Kicking off May with our newest indie music discoveries!
Spring is well underway, and with summer just on the horizon musicians everywhere are gearing up with new releases. We've been lucky enough to get our hands on some of the best of them! From soaring instrumentals to gritty punk rock, there's always something for everyone at The Ark. Happy listening!
-The Ark of Music Team
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Flute duo Steve Markoff & Patricia Lazzara returned to The Ark's homepage this past winter with their captivating cover of the classic You Raise Me Up, a rendition we found to be a piece of "sonic respite and serenity". Now they're back with [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ACOUSTIC, EASY LISTENING, INSTRUMENTAL, WORLD
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You might already be familiar with the Bongo Boy Rock n Roll TV Series we've been featuring quite a bit over here on The Ark. In case you aren't - now in its tenth season and showing no signs of slowing down, this indie-music-focused program [Click here to open...]
GENRE: VIDEO REVIEWS
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Below, you can read our interview with Joe Stanton of Merit Maker. Check out our full music review of Quarantined, HERE. Q: Great to be speaking with you, Joe! You're based in Philadelphia - what's the music scene like there for punk-based music [Click here to open...]
GENRE: WRITTEN INTERVIEWS
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Longtime readers of The Ark are no strangers to the work of Rian Mac. We last got our hands on his single The Negative Brings Me Down, a track we found to be a "rock-based, pop-tinged, soulful multi-genre exploration". Now Rian is back with another [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ALTERNATIVE, POP, ROCK
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Canadian singer-songwriter Karen Morand comes from a musical family, which set the stage for a long and fruitful career. She's released quite a bit of music over the last decade with her current project Karen Morand & the Bosco Boys, including [Click here to open...]
GENRE: AMERICANA, FOLK, SINGER / SONGWRITER
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If you've been keeping up with our recent dive into Bongo Boy Records' indie music video TV program, you might have gotten a preview of work from prolific and accomplished artist Les Fradkin. Performing over 1500 shows across the length of his [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ROCK, SINGER / SONGWRITER
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Chicago-based artist Defective Monk has fleshed out a brand-new genre he calls "Anger Techno”, which is comprised of a collection of both analog and digital sounds, blended together in a presentation that's unquestionably aggressive. Indeed, the most [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL, METAL, ROCK
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There's never a dull moment when Bongo Boy Records sends us a new compilation album. A label with an eye for talent and an impressive collection of artists, Bongo Boy Records does a phenomenal job of both sourcing and curating exceptional indie [Click here to open...]
CATEGORY: MULTI-GENRE
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Arda & The Stolen Moon is the vessel that showcases the work of singer/songwriter Arda G. Her warm and authentic songwriting style is omnipresent in her previous release, album Minutes Into Years. Now, Arda is gearing up for her next full-length [Click here to open...]
CATEGORY: SINGER / SONGWRITER, POP,
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