Kristin Venae is a Sydney-based singer/songwriter who grew up on a steady diet of Michael Jackson, Prince, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, and her mum’s favourite, the Bee Gees. As a teenager, she was part of a Latin group called Ritmo de Tropical with a friend and the friend’s mom – and was even surprisingly into […]

‘Signal From The Universe’ is a record you should probably listen to. Yes, it’s niche and obscure, but it’s also cathartic and life-changing. Especially because it emerges from a place of deep artistic research – not your usual chart-ready stuff. It’s not easy to let yourself go to the unknown, we know, but sometimes a […]

We are listening to ‘irradiance’ as we write this, and the urge to stop writing and start crying is rather strong. It’s a feeling that carries through the overarching whole album, ‘imagiro’. A collection of improvised piano pieces, the record is simply beautiful, so simple yet so effective. Engulfing the listeners into a turbulent, cathartic […]

Hailing from Los Angeles, Lea Anderson is a singer/songwriter and flautist we had the pleasure of interviewing earlier this year. She’d just released a gentle and evocative single called ‘Heaven Knows’ – a tune we at Mesmerized fell extremely hard for.  More recently, Lea shared a brand new music video for her 2019 track ‘More […]

This is not your typical origin story. Frankly, not everyone is bound to see eye to eye with it. I would urge you to give it a chance, embracing the inspired, newborn artistry of Erick Duran Manard without prejudice. Hailing from the US, Manard is a talented guitarist, singer and songwriter. A series of unfortunate […]

Not all artists are equal. Some manage to dominate popular stylings, finding success in playful formulas and light, catchy pieces. Others might commit to a deeper exploration of musical mediums and artistic languages, breaking cultural barriers and genre limitations in the process. Josephine Assayech belongs to the latter category.  Hailing from St. Gallen in eastern […]

Last year, we uncovered a mysterious and crepuscular tune called ‘Take It Slow’. It came courtesy of a talented Ukraine-based artist called Yarisho and was a track that highly intrigued us.  Then, just last month, a song came across our proverbial desk called ‘Forget’. It was Yarisho! But with a new moniker! Now going by […]

There are a lot of young talents around, but none display the amount of elegance and maturity that Isabelle Perfall does. Calling New York City her home, the American creative is not only a songwriting powerhouse but also a classically trained pianist, boasting a whopping 14 years of experience. That’s pretty remarkable, compared to her […]