The keen reader will already know that we take pride in championing unique, quirky artistry. In an industry where everything is streamlined and standardised, we love to see lone heroes scrambling the sonic picture for the better. Stefano Ark belongs to that exact category. Blending hip-hop with artsy lyricism and horror-esque cinematic influences, the Manchester-based […]

It wasn’t long ago that Polish singer/songwriter Sonia Stein slipped into our musical sphere like a dream with the release of her single ‘Blooming Season‘. Described by us as a “wonderfully elegant track…incredibly lush and vibrant,” you can imagine our excitement when Sonia unleashed her ‘Blooming Season Part 1’ EP earlier this month.  Deciding it […]

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 […]