In the world of music, the word “cover” invokes thoughts of bad singing and a fuzzy webcam. Yuna, a folk popper from Malaysia, changed our minds with her smooth,...

In the world of music, the word “cover” invokes thoughts of bad singing and a fuzzy webcam. Yuna, a folk popper from Malaysia, changed our minds with her smooth,...

Mexico’s Carla Morrison gives the angels a run for their money with “Compartir” (or “to share”), a soft, lilting canción that had us glued to our seats for the entire 4:24. Simplicity is something to covet these days, and the bluesy pop singer does it effortlessly. No scene changes, no autotune,

In the world of music, the word “cover” invokes thoughts of bad singing and a fuzzy webcam. Yuna, a folk popper from Malaysia, changed our minds with her smooth,...

They call their sound “psychedelic cumbia,” and we called them a “freight train at full speed” at SXSW...and it’s all...

In the world of music, the word “cover” invokes thoughts of bad singing and a fuzzy webcam. Yuna, a folk popper from Malaysia, changed our minds with her smooth,...

This Santiago, Chile quintet (Koala Contreras – voice, SubMarcos – piano, SebaBajo – bass, Metraca – drums, DJ Sp@cio –...

Simplicity is something to covet these days, and Mexico’s Carla Morrison does it effortlessly. No autotune and no meat dresses – just pure vocals and a guitar. Such a no-frills approach to music-making comes easy for an artist like Morrison, who has talent to spare. The Arizona–via Baja California,

Mexican songstress, Carla Morrison may sound like an angel and look like a princess in “Una Salida,” but her message is far from that. The bluesy pop beauty wants someone to pack their bags...hint, hint -- salida means exit....

Mexican singer Carla Morrison was always making music -- a shy fan of Ella Fitzgerald, Lola Beltran, and Patsy Cline she gradually learning to conquer her natural stage fright by playing in small venues in her native Tecate. After moving to Phoenix, Arizona to study music she came back home,

Raised in California’s Bay Area, cousins Dun Dun and Rico (now with DJ Leydis behind them) rhyme in Spanish and English and pour a liberal amount of Latin flavor over their sound, but it’s a world away from some corny reggaeton. This is hip hop, albeit with a ’90s-ish accent. The duo has...

A listen to the French-sung “gypsy jazz” of Isabelle Geffroy, better known as “Zaz”, reveals smoky-voiced chanteuse whose fanciful blend of jazz-pop includes plenty of Piaf, French variety, folk, blues, and soul. It also evinces two more things: lots of musical wanderlust and lots of sass. The

Burgeoning Mexican alt-pop star Ximena Sariñana is not easy to explain. Sure, she’s adorable. And her jazzy pop tunes are toe-tappingly infectious. Her voice is childlike yet deep and expressive, her style is fresh and modern, and it all comes together with a bit of oddly old-fashioned charm.

Though AWOLNATION is signed to Red Bull Records, the American group doesn’t just rely on wings. The project, fronted by Aaron Bruno, prefers to “Sail.” Bruno’s gritty vocals drift on a sea of punching electro production fused with a touch of dubstep, floating across genres effortlessly....

Francisca Valenzuela’s star may be on the rise stateside, but the 24-year-old pop rock singer-songwriter has been a fixture in the Chilean music scene since age 13, when her first song played on its airwaves. The uber-talented singer, classically-trained pianist, and published poet/author has

It’s for the best that Jordan Malane, Alex Wall, and Matt Woods, three guys from the Gold Coast of Australia, decided to write sloppy-sweet garage pop songs in 2010. Who knows what kind of trouble they’d be getting themselves into if they hadn’t formed Bleeding Knees Club? The band keeps them off

The one-man Polish band has been weirding up indie music since his self-titled 2008 breakthrough LP. In honor of his first trip to the USA he made a compilation of old and previously unreleased English and Polish tracks. His third album is due out in 2011 and is titled Mała Wulgaria. Bajzel...

With the countless music videos today featuring young women being followed down dark roads by bmx gangs clad in rabbit masks, it’s difficult to separate the talented, innovative artists from the hacks and poseurs. Allow us to help ease this puzzlement with the following statement: Bat For Lashes is

Beldina Malaika is a Kenyan artist living in Sweden, yet she’s coveted by some of the American greats. At just 22, she has opened for Faith Evans and thrown down vocals for Stevie Wonder. More recently, she sang the hook on the Childish Gambino track, “Not Going Back.” Additionally, she tours with

In the world of music, the word “cover” invokes thoughts of bad singing and a fuzzy webcam. Yuna, a folk popper from Malaysia, changed our minds with her smooth,...

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