Although she is only three singles into her career as an independent singer-songwriter, New York/New Jersey based Brazilian-American pop sensation Ashley Delima is quickly emerging as a powerful, socially conscious voice for her generation. The daughter of Brazilian immigrants, her 2018 debut track “Stay in America,” mixed by Mark Needham (The Killers, Imagine Dragons) was a deep grooving anthem/shout out of support to those struggling to stay in the U.S. at a time when DACA

Rarely has new age music fused as powerfully with true shamanism as powerfully and epically as it has with veteran composer, orchestrator, conductor and synthesis Grayhawk’s fascinating, multi-faceted Shamanic Trilogy. For those needing a spiritual foundation to understand his incredible journey, shamanism is an ancient practice that involves a practitioner reaching altered states of consciousness in order to perceive and interact with what they believe to be a spirit world a

As I’ve been immersing in the seemingly endless riches of the three decade-plus Spotted Peccary catalog, I’m enjoying a wild fusion of sonic landscapes and artists whose music the label describes as everything from deep drone and chillout to ambient electronic, Classic Berlin-School, Ethereal Atmospheric and Spacemusic Rock, among other progressive concepts. One of the most compelling artists catching my ear from the 2000s on is composer and electronic music veteran Craig Pad

Long before she won the hearts of millions on American Idol in her early 20s, Kree Harrison was immersed in the musical aesthetic of Nashville, an R&B-infused country singer/songwriter living in, being nurtured by and developing her craft with the multi-talented creatives there. Six years after her triumphant run on the show, the Season 12 runner-up is launching an exciting new phase of her career, signing an exclusive recording and publishing agreement as the flagship artist

Hearing some of the new mystically transcendent dreamscapes coming from artists on the Spotted Peccary Music label, I feel as though I have a lot of catching up to do. For the past 30 years, the Oregon based company – billed as North America’s finest independent record label – has been exploring and pushing the boundaries of ambient electronic soundscapes. The fascinating artists on their roster have found inspired paths towards fusing textures of electronic and acoustic musi

If you like your indie/alt rock served via with a loud and crunchy wall of sound, with dark, offbeat atmospheres, coolly droning, mysterious lead vocals and dreamy female harmonies, Para Lia just might be your ticket. Fascinatingly, all these textures on Para Lia’s debut album are the product of a true one man band, Cotttbus, Germany based multi-instrumentalist Rene Methner, who creates his hypno-blistering vibe by bringing to a fiery boil a whirlwind of voice, guitar, bass,

Matt Shapiro’s burgeoning success as an indie artist is bound to lift the spirits of manic expressives who follow mainstream paths out of duty, obligation or people pleasing but who long to break free and find success being who the artist they were meant to be. One of the fascinating scenes of the Canadian born, NYC based synth pop/rock singer-songwriter’s life finds him at university studying law. He’d get in the car at night and drive around Montreal singing himself hoarse

True to her trademark tantalizing way of inviting us to her door before seducing us full throttle, multi-talented genre-transcendent (pop, R&B, gospel, jazz, dance) singer/songwriter Tiffany Bynoe finds an irresistible way to whet our whistle for her forthcoming full-length Timeless Dance album. Her first double A side release is a six track extravaganza featuring four fresh and unique mixes of the classic O’Jays/Jackie Moore disco era hit “This Time Baby,” capped with infect

Holding court in Charleston, West Virginia since 2013 with their swirling expanse of country, Americana, blues, Western Swing and Appalachian traditions, Blue Yonder is the collective, fun and freewheeling yet heartfelt and musically insightful vision of three veteran musicians with resumes a mile long each. Frontman John Lilly is best known locally for starring in the Hank Williams production, The Lost Show, which has run annually in Charleston for the past 18 years. He is a

Fast emerging troubadour Kevin Daniel ‘s musical story begins with the innocence of a five year old singing Disney songs into a turkey baster turned microphone – but ultimately reveals a blaze of transcendent blues tinged country Americana creativity honed by tragedy (the loss of his mother and stepfather in a plane crash) and creating anthems rich with edgy images of seeking light through the darkness. Produced by Ben Rice (Norah Jones The Candles, Aoife O’Donovan, The Skins

The modern era of music streaming allows veteran jazz artists to create and release recordings in a way unique from any other time. One of the genre’s most essential, critically acclaimed and globally renowned interpreters and performers for the past two decades, 8-time Grammy nominee Tierney Sutton and her longtime ensemble - pianist Christian Jacob, bassists Trey Henry and Kevin Axt and drummer Ray Brinker - define a fresh way forward for jazz concept albums with ScreenPlay

A songwriter and vocal interpreter of uncommon emotional depth and intuitive lyrical insight, L.A. jazz veteran Cathy Segal-Garcia has the uncanny ability of discovering deeper, previously uncharted soul territory in a song no matter the surroundings. I described her 2018 large ensemble album The Jazz Chamber as “freewheeling” and “joyfully schizophrenic.” Her latest, true to its title Dreamsville, is completely opposite in tone and thematic intention, remarkable for its pin