Priya Ragu Celebrates her Tamil Roots
The title is programme: “damnshestamil” is Priya Ragu’s debut album/ mixtape, released on 3 September 2021 by Warner Music UK. In further good Priya news, the Zurich-based singer and songwriter has been confirmed as one of The Great Escape’s prestigious “First Fifty”. As a teaser for the Brighton Spring Festival, she will appear live on […]
Kush K Capture “Your Humming”
Barely eighteen months on from their extraordinary debut, the Zurich-based quintet Kush K are back with an equally mesmerising follow-up album. It is called “Your Humming” and was released on 3 September 2021 by BlauBlau Records. Kush K – the name derived from their principal voice/songwriter Catia Lanfranchi’s pseudonym Kush Khazeela – were just about […]
Odd Beholder Hit the Sunny Bay
Three years after her last album, Daniela Weinmann – aka Odd Beholder – returns with her second full-length long player. “Sunny Bay” was released on 10 September 2021 by Sinnbus Records (publishing by Mouthwatering Records). Odd Beholder is the dream pop project of Zurich-based singer, songwriter and electronica specialist Daniela Weinmann. Whilst her debut proper […]
We Are Ava Tend to Their Inner Garden
After a handful of memorable singles, We Are Ava have at last released their eagerly awaited debut album. It is called “Inner Gardening” and came out on 10 September 2021 via muve Records. Considering it’s just the three of them – Andy (drums), Nicola (keys) and Kim (vox) – they make quite a noise! The […]
Sophie de Quay Ask: Y?
Sophie de Quay are the Geneva-based electro-pop duo of singer/songwriter Sophie Loretan and multi-instrumentalist Simon Jaccard. They have been working together for five years, and “Y” is their second album. It was released by Big Lake Music/Rough Trade on 10 September 2021. The daughter of a member of the Swiss diplomatic service, Sophie Loretan has […]
Pablo Infernal Climb Mount Angeles
Zurich-based quartet Pablo Infernal have managed to land quite a coup with this, their third album! “Mount Angeles” was mixed in Los Angeles by the legendary Chris Lord-Alge (Aerosmith, Muse, Green Day, etc.) and given its final sheen by Bill Skibbe in Jack White’s Third Man Mastering Studio in Detroit. “Mount Angeles” as released on […]
Lea Lu Is Calling You
It would be wrong to describe Lea Lu as a “new voice”. And yet, that is exactly what she is – a new voice. “I Call You” may already be her fourth album. It is, however, the first of a new chapter in her artistic career. “I Call You” was released on 24 September 2021 […]
Who’s there? Hey, it’s Sam Himself!
The mysteriously named Sam Himself is, in fact, a Swiss expatriate singer/songwriter in Brooklyn, New York. After a string of singles that easily reached six-figure numbers of youtube clicks, and the Swiss “Best Talent Award” bestowed on him by SRF, the national Swiss radio and tv station, he is at last ready to release his […]
Catalyst Get a Normal Day Started
8 October 2021 sees the release of rocking duo Catalyst’s debut album. Entitled “A Normal Day” it is release via Radicalis/Membran. Catalyst hail from St Gallen in the East of Switzerland, a town that has emerged in recent years as a veritable hotbed of fine music. Acts like Stahlberger, Panda Lux, Lord Kesseli and the […]
Velvet Two Stripes no Longer Taking that Sugar Honey Iced Tea
Barely two years after their tremendous and fierce return-to-form album “Devil Dance”, the Velvet Two Stripes – the Diggelmann sisters, Sophie and Sara, and their pal, Franca – are back again. Their new album “Sugar Honey Iced Tea” is released on 15 October 2021 via their own label. Guitar, bass, drums, vocals and riffs – […]
