Look out for Cate Tomlinson and the track Hurt You. The track could find a home on Spotify’s Indie Pop and with a remix maybe on Spotify’s Rock This. The 21-year-old California native is now based in Boston and grew up writing songs and playing the piano in her family’s living room.
The track Muse that came off her 2020 debut EP “Missing” landed Spotify’s Fresh-Finds and garnered 100k streams. She’s attending Northeastern University as a Music Industry major and also found support from music blogs such as Tongue Tied Magazine, Music and Fashion Blog, Keep Walking Music, Popmuzik, and Unheard Gems.
Benjamin Carter impresses with the new track Lost Control. You’ll like if you love indie rock and want something upbeat. Influenced by the likes of Bon Iver, Matt Corby, and Daniel Caesar, Benjamin blends the sounds of Neo-Soul and Indie-Pop. A Cayman Islands native, he found footing in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles as a singer-songwriter. He has performed at the 9:30 Club and collaborated with House Studios and Jake Vicious (Faith Evans, Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, Trey Songz, Mannywellz) as well as Andy Seltzer (Chelsea Cutler, Maggie Rogers). He’s landed on Spotify’s All New Indie and Today’s Indie Rock. Give it a stream.
James the Seventh drops haunting track Future Memories. You’ll love if you’re a fan of dream pop and indie pop. The 21-year old Pittsburgh based alternative pop artist is influenced by Weyes Blood, Lana del Rey, and MARINA. She was a professional ballet dancer but gave it up after an injury giving her no choice to pick up the guitar, write songs, sing and produce. She made her music debut with the song “You Don’t Know Me”. After releasing several singles, she was selected by Billboard to be a contestant in the BillboardNXT competition.
Watch out for Goldensuns and the track Alec. You’ll like if you want something sappy, indie and mid-tempo. The trio is made up 3 brothers Chase (vocals/bass), Jantzen (guitar), and Weston (drums). The Utah natives, now based in LA dropped their Golden Sun EP which debuted as Bandcamp’s number one seller, led by the single “Kings Cup” and propelled them into the music scene. Their third EP Give It Up featured the track “I Feel This Place,” which was featured in a Billabong ad campaign tying the band to summer days gone by.
Look out for Kelsey Gill and her new single ‘Rob Me Blind’ via US label Good Partners. You’ll like if you’re looking for experimental art pop. Kelsey co-wrote “Rob Me Blind” with American Producer DQ, whose writing credits also include “Halo – Beyonce”, “Jai Ho – Pussycat Dolls”, “SOS – Rihanna” amongst other high profile cuts with Demi Lovato, JLo, Sean Kingston, and Lil Wayne. Kelsey first made waves in 2018 after collaborating with production team YellowClaw laying down vocals on “I’ll Be Fine”, which reached #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers US chart and clocked over 2 million Streams as part of the album project “New Blood” featuring collaborators including A$AP Ferg, DJ Snake, and Moksi.