"It starts with a soft, banjo-led melody but soon the song explodes into a full-fledged rock anthem. Stardust Memories like to shake things up, throwing hints of folk, bluegrass, vintage rock and psychedelia, as well as present-day indie pop into the mix. "- beehy.pe...

The song is featured in the documentary “The Thread & The Wall“, which focuses on the situation of women in the contemporary Egyptian society. In “Hashrab Hashish” (هشرب حشيش), Luka Blue sums up the restrictions of growing up as a girl in the country. And as a remedy to all of that she suggests – marijuana.
In the chorus, she sings: “My gradnma told me girls should wear dresses. My mom told me I shouldn’t play in mud. My aunt that wears a veil told me to sing freely but I’m going to hell, my dad told me nothing… So I’ll do the right thing and smoke hasheesh.” - beehy.pe...

"And the name – Halleluwah?
It’s from one of Sölvi’s favorite song by the psychedelic band CAN called “Halleluwah“. It sums up our music too, coming from different angles of genres, from hip hop to yé-yé singers influences." - beehy.pe...

"With Hval’s versatile, perfectly harmonized voice accompanied by drums, organs and synthesizers, the single promises a record that should excite not only fans of Laurie Anderson or Kate Bush, but simply everyone with a pair of open ears." - beehy.pe...

"Now Ostyn is going solo, and the man seems determined to keep on being as unpredictable as the Belgian weather. Mixing electronics with psychedelic sounds and indie guitars, we’re already wondering what the guy will do next." - beehy.pe...

"This Dutch troubadour based in Hoorn knows how to spoil our ears with his soft psychedelica sound." - beehy.pe...

"Directed by Meji Alabi, the video shows Asa dancing alone in an empty church and telling Satan to, well, go to hell." - beehy.pe...

This young musician lives in Hannover and his output gives me all the things I like about this kind of music. Quiet at first, and then things get louder. Heavy guitars for culminations, some soft electronics in between. Just like in “Growing Demands”, a great example Skeeter’s talents. You might discover that all that you needed was some beautiful instrumental post-rock music as a soundtrack for your day, or for your life. - beehy.pe...

This trio from Utrecht is broadening their sound on the catchy new single, “Tarmac Plains”. Besides hypnotising new wave we are hearing some exotic rhythms and eletronics. A debut album is stil in the makings, but make sure you check their excellent EPs too, including the last years’ “Stillwave“. - beehy.pe...

Gearing up to release their debut album rather sooner than later this year, the British-Polish trio Sister Wood have emerged as a surprisingly refined (indie) pop outfit. But there’s a reason for that. Sisters Rachel and Sarah Wood have been playing together for over 10 years already, and Łukasz Moskal drummed in TV famous folk-pop group Zakopower and performed with the revered singer-songwriter Katarzyna Nosowska.
Formed in London about two years ago, Sister Wood planned to release “Language Barriers” in January this year (is there an inside joke in the title?). But as they sing in “Under Covers”, the first single off the upcoming record, “We hide it in our pocket and we will find it when we want them to know.” - beehy.pe...

Last December, Mariano di Cesare – the frontman of Mi Amigo Invencible – started writing a conceptual album about a modern Principality, inspired by “pseudo princes” from movies: Barry Lindon, Fitzcarraldo, Marie Antoinette. But he didn’t have enough time to finish this idea. Instead, Mariano appealed to daily events and recorded his first six solo songs under the moniker Príncipe Idiota (Idiot Prince). - beehy.pe...

One of the most exciting tracks from “Roja”, the debut album from Guapulo’s finest, La Máquina Camaleön is a lush, slow-simmering track that grows from minimal keys and drums that accompany the imagery of the lyrics to scorching, full blown shouting towards the end – courtesy of Guayaquilean Paola Navarrete. - beehy.pe...

“It’s tiring, it’s tiring. We don’t know what to say. We play what we like as we go. We don’t think it takes to have a certain age or maturity to play one style or another and make our own songs,” Carla Pérez, one of the four members, answered the boring question about their age, laughing. - beehy.pe...

Petite Noir, better known as Yannick Ilunga, is a South African musician pioneering his own sound called “noir-wave”, which sits somewhere between new wave with an African music and mixes electronic sounds with blues-inspired melodies and breathtaking vocals. - beehy.pe...

Jonathan come from Rijeka in west Croatia and they were one of the most-hyped bands of the last year. Reason? Modern, intriguing sound which we can be compared to British indie rock bands such as Editors. With their latest single, “Pictures”, coming from the debut album “Bliss”, they present themselves in little bit different though.
The main influence behind “Pictures” is The National, another very popular band in Croatia. Anyway, Jonathan themselves have become one of our scene’s most promising bands, and we should hear more great things from them soon. For now, you can download “Bliss” from Bandcamp with the “name your price” option. - beehy.pe...

To easily describe the sound achieved in their single “Años Atrás” (Years Ago), electronic dream-pop group Balún coined the term “dreambow”. It makes perfect sense once your ears catch the tropical twist Balún has given to its more familiar dreamlike soundscapes, echoing the well-known “dembow” beat that was popularized in Puerto Rico a couple of decades ago by reggaeton.
The single is a taste of what we can expect from the band’s upcoming album, and also marks the first collaboration with new bandmates Raúl Reymundi (Las Ardillas, Suturee) and Shayna Dunkelman (Peptalk, Xiu Xiu, Glasser). The video, directed by Joel Pérez Irizarry, was shot entirely in Puerto Rico and it makes the concept of a night out on the island seem like a dream adventure. - beehy.pe...