Vienna has given us its fair share of musical innovators, from the classical giants who shaped Western composition to the experimental electronic pioneers of recent decades. Rupert Träxler, working from his home studio in Austria's capital, positions himself firmly in the latter tradition with "Atmospheres," a track that refuses to respect the boundaries between jungle, drum & bass, and heavy rock with the kind of brazen confidence that either marks genuine vision or spectacular folly.

There's a particular kind of courage required to make your debut single an act of deliberate abrasion. CARUS, the musical project of Austrian performer Claudia Carus, has chosen to announce herself not with a calling card designed to charm, but with "Wisch Wisch" – a track that feels less like an introduction and more like an intervention.

Rock'n'roll has always been a religion for the faithless, a doctrine of salvation through volume and sweat. Wagner the Band's single "Don't Stop Movin'" operates as both sermon and sacrament, a three-minute exorcism of doubt delivered with the kind of feral conviction that made rock matter before it became background music for supermarket aisles.

Phil Woloch has crafted a remarkable piece of piano-driven pop that feels like discovering a lost gem from music's golden age. "Mind at Ease" emerges vibrant and upbeat, forged in a place where the mass appeal of pop blends with the attitude of rock Phil - Mind at Ease, yet carries the Vienna-based artist's distinctive fingerprints throughout its expertly constructed three-and-a-half minutes.

Vienna's Rupert Träxler has crafted something genuinely compelling with "Darkness," a single that demonstrates the kind of ambitious, DIY artistry that recalls the best traditions of progressive metal's pioneering spirits. This is one-man-band musicianship at its most accomplished – Träxler handles every aspect of composition, performance, and production with remarkable confidence and skill.

Vienna's cellardoor.mp3 & just martin arrive with "Cold Rain October," a debut that announces itself not with fanfare but with the quiet confidence of seasoned practitioners. Having cut their teeth as murdsdrum—a moniker that secured them berths in Germany's Top 100 and collaborations with Central Cee and Capital Bra—this Austrian duo now strips away the electronic scaffolding to reveal something altogether more intimate.

Confronting mortality through music carries an achingly British tradition—think Nick Drake's whispered confessions or The Smiths' beautiful melancholy. Yet Max Zauner, the Austrian drummer-turned-songwriter known as fencah, has crafted something that transcends geographical boundaries in his devastating debut single "One Last Time." This is grief distilled into four minutes of startling intimacy.

The Austria-based composer, songwriter and producer Alexander Nantschev creates his own layer of creativity that is decidedly unlike anything you've heard before. Alexander Nantschev characterizes his own style as progadelic, ​​which combines the two concepts of psychedelic and progressive.

Third Man Syndrome is a musical project that emerged as a result of the passion and love for the expressiveness of instrumental music of the Austrian artist Gregor Fritz. On November 1, Third Man Syndrome released their new single 'Ikarus' recorded in a home studio in the picturesque Austrian town of Mäder.

'Electric Love' is a new single by Austrian band HØME, promoting their first EP 'Finding North', which was released on January 3, 2025. This musical composition absorbed the vibrations of classic hard rock and new wave rock of the 90s.