Indie Artists To Keep An Eye On In 2019

Nanami Ozone

Tiny Engines is coming off such a great year that punk, emo, and post-hardcore fans would be smart to follow everything in the pipeline for the Carolina-based indie label. That means venturing into the desert for Phoenix, Arizona's, Nanami Ozone, a dual-vocalist-wielding rock band whose sophomore album is due in early 2019. They've teased it would a two-song taste of both: "Alone Too" (sung by guitarist Sophie Opich) is equal parts nimble and punchy while "3 Mile Drive" (sung by Opich and guitarist Colson Miller) is 100 percent designed for the open road. Great for road trips and that nostalgic vibe of looking out the window and acting like you're in a movie.

Indie Label Makes One of its Biggest Moves Yet With This Band

Never Loved

Restoring Pop Punk with Never Loved

Along with Dominic Fike, Never Loved comes from the Sunshine State of Florida. We premiered the very catchy debut track back in November, and fortunately, "Dead Inside" won't be the lone song sitting on their Spotify page for long. They've signed to the punk and post-hardcore mainstay Equal Vision Records. It's only a 4 song EP, but feel free to preview their music, clicking here. Produced by Matt Squire, the man behind many of your favorite MySpace era rock hits (and a few pop stars), Never Loved's pop-punk sound is in strong, time-tested hands. 

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Pronoun

One man band, or should I say one woman band goes by Pronoun. We've been psyched about Pronoun for a couple years, and this spring, the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter-producer-label founder Alyse Vellturo is set to release her debut album on Rhyme & Reason Records. There should be an award for how many accomplishments and skills this one woman possesses in the music industry alone. As Pronoun, Vellturo has a knack for flipping heartbreak into sunbeam-lit, charismatic indie pop and the three-track teaser she released last October is really, really strong. Post-breakup anthems in the key of Metric and Tegan and Sara, Pronoun's songcraft would sound right at home on alternative radio or late night talk show stages. 

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SHAED

By the Help of Apple, They're No Longer in the SHAED

Like Houses up above, SHAED is an electro-pop upstart gaining significant hype on alternative radio. Shortly after "Trampoline" appeared in a MacBook Air ad last fall, the chic single broke into Billboard's Alternative Songs chart, where it's since risen to 22. Out on tour, the trio will try to stick on people's minds as much as "Trampoline" and its well-timed, whistled hook.  The trio is more than just friends too, they're actually family....

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