ON YOUR RADAR
FRANCISCO MARTIN Francisco Martin started his career releasing his original renditions of popular songs, but truly made his mark on the 18th season of American Idol in 2020. Self-taught on drums, guitar, piano and several other instruments, Martin reached the Top 5 on the show, launching a successful solo career thereafter. Since then, he has released “Swollen,” which has accumulated more than eight million streams on Spotify. In 2023, Martin transitioned toward an indie-pop/lofi-fi sound, even while exploring themes of love and heartbreak within the singer-songwriter world with “Lily” and “Evil Eye.”
#SINGER-SONGWRITER, #INDIE SIMILAR ARTISTS: JAMES BAY, LOUIS KNIGHT LISTEN: “Swollen,” “Jekyll N Hyde”
DAYDREAMERS
#INDIE-POP, #INDIE-ROCK SIMILAR ARTISTS: Valley, milk., The 1975 LISTEN: “CALL ME UP,” “BEACH HOUSE”
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London’s four-piece indie-pop group, daydreamers, have quickly found their groove. In only a matter of days, views to their debut single “Call Me Up,” climbed to over 2.7 million across TikTok and Instagram. Hopelessly romantic and undeniably electric, “Call Me Up” is blend of feelings and styles from bands you know and love, with a rhythm and a story that is its very own. Since the release of their debut single, “Call Me Up,” daydreamers has also released “Beach House.” Daydreamers makes music that is the backtrack for the main character in all of us.