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René Cobar

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Rene Cobar is a writer and musician currently residing in Austin, TX. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in creative writing from New England College in Henniker, NH, Rene set out to pursue his passions and has lived in cities like New York and Las Vegas. After spending two years in an indie rock band, he learned to appreciate the sacrifices groups must make to stay together. Rene loves the marriage of literature and music, from the prose of Oscar Wilde to the guitar riffs of The Darkness, he calls them influences all the same.

Tom Boy delivers an uplifting message in new single "Thunder"

While some artists externalize their emotions towards current world events, others like Toronto’s Tom Boy look inward and inspire with singles like his latest “Thunder”— a new release unapologetic about…

Alejandro Jamal supplements his dreams in new single "Solo Dolo"

Alejandro Jamal sprinkles swagger over his sonic smoothie of R&B and hip-hop called “Solo Dolo”—a track that sedates the senses in the most pleasurable of ways. In the new single,…

Tigerlily gives sound to memories in new single "Lisbon"

New York’s tigerlily delivers in her latest single, “Lisbon,” the midsummer skip of the heart that keeps one warm through the winter: with a tasteful and intricate guitar lead, synth…

Finn Matthews displays a deep feeling in new single "Low Key"

Youth be the future; the future is here, and never is that more evident than when artists like Finn Mathews release such tracks as his latest “Low Key.” Matthews echoes…

Bonelang has fun with urgency in new single "Lacrimosa" [Video]

There is no music genre so undisturbed these days as alternative hip-hop, which is what has kept its sonic habitat so irresistibly dark and exotic, a habitat where groups like…

Ania paints the town vibrant with new single "Poison" [Video]

“Do you believe in rock and roll? Can music save your mortal soul?” a New Rochelle, New York man once said, and there is reason to believe him when one…

Dance Lessons is tasteful in new single "New Job" [Video]

London’s tasteful trio Dance Lessons has a new single titled “New Job” that smacks of beauty and tragedy: the music video for the upbeat indie-pop track is a dance-delight number,…

Melancholy Ray romanticizes a grittier past in new single “New Routine”

Beer-soaked underground bars from New York to London, nights forgot then vividly remembered, all in a more adventuresome age, that is what Melancholy Ray serenades with its new single “New…

Swimming with Bears lights up in new music video for "Do It"

The electric spirit of Austin, Texas is fueled by the artists that call the city home. Swimming with Bears is a group among those artists with a new music video…

VALE is fierce in new pop track "Be Somebody"

Colombia’s VALE injects the exotic rhythms of her native land into the indie-pop she creates for something as exquisite as her latest single “Be Somebody.” VALE’s vocals move with the…

NANCY is infectous in new single "Call Me On Your Telephone"

Combining rhythm and blues, psych music, and funk with a peculiar modern punk look, England’s NANCY is most-fitted to pay tribute to new wave, which is exactly what he does…

Scarlet Pleasure throws summer a lifeline in "SOS" [Video]

Scarlet Pleasure is picking up the slack for the upcoming summer with “SOS,” the type of pop single that fuels any heat-induced fantasies. In between the groovy rhythm and distinctive…

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