Closing Out 2021 With Killer Indie Tunes!
We've discovered so many amazing artists over the course of this unorthodox year, and we're glad to have had all this music to get us through! As we send off 2021 with hopes of a brighter new year, we're thankful for everyone who has joined us in supporting all of our artists at The Ark. Thank you from all of us, and happy listening to this year's last Music Discovery Newsletter!
-The Ark of Music Team
(P.S., You can check out our past issues, HERE.)
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Metal artist DaisukE has only one focus - the music. While they choose to keep their true identity hidden so as not to detract from their work, what we do know is that DaisukE spent months writing and recording their debut release, a concept album [Click here to open...]
CATEGORY: METAL
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Born in Brooklyn but currently based in Charlotte, NC, rock artist Matt Alter has been a musician for nearly all of his life. Prior to the pandemic, Alter released his debut album The Bitter Pill (2020), inspired by a difficult divorce. He's now [Click here to open...]
CATEGORY: ALTERNATIVE, CLASSIC ROCK, ROCK
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Chicago based artist The Mietus Touch (aka Joseph Mietus) has been a musician all his life. Starting on the Casio keyboard as a child, Mietus played the trombone in high school and college, and has since found himself involved in a number of rock and [Click here to open...]
GENRE: INDIE, POP,
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When one thinks of the marimba, one almost certainly imagines a very specific type of music - maybe tropical, or perhaps jazz. Classical compositions likely do not come immediately to mind, but that may no longer be the case once you hear the work of [Click here to open...]
GENRE: CLASSICAL, EASY LISTENING, INSTRUMENTAL,
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Performing under the alias Mulveye, Irish-born musician Eamonn Mulvey has spent the last few years gigging in the London area. Mulveye released a debut EP in 2019 with artist Franc Cinelli, and has since turned his attention to his first full-length [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ALTERNATIVE, ELECTRO-POP, SINGER / SONGWRITER
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Last we heard from the truly remarkable flute duo Steve Markoff & Patricia Lazzara, they had just released their highly-anticipated album Romances in Blue, a work that we found to be "a jaw-dropping collection of compositions backed by equally [Click here to open...]
GENRE: INSTRUMENTAL, POP,
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Artist Mynah Marie has led a full and complex life on their journey to professional musicianship. Living as a nomad for over 15 years, Mynah left their hometown at 21 and traveled around the globe, bolstering their music career all the while. [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ALTERNATIVE, ELECTRO-POP, ELECTRONIC,
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Kings of Carlisle (AKA Russell Leedy) is a singer-songwriter and producer of multiple musical genres, including rock, soul, jazz, and others. Leedy has lived and performed in both California and Florida with various projects, and is currently working [Click here to open...]
GENRE: POP,
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We last heard from Queensland-based pop artist Tim Oksanen back in March of this year with the release of his album Aeon, a project that we felt "seems to have a little bit of soul in every line." Now, Oksanen is back this fall with another [Click here to open...]
GENRE: EASY LISTENING, POP,
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We last heard from Australian artist Greg Barnett just a short while back, after we had the distinct pleasure of reviewing his 2020 release The Flat White Album. This year, Greg has released another project that seems to complete a set of musical [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ACOUSTIC, FOLK, SINGER / SONGWRITER
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It almost feels like a tradition here at The Ark to take a long listen through the yearly Bongo Boy Records holiday compilation album. In its sixth edition, this year we're treated to a dynamic collection of Christmas classics and festive originals [Click here to open...]
GENRE: HOLIDAY,
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Originally formed in the year 2000, country-rock outfit Wagon Band has had an exceptionally good run in the Bay Area. Currently comprised of Charlie Galletta (vocals), Steve Hall (rhythm guitar), Lowell Hall (lead guitar), and Steve Hall Sr. (bass), [Click here to open...]
GENRE: COUNTRY, POP, ROCK
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