Fresh on the scene Amanda Frances joins the lonely club and shares her latest single lalalonely. Amanada fits nicely between Benee and Taylor Swift.

Having spent time in Nashville, her lyrical storytelling can be heard in her songs. She’s been nominated multiple times by the International Songwriting Competition.
Amanda tells Canadian Beats: “Lyrics are definitely at the core of my writing. From a super young age, I was obsessed with words and was constantly writing my own poems, lyrics, and songs, and that’s definitely shaped how I write today. My songs almost always start with a lyric. If I’m writing by myself, I’ll often sit down for half an hour or something at a time and just kind of free-flow write what I’m feeling or thinking – it almost feels like a journal entry at the time. Chunks of that usually end up being sections of the song without me even realizing at the time that I was writing the lyrics. ” Give it a stream on KOAR’s Indie Invaders Playlist.

JULIANA. released her first track of the year titled Love Preview. It’s a nice blend of electro-pop and dreamy electro pop. Think Julia Michaels, Zara Larsson and Hailee Steinfeld. The Los Angeles based artist also released the official video for the song that was directed by Alec Griffen and produced by Christina Jobe.
“I couldn’t be more excited to start off 2021 with my new single and video ‘Love Preview’,” shares JULIANA. “It’s a song that’s meant to be lighthearted and positive considering we could all use that extra glimpse of hope in a new year. I have always been someone who writes songs based on my personal experiences, and this one is no different”
Since her debut in September she’s garnered features from Culture Collide, LA Weekly, Celeb Secrets, GroundSounds, Stage Right Secrets, and Sound Vapors.

Oslo’s indie pop artist CELIIN displays her vocal prowess in the new released track Marylin (Undressed). The first version of the song was woven with cinematic samples and loops whereas the new version has a vocal and piano. This is her third and final track from her love letter trilogy. You can check out the video here where she channels Marylin Monroe. Blending alternative with dark pop, CELIIN draws inspiration from BANKS to Lana Del Rey to Nothing But Thieves. Give it a stream.

Check out the track Better by the duo Internet Raised. You’ll like it, if you love different. Inspired from Lorde to Lauve, BBC Radio dubbed them as one of the UK’s hottest Bedroom Indie-Pop duos. The duo says, “The track was written in the early days of lockdown 1.0, we were reflecting on mistakes we’ve made and trying to persuade ourselves we were able to do better when the track was made. It’s been such a difficult time for everyone, particularly people that struggle with mental health issues and we found it crucial to remain positive throughout”. Give it a stream on KOAR’s Indie Invaders Playlist.

Nate Ouellete releases the uptempo track Hold On. Blending a feel good pop and soul, he’s influenced by Drake, Post Malone & Justin Bieber. It all began in his sophomore year when he began writing and connecting with local artists and producers and sharing song ideas. The NJ artist has 3 tracks on Spotify and is nearing 30k monthly listeners. Give it a stream on KOAR’s Indie Invaders Playlist.