Juliette Commagere – Hearts: Ex-lead vocalist of Hello Stranger seems to have branched out on her own and from the sound of it, has really bloomed into her own as a solo artist. Despite drawing influences from Kate Bush and Björk, has established her own musical identity. There isn’t much room for creativity in the female solo artist field, but it would seen that Juliette found that open space and is filling it up quite comfortably.
Fernando Poo – 23 Breakz: This Russian cinematic DJ with a odd stage name seems to be coming along nicely with his new record, Plant an Mptree. The concept involves you buying a track and circuitously Mr. Poo ends up using the money you used to purchase the track to buy a piece of rain forest. Make sense?…no? Well then read this.
– A Few Kind Words: What is this poetic and joyous music emitting from my headphones? You could call it electronic lo-fi or a transcending genre stagecoach, but you really need to sit yourself down for this charming Scottish band, they deserve your attention.