„Sinner — Reimagined“ – Hiroki Grin, Melodiva

„Sinner — Reimagined“ appears as part of the B-side EP Landscapes | Reimagined and marks the first collaboration between the creators of the original (Melodiva) and the Berlin duo Hiroki Grin. Hiroki Grin strip the indie folk material of its songwriter’s garb and transport it into an electronic, atmospheric sphere. The track begins in thin,…

„weird kids write hits (album)“ – Katie Drives

Not a debut, more like a coming-of-age story in chapters: Katie Drives turns ‘not belonging’ into a pop rock statement with a 2000s glimmer and real scratch marks. Between reality check and escape fantasy, she overturns facades – therapy, self-harm, derealisation don’t appear as drama, but as everyday patina. It sounds raw, but never sensationalist:…

‘Late Night’ – Emilie Thorsby

With ‘Late Night,’ Emilie Thorsby delivers an after-hours claim: a tribute to the real work of the indie scene, clearly positioned against generic machine-made music. The night serves not as an escape, but as a workshop – asphalt glare, studio lights, heart rate in sync. Quiet resolutions become collective drive; orientation emerges in the in-between,…

NB – INDIE TOP 20 – 14.Nov.25

NB – INDIE TOP 20 – 14.Nov.25 1 (4) In the 1970s Jackie K2 (3) Starting tomorrow Quantum me3 (1) Closer to You Moon and Aries4 (2) Oh See Me – The Siren VELATINE5 (12) Dead Air Dream Bodies6 (new) 15 Minutes of Fame AC Scott7 (9) Toi DJ Rukhlove8 (15) Créature Ozibut9 (13) Dose…

‘Let It Out!’ – Lemon

With ‘Let It Out!’, Lemon has created a modern, multi-layered track that counters the gravity of ecological and personal transgressions with an almost defiantly cheerful energy, whereby the band does not succumb to banal optimism, but rather musically explores the ambivalence between guilt and the urge to escape. Instead of simplistic messages, they weave a…