CONSIGLI PER GLI ASCOLTI Mag-Giu 2026

 

ED O'BRIEN (2026) Blue Morpho

Genere: Indie-electronic, New classical

Simili: Radiohead, The Smile, Talk Talk, Bon Iver, Phil Selway

Voto Microby: 7.5

Preferite: Teachers, Blue Morpho

FORAGER (2026) Even A Child Can Cover The Sun With A Finger

Genere: Neo-Soul, Adult Contemporary R&B

Simili: Anderson .Paak, Sault, Erikah Badu, Hiatus Kaiyote, D’Angelo, Raphael Saadiq

Voto Microby: 7.6

Preferite: Pomeranian, Your Good Time, Double Dutch

FRIKO (2026) Something Worth Waiting For

Genere: Alternative-Indie rock

Simili: Arcade Fire + Radiohead + Idles

Voto Microby: 7.7

Preferite: Certainty, Hot Air Balloon, Seven Degrees

LINDA PERRY (2026) Let It Die Here

Genere: Adult pop-rock

Simili: 4 Non Blondes, Elles Bailey, Allison Moorer, Beth Hart, Dana Fuchs, Amanda Shires

Voto Microby: 7.5

Preferite: Beautiful, Let It Die Here, Feathers In A Storm

LUKE JAMES WILLIAMS (2026) Limes Hotel

Genere: Acoustic Singer-songwriter

Simili: Damien Rice, Bon Iver, Fink, Harrison Storm, Passenger, David Gray

Voto Microby: 7.5

Preferite: Strange Things We Are, Full Moon, Seeds

OF MONTREAL (2026) aethermead

Genere: Indie pop

Simili: The Flaming Lips, The Shins, The Polyphonic Spree, Dirty Projectors, Animal Collective, Alfie

Voto Microby: 7.6

Preferite: Hack It Up, Already Dreaming, Lacan In The Family

PAUL McCARTNEY (2026) The Boys of Dungeon Lane

Genere: Adult contemporary Pop

Simili: The Beatles, Lindsey Buckingham, Daryl Hall, David Myhr, Bruce Hornsby

Voto Microby: 7.6

Preferite: Days We Left Behind, Life Can Be Hard, As You Lie There

THE CORAL (2026) 388

Genere: Reggae, Rocksteady, Ska, Pop ‘60

Simili: Madness, The Magic Numbers, Specials, Curtis Mayfield, The Lemon Twigs

Voto Microby: 7.5

Preferite: Let The Music Play, Ride That Train, Shame

THE LEMON TWIGS (2026) Look For Your Mind!

Genere: Sunshine Pop, Power Pop ’60

Simili: The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, Big Star, Rubinoos, Left Banke, Badfinger

Voto Microby: 8.5

Preferite: Look For Your Mind!, Mean To Me, My Heart Is In Your Hands Tonight, Gather Round

THE VEILS (2026) Fragile World

Genere: Dark-pop, Singer songwriter

Simili: Aqualung, Tindersticks, Sivert Hoyem, Matt Berninger, Nick Cave, Jonathan Hulten

Voto Microby: 7.5

Preferite: My Foolish Heart, Aurora, Are You Awake Tonight?

TORI AMOS (2026) In Times of Dragons

Genere: Singer-songwriter, Adult pop

Simili: Regina Spektor, Kate Bush, Katie Melua, Toni Childs, KT Tunstall

Voto Microby: 7.5

Preferite: Veins, 23 Peaks, Tempest

 

CONSIGLI PER GLI ASCOLTI Mar-Apr 2026

 

BRIGITTE CALLS ME BABY (2026) Irreversible

Genere: Indie-rock, New Wave

Simili: The Smiths, Morrissey, The Cure, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Last Shadow Puppets

Voto Microby: 8

Preferite: Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction, There Always, Slumber Party

COURTNEY BARNETT (2026) Creature of Habit

Genere: Indie-slacker-rock

Simili: Lou Reed, PJ Harvey, Wahahatchee, MJ Lenderman, Blondshell, Rosali, Nadine Shah, Marika Hackman

Voto Microby: 7.5

Preferite: One Thing At A Time, Wonder, Mantis

CROOKED FINGERS (2026) Swet Deth

Genere: Americana, Indie rock

Simili: Okkervil River, My Morning Jacket, M. Ward, Bright Eyes, Joe Pernice, Joseph Arthur, MJ Lenderman

Voto Microby: 7.7

Preferite: From All Ways, Insomnia, Empty Love And Cheap Thrills

DOMINIQUE FILS-AIME' (2026) My World Is The Sun

Genere: Soul-Jazz

Simili: Cécile McLorin Salvant, Esperanza Spalding, Ruby Amanfu, Madeleine Peyroux, José James, Melody Gardot

Voto Microby: 8.7

Preferite: Freedom Become; Life Remains; The River; Je t’aimais, je t’aime, je t’aimerai

FELLOW MORTALS (2026) Stella's Birth-Day

Genere: Chamber pop, Sophisti-Pop

Simili: Rhett Miller, Field Medic, C Duncan, Florist, Richard Hawley, John Grant

Voto Microby: 7.5

Preferite: Venus In Her Prime, Poetic Dress, Dancing Days

FLEA (2026) Honora

Genere: Nu-Jazz

Simili: Flying Lotus, Chet Baker, Kamasi Washington, Gil Scott-Heron, Michael Brecker

Voto Microby: 7.6

Preferite: Wichita Lineman, Maggot Brain, A Plea

JESPER LINDELL (2026) 3614 Jackson Highway

Genere: Southern soul, Country-soul

Simili: Van Morrison, Nathaniel Rateliff, The Teskey Brothers, Duane Allman, Anderson East

Voto Microby: 7.6

Preferite: She Ain’t Gonna Do Right, Drift Away, Rainy Night In Georgia

JOE JACKSON (2026) Hope and Fury

Genere: Pop-rock

Simili: Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, Ben Folds, Nick Lowe, Billy Joel

Voto Microby: 8

Preferite: The Face, After All This Time, Made God Laugh

JOSEPH MARTONE (2026) Endeavours

Genere: Dark Singer-songwriter

Simili: Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Richard Hawley, Scott Walker

Voto Microby: 7.5

Preferite: Saint Marie, Bright Morning Doubt, Wounded Love

QUEEN ESTHER (2026) Blackbirding 

Genere: Black Americana, Southern Country-soul

Simili: Hurray For The Riff Raff, Rhiannon Giddens, Jolie Holland, Ruthie Foster, Sharon Jones, Lucinda Williams

Voto Microby: 8.2

Preferite: You’re Gonna Get What’s Coming, Hold Steady, Magic

TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND (2026) Future Soul

Genere: Southern rock-blues, Soul/R&B

Simili: Delaney & Bonnie, Derek & The Dominos, Southern Avenue, Beth Hart, Dana Fuchs, Elles Bailey, Sue Foley, Bonnie Raitt

Voto Microby: 7.7

Preferite: Who I Am, Crazy Cryin’, I Got You

THE SOPHS (2026) Goldstar

Genere: Indie Rock

Simili: Weezer, Muse, The Strokes, Art Brut, Maximo Park, The Zutons

Voto Microby: 7.8

Preferite: Goldstar, Blitzed Again, The Dog Dies In The End

U2 (2026) Days of Ash (EP) - Easter Lily (EP)

Genere: Pop-rock, Arena rock

Simili: Coldplay, Simple Minds, James, Muse, Big Country, Echo & The Bunnymen

Voto Microby: DoA 6 / EL 8

Preferite: The Tears of Things, One Life At A Time / Song for Hal, Resurrection Song

 

Da ascoltare! (primo quadrimestre 2026)

RAYE (2026) - This Music May Contain Hope 

Genere: R&B/Soul, Pop, Dance Pop

Simili: Adele, Lauryn Hill, Amy Winehouse

Voto: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Preferite: Nightingale Lane, I Will Overcome, Goodbye Henry (feat. Al Green), Where Is My Husband.

ST. PAUL AND THE BROKEN BONES (2026) - Live at Southern Grooves

Genere: R&B, Retro-Soul, Pop-Rock

Simili: Curtis Harding, Allen Stone, Durand Jones & The Indications, Black Pumas, Alabama Shakes, 

Voto: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Preferite: Going Back, Sushi and Coca-Cola, Fall Moon, Sitting In The Corner.

THE BAND OF HEATHENS (2026) - Country Sides

Genere: Country, Americana, Roots Rock

Simili: The Band, The Avett Brothers, American Aquarium, Blackberry Smoke, Little Feat

Voto: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Preferite: Forever's Not a Long Time, No Direction, Finish Something I Started, Just as Much.

THE LONE BELLOW (2026) - What a Time to be Alive

Genere: Country, Americana

Simili: Dylan LeBlanc, Drew Holcomb, The Lumineers, The Civil Wars, Mumford & Sons, Ryan Adams

Voto: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Preferite: Islands in the Stream, You Were Leaving, Common Folk.

BIG BIG TRAIN (2026) - Woodcut

Genere: Prog-Rock, Art-Rock, Pop-Rock

Simili: IQ, Marillion, Pallas, Spock's Beard, Porcupine Tree, Neal Morse, Camel

Voto: ☆ ☆ ☆

Preferite: Chimaera, Dreams in Black and White, Counting Stars.

JOHNNY DELAWARE (2026) - Para Llevar

Genere: Americana, Singer/Songwriter, Indie Rock

Simili: Israel Nash, Wilco, Fleetwood Mac

Voto: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Preferite: Jungle Full of Ghosts, Running, Mexico City Blues.

KASHUS CULPEPPER (2026) - Act 1

Genere: Country, Americana, Folk, Honky Tonk, Outlaw Country

Simili: Zach Bryan, Howlin' Wolf, Ray Charles, Ray La Montaigne, Chris Stapleton

Voto: ☆ ☆ ☆ 1/2

Preferite: Southern Man (feat. Marcus King), Alabama Beauty Queen.

LUKE COMBS (2026) - The Way I Am

Genere: Country-Rock, Country-Pop

Simili: Eric Church, Sam Barber, Jake Owen, Tim McGrow, Kenny Chesney

Voto: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Preferite: Sleepless in a Hotel Room, I Ain't No Cowboy, Be By You.

MON ROVIA (2026) - Bloodline

Genere: Pop-Rock, Folk, Indie, Singer-Songwriter

Simili: Amos Lee, James Blake, Ed Sheeran, Hozier

Voto: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Preferite: Little by Little, Black Cauldron, Running Boy.

TOM MISCH (2026) - Full circle

Genere: Alternative Singer-Songwriter, Jazz

Simili: Anderson Paak, Lianne La Havas, John Mayer

Voto: ☆ ☆ ☆ 1/2

Preferite: Echo From The Flames, Sisters with Me.

SAULT (2026) - Chapter 1

Genere: R&B, Retro-Soul, Psychedelic Soul

Simili: Celeste, Michael Kiwanuka

Voto: ☆ ☆ ☆ 1/2

Preferite: Protector, Create Your Prophecy.