UK based artist Spectre (AKA Stuart Francis) is decidedly prolific, with over twenty releases of various types available on his SoundCloud page from the last two years. His recent full-length project Aerial Fool (You Know What It's Like) was recorded [Click here to open...]
Music & Reviews
Defective Monk – Ruled x 6 (single)
Chicago-based artist Defective Monk has fleshed out a brand-new genre he calls "Anger Techno”, which is comprised of a collection of both analog and digital sounds, blended together in a presentation that's unquestionably aggressive. Indeed, the most [Click here to open...]
Les Fradkin – Mirror Image
If you've been keeping up with our recent dive into Bongo Boy Records' indie music video TV program, you might have gotten a preview of work from prolific and accomplished artist Les Fradkin. Performing over 1500 shows across the length of his [Click here to open...]
Karen Morand & The Bosco Boys – Never Enough (single)
Canadian singer-songwriter Karen Morand comes from a musical family, which set the stage for a long and fruitful career. She's released quite a bit of music over the last decade with her current project Karen Morand & the Bosco Boys, including [Click here to open...]
Hi Love – Arrows (single)
Formerly known as Kamila Sumner, Chicago-based artist Hi Love is making big waves in the modern R&B and soul world. A lover of music since her youth, Hi Love's sound has been shaped by great artists like Stevie Wonder, James Brown, and Curtis [Click here to open...]
Rian Mac – Overthinking (single)
Longtime readers of The Ark are no strangers to the work of Rian Mac. We last got our hands on his single The Negative Brings Me Down, a track we found to be a "rock-based, pop-tinged, soulful multi-genre exploration". Now Rian is back with another [Click here to open...]
Merit Maker – Interview
Below, you can read our interview with Joe Stanton of Merit Maker. Check out our full music review of Quarantined, HERE. Q: Great to be speaking with you, Joe! You're based in Philadelphia - what's the music scene like there for punk-based music [Click here to open...]
Bongo Boy TV – Season 10 Episode 4
You might already be familiar with the Bongo Boy Rock n Roll TV Series we've been featuring quite a bit over here on The Ark. In case you aren't - now in its tenth season and showing no signs of slowing down, this indie-music-focused program [Click here to open...]