Fuji Kureta is an electronic pop duo from Istanbul. The group is comprised of Sahin Kureta (music-programming) and Deniz Ozturk (lyrics-vocals) which have been making music together since late 2008. Fuji Kureta recently released their new 4 track EP, Yetunde, on South Africa based Tree Machine Records and you can hear right from the first … Read more
Artist: Lake Isle Hometown: Greensboro, NC. Record Label: Unsigned Artists With Similar Fire: Sun Kil Moon / Mojave 3 / Calexico Lake Isle takes its name and inspiration from the Yeats’ poem, “The Lake Isle of Innisfree.” We are a ‘band of brothers’, four dedicated musicians who’ve been at it for a while: Mark Dougherty, … Read more
Artist: Koji Hometown: Harrisburg, PA. Record Label: Run For Cover Artists With Similar Fire: Kevin Devine / Matt Pryor / Bright Eyes Andrew Koji Shiraki is an American artist and activist from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He can be seen advocating with organizations such as Resolve and Invisible Children on behalf of child soldiers in Africa and … Read more
Artist: Survival Knife Hometown: Olympia, WA. Artists With Similar Fire: Unwound / Hot Snakes / Drive Like Jehu If you were a big Unwound fan then Survival Knife is a group you have been waiting for. Survival Knife features Justin Trosper (guitar/vocals) and Brandt Sandeno (guitar) from Unwound, as well as Meg Cunningham (bass/vocals) from … Read more
Artist: Deap Vally Hometown: Los Angeles, California Artists With Similar Fire: Yeah Yeah Yeahs / The Dead Weather / Joan Jett Deap Vally are two tough Los Angeles ladies that play a mean blues riff ‘n beat and will be coming your way here in 2013. This intense duo is made up of Lindsey Troy … Read more
Artist: Go Tell The Eskimo Hometown: London, England Artists With Similar Fire: Phoenix / Arcade Fire / DIIV Along with the local support from BBC Radio and Radio 1, Go Tell The Eskimo is catching the attention of audiences across their native UK thanks to their unique brand of electric induced indie rock. The Smoke … Read more
Artist: Cub Scouts Hometown: Brisbane, Queensland (Australia) Artists With Similar Fire: Architecture in Helsinki / The Shins / Los Campesinos! Cub Scouts are an energetic Brisbane based 5-piece that have been crafting their own style of indie pop music over the last year. Their debut single “Evie” landed high rotation on triple j and scored … Read more
Artist: The Babies Hometown: Brooklyn, NYC Artists With Similar Fire: Pixies / Sonny & The Sunsets / Pavement The Babies – Get Lost by WOODSIST After their first full length album on Shrimper Records, a demos EP on New Images, and scores of singles on U.S. and international record labels, The Babies second album Our … Read more
Artist: Elephant Stone Hometown: Montréal, Québec Artists With Similar Fire: The Black Angels / Brian Jonestown Massacre / Teenage Fanclub Montreal’s Elephant Stone was formed in 2009 by sitarist/bassist Rishi Dhir. As one of the most highly sought out sitar players in the psychedelic music scene, he has recorded and toured with the Black Angels, … Read more