I’m liking Club Drive, an unrestrained, straight forward pop band. The track Dangerous, the first release from their debut EP, has some Maroon 5 moments, but it’s cooler and edgier than the latest from Adam Levine.

Having support from BBC Introducing, the London 4 piece just wrapped up performing on the main stage at Fusion Festival where they played alongside The Vamps and Ella Henderson.

The band is influenced by a wide array of artists. Lead vocalist Aaron Trowbridge notes, “In hindsight our parents actually had great taste in music. Everything from The Police, Phil Collins, Toto, Chicago & Prince to the likes of R’n’B, Garage and Pop-punk through our teenage years.

Stream or buy the EP and let me know what you think.
info@clubdriveband.com, William.luff@wilfulpublicity.co.uk, Anthony@wilfulpublicity.co.uk

Did anyone catch a Morningsiders performance? The folk pop quartet had a string of shows the last couple months and just wrapped up a show at Rough Trade in NYC where the played new material.

The New York City based indie act crafts catchy melodic indie folk in the vein of Mumford & Sons. The band which has flown slightly under the radar, which I don’t know why – the 2014 track Empress has 9 million+ Spotify streams. And the’ve been featured on major playlists including Viral Hits, Hanging Out and Relaxing, Totally Stress Free, and Feel Good Indie Rock.

We’ve been sent new music, but it’s not available to the public yet. It’s good, really good.
danielrfriedmanesq@gmail.com

Batya, a 19 year old electro pop artist could be the next big thing. Intrigued by songwriting at an early age, her 15 year old sister bought her guitar who passed away shortly after. Artists’ that write and perform music as a source of therapy always make the best work of art. Timeless and classic songs are created through trials and tribulations.

My personal favorite is What’s My Name. Batya notes, “What’s My Name?” is a song about losing your identity. There was a time in my life where I got lost and wasn’t sure which way to go. During my senior year of high school everybody seemed to know what they wanted to do and where they wanted to go but I didn’t. The answer was actually right in front of me but I was too afraid to see it. I think it had been the first time in my life where I lost sight of who I was and what I wanted. I feel like most of us go through that at one point or another which is what makes this track so relatable. I feel like a 15 year old or an 80 year old can turn it on and just be like “I totally get it.”

The indie songstress is currently working on an album that has a tentative fall release.
batyalozon556@gmail.com, Billy@ei-pr.com

Los Angeles duo B00ty is breaking new ground with their latest church-esque track Holy – sounds a little left of Hozier. They describe themselves as a throwback 1970s primetime Sly And The Family Stone.

How did the song come about? “Edan freestyled the instrumentation while driving, Adam sang over it and 24 hours later, the song was done: an iconic-sounding soul ballad that doesn’t just stop you in your tracks, but glues you there till its four minutes of string swells and soul-searching have come crashing to a climax.” – 10Kislands

The indie act which consists of Edan Freiberger and Adam Epelbaum have a unique story. Edan has pursued every instrument possible, even perfecting the violin whereas Adam grew up with an obsession of films, comedy and screenwriting. The’ve received love from NME which premiered the video, which is cool as the track itself. To sum it up, Booty is cool, hip, and heading towards greatness. bootymuzk@gmail.com, James@somethingaboutus.la

Los Angeles indie act Mood Robot has released the new track Ghost – an electro auto-tuned indie gem.

The band notes, “People get so caught up in what they hate and what they’re afraid of, that they build their own little world where they feel safe… but not genuinely happy. Ghost is about breaking down that little world and living true, in spite of your fears.”

Their last single Drip landed on the top 5 of Spotify’s USA Viral 50 playlist and has clocked 80k+ plays on Spotify. Known for their online leaks, the female fronted electronic trio released the six track collection titled The Story We Tell Ourselves and are currently working on a new EP.
MoodRobotBand@gmail.com