A&R Factory

The Montreal-based Ukrainian breakthrough artist CIGARETTE AFTER SCHOOL bridged the gap between Bauhaus and Nirvana with the standout single, YOU CANNOT UNDERSTAND, from their debut EP, NOTHING BUT A GAME. By orchestrating a sub-zero tundra of a sludgy landslide with cold, angular guitars and dense production, backed by deadpan vocals that paradoxically howl, they have unequi...

_whtspce conjured one of the darkest sonic dystopias yet with railgun redline, a seminal entry point into his latest project, Turbo Knife Laser. The Minnesota-based producer released the project on Detroit Underground, bringing his fixation with futuristic design and broken electronics into a cyberpunk vision of hip-hop that feels engineered from malfunctioning circuitry. The...

8udDha bl0od’s talent is resonating on a whole new frequency in their ethereal psychedelic neo-folk single, m00n1!ght3r. Following a prelude that conjures the kind of air you would expect to breathe while participating in an ancient ritual, the Wicker Man’s aural aesthetics continue through the experimental production as it splices spacey synthesisers with acoustic instrument...

Disquieting sci-fi synths open the latest release by French-born, Los Angeles-based alt-rock emissary Supersonia. From there, Carpenter-esque scores, Kraftwerk-echoing synth-pop, post-punk and Krautrock converge, creating friction around the harbingeringly charismatic vocals which deliver the same kind of drama as Peter Murphy. In Glowing Engines, Supersonia offers a cheeky M...

Honkytonk breached the 21st century through Sam Carlson’s tragically relatable latest single, On My Phone (and I Missed It). If the twangy Americana earworm didn’t carry its cheeky quintessential charm, it would probably send everyone who hears it into an existential spiral once they realise how much of life has slipped by as they were staring into the architecture of time-st...