Aino Salto gorgeously exploring fantasies of endings and renewals
Entitled “Feeding the Fantasy”, the multi-facetted composer/singer/drummer Aino Salto aka Sonia Loenne releases her second EP in the space of two months, thus creating a kind of double-sided-Mini-LP. “Feeding the Fantasy” is available now via Irascible. These are the members of the band: Sonia Loenne (vocals), Luzius Schuler (keys), Paul Butscher (flugelhorn), Tabea Kind (double […]
Gigi Malua peering deep into the mind
Out now is “Malua”, a new 5-track EP belatedly celebrating Gigi Malua’s name change – or rather: extension – from Gigi to Gigi Malua. The change was necessary, she felt, in order not to be confused any longer with the countless Gigis that apparently populate trash television. Signed to Universal Music, 25-year-old Gigi Malua began […]
Chien Bleu feels like a dog
Following on from three much acclaimed full-length albums, Genevan rapper Chien Bleu releases a six-track EP entitled “DOG”. Also available now via YouTube is a similarly-titled short documentary. Shot in stylish monochrome, it documents Chien Bleu’s outlook, concerns and inspirations, including tattoos and boxing. In his French-language raps, too, Chien Bleu sticks to gritty and […]
SME at c/o Pop Cologne
15 – 19 April 2026Cologne, Germany Only four (ecologically sound) hours by train from Zurich, Cologne is regularly attended by many music business people from Switzerland, all keen to extend their list of European contacts, exchange ideas and discover exciting new acts. Needless to say that Swiss Music Export once again will be present and […]
Linda Elys flows with the river
Out now via Phonag Records is the hotly anticipated new EP from singer/songwriter Linda Elys. Her second, it is entitled “Backyard by the River” and contains five new and deeply personal songs, all in the folk-flavoured, easy-on-the-year pop style that has made the 24-year-old a firm radio, television and stage favourite in Switzerland. Born and […]
Will we take Mary Middlefield as she is?
Swiftly rising indie-rocker Mary Middlefield who can do loud just as convincingly as quiet, makes another giant step towards world-domination with her latest album, her third. Entitled “Will You Take Me as I Am”, it was recorded between London and Switzerland and contains collaborations with, amongst others, Anna Borkenhagen, Gwen Buord and producer Jim Abbiss […]
Into the dark (and light) with Lone Assembly
Having caused quite a stir, internationally, with a handful of singles, here, at last, comes “Knots & Chains”, the debut album from the Genevan dark wave synth quartet Lone Assembly. Big and bold in sound, the disinterred joys of Goth darkness are laced with a dollop of Joy Division/New Order synth and the odd catchy […]
Andrina Bollinger on a quest to slow everything down
Vocalist extraordinaire, Andrina Bollinger, returns with her second solo album, “Island of Way Back”. Co-produced in part by Mike Lindsay (Tunng, Laura Marling Seamus Fogarty), it’s available now from Mouthwatering Records. Railing with quiet and insistent determination against “a culture obsessed with speed and perfection”, “Island of Way Back” is multi-instrumentalist and composer Bollinger’s call […]
Malummí – silence is not always golden
Basel’s Malummí follow up their Indie Suisse “Album of the Year”, “The Universe is Black” (2023), with a no less impressive nine-track collection, “Damaged by Their Silence”. The album is available now from Mouthwatering Records. Formed in 2018 to perform the songs of Brazil-born Larissa Rapold, Malummí also consist of studio boffin Giovanni Vicari and […]
Sento – Phoenix rising
With “Phoenix” – out now – Zurich’s fast rising producer/songwriter Sento presents his most substantial song collection yet. Starting off in his early twenties during the interminable Covid months, the Swiss-Norwegian studio wizard has been gathering a strong underground following with a handful of much admired (and streamed) singles and EPs. Combining a smooth neo-soul […]
