I’ll be honest, I’m not a big fan of indie folk, but I got quickly hooked on the track Some Of Your Songs by David Ost. He’s a singer-songwriter that bounced back and forth between Germany and Scotland, now residing in Hamburg. His goal was to create an original soundtrack for an off-pop riot you won’t be able to get out of your head any time soon. I must say mission accomplished, and pretty darn good for a second single.

Up and coming indie artist Wrenn releases the track Internet Gaming. The 20 year old imagined herself being stuck inside when she wrote the song. Very prophetic, because who would ever thought we all be stuck at home? The Los Angeles based singer-songwriter sounds a bit like some acts from the nineties – Shirley Manson, Courtney Love. Not surprising, she cites Nirvana, Mazzy Star, and Dido as influences. Give it a stream on our Indie Invaders Playlist.

Lee Cole is beginning to make noise with the track I Don’t Wanna Wait in South Africa. The song has cracked the iTunes chart and was added to several stations. Cole first gained attention in his home country with the cover ‘Akanamali’ – which has clocked over 300,000 views YouTube views. Splitting his time between Johannesburg and NY, he directed the music video at the Long Branch Train Station in New Jersey. Cole could be categorized as a post-teen pop artist ala Capaldi, Dean Lewis and James Arthur.

Jotsey delivers a melancholic track titled Heroine. If you’re depressed, you’ll have double depression after getting through the 3:20 second banger. That’s the point of music, it’s supposed to make you feel. Right? If not, then what’s the point. Citing influences such as James Bay, Bon Iver, Ed Sheeran and Lauv – the 22 year old singer-songwriter hails from from Manchester UK, in a small town called Bolton. His debut track Colours garnered support from tastemakers. Give it a listen.

I stumbled on a track I really like by Estherlivia (Esther Ribbstedt Österman). It’s called Limbo and which is taken from her upcoming debut EP. The 22 year old singer-songwriter and producer hails from Sweden. The song was featured on Sounds of Sweden Playlist via Apple Music and Spotify’s GRL PWR. Give it a stream on Indie Invaders Playlist.