Cannonball Statman
A native of NYC, Cannonball Statman has penned over 100 songs, released over a dozen albums, and done extensive tours in North America, Europe, and East Asia, sharing stages with artists such as Jeffrey Lewis, Days N' Daze, Julia Cumming, and David Peel. His unique style sets soulful and often surreal lyrics that Radio Javali calls "great American storytelling" to music that daMusic describes as "quite fun".
Plus Chubaby
Captivating vocals intertwined with modern story telling redefining genres. With punchy and engaging tunes, Chubaby is someone you don't want to miss. Formerly known as Chuman, this enigmatic artist has returned to the UK after having been teleported to Australia via a wormhole, where the first Chubaby album was recorded during the early years of the covid-19 pandemic.
Plus France de Griessen
Blending in magical realism, minimalism, spiritual and sensory creativity and eclectic musical references, France de Griessen crafts poetic, hypnotic, romantic and ardent rock songs depicting emotional landscapes out of folk guitar. Her music has been featured in movies directed by Bruce LaBruce and Virginie Despentes and described as "Jarmuschian" by Sun Burns Out, "romantic and stylish" by Rock & Folk or "post-modern emotive sensuality" by Circus Bazaar.
"For starters, Cannonball Statman (who made it in our latest Best of NYC Poll for Emerging Artists) has got the look - with an over-sized afro of curly red hair and a commanding stage presence. The music delivers the acoustic punk attack of antifolk by way of black metal; it’s not unusual for a typical 5-minute song to run the BPM gamut and contain several distinct sections. Lyrically, he embraces smorgasbord surrealism, but the songs always resonate and the audience is never distanced from the youthful anxieties and aspiration that fuel his fervor." (The Deli Magazine)
https://cannonballstatman.bandcamp.com
https://youtu.be/W9VJ_F10F4Y (recent acoustic set in NYC)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3b7XGLs6VxbcOrxQabAjFV4go4kzdV5f (acoustic music video playlist)