The Gardener & The Tree Find The „silver lining“
Much-travelled singer/songwriter/rock outfit The Gardener & The Tree return to the fray with a new EP, “silver lining”. Out via Universal Music, the four-track selection introduces a new line-up. Big choruses, big feelings – and one massive big voice, that, in a nutshell, is The Gardener & The Tree. Formed in small Northern Swiss town […]
Nola Kin Causing „Mayhem“
Singer/songwriter Nola Kin won’t forget the last few weeks very soon. First, on 3 May, her second solo EP, “Mayhem”, was released by Orange Peel Records. A few days later, on 8 May, she carried off the prestigious Artist Award at the biggest Swiss music event, the Swiss Music Awards. This particular award is voted […]
Tobias Jensen Says How It Is
After years of quietly beavering away behind the scenes, singer/songwriter Tobias Jensen is ready at last for his own future. Out now on Musikvertrieb AG’s muve recordings is his debut album, entitled “What Needs to Be Said”. The twelve tracks, all carried by beautifully mellifluous melodies and Tobias’s supremely calm and quietly dramatic vocals, somehow […]
LyOsun Has Found a „Room With a View“
Newly released on Soulbeats Records is a new EP from Genevan “electro-mélodique project” LyOsun. Containing five pieces that bring together house beats with musical elements collected during LyOsun’s travels across the world, including an eerie vocal by Kenyan singer Sofiya Nzau and his own jazzy sax interventions. LyOsun is the alter ego of multi-instrumentalist Raphael […]
„A Big Old Fire“ in The Company of Men
Out now via Irascible is “A Big Old Fire”, a new album from Lausanne-based four-piece The Company of Men. Song titles like “These American Chords” or “Mama Cass”, not to mention the album title itself, give a pretty accurate indication of what to expect from the eleven lovingly crafted and elegantly executed tracks on this, […]
Dino Brandão Includes Himself
At long last, Dino Brandão’s debut solo album! Entitled “Self Inclusion”, it was released via Two Gentlemen on 19 April (digital) and 3 May (vinyl, cd). When multi-instrumentalist, producer and singer/songwriter Brandão followed up the successful album “Ich liebe dich” recorded with Sophie Hunger and Faber with an EP that was supposed to be an […]
NNAVY Wants to Get Closer
Entitled “Closer”, the new EP released independently by Lausanne-based R&B singer/songwriter NNAVY stands for far more than just a sexy encounter in a candle-lit room between two consenting adults. In fact, the three songs are the outcome of a songwriting camp organised by Spotify Africa in partnership with COLORSxSTUDIOS in Kenya in order to forge […]
Ocevne Feeling the Energy
Out now via Warner Music France is “Nishati”, the debut album from swiftly rising Genevan R&B star Ocevne (pronounced Océane). “(My style) is R&B, but inspired by many other genres”, the singer recently explained to Elle Suisse magazine. “I’m a very curious person who doesn’t like to get bogged down in any particular genre. The […]
„City Boy“ Edb Hits his Stride
Edb is the somewhat mysterious name of a 21-year old singer/songwriter from Bern, and “City Boy” is his debut EP. It was released in mid-April by Sony Music Entertainment Switzerland. Edb established himself as a teenager in Bern’s vibrant rap scene. “City Boy” marks both a new beginning and the coming of age. Still expressing […]
Flèche Love in Search of the Cure
Entitled “Guérison” (“Cure”), Flèche Love’s second solo album is out now via Horizon. And what an extraordinary piece of work it is! In a previous life, Flèche Love aka Amina Cadelli was the voice of post-Balkan techno crew Kadebostany. More recently, she sang on Rachid Taha’s last album whilst at the same time searching for […]
