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This young songwriter from Prague is one of the most visible faces of the contemporary Czech independent music scene. In the last couple of years, Amelie has released several singles, an introductory EP titled It Was Nice to Meet You, and an album titled Dye My Hair, recorded and produced by the artist herself. Her debut album won the then-seventeen-year-old songwriter the critics’ choice Apollo Award. At the beginning of 2021, Amelie released her second EP, titled when is our time, in which she used electronic beats, giving the EP a hint of dance music. She is now working on her second album, which will also present guest artists from the contemporary alternative scene.

This three-piece band formed by Slovak composer, singer and guitarist Kristína Mindová plays quirky pop characterised by emotional lyrics in Slovak. Originally a solo project based on bedroom songs, the band is now complemented by bass guitarist Štěpán Havel and drummer Jan Čuma. The new lineup introduced a fresh rhythm with elements of jazz and soul. The result is a compact modern sound you can hear on their debut record, Monológ Spasy, coming out this year.

Prague-born musician Never Sol creates melancholy songs that are based on layered analogue synth soundscapes, dreamy melodies shrouded in tons of reverb with thick yet delicate vocals. A strong connection to songwriting, intricate chord progressions, synths and voice are the cornerstones of her musical output. In 2018, she released her second album, Chamaleo.

The alternative band Kalle was formed in 2013 by long-term collaborators Veronika Buriánková and David Zeman. The band won the Anděl Award for alternative music in 2014 and 2017. Their debut album, Live from the Room, was recorded on a 4-track tape recorder and released on vinyl in 2014. This record, as well as their LP Saffron Hills (2017), was nominated for the Vinyla Award. Their latest album, Songs with the Acoustic Band, was released in 2020

Méta Monde is a synth-pop duo from Vršovice, Prague, formed by songwriter and pianist Jakub Baierl and digital artist and bass guitarist Roman Gordienko. Their music inspired by a wide spectrum of genres from post-punk, dreampop, electro to disco is full of harmonic synthesisers, thundering bass, intricate lyrics and is closely connected to their visual style.

Něco něco play light-footed pop with intimate lyrics. The band is formed by Alžběta Trusinová and Tomáš Tkáč, who sings and plays the synthesisers and the guitar. The band sees themselves as an electro-folk project smoothly transitioning between (synth)pop, playful electronics and dance music. In 2021, the band was joined by drummer Václav Šafka and published its latest record, Útržky.

The Czech duo DVA was formed by Jan Kratochvíl and Barbora Ungerová. Their first record, Fonók, was released in 2008 and cemented the band’s status on the Czech scene and elsewhere. Their following record, HU (2010), won the Czech Anděl Award for alternative music. Their latest record, Nipomo, was released in 2014. In recent years, the band has been focusing on music and sounds in computer games. Their collaboration with Amanita Design on their game Botanicula (2012) won them the ‘gaming Oscar’ – the IGF Excellence in Audio Award in San Francisco. They also worked on music for the award-winning games Attentat 1942 and Svoboda 1945: Liberation by Charles Games.

A Prague-based rap duo you know from their LP Expedice do vnitrobloku (2019). Creeping out of the depths of prop storage to trap you in the rhythm of sub-bass brass. The trap is two-fold. One side is reinforced by steel rods and shaft hole echoes, the other was forged by Sudetenland and hardened by rap. A twisted response to the current emptiness of the Czech rap scene by two guys who met at the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and had a feeling they ‘needed to do something together’.