A childhood buddy of mine called me from his Wall Street office asking “Have you ever heard of The Catching from NJ? My 10 year old son saw them live and really likes the band”.

After a quick search, I found the 4 piece pop act which wasn’t hard to find. I was hooked after a first listen. The latest single Ready Set Go is straight-up pop rock. The Catching was added to Nick Music and are #1 on YouNow. They have two videos floating around the net directed by Marc Klasfeld (Twenty One Pilots, Katy Perry) and are completely booked with shows this month via High School Nation Tour. From Rumson, NJ arose Charlie Puth — are these boys be next?
brian@rebelintel.com

Since I first came across The Bergamot, a husband / wife indie folk duo, I’ve been addicted ever since. The new remix of the popular track Forget About Tomorrow is their best yet – think Coldplay meets The Black Eyed Peas.

The Brooklyn based indie act is on a 50 state tour that wraps up October 22nd and have been featured in BuzzFeed, The Deli Magazine, and The Music Bit. The dedicated touring act has performed alongside All American Rejects and Young the Giant, while the latest track was remixed by LA based Malachi Mott (The Game & Zedd). Last but not least, The Bergamot’s created The Unity Collective, a project that brings people together during this divisive era. Props!
contact@thebergamot.com

Swedish producer duo Death In The Afternoon has crafted a stuck-in-your-head dream pop track. Think M83 meets MGMT.

Their vague backstory hasn’t stopped the Swedish darlings from heating up the blogosphere. They’ve also had tracks placed in TV series including AWKWARD, Looking & Pretty Little Liars.

Good Enough was released via the Swedish indie label Sommarhjarta. Keep an eye on this electro/pop duo.
contact@ditaband.com, redrik@sommarhjarta.se, liv@mysticsons.com

Naations is blowing it up with Kingdom. The track which landed on Spotify’s Fresh Finds Playlist and New Music Friday has elements of Lorde, Rihanna, and M.I.A.

The Australian duo consisting of Natt Dunn & Nicky Night Time have written for artists including Jess Kent, Alex Winston, and Bearson.

Having quickly made a name for themselves, the dynamic duo just wrapped up performing at Australia’s BIGSOUND festival.
andrew@youngandvicious.com, holler@mucho-bravado.com,

DC’s Young Summer releases her third song Fallout from her latest EP with great results. With a couple of streams, the hook laden synth pop track will get stuck in your head.

The indie songstress beautifully explains the backstory behind Young Summer; “I wanted something that represented the way this music felt to me which is free and untethered. When the summer has just begun and it feels like anything is possible, that freedom is what the name encapsulates to me and of course it has evolved into meaning much more but as whole it is about freedom and being unafraid.

Having just wrapped up a pack show at NYC’s Mercury Lounge, more big news will soon follow.
nancy.lu@fancypr.com, scott@naturenurturemgmt.com