Watch out for indie pop artist Sofi Gev and the new release Shakedown. You’ll like if you love MGMT and The Head and the Heart. The song could top the list of greatest indie anthems of 2021.
Sofi Gev shares “Life sometimes feels like a sham, as if we are just running in place, trying to avoid getting played. It seems all you can do is stand on the edge and scream into the distance, believing there must be something better. But for now, rage will do.”
Give it a listen on KOAR’s Indie Invaders Playlist.
Look out for Issey Cross and the new track Fun Fair. You’ll like if you love RnB, hip-hop.
It’s the third track that comes off her just released EP Mirrors Don’t Lie out via Cult Behaviour. Issey blends R&B, hip hop and technicolor, and borrows some color from Melanie Martinez.
The 21 year old London based artist has garnered support from BBC Radio 1, DAZED, Wonderland, Notion, The Line of Best Fit. Give the track a stream on KOAR’s Indie Invaders.
The Lil Nas X’ Satan shoes immediately drew public outcry while others called for the rapper to be canceled.
The sneakers are a hybrid of Nike’s Air Max 97s — that has a pentagram pendant and a scripture verse Luke 10:18, that refers to satan’s fall from heaven.
MSCHF, the company behind sneaker said the shoe contained a drop of human blood inside the sole.
All 666 pairs of the modified Nikes, priced at $1,018, sold out. Nike filed the suit, yet Lil Nas X was not named as a defendant.
Look out for the track Love to Cry by Ola Village. A cool indie track that could find itself on a variety of playlists . Ola Village takes cues from Bon Iver, Frank Ocean, Radiohead and Tyler, The Creator. He won the Norway’s new-music competition ‘Urørt’ with previous winners and nominees including girl in red, Pom Poko and Sløtface. Give it a stream on KOAR’s Indie Invaders.
Look out for Stockholm-based artist Amanda Cygnaeus aka CY and the new track Next To Yours. I love it. Think indie-pop mixed with alt 90’s guitars – Phoebe Bridgers and girl in red.
CY shares: “I wrote it after my first real heartbreak, back when me and my ex-girlfriend broke up. I have a tendency to either romanticize the past or worry about the future, so this was a way of reminding myself of what the relationship was really like and the fact that she ditched me. Kind of “how dare you?” but at the same time feeling okay cause you know that you just weren’t right for each other. I had built up those emotions for a while, so the song literally flew out of me.”
Give it a stream on KOAR’s Indie Invaders Playlist.
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