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Following praised independent releases over the past four years, way too underrated songwriter Naomi Hamilton is ready to show her music to the rest of the world. We spoke with her and also got the exclusive first play of her new music video 'Blue Eyes'.

In the past almost five years since her last studio album the acclaimed American songwriter has been anything but lazy. Instead she returns more determined than ever with her stunning new record 'Remind Me Tomorrow'. NBHAP editor Liv Toerkell talked with Van Etten about past, present and the future obviously.

After seeing Jungle live and interviewing them, NBHAP editor Nora Hiller wondered how the cliches within their lyrics and the experiences behind the songwriting go together.

For a long time, mental health has been a topic that has been consciously ignored wherever you looked in the entertainment industry. Artists are often celebrated for pouring their heart and soul into their work and sharing extremely private matters with their audiences at times. Weirdly enough, seeing the same artists talking about their psychological struggles in public has often been somewhat of a taboo topic whereas stories about drug abuse in all its forms are so common hardly anyone even raises an eyebrow.

New favourites and beloved comebacks - The next twelve months will deliver plenty of musical highlights and we tell you right here what you should be excited about the most. And yes, that also includes a few delayed albums that were already part of our '2018 list' ...

The art form music video is alive and kicking - if you know where to look. That's why we once again asked acclaimed music video directors Schall & Schnabel for their favourite clips from the past months and this is the impressive visual result.

With their debut album The Dog And The Future, Agar Agar have proven to be Paris’ latest electropop sensation. NBHAP editor Louisa met the duo in Berlin to talk about the Parisian music scene and what bands from it you should definitely have on your radar.

In 2016, Mogli aka Selima Taibi and Pedal the World filmmaker Felix Starck embarked on 'Expedition Happiness'. In an interview with NBHAP, Mogli reflects on how life has changed during the last two years since the return from her longest journey up to this day.

Over the years it became a lovely tradition for NBHAP author Stefan to catch up with Berlin-based psychedelic pop outfit Fenster whenever they happen to visit his hometown Leipzig. This year they even played a release show there, supporting their brand new fourth full-length called 'The Room'. It's another great release from this still way too underrated band. Time to give them the attention they deserve.

What are the secret ingredients to putting up an exciting live show? We sat down with Roosevelt to discuss his approaches to performing live as an electronic producer and hear what he says about his contemporaries.