Their name sounds like a fairytale and their music will bewitch you: Ewert and the Two Dragons are four gentlemen from Estonia who can break your heart, sweep up the shards, and glue them together to form something beautiful again. Yes, they’re that good.
Founded in 2009 in Tallinn, the four band members Ewert Sundja, Erki Parnöja, Kristjan Kallas, and Ivo Etti released their first album in that same year already. While “The Hills Behind the Hills” was recorded in …
We don‘t actually know whether or not multi-instrumentalist Jerome Alexander has yet reached out to any bears with his musical message, but he definitely has some human listeners hanging on his every word. His fine-grained guitar picking usually transforms into dreamy, expansive compositions that take you away to rich green meadows with sparkling pearls of dew topping them.
Spain meets England meets Sweden meets Berlin: Pablo Decoder are a multi cultured electro-pop duo from all over Europe. Singer, songwriter, guitarist and programmer Pablo was born in Spain and now lives in London and Berlin where he met backing vocalist and synth player Lotta Fahlén from Sweden. The two of them make quirky and happy electronic pop songs with loads of analogue instruments and feelings.
“We are hopelessly hopeful.” Charity Children Berlin are two lovers from New Zealand, who send their melodies flying through the streets of Berlin. Elliot and Chloe fell in love making music together, and they have been a couple ever since. They only play outdoors, on street corners of the city, equipped with small instruments like ukulele, drums, harmonica and accordion. Some of their lyrics are based on 17th century folk songs, others find their inspiration in ancient Maori love …
Emil Svanängen aka Loney, Dear is a one-man orchestra. From guitar and vocals to percussion and piano, Emil plays and loops all kinds of instruments to create his rich, orchestral sound. His first four albums where recorded in his parents‘ basement in Jönköping, Sweden and self-released on CD-Rs. Since he signed with Sub Pop Records in 2006 Emil released three more albums, the latest being 2011‘s “Hall Music”.
It may sound like one of these well-known singer-songwriter myths: A girl aged 19, finding herself adrift and unsure of what to do with her life, grabs a guitar and teaches herself to play and write songs. Only a few years later, Rosi Golan turns out to be one of the most promising artists in this genre. Especially since her collaboration with William Fitzsimmons people enthuse about her haunting voice and tremendous talent. Their song “Hazy” proves that a …
It‘s not often that we at Berlin Sessions meet someone who has already performed for an actual princess. But here we are, standing in the staircase in front of The Apartment in Schöneberg, listening to some intense folk songs played by charming band Tula, and royalty is really quite close. When Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden last visited Berlin it was right here at The Apartment that she saw the exact same band perform the exact same song for …
Marti Sarbit has one of the most particular voices we‘ve ever heard. Therefore we figured that a session with her band Imaginary Cities wouldn‘t need a fancy location to turn into something exceptional. The buzzing streets of Berlin-Friedrichshain were the perfect fit for Imaginary Cities‘ unpretentious yet sweeping folk-pop. And Factory Girl, the charming coffeehouse where we sat down with Marti and multi-instrumentalist Rusty Matyas just added to the warmth of their songs.
They used to be a couple, now they are best friends and also one of the most stirring bands around. Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack met at High School in Baltimore, Maryland. Together with two other friends they formed Wye Oak, the band name being a reference to the big white oak that used to be Maryland‘s honorary state tree. When the other two band members left Wye Oak, Andy – who used to merely play the drums – …
Hamburg meets Berlin: Not only did Herrenmagazin play a session for us, they also released their first album “Atzelgift” on Berlin record label Motor Music. The band consists of Deniz Jaspersen on vocals and guitar, Torben “König Wilhelmsburg” on guitar, Paul Konopacka on bass and Rasmus Engler on drums. To be honest, König and Paul haven’t actually been in the band from day one, but they fit just right in. In this band everything comes naturally – the music …
We don‘t actually know whether or not multi-instrumentalist Jerome Alexander has yet reached out to any bears with his musical message, but he definitely has some human listeners hanging on his every word. His fine-grained guitar picking usually transforms into dreamy, expansive compositions that take you away to rich green meadows with sparkling pearls of dew topping them.
Spain meets England meets Sweden meets Berlin: Pablo Decoder are a multi cultured electro-pop duo from all over Europe. Singer, songwriter, guitarist and programmer Pablo was born in Spain and now lives in London and Berlin where he met backing vocalist and synth player Lotta Fahlén from Sweden. The two of them make quirky and happy electronic pop songs with loads of analogue instruments and feelings.
“We are hopelessly hopeful.” Charity Children Berlin are two lovers from New Zealand, who send their melodies flying through the streets of Berlin. Elliot and Chloe fell in love making music together, and they have been a couple ever since. They only play outdoors, on street corners of the city, equipped with small instruments like ukulele, drums, harmonica and accordion. Some of their lyrics are based on 17th century folk songs, others find their inspiration in ancient Maori love …
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The Miserable Rich dropped their third album, “Miss You In The Days”, on November 4. The group describes their …
