“I found I could say things with colour and shapes that I couldn't say any other way- things I had no words for.” Georgia O'Keeffe
virginia is for lovers
Badflower isn’t afraid of making anybody uncomfortable. The Los Angeles-bred and Nashville-based quartet — Josh Katz (lead singer, guitarist), Joey Morrow (lead guitar, backing vocals), Alex Espiritu (bass), and Anthony Sonetti (drums) — siphon stress, sleeplessness, sex, sadness, mania, pain, and truth into revelatory alternative anthems, continuing to commit body, blood, mind, and soul to their art. After forming in LA in 2014, they dropped two EPs before sending shockwaves throughout the rock world with their 2019 full-length debut, Ok, I’m Sick, via Big Machine Records. LoudWire listed it among the “50 Best Rock Albums of 2019,” while singles “The Jester,” “Heroin,” and “Ghost” all vaulted to No. 1 at Rock Radio. The latter also picked up a Platinum certification from the RIAA and was awarded “Rock Song of the Year” at the iHeartRadio Awards. Along the way, the group garnered further acclaim from Billboard, Nylon, Alternative Press, and performed on The Late Late Show with James Corden. The band is a rare breed of act who can ignite a crowd at Kaboo Del Mar or Sonic Temple, in addition to sharing bills with the likes of Incubus, Cage the Elephant, Ghost, Nothing More, Shinedown, Soundgarden, and many more, gathering over 200M streams and counting across platforms.
Maxwell Rincón turns heartbreak into hard-hitting folk rock anthems.
The Ohio native turned Detroiter was raised listening to 2000’s garage rock, classic blues, and Spanish music. Rincón is a rocker at heart, but can’t help but show his sensitive side in his writing.
His first two releases, “Wild Man” and "Wicked Ways" are a glimpse of what Rincón's sound may become. Blending acoustic elements with alt rock instrumentals reminiscent of the 2010’s.
IYL: Devon Gabriella, Haley Joelle, Katherine Li
a happy girl filled with sad songs <3
Dear wanderer, 'Mountain Music' is yours now ⛰️⛰️
This album is for the girl who grew up in the small town, the twenty-something trying to find her way in the big city and the person I am now looking back at the view of it all. The beauty, the magic, the messiness and everything in-between. Mountain Music held my hand through some of my hardest moments and I really hope it can hold yours too.
Max continues his momentous year with his breakout hit “A Lot More Free” re-surging on the viral charts after a recent Grand Ole Opry debut, triumphant performances opening for Wyatt Flores, Billy Currington, The 502s, Luke Combs, Blake Rose, Briscoe, Wynonna Judd, and critical acclaim for his debut album 'Wandering'
Blending genres like alt rock, pop and rap — SkyDxddy creates emotionally charged anthems that explore the depths of mental health, personal traumas and the journey to empowerment. Using authentic lyrics and a distinctive sound, she connects deeply with those who appreciate raw vulnerability and resilience in music. Creating a dedicated fanbase who truly find solace and strength in her work.
With millions of streams, this Billboard charting artist has made her mark as a young woman in todays industry — set to release her debut album “Traumacore” this May of 2025. She is unafraid to confront the darkest parts of the human experience and turn them into something inspiring for her listeners
Beneath the painted hues and infinite prairie skies of Saskatoon – a city in the heart of Canada – lies a soulful, creative spirit that proves there’s much more to the so-called ‘fly-over states’ than grassland and grain silos. Katie Tupper embodies that spirit and is determined to show there’s an entire world of boundary-pushing, genre-defying artists at work within the often overlooked region. Tupper's two EPs, ‘Towards The End’ and ‘Where To Find Me’, received glowing acclaim from tastemakers like Zane Lowe and indie music press like Ones To Watch, Exclaim, Under The Radar, and FLOOD Magazine. She appeared on eTalk and recorded a filmed television performance for CBC. Tupper was one of three participants selected to be part of the 2023 Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class, been nominated for a JUNO Award, and won several Western Canadian Music Awards, including BreakOut Artist of the Year in 2023.
Earthstar Mountain is an ode to curiosity. It asks what it means to live a life: how do we decide which direction to take? How do we stay there? And what happens when the rug is pulled from under our feet? Once again working with her partner and collaborator Sam Evian at their recording studio Flying Cloud, Hannah Cohen’s fourth full-length album Earthstar Mountain, is a keepsake of Cohen's time in the Catskills, built over the course of 2020-2024, as blurred, shimmering memories come into focus to produce a collage of echoes and sonic souvenirs. Featuring contributions from Sufjan Stevens, Clairo, Sean Mullins, Liam Kazar, Oliver Hill and more, Earthstar Mountain is a love letter to the Catskills and in the interconnectedness of all things: in her past, present, future and alternative selves, in her friends––here and gone––and in the mountain that peers through her windows.
The music of Brigitte Calls Me Baby is equal parts elegant time warp and up-close exploration of our modern-day neuroses. The Chicago-based band ingeniously spans genres and eras, merging the lavish romanticism of mid-century pop with the frenetic energy and spiky intensity of early-millennium indie-rock. Centered on Leavins’ hypnotically crooning vocal work, the result is a rare convergence of sophistication and style and unabashed sincerity.
As shown on their debut EP This House Is Made Of Corners—a five-song project made with nine-time Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb—Brigitte Calls Me Baby possess a singular musicality informed by Leavins’ eclectic upbringing. Originally from the Southeast Texas town of Port Arthur, he grew up listening to Roy Orbison records at his grandparents’ house next door, while his parents played him new-wave bands like The Cars and his friends turned him onto Radiohead and The Strokes. At age 13, Leavins took up guitar and began writing songs of his own, quickly discovering his distinct vocal style. “At first I didn’t like the way I sang and couldn’t really do anything about it, but as I got older I started to appreciate it more,” he reveals.
Newly signed to ATO Records after a much-buzzed-about set at SXSW 2023, with their full-length debut due out in 2024, Brigitte Calls Me Baby remain intent on striking a balance between refined musicianship and absolute devotion to emotional truth.
At 19 years of age merci, mercy has experienced her share of highs and lows.
After living amid the controlled chaos of Beijing and Thailand as a young teen, merci, mercy now spends her time in Australia between Sydney and Jindabyne in the isolated Snowy Mountains… but strangely enough, the alienation that sometimes comes with living overseas occurred when merci, mercy moved back to Australia.
Her unique upbringing — plus being surrounded by musical siblings — instilled in her a deep love of a diverse array of musical genres. “I never had one favorite artist or type of music,” merci, mercy explains. “I think my music reflects that too. I’ve always listened to everything, r’n’b, indie, pop, whatever.”
Taking her name and doubling it (after a friend bemoaned her ‘i’ or ‘y’ indecisiveness), she put a song, “Be”, online, calling it “the scariest thing I’d ever done”. Overcoming those nerves paid off though, as highly respected label Liberation Records (Vance Joy, Temper Trap, DD Dumbo) got in touch.
Next came her brutally honest and beguilingly intimate debut single, “Fucked Myself Up”, toting an icy-all-enveloping beat punctuated by line after memorable line delivered by merci, mercy in her dreamily-biting purr.
It’s a song that deals with “my state of mind, about the way I coped with being in situations that I found socially scary,” explains merci, mercy. “I couldn’t be around people and fucking myself up was the way I dealt with it.”
