SadMe was formed in Moscow in 2002 by a strong leader, singer and songwriter Masha SadMe. Over the course of their career SadMe evolved from melancholic brit-rock into a sophisticated psychedelic indie/alternative rock...
set and setting: Sau...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“Saudade” is the opening track from St. Petersburg Russia based instrumental rock band SET AND SETTING and their new album “Reflectionless“. The eight-track album released in January of 2017 is now...
Ethers: The Nothing
posted by Stuart Morrison
Ethers is a Russian rock band formed in Krasnodar in 2016. Originally was making dream-pop music at home. Then changed genre to indie rock and released their debut studio album No Karma with minimalistic sounding of...
Tetarise: Addicted
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Tetarise is a Kursk (Russia) experimental entity that is noted as not being chained into one specific genre of music. The artist’s website mentions that the songs cover mostly trance (melodic, progressive,...
Aesthesys: Marea cre...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Aesthesys best describes themselves as a instrumental outfit hailing from Moscow, Russia, performing a mixture of post-rock, ambient, neoclassical and progressive music. The group’s new 2-track EP “Marea”...
Antethic: Sentinel
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Antethic are a Instrumental trio from St. Petersburg, Russia who specialize in their own style of atmospheric instrumental rock music. The latest album, ‘Ghost Shirt Society‘, was released in April of this year,...
Galway: Mria
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today we are featuring the dreampop track “Mria” by Moscow based band GALWAY, a beautifully unfolding effort from their twelve song release “Mria“, released January 1st, 2012. The entire release can...
SCD: holiday (twin)
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Saint Petersburg, Russia based indietronica project SCD (aka Suicide) released the twenty minute effort, Looking for Something to Say, in July 2015 via the non-profit Russian Netlabel, MNMN Records. Its a stunning track to...
Bright Falls: Mr. Th...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Bright Falls is a shoegaze and post-punk band from Uva, Russia who seemingly take their name from the Xbox game and related live-action web series “Alan Wake.” The debut self-titled EP is out now via Free Music...
Inchange: Winter
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Founded in 2013, Inchange is an electronic producer from Vladimir Russia who has several other releases under his belt available through Bandcamp. Winter comes via the release “Found Records”, an inspired track...
Attik Door: Californ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Today’s Dose is by Attik Door a band originally from Chelyabinsk in Russia, now based in San Francisco, this is from their album Never In Agreement. The album, released in February, is the follow up to their first...
Opa!: Russian State ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Opa! unites musicians from different parts of the huge area of the former USSR, who came together in Saint-Petersburg, the multicultural capital of Russia. This band is a product of self-expression via experienced musicians...
Xuman: Blood WonR...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today we’ve got a new track up by Xuman, a Moscow based indie pop band fronted by Alexander Xuman of Orlovo, Russia, including members Ilya Sosnitskiy and David Sagamonyants. We picked out today’s feature ...
Sgt. Penarlaster: Gr...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s Russian-born beats are supplied by Serge (Sergeant Penarlaster) Khurs from Moscow. His innovative and creative music is described as a mix of retrospective sounds, beats and melodies that are “born on...
Ocean Jet: Beat Me
posted by Stuart Morrison
Another single from Russian band Ocean Jet (who we’ve played once before, when we posted Victims in February). They’re based in Saint Petersburg and all their music is available on SoundCloud and BandCamp, so...
Cherry Daikiri: Born
posted by Stuart Morrison
That they’re from From Nizhny Novgorod in Russia (about a five hour drive from Moscow, East down the M7) is about all we know about the band Cherry Daikiri. Except that they released the excellent album Electric...
Cola Koala: My Soul ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Cola Koala is an electronic music project by Russian musician and sound producer Anton Kolesnikov, combining sampling and collaborations with different vocalists. The collaborative project has apparently existed for over...
Sika: Airports and R...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Sika is a European Alternative band from Los Angeles, CA generally compared to Muse, Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Depeche Mode and Queen. Their debut album, Destiny, arrived on 4/17/13. The band formed in 2002 by two professional...
Ocean Jet: Victims
posted by Stuart Morrison
Russia based band Ocean Jet debuted with the single “Distant” in November 2013. “On December 25, 2013 Ocean Jet released an EP called «Echoes», which included four tracks. In 2014 the band began...
Little Magic Shop: P...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Our new favorite three-piece are based out of Samara, Russia and have recently released their recent four-song indietronica EP, “Planet After Light Preasure” on label Xuman Records. Russian to English...
North Station: Clean...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From Ufa in Russia, North Station describe themselves as an Indie funk/rock band. Their Bio reads: “There’s nothing really much to say about the band. We just started out. And I don’t believe that musicians...
Foreign Television: ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
‘Foreign Television’ is a one-man-band from Wales (UK), currently based in Moscow, Russia. All songs are written and recorded by Francis Allen. The project was born in 2011 when Allen, who had previously recorded...
The Quinsy: Colors O...
posted by Stuart Morrison
After the impressive debut “A Violet Day” and the Single “You Know, I’m Sick”, the Russian Post Punks of The Quinsy are back with the new album “Colours of the World”. From St....
Biting Elbows: The S...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Biting Elbows are from Moscow in Russia. This track is from their first EP Dope Fiend Massacre which is a free download from Jamendo. Their first full-length self-titles albumis available from iTunes and...
Messer Chups: Cat Mo...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
St. Petersburg Russia’s exotica phenoms Messer Chups bring us a subtly creepy track right before Halloween, perfect for puttering around the foggy town at night with your trusty undead black cat in the car looking to...
Nice Cliques: No (Th...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Nice Cliques are an emerging Russian indie art rock band, and this is from their debut LP “Populra Art” The project was born out of collaborative musical experiments by Ivan Ilyin and Alexander Kashev [in the]...
Mezzamo: Without You
posted by Stuart Morrison
From the album Aloneluna – a free download from the links below Mezzamo is a new wave / indie pop band from Tver, Russia. Formed in 2006, Mezzamo has to date released a Russian-language album...
On Wave: Double Clic...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From the album Ginger available from Jamendo for free download, or a donation. You can also stream the album using the Jamendo Player below. On Wave are from Selyatino in the Russian Federation. There are a lot of...
IR: The SoCal Sessio...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Mini-Novela Catorce: Episode fourteen receives a Bitter:Sweet slap and enters the world on an electronic wave of bossa nova followed by a live Jazz Bakery performance by sweltering vocalist, Sara Gazarek. Leo from the TLP...