Fresh Indie Finds to Take You Through Fall!
We've had quite the fall so far here at The Ark! Tons of amazing new indie artists have graced our pages, including quite a few classical virtuosos alongside an intriguing mix of genres including pop, indie rock, Americana, and others. Enjoy and happy listening!
-The Ark of Music Team
(P.S., You can check out our past issues, HERE.)
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The brainchild of two Danish brothers, Charlie and Daniel Pedersen, Vinyl Floor is a Copenhagen rock band who are preparing for the release of their fourth studio album: Funhouse Mirror. A radical departure from the raw, lo-fi production of their [Click here to open...]
CATEGORY: ROCK, POP
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Sophia Agranovich is a multi-award-winning pianist and one of the preeminent torch-bearers of Romantic-era piano. After emigrating from Ukraine when she was fifteen, she completed 6 years of study at Juilliard, where she went on to teach piano. Franz [Click here to open...]
CATEGORY: CLASSICAL
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In this truly collaborative effort, the talents of Sophia Agranovich (classical piano) and Rupam Sarmah (composer) combine to bring us Peace and Joy - a vibrant reimagining of Mendelssohn and Mozart through the lens of world music. This single was [Click here to open...]
GENRE: CLASSICAL
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Zanilonia is a virtual ensemble and the brainchild of Baltimore’s David Zee. We reviewed their single Bali Ha’i last month, a dark, digitalized reimagining of the song from the film South Pacific. This time we are taking a look at another single from [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ELECTRONIC, ROCK
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Exotic Dimensions is the name given to the world music collective that is the vision of Japanese-born producer, Shumile. Shumile majored in film scoring at the Berklee College of Music and her impressive career has seen her participate in the music [Click here to open...]
GENRE: CLASSICAL, POP
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Duo Sequenza are a pioneering force in modern classical music. Comprised of flutist Debra Silvet and guitarist Paul Bowman, their music is the work of two masters of their respective instruments. They have performed worldwide at the largest classical [Click here to open...]
GENRE: CLASSICAL
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Singer-songwriter Paul Nourigat is a relative newcomer to the world of music but his output has been incredibly prolific - in the last three years, he has released two studio albums and an EP. Nourigat has lived and traveled all over the world and he [Click here to open...]
GENRE: AMERICANA, BLUES, FOLK,
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Greg Loftus has been releasing music ever since his 2008 debut No Taking Prisoners Tonight. He developed his acoustic-driven, country sound while gigging relentlessly in the Massachusetts bar scene. After relocating to Austin in 2011, Loftus found [Click here to open...]
GENRE: COUNTRY
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Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys are an energetic eight-piece group from Boston. They employ an eclectic mix of instruments (viola, mandolin, and accordion - to name a few) to bring their punk songs to life. They have previously been [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ROCK
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In preparation for the release of his debut studio album, Songs From The Spirit Box, MELØ has been dropping songs left, right, and center. We reviewed his track, Black Leather Fantasy, back in March and now we’re going to take a look at another [Click here to open...]
GENRE: POP,
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G Clef Fusion is the solo project of Maryland keyboardist and songwriter, Chuck Moyer. Following on from his synth-heavy Pattern Recognition that we reviewed in August, You Heard Right is his latest release, and EP number four in his Experiments and [Click here to open...]
GENRE: INSTRUMENTAL
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Every once in a while, a classical pianist comes along with the ability to breathe new life and vigor into a field that has been rigorously excavated. Christopher Jessup is one of those pianists. His profound ability has earned recognition from the [Click here to open...]
GENRE: CLASSICAL
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