Bring On the Discoteca Vivace!
Is there a sound that spells “carefree”, “abandon” and “fearless devotion to crazy couture” more joyously than Italo-disco? If so, please let us know! In the meantime, Valentino Vivace will do just fine. More than fine, in fact, as his new album, “Discoteca Vivace”, amply demonstrates. The proud possessor of a surreally tailored and coloured […]
Carol Schuler and Del Fume Finding Closure Through Chaos
Following on from two singles, “Agent Meltdown” and “Anarqueen”, the freshly re-minted duo of singer/actress Carol Schuler and Zurich-based producer Del Fume aka Tobias Tissi is gathering speed with the release of their first EP, “Chaos and Closure”. Schuler, an actress who regularly fronts the hugely popular and surreally long-running German television crime series “Tatort”, […]
Laurel Bloom Finds a Sunny Room
Laurel Bloom announces himself to the world as a solo artist with a five-track EP, “Painting The Sunlight in My Room”. It is out now on Irascible Records. Laurel Bloom, aka Lucas Zibulski, is also the drummer of the Basel-based art/folk rock outfit Malummi. Fronted by Larissa Rapold, the band carried off the IndieSuisse award […]
Peacebone Blame the Bird
Rooted firmly in the heavy grooves of stoner rock, Peacebone miraculously continue to discover fresh joys in a style that long since appeared to have lost its mojo. Their latest EP, mysteriously entitled “Blame the Bird” and released at the end of January, offers a remarkably varied selection of muscular and yet subtle rock tracks […]
Pegasus Singing With Twisted Hearts
Pegasus are, without the shadow of a doubt, one of the most successful Swiss pop bands ever. Released in mid-January, “Twisted Hearts Club” (Gadget Records) is their eighth album and has already topped the Swiss charts with its sparkly, streamlined post-Take That sound. And yet, it is by no means clear if this release marks […]
The Human Birds of Aino Salto
“Imagine People as Adolescent Birds” – the title marks this album out as something quite special even before we press “start”. Aino Salto’s second album is available now via Irascible Records. Aino Salto is the solo project of composer and multi-instrumentalist Sonia Loenne. “I was born in France in 1996 and was moved to Leipzig […]
Switzerland Meets Eurosonic
Cheers to a new year – and we all know, what that means: it’s time for another Eurosonic! Which for most of us in the European music industry marks the proper start of a new year. With 320 acts from all over the continent – and the UK – scheduled to appear live at this year’s […]
Barrio Colette for Lunch, Supper and Breakfast
Entitled “Midi, Soir, Matin”, the latest EP from Genevan garage chanson outfit Barrio Colette is out now via Robin Girod’s intrepid Cheptel Records label. Formed in late 2019, Barrio Colette are a Genevan supergroup of sorts, nowadays containing comedian/actress/singer Noémie Griess – she originally conceived BC as a solo project –, Anissa Cadelli (also a […]
Seraina Telli Rocking in Black and White
Seraina Telli’s last album was called “Addicted to Color”. It makes total sense, therefore, to call the follow-up – available now via Cologne-based Metalville Records – “Black’n’White Sessions”! Actually, the title is more than a little misleading. The “Black’n’White Sessions” are in no way less colourful in terms of musical fireworks than the high-octane dose […]
Theylovepiet Feeling “Trapped In Germany”
Fresh from the well-connected Swiss trap/hip-hop label Planet Empire Records comes “Trapped In Germany”, the new album from Theylovepiet. It is his second after “The Pre-intro” in 2021. He has been anything but idle since then, however, building up a strong reputation as an original voice with the release of well over two dozen singles. […]
