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Introducing

Meet interesting newcomers and get to know their sounds and stories.

Quiet Echoes: A Conversation with Eik Octobre on Different Kinds of Silence

The Danish pianist Eik Octobre, born Emil Skovsgaard Christensen, has been navigating the precipice of his sentimentality for several years now, and it is intimately linked to his creations. His pieces are steeped in melancholia but their mellow piano melodies often get them demoted to background music. Anna Stich spoke to the artist about his relationship to emotions and his musical genre.

Neue Deutsche Welle: Cheeky Post-Punk by Gwen Dolyn & Toyboys

Berlin-born singer and songwriter Gwen Dolyn breathes new life into the ragged Neue Deutsche Welle scene. Together with the band Toyboys the artist is about to release her next single "GIRLSCOUT" an unapologetic testament to female desire, that is as cheeky and fun as it is deep and existential. Ahead of the release, we caught up with Gwen Dolyn for this week's Introducing Feature.

Fear of Failing: Inside the Heavy Weights and Lightness of Minoa’s Debut

The Berlin-based singer and songwriter Minoa, aka Ina Klos, just delivered her debut record "Forward, Backward, Start Again" with the confidence of an artist who is records deep into their career. We got to know the singer, her approaches to songwriting, and updated our Introducing Playlist with some of her gems.

Kurz vorm Ende der Welt: Ami Warning on Family Ties and Producing her Mixtape

Just before the End of the World, loosely translates the title of Ami Warning’s new record 'Kurz vorm Ende der Welt'. It is the fourth record of the young Munich-based artist and the first one that she entirely self-produced. Over the course of the pandemic, she crafted songs that are uniquely hers and fuses the various genres that influence her style topped with the coolness of the German lyrics.

Down The Heart Of Tenderness: Spot On The Sincere Chamber Folk Of Sprout

Meg Grooters, aka Sprout, is a buzzing new act on the horizon and just released a stunning self-titled debut EP, which sparkles with delicate sentiments. Discover the wondrous flair of the artist along with a selection of other fine tunes you should know about in a new edition of our 'Introducing' playlist.

Bending and Breaking Time: Sinead O’Brien On Language and Her Debut LP

There is a certain aura of mystery surrounding Sinead O’Brien. The Irish singer and writer might best be described as an artist. She is not just a singer but a poet, not just a poet but a designer, not just a designer but a musician. O'Brien's debut "Time Bend and Break the Bower" veils itself in the cloak of her multi-layered artistry. We caught up with the artist to see what's underneath.

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