Sniffing out the best new music
A-Wa's 'Hana Mash Hu Al Yaman' is the most interesting song I have featured so far on The Sound Sniffer. This act is formed of three sisters Tair, Liron and Tagel who were born in the communal settlement of Shaharut, situated in the secluded Arava Valley in Southern Israel. Their paternal grandparents are orginally from... Continue Reading →
Bristol is our next port of call for a pensive piece from experimental electronic act Hallelugenia. This is a more serious, darker composition but it's highly effective in it's construction. The song starts with well pitched groaning opening vocals over some throwback keyboard work. The whole song is then elevated nicely with those clear, almost... Continue Reading →
Once I heard this, I just had to throw it up here. It is very rarely that you stumble across an act who is just starting out that sounds so accomplished. Conversations, remarkably is the first single to be released by Nashville based Blood Root and I'm instantly in love. It all starts slowly with... Continue Reading →
Rarely you come across an instrumental piece that delievers a punch as big as this one does from Bristol's Ishmael Ensemble! I stumbled accross this beauty a couple of days ago and have been keeping it to myself until now. As soon as I heard the initial kicks I was into this, by the time... Continue Reading →
No better way to kick start this site again after a brief vacation than to share an absolute gem from Londoner Nick Tyson AKA 'XOA'. His solo project skirts along the edges of Afro-beat, funk and House music combined and this new release titled 'Way West' is a complete earworm from the outset. I stumbled... Continue Reading →
Funky Disco is never a bad shout no matter what day of the week it is. Melbourne's four piece 'Mildlife' have just released their latest foray into the psych jazz world with the sublime 'How Long Does It Take'. We have featured a few jazz disco style acts on the Sniffer in our opening year... Continue Reading →
Brooding synths litter this debut from new French pop act MOTTRON from the outset. The song plods along purposefly and eerily - the intensity continues throughout and an acidic synth melody drives home it's powerful intentions. The electronic production of this song reminds me slightly of something 'Son of Kick' would have produced a few... Continue Reading →
Italian duo Luca Bergomi and Carlotta Menozzi formed this psych-rock project upon moving to LA back in 2010. I have just stumbled upon them now, god forbid, and what a first impression they've made! 'Makes You Fly' is superb on so many levels. The opening Jazz horns and percussion build this up nicely from the... Continue Reading →
Gold from Sydney based Australian artist Jessica Nitties AKA 'Sparrows' - uplifting stuff to say the least. This was my first tune I've found through The Hype Machine and I'm extremely glad I persevered on my search through the heaps of stuff on that platform. 'Do you wanna Dance' opens with an intriguing, brooding and... Continue Reading →
Completely Lekker Lekker here from Berlin-based Dubliners Ian McDonnell and Dara Smith (Lakker). What type of sorcery is this? 'A Whisper In Your Ear' is the end product, in my opinion, of their decade of working together on their own genre the aptly named - Techno not Techno. Not all will be into this one... Continue Reading →
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