New comer Janessa Evrist impresses with her latest track Fall Apart that comes off her debut EP. Her haunting vocals and melodies puts the Los Angeles based singer songwriter in the top category of indie pop songstresses. She typically gigs around LA and San Fran in a stripped-down acoustic fashion. Check out the video!
janessa.evrist@gmail.com
Up and comer Em Rossi who exploded on the scene with Earthquake is back with the new track Empty Space. With a true knack of songwriting and a-stop-and-listen vocal, Em has done it again. With millions of YouTube views and numerous song placements, it’s only time when the rest of the world hears the soon-to-be 18 year old story teller. Check out the video and watch Em Rossi spill out her sadness.
evan@experiencerecords.com
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!