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Every week, somewhere between the noise and the silence, we gather here, artists, dreamers, and listeners who still believe that music means something. From Italy’s poetic voices to Ireland’s quiet revolution, this edition celebrates authenticity in all its forms. You’ll meet those who keep creating not for fame, but for truth, and maybe, you’ll feel a bit more connected to that pulse we all share.
Love, and thank you for reading me.
Mitxoda
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OTAT247: Indie Autumn Highlights : October 2025
October was unforgettable for OTAT247. Listener hours hit new records, but the real win was their expanding music family, fans, bands, DJs, and show hosts, both new and returning.
The heart of the month was Punk In the Corn Festival: not just great music, but a true community reunion. Artists and organizers made it magic and inspired talk of next year’s “Corn Stock.” (or something like that 🙂 )
You should know that Dave & Lisa represent honest connection, open doors, and true indie music discovery. Thank you for being who you are, every day, every time we connect. I’m truly proud to be part of the OTAT24 family!
Artist Spotlight: Raffaella Piccirillo
Raffaella Piccirillo is an Italian singer-songwriter, vocalist, author, and radio producer whose work radiates authenticity and artistic depth. Moving fluidly across genres and languages, she creates music that blends craft, soul, and storytelling, each song carrying a personal signature that’s unmistakably hers.
Recently featured in Bold Journey Magazine, Raffaella spoke candidly about her path as an independent artist: the challenges of visibility, the courage to stay true to one’s voice, and the joy of building real connections through music and media. Though celebrated internationally, she admits that at home she sometimes feels unseen, wondering how global recognition can still feel intimate and local at heart.
Her career spans much more than songwriting: she produces, performs, and has been running her own radio show for an incredible 14 years, a testament to her dedication and love for sharing music with others.
She is also the official representative of Italy in the International Singer-Songwriters Association (ISSA) and has been recognized internationally for her music, including winning the Akademia Music Award for Best Pop Rock EP in 2015 and Best Music Video in Alternative Rock in 2016.
I had the honor of featuring one of her songs (My Identity) earlier this year on Le Salon Indie de Mitxoda, and it was clear right away: Raffaella isn’t just making music; she’s building bridges between hearts, languages, and worlds.
Listen to her, feel her, and you’ll understand why authenticity never goes out of style.
Ireland Just Proved What We Already Knew
Something important just happened in Ireland, and it matters far beyond its borders: the country has decided to make its Basic Income for the Arts permanent. After three years of testing, the numbers were undeniable, when artists have a steady floor under their feet, they create more, they collaborate more, they feel better, and society benefits in return.
Other countries already know versions of this story (France with its intermittent system, Germany with shared social insurance, Finland with multi-year creative grants). But in Belgium, where we have strong cultural institutions but still no income continuity, many artists continue to live right on the edge. A pilot here, inspired by Ireland’s model, would not be a luxury; it would be a way to protect the quiet, invisible work that holds communities together. Art is not decoration. It’s the part of us that listens, that remembers, that connects. When we support artists, we’re really supporting everyone.
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🎧 The Modern Clouds – The Tea in China
📅 2025-10-09 🇨🇦 Montréal / 🇺🇸 Detroit | Alternative | Single (Indie) • ⏱️ 3:37 • Vocals
Louis and Franklin of The Modern Clouds craft a dreamy, post-punk soundscape that feels like a lost scene from the ’80s, reimagined for today. “The Tea in China” drifts between new wave nostalgia and poetic abstraction, blue pedals, rose gardens, and cinematic melancholy.
🎧 Nadine de Macedo feat. Cintale – Carry Me Home
📅 2025-11-07 🇩🇪 Germany / 🇺🇸 USA | Pop | Single (Indie) • Vocals
A luminous pop collaboration about spiritual awakening and finding peace through surrender. Nadine and Cintale blend emotion, depth, and transcendence, a song about rediscovering light when all seems lost.
🎧 Xoë Miles – Someone’s Somebody
📅 2025-11-07 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, USA | Pop / Indie Pop | Single (Indie) • ⏱️ 2:50
Dreamy, heartfelt, and empowering, Someone’s Somebody captures the bittersweet beauty of longing and self-discovery. With shimmering synths, glowing melodies, and Xoë’s warm, emotional voice, the song turns vulnerability into strength and reflection into radiance.
🎧 Ironic Sweden – My Ego
🎧 Ironic Sweden – The Light
📅 2025 🇸🇪 Småland, Sweden | Electronic / Synthpop / Futurepop | Singles (Town and Towers Records)
Featuring guest vocalists Camilla Takvam and Monica Svensson, their first two releases of this new era, “My Ego” and “The Light”, introduce a vibrant evolution: bright synth textures, nostalgic 90s undertones, and heartfelt melodies that mark a confident rebirth of the project.
🎧 Minna Ora – Rock
📅 2025-10-17 🇫🇮 Finland | Rock / Pop / Folk | Single (O.R.A Music / Running Moose Productions) • ⏱️ 2:58
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“Rock” marks the seventh solo release by Finnish singer-songwriter Minna Ora, and it’s a bold, heartfelt statement about love, strength, and stability in a rapidly changing world. With soaring vocals, grounded rhythms, and crisp guitar textures, the song captures the quiet power of resilience and the enduring bond between generations.
The accompanying video, starring Finnish actresses Outi Mäenpää and Ella Valanne, beautifully evokes a world before technology, when connection was deeply human and time moved slower.
🎧 Blair Sparrow – One Time
📅 2025-09 🇨🇦 Canada | Alt Rock / Acoustic Pop | Single (Blair Sparrow Records) • ⏱️ 2:48
Minimalist yet emotionally rich, it lets sincerity take center stage, capturing Blair’s gift for storytelling with melodic grace and timeless restraint.
🎧 The Major Resolve – Clouds
📅 2025-09-26 🇺🇸 USA | Alternative Rock / Progressive Rock | Single (Indie)
⏱️ Atmospheric • Cinematic • Emotional
Built on soaring melodies, introspective lyrics, and cinematic arrangements, the song paints a vivid portrait of light and shadow, a meditation on struggle and transformation.
🎧 Mathias Oskarsson – Inviter
📅 2025-08-22 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden | Indie Pop / Alternative / Singer-Songwriter | Single (Indie) • Language: Swedish
Through soft, ambient layers and poetic lyricism, Stockholm-based artist Mathias Oskarsson explores emotional openness, the quiet vulnerability of reaching out and being seen.
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Historical Fact: The Stoughton Musical Society (1786–1790)
On November 7, 1786, in the small Massachusetts town of Stoughton, a group of townspeople gathered to sing, and in doing so, founded the Stoughton Musical Society, the oldest musical society in the United States.
Formed just after the Revolutionary War, it gave early America a new kind of harmony: disciplined, communal, and proudly homegrown. The singers met in homes and churches, performing works by early American composers like William Billings and shaping the nation’s first organized choral tradition.
In 1790, they competed in the country’s first singing contest, and won. That victory marked not just musical excellence but a declaration that American culture could stand on its own.
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Nadine's Indie Treasures: shy blossom
Selected with precision by Nadine de Macedo
Listening to indie radio stations, this dreamy voice on top of an almost shoegaze / 90s kind of sound stuck out. Start your journey with "Come On Dear", and make your way through "Don't Call Me" and "I Burn For You" to find the different sounds.
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Until Next Week: That’s all for now, but the rhythm never stops.
Keep your heart tuned, your curiosity alive, and your soul a little offbeat.
See you next week, same vibe, same love for the indie that keeps us real.
Stay indie, stay kind, stay true.
Take care,
🖤 Mitxoda
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