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 […]
Fräulein Luise may not be forever
Signed to Munich-based Superpol Records, Zurich’s indie/chanson quartet Fräulein Luise return after a lengthy period of relative silence with their first full-length album, “Vielleicht nicht für immer”. As the title indicates, their lyrics are all in German – however, the strength of their melodies and their playing should make their music more than palatable well […]
Better get used to Pina Palau!
“You Better Get Used to It” demands Pina Palau, and who are we to disagree! It’s her third album, and it’s available now from Mouthwatering Records. The singer/songwriter from Zurich “loves the incongruous, the contradictory, the petty, the awkward and the ugly found in all of us” and refers to her finely spun indie/folk songs […]
Personne’s attention economy
Newly out on Irascible records and Two Gentlemen records is the first sign of recorded life from Personne, an exciting new outfit formed in a blaze of creativity by three musicians not usually associated with each other. Zurich-based singer and pianist Anna Girsberger was last heard of in these pages when she released a much-admired […]
Two Swiss Acts Join Les Inouïs du Printemps de Bourges 2026
An exceptional year for Switzerland: two Swiss artists have been selected for Les Inouïs du Printemps de Bourges 2026, one of France’s most respected emerging talent platforms. MARIE JAY | 17 APRIL | 15:30 | 22 ESTPower and vulnerability meet in Marie Jay’s music. Her distinctive pop sound plays with conventions only to subtly subvert […]
Swiss Music Export @ m4music
m4music20/21 March 2026Schiffbau and other venuesZurich, Switzerland The official start of spring, March 21: could there be a more appropriate date for a music festival/conference that prides itself on serving up our musical future, now? With a carefully curated range of panel discussions, workshops and presentations, and a bright and spacious foyer with plenty […]
