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New Music Critique: Bei Bei
Contact: info@beibeizheng.comWeb: beibeizheng.comSeeking: Label, Booking, Sync, ManagementStyle: World Fusion, Chinese instrument, Organic Lo-Fi Electronic Bei Bei is, according to her online bio, “an internationally acclaimed ... -
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New Music Critique: The MIDI World of Freedom
Contact: angelcross826@aol.comWeb: themidiworldoffreedom.bandcamp.com/album/luna-sparksSeeking: Label, Booking, Film/TVStyle: Electronic MIDI Plunderphonics There’s a lot of fun to be had here. The MIDI World of Freedom is, according ... -
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New Music Critique: The Dark Bob
Contact: darkbob@darkbob.comWeb: songsforartistsalbum.com/product/ekphrasis-synesthesia-songs-for-artists-deluxe-double-vinylSeeking: LoveStyle: Eclectic pop/rock Absurdity has rarely sounded this self-aware. There’s a throwback Weird Al spirit to The Dark Bob’s spectacle here, amplified ... -
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New Music Critique: Whitney Fenimore
Contact: jessica@milestonecollective.comWeb: whitneyfenimore.comSeeking: Label, Booking,Style: Indie Singer-Songwriter Raised on Christian music in the Bible Belt and sharpened under the spotlight of season 13 of The ... -
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New Music Critique: Tiki Cowboys
Contact: bluebaronmusic@comcast.netWeb: tikicowboys.bandcamp.com/album/oysterSeeking: DistributionStyle: Americana, Island Country Blues Rock Forget about troubling images of white supremacists marching with tiki torches. The Tiki Cowboys blend island ... -
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New Music Critique: Elly Kace
Contact: ellykacemusic@gmail.comWeb: ellykace.comSeeking: CoverageStyle: Dream-Pop Brooklyn-based dream-pop artist Elly Kace describes herself as a “queer sound healing mystic and indie artist,” which is fair enough. ... -
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New Music Critique: Keyofgigi
Contact: gigi@keyofgigi.comWeb: keyofgigi.comSeeking: Sync PlacementStyle: adult contemporary/alt-country Keyofgigi’s bio is singular: “I make music not content,” and yes, it is evident that her goal isn’t ... -
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New Music Critique: James “JB” Barnes
Contact: dougdeutschpr1956@gmail.comWeb: jbkeepingthebluesalive.comSeeking: Label, BookingStyle: Blues, Soul, Rock Cleveland-born, Jersey-raised blues man James “JB” Barnes is keen to stress that he’s the real deal; a ... -
Top 25 New Music Critiques of 2025
Music Connection offers a variety of ways for unsigned artists to receive recognition for creating exceptional music. Each month, for example, our New Music Critiques ... -
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New Music Critique: Jess Jocoy
Contact: campbell@milestonecollective.com Web: jessjocoy.com Seeking: Label, Booking Style: Country/Folk Nashville’s Jess Jocoy reminds us what country music is meant to feel like—authentic, soulful, and grounded ... -
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New Music Critique: The Legendary Ten Seconds
Contact: legendarytenseconds@gmail.com Web: linktr.ee/legendarytenseconds Seeking: Label Style: Singer-songwriter The Legendary Ten Seconds could very well be Schoolhouse Rock’s eccentric cousin. Their goal, as they say, ... -
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New Music Critique: Dilyara
Contact: campbell@milestonecollective.com Web: voiceofgalaxies.com Seeking: Label, Booking Style: Cinematic, World Music “Dilyara is an extraordinary sonic phenomenon whose vocal range spans an astonishing 5.5 octaves,” ... -
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New Music Critique: JESSE!
Contact: jesse.azriel16@gmail.com Web: Spotify Seeking: Exposure Style: Pop, Rock, Rap, Reggaeton According to his Spotify bio, JESSE! makes “songs about Jesus and a wife I ... -
7.6
New Music Critique: Charlie Kogen
Contact: bob@bradleypublicity.com Web: charliekogenmusic.com Seeking: Film/TV, Booking Style: Indie Rock Having “began writing songs at 13” and already earned National YoungArts honors and Kennedy Center ... -
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New Music Critique: Gianluca Zanna
Contact: zanna@zanna.us Web: YouTube Seeking: Booking, Distribution Style: EDM, Rock, Pop Gianluca Zanna says that he’s known for creating “unforgettable songs with music and lyrics ... -
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New Music Critique: Minaxi
Contact: minaxitheband@gmail.com Web: minaxitheband.com Seeking: Booking, Film/TV Style: Shoegaze, Psychedelic Rock, Hindustani Music Absolutely fascinating. Brooklyn-bazed band Minaxi have taken upon themselves to blend shoegaze ... -
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New Music Critique: Firefly
Contact: iamfarahmitha@gmail.com Web: iamfirefly.com/music Seeking: Management, Agent, Label Style: World Pop According to her bio, Firefly, AKA Farah Mitha, is the founder of Firefly World, ... -
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New Music Critique: Zoee
Contact: zoeeofficial@gmail.com Web: zoeemusic.com Seeking: Film/TV, Label, Management, Booking Style: Country-Pop According to her online bio, Zoee journeyed from Tasmania to Nashville in order to ... -
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New Music Critique: Léah Duque
Contact: leahhuerto@gmail.com Web: instagram.com/leahduqueh Seeking: Streams Style: Pop, R&B On paper, Duque has everything in place to succeed. The production is impeccable, her voice is ... -
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New Music Critique: Austin Spence
Contact: subgenrerecords666@gmail.com Web: austinspence.bandcamp.com/album/sect-of-the-triple-six-demo Seeking: Film/TV, Booking, Label Style: Darkwave/Goth Austin Spence’s “Sect of the Triple Six” unfurls like a fog-drenched darkwave dirge—slow, brooding, cinematic. ...
























