Benjamin Amaru Dreaming Forever
Rarely has a debut album from a Swiss artist been more hotly anticipated than that of Zurich-based singer/songwriter Benjamin Amaru. Having independently released no fewer than 80 singles over the past six years, he amassed 30 million streams in 2023 alone. Entitled “i always remember all of my dreams”, the album is available now via […]
Julia Alexa Delivers Bandaids
Out now is “bandaids”, a new EP from 23-year-old Zurich-based singer/songwriter, producer and you-tuber Julia Alexa. Containing no fewer than ten songs, it practically qualifies as the follow up to her debut album “I Want to Live Forever When I Die”, released as recently as November 2023. Having started to take piano lessons aged seven, […]
Esteban Rey Presents His „Journal of a Dream“
Much-travelled Venezuelan singer/songwriter Esteban Rey celebrates the arrival of his new project with the release of a new album. “Bitácora De Un Sueño” – “Journal of a Dream” – is available now. Fifteen years ago, Esteban Reyes arrived in Barcelona and formed his first European band, Chamito Sound. Fusing various influences from all over the […]
Paléo Festival, 23-28 July 2024, Nyon, Switzerland
It has been called “the Glastonbury of Switzerland”, and that’s not far wrong. Six days of live music spread across eight stages in the middle of a surreal city of DIY palazzos, art spaces, countless food and merchandise stalls plus more than fifty bars – and all that within spitting distance of Lake Geneva and […]
Hermanos Gutiérrez Riding into Town on a „Sonido Cósmico“
Out now via Easy Eye Sound is album number six from Hermanos Gutiérrez, “Sonido Cósmico”. Once again produced by Dan “Black Keys” Auerbach, the album has already charted impressively in the UK, USA, Germany, Switzerland and other countries. Born and raised near Zurich to a Swiss father and a mother from Ecuador, Estevan and Aléjandro […]
Paula Dalla Corte Moves Into Fashion
Available now thanks to Universal Music, is the long-awaited debut (mini-) album from “The Voice of Germany” winner Paula Dalla Corte. Entitled “Fashion”, it contains a generous helping of eight big-voiced, exuberant and satisfyingly eclectic indie-pop nuggets. Only just turned eighteen, Paula won the 2020 edition of „The Voice Germany“ with her song „Someone […]
Evelinn Trouble Marking Her Seasons
Entitled “Season Indicators”, Evelinn Trouble’s sixth full-length album is out now on Mouthwatering Records. One of the most courageous and innovative artists in Switzerland, Trouble has once again found a new way of approaching the process of writing and recording songs. Having taken six years to complete her previous album, this time round she decided […]
Yoa Declaring „Nulle“
Out now on Panenka Music is the new EP, her third, from French-Swiss singer/songwriter Yoa. Born in Paris to a Swiss father from the Jura and a mother from Cameroon, she started her artistic career in theatre before releasing her debut EP in 2021. Blessed with a wonderfully flexible voice and a smart line in […]
Nomuel Celebrating „Home“
Out now via Sony Music, “Home” is the second EP from Basel-based quintet Nomuel. Clearly a boy band in the classic sense of a bunch of teenage friends falling into a band together, the youthful ensemble seems to have access to an inexhaustible reservoir of super-catchy pop tunes, some of which they sing in French, […]
Milune Exploring „rabbit holes“
Freshly signed to Sony Music, the 20-year-old singer/songwriter Milune makes her major label debut with a seven-track EP, “rabbit holes”. Citing influences like Billie Eilish, Clairo and Lana del Ray, Milune, despite having only a handful of singles under her belt, has already built up an impressive social media presence, not to mention her list […]
