Rolling into summer with top-tier indie music!
We're thrilled to be kicking off this incredible summer with an amazing spread of indie talent! From modern country tunes to relaxing island jams and everything in between, there's something for every summer playlist in our latest batch of artists. Happy listening!
-The Ark of Music Team
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Multi-instrumentalist and up-and-coming artist Todd Barrow is solidifying himself as a force in the country music scene. He's received a PRSA Award of Excellence, an Akademia Award for Best Country Album, and an artist spotlight in Alternative Roots [Click here to open...]
GENRE: COUNTRY,
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Bringing awareness to society's most contentious issues is often a thankless task. You have to be steadfast in your desire to bring about change, and your skin must be extraordinarily thick to prevent those who disagree from dragging you down. This [Click here to open...]
GENRE: HARD ROCK, METAL, ROCK
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We last heard from Key West Chris (AKA Chris Rehm) back in 2019 with his island-influenced Americana work All The Best From Key West. We thoroughly enjoyed that album, a "collection of songs which not only vibrates high, but also earns its place as a [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ACOUSTIC, AMERICANA, SINGER / SONGWRITER
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Wisconsin native Pollux King started developing her musical roots at the age of only four. At eighteen, she moved to LA and studied at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. In the time since her graduation, she's created a self-titled, [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ALTERNATIVE, POP
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The endless fountain of quality musical talent Bongo Boy Records is at it again. This month, they've released another stunner of a compilation album - Homestead Volume Five. This two-disc special contains twenty tracks of the finest Americana music [Click here to open...]
GENRE: AMERICANA,
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Adult-pop songstress Johanna Kuvaja may be based in Finland, but her music has the shine and appeal of an LA artist. A trained music teacher with a five-octave vocal range, Kuvaja is taking the Finnish pop world by storm, receiving a wide number of [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ADULT CONTEMPORARY, POP, SINGER / SONGWRITER
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If you're an avid reader of The Ark, you might be familiar with singer-songwriter Annemarie Picerno's work by way of our many chronicles of Bongo Boy Records artists. A critically acclaimed and award-winning musician, Picerno's music blends country, [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ADULT CONTEMPORARY, ROCK
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The Long Beach, CA-based solo project of Patric Moonie "has the sole intention to have fun". The band named Lawn Mower features sister Claire Moonie on piano, Chad O'Connor on drums, Jon Summers on lead guitar, and Patric Moonie on the rest. Lawn [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ROCK
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We last heard from dynamic alt-rocker Jared Mancuso in January of this year, totally captivated by his early-2000's inspired track Go On. We've been eagerly anticipating his next release, and his new single meets all our expectations (and then some). [Click here to open...]
CATEGORY: ALTERNATIVE, ROCK
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For The Ages is a UK-based duo preparing to release their debut, eight-track album. The group consists of Tim Sturt (drums, guitar, keys), and Alex Beckett (vocals, guitar, keys, bass), but their indie-rock sound is packed with the power and energy [Click here to open...]
CATEGORY: ROCK
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As you might imagine, we at The Ark hear all kinds of music on a daily basis, nearly every hour of every day. It's a very rare occasion that something comes through our inbox that, from the very first measure of the very first song, is truly and [Click here to open...]
CATEGORY: ACOUSTIC, FOLK, INSTRUMENTAL, WORLD
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Fresh from the Bongo Boy Records vault of talent is a track that feels like it walked right out of 1972 (in all the right ways). That kind of sound can only come from a musician who has personally been through it, but Gar Francis has a musical resume [Click here to open...]
CATEGORY: CLASSIC ROCK,
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It's time to indulge your youthful spirit with another impressively curated compilation album from the folks at Bongo Boy Records. This June, they've released a 14-track collection of songs written for children, aptly titled Bongo Boy's Kidz and Katz [Click here to open...]
CATEGORY: SINGER / SONGWRITER
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Texas-based prog-pop-rock group Zen Archer is by no means a newcomer to their genre. The group has been broadcasting their brand of rock 'n roll for over three decades; a long and illustrious career (perhaps best described as "lost only to ZZ Top [Click here to open...]
CATEGORY: CLASSIC ROCK, POP, PROGRESSIVE ROCK, ROCK
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