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Poor Rich Boy, Pakistan’s underground indie-art rock phenomenon, conjures the strangeness of everyday life in a society where expressing one’s inner world can be both a cathartic and subtly rebellious act. Enigmatic and layered, the band’s striking vocals, atmospheric sounds, and the occasional kazoo create a crystalline sound that suggests, but rarely reveals.

Cosmonostro is a contemporary netlabel from France founded in 2013 & designed as a music gallery for the modern music enthusiast.

© 2013-2016 http://cosmonost.ro

Daydreamer from Norway. 

I like making melodies..

We are three brothers. We produce music. We are N|Sonz.

Producer Julian Lindenmann and singer Hagen Wagner are The Andean Wolf.

Empowering a creative and passionate community through innovation. Welcome to the Family!

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