Watch out for ZØYA and the track Let Me Go. You’ll love if you life 80’s synth-pop.

“Yes, it’s my favorite decade! I wanted to bring back the ’80s nostalgia to my sound and visuals for this particular heartbreak song” says ZØYA

Zoya Naumchik, was born in Belarus before moving to Ohio and eventually settling in Los Angeles. She grew up listening to jazz, worship and gospel and at 13 recorded a worship music album. Stream the track on KOAR’s Indie Invaders Playlist.

Pom Pom Squad releases Until It Stops. You’ll like if you’re only happy when it rains. She partnered with producer Sarah Tudzin (aka illuminati hotties) in conjunction with the Spotify’s Fresh Finds program and recorded the track at Electric Lady Studios

Pom Pom Squad’s aka Mia Berrin says:

“Until It Stops” is my version of a drinking song. I’m not much of a partier but I’m in my early 20s so whenever I turn down an invite to go out I go through an internal dialogue wondering if I’m missing my youth. Then, when I actually do go out, I get uncomfortable and then I drink too much and put my foot in my mouth and go home with all my makeup under my eyes. At the time I wrote this I was thinking about those super sugary club songs of the 2000s that always seemed to mention dancing and death in the same line — there is this strange morbid connection between partying and mortality.

Want something unique? Try Beirut-based Laszlo Jones. Check out Save My Soul which you think is a pop tune, a really good one, and then turns down a dark path. I hear the marketeer “dude, it was so good, then all of a sudden, what happened?”

Gilles Jan Petersen aka Laszlo Jones gathered all star rock players around the latest Beyond The Door EP. The EP was mixed by Kane Churko (Ozzy Osbourne, Skillet) and recorded at the Besco Recording in Paris.

The 5 track EP “Beyond the door” features drummer Ralph Salmins (ABBA, Lady Gaga), bassist Michael Buyens (Eric Serra), pianist Michael Arrom (Steve Vai), and guitarist Alex Skolnik from metal act Testament.

He found a home on classic rock stations and garnered support from Rolling Stone Mag, Slam Mag, Orkus Mag, and Yeah. Check out the video here.

What’s new in South Africa? Not much, other than their internet sucks, except, watch out for South African-based Mikhaela Faye and the new upbeat track “I Don’t Want Your Baby”. You’ll love if you like 80s pop, post-punk, and electronica. She’s landed on Spotify’s New Music Friday Africa and Nightrider.

“The song celebrates the autonomy of being a woman and knowing that your choice is your choice and there is beauty in that,” says the 20 something year old singer songwriter. “If you decide that you want to have a child, then that is a deeply considered thing to do and a huge responsibility. But if you don’t want to, that’s also great.”

Give it a stream on KOAR’s Indie Invaders Playlist.

Los Angeles indie rock act Ships Have Sailed released a funky 80’s inspired track Faithless. The song could find a spot on Spotify’s All Out 80’s Playlist. “On the single, Will Carpenter says, “For the most part, I think we’ve all experienced a toxic relationship, and at times we ignore the evidence and lie to ourselves, weaving a story that is much less “.

Ships Have Sailed is made up of Will Carpenter and Art Andranikyan. Check out the video here.