Introducing… Mortar and Pestle

Mortar and Pestle are a wonderfully mixed up trio from Oakland, USA and have their debut EP coming out in May. They remind me very much of a deeper more complex Freezepop with some mighty fine chops on the vocals!

The preview track of the upcoming EP is “U.V.” which you can stream below:

 

The EP itself is much more synth-pop led than this more stripped down live version of the track “Fruits” but they rock either way you take them.

Introducing… Kree Woods

Kree Woods is a singer/songwriter from Nashville that has the perfect crossover of all things pop-rock with just enough of a tinge of something different that should pique your interest. Her voice is delicate and plays off well against the dramatic overtones of the music around her. This is the single “Just Go” and he debut album is coming along in April 2013.

Video Vault – Faun

Faun are one of my all time favourite bands that could well hit massive heights this year as their latest album came out Monday and it’s their first signed to a large label. Whilst I’ve watched with dismay at various “fans” shouting about the band selling out, I think it’s ludicrous to even state that an artist would not want to try and spread their music as far as possible. The single is “Diese Kalte Nacht” and I think it’s best we let the frankly awesome music do the talking. The album is to be reviewed next week.

Introducing… Lines in The Sky

Lines in The Sky are a trio from Nashville all aged 20 and under but rocking like they’ve been a complete band for decades. Their delivery and instrument prowess combined with music that sounds familiar but has a lot of complexity underneath is what makes them stand out as a band I’d like to keep an eye for the future. Here’s the music video to “Threads”:

Video Vault – Kim Edwards

We featured Kim Edwards last year with a lovely music video and Kim Edwards returns this week with a beautiful track “Wanderlust”. Kim’s vocals are so beautiful and so very similar to Vanessa Carlton that they could be kindred souls in the piano singer/songwriter ways but Edwards’ has a certain fragility that is just adorable.

This speaks for itself.

Introducing… Marya Stark

With a penchant for bringing in various quirks from different types of genres and meshing them together, Marya Stark has crafted an excellent album The Garden which came out at the very end of last year. With the cute music video “Mosaic Hearts” is one of the more radio friendly tracks on the album and a great place to dive into this fab new artist you’ll be hearing a lot about from Higher Plain Music.

Introducing… Arc & Stones

From Brooklyn, NY we have Arc & Stones – an anthemic alt-rock duo in their 20′s. The music is well crafted and has that certain larger than it should be sound to it that I love. Everything slots together perfectly. Their début EP is out next month and we’ll have a review of it shortly. Until then – here’s “Silence”

Introducing… Metal Mother

Metal Mother is like the tribal nutter Bat For Lashes wishes she would dare herself to be. Metal Mother pushes things more towards the tribal beat of the the music and is coming back with her second album called Ionika soon. This is the song “Shake” from her début album. Colour me a new fan!