On The Radar: Eagulls, Nick Nikon, Jay Taylor

On The Radar: Eagulls, Nick Nikon, Jay Taylor

If you haven’t figured it out, we kind of like music. We love discovering new stuff and also helping turn others onto what we find. This week we asked the NMS team what’s playing in their headphones that they can’t stop obsessing over and think you should be obsessing over...

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On The Radar: Little Racer

On The Radar: Little Racer

We know you love Tuesdays – if only for the wonderful music we post for you. Today’s we’ve got Brooklyn’s Little Racer, guaranteed to to make it feel like it’s summer time already. Little Racer New wave meets surf-inspired indie rock in Little Racer’s new EP Modern Accent, premiered on VICE’s...

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On The Radar (SXSW 2014): Baby In Vain, Samsaya

On The Radar (SXSW 2014): Baby In Vain, Samsaya

NMS headed down to Austin, Texas last week and amidst the corporate branding and big name performers, we were lucky to stumble upon some awesome new music. Today we’ve got two artists we ran into down South and can’t get enough of: girl-rockers Baby In Vain and Norway’s impossible-not-to-dance-to pop...

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On The Radar: MEGA, Geographer, Ron Pope

On The Radar: MEGA, Geographer, Ron Pope

Want to know what the NMS staff is loving right now? You got it! Here’s 3 top picks from around the NMS office this week: well-crafted dreamscape sounds from New Jersey producer MEGA, catchy yet haunting synth-loaded harmonies by Geographer and singer-songwriter Ron Pope crafts emotion-provoking indie-rock tracks it’s hard...

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On The Radar: GEZAN, The Faint

On The Radar: GEZAN, The Faint

Today we’ve got music from two artists that need to be a part of your collection ASAP: Japanese rockers GEZAN who may just be Japan’s best kept musical secret and we reminisce the early days of Saddle-Creek Records as The Faint debuts a new track from their upcoming album. GEZAN...

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On The Radar: Paris XY, The Wytches, King Dude & Chelsea Wolfe

On The Radar: Paris XY, The Wytches, King Dude & Chelsea Wolfe

Dark electronic duo Paris XY makes you want to dance. UK-based The Wytches rock out after a recent signing. King Dude & Chelsea Wolfe team up for some goth folk sounds.

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On The Radar: Watch Now! Danny Brown, The Megaphonic Thrift, Michael Kiwanuka

Today we’re twisting up new music Tuesdays, and filling up your playlist with three great new music videos we’ve selected that you absolutely must see: Danny Brown gets down with Sampology’s A/V Remix of “DIP”, Norwegian noise-pop goes avant-garde with The Megaphonic Thrift’s latest single and Michael Kiwanuka shows off...

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On The Radar: Kins, Lowell, Carsick Cars

On The Radar: Kins, Lowell, Carsick Cars

Sophisticated melodies laced with muted aggression from UK-based Kins. Get your game-face on with Lowell’s powerful pop. Beijing knows indie rock, proven by China’s Carsick Cars.

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On The Radar: July Talk, Naomi Pilgrim

On The Radar: July Talk, Naomi Pilgrim

This Tuesday, we’re indulging you and your music obsession with two great new artists: Canadian band July Talk and  Barbadian/Swedish singer Naomi Pilgrim. July Talk It’s difficult to come across artists with not only talent but a unique sound in today’s oversaturated music market, the kind of artist that causes...

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2012 AOV Aer Featured SXSW Artist Spotlight

Make no mistake – there’s a reason it’s called ‘Artist On The Verge’. Featured this week in SXSW Music’s Artist Spotlight series is none other than our 2012 AOV Aer! The Austin-based conference had only great words about the AOV alum, highlighting the duo’s success and accomplishments since we last...

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