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appleby's 'While You Were Sleeping' Is a Siren Call to Home
August 6, 2021
</>While You Were Sleeping</i> is a love letter to young Black men in the midst of finding themselves.
Author:
DJ Connor
Ill Peach Breaks Down Their Debut EP 'Excuse Us While We Find Our Minds'
August 4, 2021
"No preconception behind it. Just guttural... it's all very colorful and raw to us."
Author:
Ill Peach
Terry Presume's 'What Box?' Is a Cosmic Cocktail of Emotional Catharsis
July 29, 2021
Few artists feel as unrestrained by genre or convention as Terry Presume.
Author:
DJ Connor
Sango and Waldo Establish Themselves as Grand Rapids' Finest on 'Lake Effect'
July 28, 2021
A creative love letter to Grand Rapids, Lake Effect is vying to push Michigan closer to the forefront of hip-hop culture.
Author:
Carter Fife
Lexi Jayde Turns Bittersweet Memories Into Brutal Honesty on 'a teenage diary'
July 26, 2021
Jayde's music is perfect for both a beach day with your friends or throwing a tantrum in your car.
Author:
Carter Fife
Samia Flaunts a Marked Evolution on 'Scout' [Q&A]
July 23, 2021
For Scout, Samia used a time of uncertainty to search out positivity in unlikely places.
Author:
Brooke Tuozzo
Joe Xu's 'The Grass Is Always Greener' Is a Debut of Endless Promise
July 23, 2021
On most of her debut album, the conventions of songwriting and production work in harmonious parallel.
Author:
DJ Connor
chasu Blossoms as a Solo Artist on the Sublime 'bury my instead'
July 21, 2021
chasu creates deceivingly euphoric music that betrays the lingering anxieties hiding just beneath the surface.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Caitie Turner's 'Heartbroken and Milking It' Is For the Hopeless Romantic in All of Us
July 19, 2021
"After lots of crying, trying to manifest a better boyfriend, and a whole lot of mental energy later, <i>Heartbroken and Milking It</i> was born!"
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Elliot Lee Charts the Rise and Fall of the 'Queen of Nothing' [Q&A]
July 16, 2021
Lee opens up about the concept behind her new EP, feelings of loneliness, and more.
Author:
Chloe Liz
Mija's Debut Album 'Desert Trash' Is Pure, Unabashed Self-Expression
February 27, 2020
"'Desert Trash' is who I am."
Author:
Krista Marina Apardian
Pride Queen Kim Petras Gives Us Yet Another Reason to Stan With 'Clarity'
July 1, 2019
Effortlessly euphoric and utterly bubblegum, all while delivering a bold new vision for the future of pop, Petras is the Pride princess we stan.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Duckwrth Feels and Sounds 'SuperGood' on his Major Label Debut Album
August 25, 2020
<i>SuperGood</i> revels in the joys and nuances of life, rejecting the gravitas of current events without straying into frivolity.
Author:
Maddy Quach
Rachel Chinouriri's 'Better Off Without' Is Healing Given Sonic Form
May 20, 2022
It's giving hot, heartbroken, healed girl summer.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Guzzle Emotional Oranges' Freshly-Squeezed Alternative R&B With 'The Juice: Vol 1'
May 14, 2019
In just one year, Emotional Oranges has easily become Los Angeles' favorite R&B mystery duo all while keeping their true identities unknown.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
Isaia Huron Reimagines Aaliyah, Drake, & More on 'Cerulean Tapes'
December 13, 2021
Huron brings a series of classics into his mesmerizing R&B world.
Author:
Carter Fife
Thutmose Is Living the Dream in 'Don't Wake Me' EP
November 5, 2019
Thutmose is living it up and it keeps getting better.
Author:
Precious Kato
Christian French Creates a Whirlwind of Emotions in His Captivating 'bright side of the moon' EP
August 15, 2019
While French has been on tour with Quinn XCII and Chelsea Cutler, he will be headlining his own tour this fall.
Author:
Allissa Williams
Sara Kays' 'Struck By Lightning' Will Always Be There For You [Q&A]
August 6, 2021
Sara has a profound gift crafting universal, bittersweet anthems that carry all the emotional weight and intimacy of a close friend confiding in you.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Nessa Barrett Takes Control of Her Own Happiness on 'pretty poison'
September 13, 2021
In her debut EP, the viral star grapples with the cost of fame.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo