Is it the rise of the indie acts? Music is gaining edge again. Italian rock band Måneskin is the hottest thing out today and indie acts like The Technicolors only make the landscape more colorful and thriving. Check out their new track Howl that comes off their album ‘Cinema Sublimina’. You’ll like if you love 90’s Britpop like Oasis.

The Arizona  performed alongside Matt Maeson, The Maine, Turnover, The Wrecks and Psychedelic Furs. The band has garnered support from CLASH, Paste, doNYC, Audiotree, and have found themselves on Spotify playlists “All New Rock” and “Modern Rock”

Don’t overlook Valley Boy and the track Disgusting, especially if you love electropop, art pop, and indie rock. The track easy fits in the ranks of Spotify’s Indie Rock Club.

“Disgusting” is a love story about being embraced for the parts of ourselves that we generally hide from the world. It starts with “I’ll let you in on a secret, One I been keeping since I was five years old I pick my nose, and I eat it I tell you and you still wanna kiss me”.

Lyrically, it’s reminiscent of Twenty One Pilots Blurryface, but more dark and dirty, and yes disgusting.

The duo is made up of best friends James Ghaleb and Ian Meltzer. They draw from their experiences from addiction to attempted suicide which supply fuel to their creative journey. Give it a stream on KOAR’s Indie Invaders Playlist.

Sam Smith signs a publishing deal with Warner Chappell, Tim & Danny Music.  The worldwide publishing agreement covers all future works. It’s a joint venture deal between the two publishers.

Warner Chappell Music CEO Guy Moot says “I’m also quite thrilled about our new business relationship with Tim and Danny, two of my oldest friends in the music industry and incredible entrepreneurs. They have an outstanding track record, including supporting Sam since the beginning, and I know this is the start of a long and successful partnership.”

What comes good come out South Africa?  That would be Cape Town’s Tyler Page. She released the electro pop and synth track ‘Teenage Werewolf’.

It’s reminiscence of the 80s. Think Dua Lipa “Bad Future” era. The track could find a home on Spotify’s Indie Pop Playlist or Apple’s Alt Pop.

Tyler notes, “Teenage Werewolf’ is a crazy weird song and definitely one of my favorites – A type of romance out of a horror movie, the type of love you are willing to kill for. The song aims to transport you into an 80s fantasy horror romance where anything is possible – even falling in love with a werewolf and becoming one.”

Stream the track on KOAR’s Indie Invaders Playlist.

Look of out for 24 year old LA based Noah Elliot and the track Undone. You’ll like if you love pop an r&b. That song could find a home in Spotify Chill Vibes Playlist or Apple’s Heartbreak Pop.

He started releasing singles off the EP, clocking over 250k Spotify listens and praise from Live Nation’s Ones To Watch.

In describing the writing process, the Oregon native says this, “Writing isn’t easy for me. It rarely feels magical. It’s usually very challenging. But I write tons of songs and most of them will never see the light of day.”

Stream the track on KOAR’s Indie Invaders Playlist.