Alt Pop
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Introducing… Naytronix
Funky bass meets early Beck
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C Duncan – Health Review
Mashing up jazzy bossa nova disco rock into something beautiful
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Mesadorm’s new single and upcoming documentary gives me heart for music’s future
Epic music and a roadtrip tour documentary
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Introducing… Xuan
Xuan just wants to have fun
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Introducing… HEZEN
London based singer songwriter HEZEN has an excellent backdrop for her new single ‘Bring your Alibi’. Her dark alt-pop anthem tells a story where the…
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Highasakite – Uranium Heart Review
Norway's finest return with a sweeping merger of sounds
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Mesadorm returns with ‘The Joy It Joins Us Up’
Soulful band return with all the feels still intact
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Knightstown – Disparity Review
Following on from his chilled out electronica debut, Knightstown returns with a new EP containing three tracks that Knightstown describes as an epilogue to his…
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Pi Ja Ma – Nice To Meet U Review
Parisian surfer rock?
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Introducing… Tristan
Belgium has a rising talent
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Polyenso – Year Of The Dog Review
Hybrid indie pop
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C Duncan returns with new art-disco single ahead of third album
Scottish synth genius pops out of his bedroom for a poppier sound
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Sarah Walk returns with powerful new single
Back with a bang - Sarah Walk
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Happy Rhodes – Ectotrophia Review
Dream Pop is a wonderfully cryptic genre as it can mean many things to different people. For Happy Rhodes, Ectotrophia is a fantastic compilation of…
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Introducing… Sea Cycles
Funky dream synths to float away on
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Fenn Is Cool – The Definition Of Cool Review
Jazzy Shoop Shoop Indie Gem Remember when Beck kicked off the low-fi don’t-give-a-crap indie pop album? His influence has been felt far and wide since…
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Perfect Body & Zac White – Split EP Review
Collaborative noise Five-piece shoegaze rock band Perfect Body and noise pop artists Zac White team up for a fantastic idea entitled ‘Split’. The vinyl release (available…
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Video Vault – Cosmo Sheldrake
Cosmo Sheldrake’s music video for his new single “Pilocene” sees him take off and play the track live in a hot air balloon. Following in…
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Elza – Nothing’s Wrong Review
If The Cranberries were Latin and likes bluesy pop Independent self-released alt-pop-rock artist Elza launched her new album “Nothing’s Wrong” last week and it’s a strong…
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Introducing… Peluché
Peluché are a London based trio that calls their music “trip jam”. For me, their new single “Figure Me Out” from their debut album “Unforgettable”…
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Introducing… Soft People
I’ve featured husband and wife duos on Higher Plain Music before but today I’ve discovered the first Husband-husband duo that I want to share with…
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Elsiane and Rich Shapero – Rin, Tongue and Dorner Review
Scoring a novel with your own album and sound Writing a soundtrack for a novel must be quite a challenging experience as you have only…
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Helga Arvesten – I’m Here Review
Carnival Theatrics of the Darker Kind Having released a few separate stand-alone singles last year following her excellent 2016 release “Entering the Ozone”, Helga Arvesten brings…
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Tom Rosenthal – Z-Sides Review
Taking anthems to slumberland Tom Rosenthal has always gone a bit against the grain. His style of indie folk-pop has always been very self-contained to…
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Lydmor – I Told You I’d Tell Them Our Story Review
Turning the Asian dancefloor into indie pop gems Lydmor’s music popped onto my radar when her first single for this album showcased her chilled out…
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Chances – Traveler Review
A fantastic mash-up of indie-pop and corners of the world Alternative Montreal based trio Chances released their debut album “Traveler” earlier this year and it’s…
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Galapaghost – Sootie Review
Ghosts in the frequency Galapaghost’s previous music has usually revolved around a guitar and piano based rock ala Wainright. With his second release of 2018 “Sootie”,…
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Introducing… Ani Glass
It’s not often I get to enjoy Welsh language music that isn’t in the vein of traditional folk music and as a Brit that makes…
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Mitski – Be the Cowboy Review
Mitski rides all genres firmly in the saddle It’s always fantastic when you stumble across an artist whose several albums into their career and has…
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Future Generations – Landscape Review
Retro-future-synth-fusion-party-things Future Generation’s return with their second album and it’s a heady mix of 80’s synth pop and modern day indie pop. “Landscape” is crammed…
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Greg Laswell – Next Time Review
An album of inner conflict turned outwards into torch weilding anthems Following on from the superbly bitter and miserable “Everyone Thinks I Dodged A Bullet”…
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Introducing… Eden Warsaw
I love it when genres mash together and that’s exactly what Toronto based band Eden Warsaw do so well. Their fusion of electronica, rock and…
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Introducing… Elza
Completely independent artist Elza returns from her debut EP Glories, released 4 years ago, with a new alt-pop anthem “Swayed”. The catchy chorus, big drums…
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Introducing… DELIAH
DELIAH is the name for a quartet of producers and musicians from Liverpool and London who have come together create an RnB alt-rock band that…
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Greg Laswell returns with new album of melancholy anthems for the jaded
Greg Laswell’s last album “Everyone Thinks I Dodged A Bullet” was bitter, angry, pointed and a snake recoiled. I loved it as I was similarly…
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Soap&Skin Returns with new single, album and bit of light in doom
Soap&Skin’s music has always been gothic doom wrapped up in some of the most delicate piano and eerie banshee vocals. Returning after a couple of…
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Delhia de France – Moirai Review
Delhia de France’s weird love or warbly synths and atmospheric noises are the trademarks that are smeared all over her debut EP “Moirai”. Each track has…
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Gregory Douglass – Live From The Chapel Review
One of the most talented underground singer/songwriters I’ve come across over the last decade is Gregory Douglass. His vocal gymnastics emphasis heartfelt songs along with…
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Introducing… At Pavillon
Hailing from Vienna, indie pop-rock band At Pavillon mix up chunky guitar riffs with dance floor electronica synths. They remind me of Fenech Soler but…
