Louise Aubrie (self-released), Originally from London, now in NYC.
Louise Aubrie is a London-born, New York-based musician, bringing together indie post-punk roots with rock and pop melodies. Louise first started recording music at the famed Mill Hill Music Complex in north London, and having relocated to New York City, surrounded herself by some of the best musicians to establish her signature sound.  Writing all her own material, Louise's debut album, 'Fingers Crossed...', was released in 2010 to critical acclaim in both the US and the UK, receiving national radio airplay.  This album was Louise's first collaboration with the multi-award winning Boz Boorer, one of the pioneers of the British rockabilly movement, and long term co-writer and musical director for Morrissey.  Mr. Boorer produced and engineered 'Fingers Crossed...' at his studio in Portugal. Louise's highly anticipated follow-up album, 'Time Honoured Alibi', was released in March 2013, and has received outstanding reviews in the music press. Louise has worked with the same successful team on this record, with Mr. Boorer once more at the helm, both as producer and as a co-writer.
Lead single, "Where Are You" GOES FOR ADDS May 13.
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The Belle Sounds (Twinkle Twinkle), from Austin, TX.
The bright folk/pop on The Belle Sounds balances electric and acoustic instruments to surround singer Noelle Hampton with lush arrangements that compliment her passionate vocals. Andre Moran’s subtle, shimmering electric guitar arpeggios set the stage for “Island,” a dreamy celebration of love’s power to keep you safe, even when disaster is looming. Twinkling piano and Hampton’s sinuous, processed harmonies support the lilting melody of “Away Away,”(which is also the lead single) a contrast to a vocal ripe with the mellow longing of a broken heart. Charlie Faye and Will Sexton add harmonies to “The Starry Eyed,” a ballad that salutes the dreamers and artists of the world. “Bourbon on Your Lips” is an uplifting pop tune with a serious message about the tension between love and anger in a relationship. Moran’s playful, chiming guitar and Hutchings’ propulsive drumming balance Hampton’s ardent vocal. (“Bourbon” will be featured on the soundtrack of Dark Skies, the Kerri Russell film directed by Scott Stewart.) The delicious tension between Hampton’s soulful, simmering vocals and the band’s uplifting arrangements makes The Belle Sounds is a perfect album for solitary late-night reveries, or playing at top volume on a long cross country drive, a collection that proudly wears its heart on its sleeve.
Lead single, "Away Away" GOES FOR ADDS May 6-7.




Natalie Gelman (self-release), originally from NYC, now in California.
“Simply Terrific” 4/4 stars - The New York Post
A modern day troubadour, Natalie performs across the country tirelessly and just released a new album with producers Charlie Midnight (James Brown) and Mark Needham (The Killers) titled Streetlamp Musician after a song she wrote about street performing and watching New York City change over time. Raised in the old West Village, NYC stomping ground of songwriting greats, Natalie Gelman grew up amidst artists and true bohemians. She borrowed a friends guitar at 16 and started writing songs on it immediately and began busking on subway platforms soon afterwards when she grew tired of pretending to be 21 to play clubs in the city. Captivating tourists and straphangers alike in the subway, Natalie stopped even the most hurried commuters in their tracks with her powerful voice. She continues to play what she calls her favorite stage while also performing at the House of Blues, Webster Hall and festivals across the country. Compared to Sheryl Crow, Jewel and Joni Mitchell, Natalie’s music is contemporary and timeless. She writes honest, heartfelt songs - responding to current affairs and revealing parts of her inner self with the world. “Not too much about her, but somehow about me
& everyone in the audience as well.”
Lead single, "Most The While" Goes for ADDS March 19, 2013.
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Hawk and Dove (Big Round), from Brooklyn, NY.
Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, Hawk and Dove is an indie rock band whose calm-before-the-storm sound has been described as the “loudest quiet band you have ever heard” and “the psychedelic country David Bowie never wrote.” On Hawk and Dove’s current album, This Yesterday Will Never End, the band mixes hauntingly beautiful ballads with thunderous stoner grooves to create a psychedelic rock sound that has never been heard before. Truly a journey at 13 songs and over an hour in length, this record invites the listener to explore the middle place where we all reside. Elijah’s lyrics curl around memories shared and imagined as John's angular guitar plays the shards of glass that simultaneously bind and repel us. All the while, the beautiful and surreal orchestral performances of Stephanie, Joan, and AJ envelop the words and shards in punches and strings of vibrant color.
Lead single, "Things We Lost So Far" goes for ADDS April 23, 2013.
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War Poets (self-release), from Minneapolis, MN.
War Poets is a Minneapolis-based band that have FINALLY released their debut album, Dulce et Decorum Est. Some of the best musicians and songwriters in the Midwest came together in a sole purpose to deliver socially pertinent and conscious music as well as an eclectic mix of fun rock songs and serious ballads that listeners will love and appreciate. Two well-known and award-winning producers were selected for this project: Grammy winner Kevin Bowe from Minneapolis and Stephen McKnight from Philadelphia. Seventeen new songs are on this album: 7 ballads and 10 rock songs, and they are presented as such in separate CDs or Internet downloads. Two videos – Close Enough and Will You Be There – were released in August 2012 as pre-promotion for the album. Close Enough is dedicated to the memory of the Stonewall uprisings in NYC from June of 1969.
Lead single, "Close Enough" GOES FOR ADDS on May 13.
You can learn more here.