Kings favorite Freedom Fry has been releasing track after track and they just dropped the newest Junkie. The masters of indie pop have garnered over 600k Spotify streams with Awake within weeks of the release and have licensed songs for more than 30 TV spots.

Having shared the stage with a slew of nationals including X Ambassadors, the husband and wife duo had their biggest year yet landing on Spotify’s Best of 2016 Ultimate Indie playlist. Check out the interview with the band here.
jeff@asideworldwide.com

Kings favorite Felicity is back with a new track Pilot With A Fear Of Heights. In the vein of Adele and Duffy, this Australian bred 18 year old has a serious vocal. Her first release Poison garnered 64k SounCloud streams and 400k plays on Spotify while the track Burnt Sugar further solidified the South African as a real contender. Felicity will perform at Rockwood Music Hall in NYC on February 23rd.
brian@bkierulf.com

Do You Remember Me by elusive Australian artist David Zaoui has garnered over million soundcloud streams in a month. He’s influenced by his North African and Western European ancestral background, but it’s hard to dig up anything on the Sydney folk artist. His songs have been charting on Soundcloud under ‘Hot New Releases‘. The lyric video is well crafted, check it out!

Hollow Coves have released their 6 song album stopper Wanderlust. The indie duo based in Brisbane, Australia have been on the up and up with 5 millions streams on Spotify.

It all began when CBS drama series Scorpion featured the song The Woods which reached #1 on Hype Machine and THR’s Top TV Songs Chart. Influenced by Ben Howard and The Paper Kites, Hollow Coves could take their brand of infectious indie folk to the mainstream level. The band will embark on their first Australian headline tour in March.
michael@lighterair.com

Topanga, the Los Angeles synth pop act are off to good start with their much anticipated EP release Midnight Jungle. The indie duo which is made up of Derek Brambles and Eric Johnson, dropped the mid-tempo Shadows and dance-floor track American Promises prior the February 3rd release. You’ll be hearing more from these synth-pop enchanters in the coming months.
thebandtopanga@gmail.com, kerry@planetarygroup.com