Interview: Confidential - Slipping Away

UK-based lofi hip-hop artist Confidential blends classical influences with old-school hip-hop production and an exploration of mental health issues to reflect his individualism and feeling of being an outsider. After years of playing all over the country in hard rock and alternative metal bands, changed direction to become a solo artist.

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Interview: The Horn - Passion

The Horn are Jonny Taylor (voice, guitar), Danny Monk (guitars, programming), Nick True (bass), Ed Cox (keyboards) and Alex Moorse (drums) but it hasn’t always been like this: several moments ago, songwriter and erstwhile Friends Of Gavin bassist Nick True – to the uninitiated, F.O.G. were an acclaimed, north London five-piece who toured the UK.

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Interview: Mote - Industrial Love

Mote is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose eclectic and edgy electronica flavoured post-pop sounds like his adopted home of Berlin: deep introspective lyrics meeting irresistibly gloomy melodies over flowing synthetic textures. A self-proclaimed introvert with a love of humanity, Mote takes nods from quintessential pop oddballs.

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Review: Feigur - III, Ascension

Feigur was all about black metal, atmospheric, blackgaze, with bits of ambient. So, in III, Ascension the artist appears with a new outfit, in a process of mutation full of rigour and efficiency. It could be seen as a risky choice, or as "getting out of your comfort zone", but I dare say that Adrien Tibi knew and knows exactly what he's doing.

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Interview: Sandmoon - Wake Up

Lebanese outfit Sandmoon offers an original take on indie pop-rock, infusing it with subtle Middle-Eastern intonations and melancholy, and a certain timelessness. Singer-songwriter Sandra Arslanian, who initiated the project, was born in Lebanon, raised in Belgium and has Armenian roots – a contrasted blend that is perceptible in the music.

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Interview: Maya Salafia - Everlasting

Boston-based singer-songwriter and pop artist, Maya Salafia, has been writing pop music since she was nine years old, and she released her debut EP of six original songs, Trapped in a Daydream, at age thirteen. Her prior release, “First Grade”, was placed on over 90 playlists and exceeds 29,000 Spotify streams.

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Interview: Cynthia Hamar - Shaken

Alberta-born Métis singer-songwriter Cynthia Hamar is no stranger to the Canadian music scene. With three studio albums under her belt and many kilometres on the road - including a tour across Canada by train (through VIA Rail’s on Board program) - Hamar can execute timeless songs that stand up with the sound of Buffy Sainte-Marie, Tom Waits.

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