Hell and Silence EP by Imagine Dragons, 2010
Website: Imagine Dragons Music
Home Base: Las Vegas, NV
Genre: Pop, Rock, Alternative, Indie
Compared To: The Killers, Arcade Fire, Passion Pit, Phoenix, Muse
Influenced By: U2, The Killers, The Beatles, Coldplay, Muse
Bio.: Combining synth-laden rock and infectious dance grooves, Imagine Dragons comes off both anthemic and eccentric. By way of Vegas, the quintet brings the restless energy of “the city that never sleeps” to the masses with its 2010 sophomore EP “Hell and Silence.” A short, yet impressive history includes sharing the stage with indie notables Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Nico Vega and The Envy Corps and opening for mainstream acts such as Blue October, Jet, and Kelly Clarkson.
Read moreGirl Like Me by Katia, 2010
Website: Katia on MySpace
Home Base: New York, NY
Genre: Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Compared To: Alicia Keys, Cyndi Lauper, Bee Gees, Matchbox Twenty, OneRepublic
Influenced By: Annie Lennox, Madonna, Elton John, Eminem, Mozart, Michael Jackson
Bio.: A classically trained pianist who remains one of the youngest vocal soloists ever to perform with the Russian Philharmonic, New York-based singer-songwriter Katia has a pop music style as unique as her background. Songs like her debut single “Girl Like Me” reveal her classical melodicism within a pure pop context, in which her lyrics-about the “day-to-day stuff that girls go through,” she says in typically engaging perfect English-are nailed by her beautiful but insistent singing voice.
Read moreRumor Has It by Show Me The Skyline, 2010
Website: Show Me The Skyline on Facebook
Home Base: New Fairfield, CT
Genre: Pop, Rock, Alternative, Pop Punk
Compared To: Paramore, All Time Low, The Friday Night Boys, Boys Like Girls, We The Kings
Influenced By: The Starting Line, All Time Low, The Maine, The Friday Night Boys, Boys Like Girls
Bio.: At 17, Larzz Principato isn’t afraid to shake things up. He’s a singer/songwriter/guitarist and also founder of Show Me the Skyline a Pop/Rock band hailing from New Fairfield, CT. Larzz says, “I think that my fans identify with my music because most of my songs are about relationships. I write about love, sex, breaking up and eventually being strong enough to try again.”
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