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New Artists on the Rise

Every week, we feature independent and emerging artists who are making exciting, innovative music.
World Cafe: Next - Courtney Barnett: Ride The Wave Of This 25 Year Old Australian’s Extraordinary Lyrics

Courtney Barnett is a 25 years old from Melbourne, Australia. She has been self-releasing EPs since 2012 and two have now been made more available in The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas.
Sense Of Place: Toronto - Phedre Another Highly Recommended New Band

We have another World Cafe: Next band from Toronto for our Sense of Place series on that Canadian city. They are the synth-laden oozy outrageousness of Phedre.
Sense of Place: Toronto The Dramatic July Talk Are Our World Cafe: Next

November 18, 2013 - Our World Cafe: Next artist for our Sense of Place visit to Toronto are July Talk, a Toronto-based five piece band, co-led by vocalists Peter Dreimanis and Leah Fay.
World Cafe: Next Powerful New Singer Star Anna With World Cafe Video Debut

November 11, 2013 - Our World Cafe: Next artist for this week, Star Anna, is from Seattle.
World Cafe: Next – Vancouver’s Jay Arner Makes Debut Album DIY Style

November 4,2013 - Vancouver musician Jay Arner has played in all kinds of bands over the years, be they pop, punk or otherwise.
Wild Child October 28, 2013 - Our World Cafe: Next artist for today is Wild Child from Austin, Texas.
Our World Cafe: Next for our Sense of Place week in Detroit is American Mars.

October 21, 2013 - They are Detroit lifers with a sound that goes again the city’s hard rock image. That is not to say that the band’s roots rock doesn’t sometime crank because it does. American Mars has been together since the late 90s. Thomas Trimble is the lead singer. They released their 4th album Chasing Vapor last August. You can download a couple of songs from our World Cafe: Next podcast.
World Cafe: Next – Irish Singer-Songwriter Declan O’Rourke Poised for US Release October 14, 2013 - Declan O’Rourke’s third album Mag Pai Zai is coming out in the States. The Dublin based writer has already garnered praise abroad for his third album
World Cafe: Next Get Lost in The Echo-Laden Folk Of Jesse Woods’ Debut

October 7, 2013 - Here is some music to get lost in for our World Cafe: Next pick for this week. It’s the echo-laden folk of Jesse Woods from Austin, Texas.
World Cafe: Next Brooklyn’s San Fermin

September 30, 2013 - Our World Cafe: Next for this week, San Fermin, is not actually a band. Instead it is the realization of the writing and arranging of Brooklyn based composer, songwriter and arranger Ellis Ludwig-Leone.
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