Godly
the Ruler

USA

Godly the Ruler (Godwill Oke) is a Nigerian-born, Chicago-raised musician known for defying genres and pushing boundaries. Their music spans hip-hop, alt-indie punk, EDM, and more, embracing unpredictability. They draw from a dramatic and theatrical style, using their wild imagination to express life's urgency across identity and genre. Godly's songs cover love, war, rage, and intense experiences, resonating with those who feel like outcasts and seek liberation.

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OTR

USA

On his debut album Lost at Midnight, OTR offers a mesmerizing introduction to his emotionally potent electronic-pop. Featuring guests as eclectic as Australian electro-indie artist Vancouver Sleep Clinic, Shallou, Au/Ra, Panama, WYNNE and emerging singer/songwriter Saint Sinner, the album abounds in elegantly sculpted beats and unearthly synth tones, along with poignant piano melodies that cut right to the heart. With each track showing OTR’s natural sophistication as an arranger and composer, Lost at Midnight embodies an emotional complexity that’s infinitely spellbinding: at turns melancholy and euphoric, cinematic and intimate, it leaves the listener endlessly in thrall to its delicate grandeur.

 
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Ukiyo

AU

Ukiyo cultivates a dynamic and explosive soundscape, drawing upon distinct hip-hop influences, Soulection-style grooves and chill-pop ─ blending in dizzying synths for good measure. Over the last four years, the artist-producer has released 44 original tracks and remixes, and gained support from such major publications as Nylon, Vice’s NOISEY vertical, PressPlayOK, Indie Shuffle, Clash Music, and Culture Collide, who have praised his many creative endeavors. Prolific artist, songwriter, and producer Pharrell Williams playlisted Ukiyo’s 2016 song “Calling,” on his OTHERtone radio show and playlist, alongside the likes of Maggie Rogers, SZA, and Perfume Genius. The song also landed on Dutch DJ and producer Martin Garrix’s The Martin Garrix Show.

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Will Hyde

AU

will hyde found pop music at his lowest point. Initially discovering electronic production in high school, he was propelled into the music industry with the early success of SŸDE, a house music project formed while he and his best friend were just beginning to try their hand at different sounds, often scouring YouTube to find singers to convey the meaning behind the tracks they had produced. But how do you make music for others when you aren’t even sure of yourself? Feeling disconnected from the releases behind his name, Will attempted to find solace in other artists and came up short, struggling with severe anxiety and sidelined without a real purpose. Two years later and just a few footsteps outside of his teens, Will has finally found a place to be at home with himself. This is ‘with u in mind,’ a diary entry of a person whose greatest inspiration has been trusting the process and finally recognizing themselves in the mirror.