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 […]
Sivilian Reliving his Growing Pains
Newly signed to Phonag Records, singer/songwriter/visual artist Sivilian celebrates a new perspective on life with the release of a five-track EP, “Growing Up Hurts”. Music has been an essential part of Adrian Graf’s life since he discovered Britney’s “Oops…I did it Again” in a local CD shop. Growing up in a small village in the […]
Velvet Two Stripes Banishing Any Bad Spells
Out now on Phonag Records is “No Spell For Moving Water”, the new album of Velvet Two Stripes. Velvet Two Stripes make no bones about it: they like their rock hard, straight and irresistible. The title of their new album, “No Spell For Moving Water”, makes their attitude clear. Together for fifteen years, sisters Sophie Diggelmann (vox, […]
Gloria Amelia Playing with Time
Having travelled the world and beyond, singer/songwriter Gloria Amelia has poured everything she has learnt on the road into the five songs that make up her new mini-LP. Entitled “Timelapse”, it was released on 21 April 2023 by Phonag Records. Born in Tiny, a small town near Toronto, she returned to Switzerland with her Italian/Swiss […]
Jaël Singing the Praises of “Midlife”
“Midlife” – note: not “midlife crisis!” – is not a subject often encounter in popular music, not to mention chosen as the title of an album. Singer/songwriter Jaël – sometimes Jaël Malli – has done exactly that. Her new solo studio album, her third, is available now via Phonag Records. Jaël can be proud of […]
Rabin Rocks the Blues
Guitarist Félix Rabin’s debut mini album “Pogboy”, released on 25 September, is distributed everywhere via Phonag Records. Born in Britany but living in Neuchâtel, Félix Rabin was raised on his parent’s record collection, classic rock, in other words, from Jimi Hendrix to Pink Floyd. Aged fifteen, pretty much at the same time as the family […]
Bastian Baker goes back to the beginning
“Lucky” was the title of an early single by Bastian Baker – of course it was a hit. Every one of his four albums to date has reached the top three in Switzerland. As if by magic, everything the 27 year old singer-songwriter from Lausanne has touched, has turned to gold. 26 October sees the […]
Annakin explores “The End of Eternity”
27 April sees the release of Annakin’s new album, “The End of Eternity”. It will be available physically in Switzerland via Akin Records/Phonag, and worldwide, digitally. The album was once again produced by Dimitri Tikovoi (The Horrors, Charli XCX, Marianne Faithful, etc.) in his London studio. After the dramatic wide-screen sound of her last album, […]
Bastian Baker with new album and featured live spot at Eurosonic 2016
One of the most convincing and successful musical exports from Switzerland over the last few years has been the young singer/songwriter Bastian Baker from Lausanne. Still only 24 years old, Baker releases his third album „Facing Canyons“ in Switzerland on 6 November 2015 on Phonag Records. Bastian Baker was something of a shooting star when […]
