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Brenton Crozier - Labs Alternative/Alt. Rock, Electronic, Indie Florida, United States Overall Impression: Dripping with both style and a profound sense of creative flair, Brenton Crozier's genre-bending electronica extravaganza "Labs" is a fantastically epic-in-scope piece of indie-infused electronica that combines strong alternative leanings with clearly distinct visionary concepts. With its excellent use of retro-inspired synth elements and prog-like textural explorations, "Labs" invites listeners into its multicolored creative world of intriguing melodic forays and sonic exuberance, serving as an exciting musical expedition that is an absolute joy to get lost in. Strongest Point(s): The sheer amount of diverse sounds on offer is superb. The timbral and tonal variation on display is abundant and ensures listeners have plenty to sink their teeth into. All these wonderfully distinct sounds have been both brilliantly arranged and layere...

VaporLoQ - Tripsychord Rock, Instrumental, Electronic Calgary, Canada Overall Impression: VaporLoQ has released the new Electronica track Tripsychord. Grabbing the listener's attention, Tripsychord starts off strong with an immediate "In your face" attitude. The moderate beat grooves with the style, attack, and sound of an old school Hip Hop drummer. As the melodies begin blossoming upward, time seems to stretch over the tune's foundation. The spaciousness of these melodies adds significant body to the overall sound. While the attitude of the tune is not one to be messed with, Tripsychord avoids overwhelming the listener and instead passes through textures and moods in a controlled manner. These are engaging moments of sonic personality best described as mysterious, witty, and a little trippy. Overall, Tripsychord by VaporLoQ is a killer new Electronica track that finds a balance between the raw and the controlled. Strongest Point(s): Some E...

MIDI MASTA - Bukhoor Hip Hop, Arabic, Electronic Tokyo, Japan Overall Impression: "Bukhoor" is an exotic new release from composer/producer MIDI MASTA. Bubbling middle eastern percussion fuses with ethnic strings and flutes on this track to establish a mysterious and exciting atmosphere, transporting the listener to a desert bazaar. A beautifully evocative melody is passed between instruments, building in intensity and incredibly rich layers of texture, before culminating with a precipitous climax. At a short but sweet 78 seconds, MIDI MASTA's "Bukhoor" is perfect for any music lover wishing to take a brief sonic sojourn into the Arabic world. Strongest Point(s): Outstanding production, excellent mix. Fantastic atmosphere, very transportive. Great instrumentation and a nice arrangement, solid build. Percussion sounds really good. The sound design elements work well early on. Wonderfully haunting melody, nice voicing. I liked the short ...

MOIRASTAR - Thick of It Alternative/Alt. Rock, Electronic, Folk Vancouver, Canada For Fans Of: The White Stripes, Weezer, Muse, Radiohead, The Killers, Nirvana, Coldplay, San Holo, Billie Eilish, Father John Misty, Pixies, Kings of Leon, Cage The Elephant, Kasabian, Arcade Fire, The National, Foals, Vampire Weekend, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Death Cab for Cutie, The Libertines, The Shins, We Are Scientists, Modest Mouse, Foster The People, Alt-J, MGMT, Silversun Pickups, The Flaming Lips, Sufjan Stevens Interested in being a New Music post? Head to your RadioAirplay.com dash and click Free Song Contest under your Special Offers menu on the RadioAirplay.com dashboard! #alternativerock #rock #music #alternative #indierock #rockmusic #s #grunge #indie #hardrock #guitar #punkrock #altrock #rocknroll #punk #metal #rockband #indiemusic #newmusic #band #alternativemusic #livemusic #postpunk #poprock #musician #alternativemetal #vinyl #guitarist #emo #bhfyp

Ponchy - 100 Mile Wilderness Dance/Electronica, Synthwave, Electronic Utah, United States Overall Impression: "100 Mile Wilderness" is the atmospheric new release from composer/producer Ponchy. Sparse, downtempo trap drums provide the backbeat for rich, textured analog synths on this track that also features warm electric bass, which provides an ample harmonic foundation for the ambient, meditative melodic content contained within. Fans of chill electronica definitely need to check out Ponchy's "100 Mile Wilderness", it's the perfect soundtrack for that post-rave comedown. Strongest Point(s): Outstanding production, fantastic mix. Excellent clarity to the drums and percussion, they really cut through. Bass sounds great, and its a very nice line, providing both harmonic and rhythmic structure. Lead voices sit well in the mix. Nice push and pull to the arrangement, gives both tension and release. Overall, a solid, well produced track...

VaporLoQ - Mother Help Me Rock, Instrumental, Electronic Calgary, Canada Overall Impression: Musically immersive and brimming with passion, VaporLoQ's "Mother Help Me" takes listeners on an instrumental voyage through emotionally rich and tonally lush dreamscape - driven by skillful piano and sweet synthetic strings for a rollicking Rock sound with deeply Classical sensibilities! Strongest Point(s): The performative energy on display in "Mother Help Me" is infectiously engaging - wasting no time in locking the listener into the experience with bold sound design and a brilliant sense of forward momentum! The piano work takes center stage, carrying both the underlying rhythmic current and overarching harmonic narrative of "Mother Help Me" with skillful style. Small but significant post production elements further enrich the soundscape with a sense of depth and character - allowing the final moments of the experience to linger...

Kel Music - The Other Side Pop, Electronic, Alternative Pennsylvania, United States For Fans Of: Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Zara Larsson, Ellie Goulding, Dua Lipa, Tove Lo, Cher Lloyd, Halsey, Fka Twigs, Marina, Lorde, WILLOW, Banks, Ariana Grande, Twenty One Pilots, The 1975, MØ, M.I.A., Grimes, Sky Ferreira, Charli XCX, Lana Del Rey, Melanie Martinez, Troye Sivan, Bea Miller, Billie Eilish & Olivia Rodrigo Interested in being a New Music post? Head to your RadioAirplay.com dash and click Free Song Contest under your Special Offers menu on the RadioAirplay.com dashboard! #popmusic #music #pop #s #singer #newmusic #musician #love #singersongwriter #rockmusic #hiphop #songwriter #instamusic #rock #musica #spotify #musicvideo #song #artist #livemusic #smusic #indiemusic #dancemusic #rnb #dance #guitar #rap #musicislife #musicproducer #bhfyp

Robby Riggs - In My Dreams Pop, Electronic, Dance Toronto, Canada Overall Impression: “In My Dreams” is the latest track from artist Robby Riggs and features vocals from Ayla Rodney. The song is fresh, exciting, and bright with lots of rhythm, variation, and flavor. The song has a provocative, upbeat, dance/club vibe. The synthesization and pulses facilitate an anthem like beat and rhythm of the song and fusing it all together is Ayla's strong, rich, deep vocals. Her sexy/pop sound is also rich and powerful in its delivery. I can hear “In My Dreams” pumping in any sort of night club setting! Strongest Point(s): The song’s melody and Ayla Rodney's vocals are what bring this song to life. From a pumping club beat and flowing, up-tempo rhythm, it starts and just doesn’t stop. "In My Dreams" is a song with energy and life! Target Audience Appeal: Fans of pop, club, and electronic dance music. Artist target suggestions: Taylor Dayne, Bishop...

Frisco Blu - Emily Alternative/Alt. Rock, Punk Pop, Electronic Colorado, United States For Fans Of: nothing,nowhere., blink-182, Neck Deep, The Story So Far, The Front Bottoms, Senses Fail, Say Anything, Real Friends, Brand New, Cute Is What We Aim For, Mayday Parade, Front Porch Step, This Wild Life, Dashboard Confessional, Twenty One Pilots, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus,The Used, My Chemical Romance, System of a Down, Owl City, Deadmau5, Hollywood Undead, 3Oh!3, Post Malone, The Beatles, Paramore, & Cascada Interested in being a New Music post? Head to your RadioAirplay.com dash and click Free Song Contest under your Special Offers menu on the RadioAirplay.com dashboard! #poppunk #punk #punkrock #emo #blink #music #rock #alternative #s #greenday #sum #goodcharlotte #metal #band #poprock #pop #mychemicalromance #poppunkmemes #paramore #skatepunk #posthardcore #falloutboy #metalcore #newmusic #tomdelonge #alternativerock #vinyl #markhoppus #indie #bhfyp

Flying Stone - Lonely Night Blues Folk, Electronica, Rock Munich, Germany Overall Impression: Delivering an intimate glimpse of the effects that passion and desire can have upon the lonesome, Flying Stone's Lonely Night Blues makes full use of just fingerpicked guitar, subtle bass, and tastefully restrained vocals to illustrate the protagonist's struggle with longing and isolation - bringing anecdotally relatable lyricism and an all-too-familiar scenario to sonic life. Strongest Point(s): Lonely Night Blues is an impressive piece of music! The guitar work throughout the track is beautifully understated, carrying the bulk of the harmonic development with a practiced poise that's seriously engaging. Flying Stone's vocals are unrefined in a very gripping way, lending a further edge of reality to the sound and granting the lyrics a believable gravity. The lyrical content is accessible to a large portion of the population, standing to connect wi...

Tiana Xiao - Imagine Pop, Electronic, R&B Hong Kong Overall Impression: Tiana Xiao's clarion vocals soar over a three-dimensional bed of crisp hats, bright synth and gently wobbling bass in her original Pop/Future Bass track, Imagine! Encouraging and hopeful, Xiao's aspirational lyrics coalesce with powerful production elements to deliver a passionate Pop crossover, syncing heartfelt vocal deliveries with high-gravity beat drops to make Imagine an unparalleled listening experience! Strongest Point(s): Tiana Xiao's voice is sublime as it floats above the surface of the sound, evoking a celestial presence that's only bolstered by the massive bass wobbles in the song's central moments. Perfectly good as a straight-up Pop track, the inclusion of Future Bass elements drives this sound into another plane of artistry - providing a fully cathartic instrumental counterpoint to the ethereal vocals that carry throughout. All of this in combina...

Epsilon XI - Defiance Dance/Electronica, Industrial, Electronic New Jersey, United States For Fans Of: VNV Nation, Assemblage 23, Colony 5, Neuroticfish, And One, The Cruxshadows, Apoptygma Berzerk, Project Pitchfork, Meshmind.in.a.box, BlutengelDe/Vision, Skinny Puppy, Wolfsheim, Syrian, Covenant, Seabound, Solar Fake, Black Strobe, The Faint, Deadmau5, Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, New Order, Depeche Mode, The Crystal Method, Oro Sólido, Stone Temple Pilots, Combichrist, and Twenty One Pilots Interested in being a New Music post? Head to your RadioAirplay.com dash and click Free Song Contest under your Special Offers menu on the RadioAirplay.com dashboard! #dancemusic #music #housemusic #dj #dance #edm #electronicmusic #techno #deephouse #rave #djlife #party #house #techhouse #newmusic #producer #djs #musicproducer #trance #edmlifestyle #love #technomusic #festival #electronicdancemusic #club #tomorrowland #disco

Frisco Blu - This Year Alternative/Alt. Rock, Electronic CO, United States Overall Impression: Frisco Blu is keeping the Emo Pop soundscape alive and well with his latest EP, Dim and Distant. The third track from this EP, This Year, chronicles an emotionally dark time in Frisco's life through honest, relatable lyricism and relaxed vocals. A sonic bed of acoustic guitar and light bass support the narrative with intimate and lonesome tones, making This Year a solemnly gripping song. Strongest Point(s): Great lyrics! Through and through, you've nailed the ethos of Emo Pop with lyrics that paint a specific picture but carry generally relatable undertones. The vocal delivery is on point, too - perfect for the sound. Great guitar work, nice and simple while fully supporting the song. Love the use of bass as well, just to give more gravity without being too heavy. This is really excellent songwriting for the style! Target Audience Appeal: Those that...

Flakestate - I Was Wrong to Assume Alternative/Alt. Rock, Electronic FL, United States Overall Impression: Flakestate "I Was Wrong to Assume" brings the rich pleasantries to your ear. Poetically narrative "our" story---the world's story---instead us coming together, decisions help divide the human race. Dreaminess staging for the haunting melody takes you on a undetermined journey that is not just black and white. Scenarios are not always so clear. The haziness of the situation won't clear up demands change from all. The blame cannot be on one side or person. Reflection is needed to identify and acknowledge, admit the errors. Flakestate's I Was Wrong to Assume" inspires all individuals to be upstanding citizens. Strongest Point(s): Great effects. Chosen minor key led to more interesting ways to develop the song. Phenomenal chord progressions that kept the listeners' anticipation for what's next. Thin to thick textu...