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Emos Rejoice: Nathan Aurora's 'Pop-Punk Goes Reggae' Is This Summer's Hit Compilation [Q&A] | THE NOISE

Emos Rejoice: Nathan Aurora's 'Pop-Punk Goes Reggae' Is This Summer's Hit Compilation [Q&A] | THE NOISE
August 17, 2023 As we quickly approach the official end of summer 2023, don’t be so quick to anoint an album of the summer just yet..
Author: Jimmy Smith
Interview
Reggae
The Noise
Pop-Punk
Pop Punk Goes Reggae
Stevedreez Invites You to the Effortlessly Smooth World of 'DIAL TONE' [Q&A]

Stevedreez Invites You to the Effortlessly Smooth World of 'DIAL TONE' [Q&A]
August 17, 2023 An eclectic mix of sounds and overlapping eras, Stevedreez is reviving the disco era with a signature, tender groove.
Author: Jazmin Kylene
interview
indie pop
disco
stevedreez
dial tone
Lo Village Finds Their Way Back to Themselves With 'Yellow Brick Road' [Q&A]

Lo Village Finds Their Way Back to Themselves With 'Yellow Brick Road' [Q&A]
August 15, 2023 The substance of Lo Village’s work is culturally significant, speaking to the truth of the Black experience and every shade of that joy, fear, and expression.
Author: Jazmin Kylene
soul
interview
rap
hip hop
R&B
neo soul
lo village
yellow brick road
Hot Milk Wants You To Answer ‘A CALL TO THE VOID’ [Q&A] | THE NOISE

Hot Milk Wants You To Answer ‘A CALL TO THE VOID’ [Q&A] | THE NOISE
August 10, 2023 Hot Milk's upcoming body of work will be their loudest statement yet of who they are and what they stand for – an opportunity to show the world what they are made of.
Author: Alessandra Rincon
interview
rock
The Noise
pop-punk
Hot Milk
A Call To The Void
METTE Paints a Beautiful Portrait of Self-Expression in "Van Gogh" [Q&A]

METTE Paints a Beautiful Portrait of Self-Expression in "Van Gogh" [Q&A]
August 10, 2023 "Feel all the feelings. Don’t deny them and think you need to be positive all the time, that’s not inspiring."
Author: Jazmin Kylene
pop
interview
van gogh
mette
METTE NARRATIVE
INJI's 'LFG' Is For the Girls, Gays, and Anyone Looking to Have a Good Time [Q&A]

INJI's 'LFG' Is For the Girls, Gays, and Anyone Looking to Have a Good Time [Q&A]
August 9, 2023 "The whole EP is about joy and feeling confident in yourself, whoever you are. Don’t waste your time on people who don’t deserve you!"
Author: Jazmin Kylene
pop
interview
dance
inji
lfg
Mayday Parade Are Creating On Their Own Terms With New Independent Releases [Q&A] | THE NOISE

Mayday Parade Are Creating On Their Own Terms With New Independent Releases [Q&A] | THE NOISE
August 2, 2023 Mayday Parade has decided to take things into their own hands and operate on their own terms and timeline.
Author: Alessandra Rincon
interview
the noise
pop-punk
mayday parade
Cassadee Pope Returns To Pop Punk And Owning Who She Is [Q&A] | THE NOISE

Cassadee Pope Returns To Pop Punk And Owning Who She Is [Q&A] | THE NOISE
July 28, 2023 This new era of Cassadee Pope finds her unafraid to wade into new waters with an unmistakable voice, unflinching optimism, and unbreaking confidence. With a tremendous sense of freedom guiding her, she is ready to once again amplify her confessional writing and redefine her place as a pop-punk mainstay.
Author: Alessandra Rincon
interview
the noise
pop-punk
cassadee pope
Postcard Boy’s 'Somewhere on a Hillside' Is a Love Letter to the World [Q&A]

Postcard Boy’s 'Somewhere on a Hillside' Is a Love Letter to the World [Q&A]
July 28, 2023 "There were a lot of moments this year where I felt like collapsing and giving up on music as a whole."
Author: Tatum Van Dam
pop
indie
interview
album reviews
postcard boy
Somewhere On a Hillside
BIZZY Dances Around Love and Heartbreak in Two New Singles [Q&A]

BIZZY Dances Around Love and Heartbreak in Two New Singles [Q&A]
July 28, 2023 "It’s not always just rainbows and butterflies—sometimes it’s really really hard and scary."
Author: DJ Connor
pop
interview
out loud
bizzy
i'd never tell you
Kxllswxtch's Vulnerability Is Taking Viral Form [Q&A]

Kxllswxtch's Vulnerability Is Taking Viral Form [Q&A]
September 15, 2023 Meet our best new artist of the month, Kxllswxtch.
Author: Isabella Margolis
alternative
interview
kxllswxtch
artist of the month
Bird and Byron’s Debut Album Takes Us on a Train Ride Through Heartbreak [Q&A]

Bird and Byron’s Debut Album Takes Us on a Train Ride Through Heartbreak [Q&A]
July 18, 2023 "We hope people think this album sounds like us. Creating this piece of work was such a personal experience for both of us, and we hope that emotion comes through in the music."
Author: Tatum Van Dam
indie
interview
indie rock
bird and byron
BEL Doesn't Shy Away From Letting Her Heart Spill Out in 'Read the Room' [Q&A]

BEL Doesn't Shy Away From Letting Her Heart Spill Out in 'Read the Room' [Q&A]
November 10, 2023 Pulling from the buzzing energy of touring for the first time and the search for connection in a digital age, BEL strikes new creative ground in her third project.
Author: Giselle Libby
indie
interview
indie pop
indie rock
bel
read the room
Rowan Drake's ‘Dear Ella,’ EP Is a Time Capsule of Love and Growth [Q&A]

Rowan Drake's ‘Dear Ella,’ EP Is a Time Capsule of Love and Growth [Q&A]
June 12, 2023 "Dear Ella, is a project I created for the first major love of my life."
Author: DJ Connor
pop
interview
rowan drake
dear ella
10 Questions With REHMA on Her "HYPNOTIC" New Single [Q&A]

10 Questions With REHMA on Her "HYPNOTIC" New Single [Q&A]
August 22, 2023 "'HYPNOTIC' is really a testament of magic between women... we wanted to create a universe the girls can escape in.
Author: DJ Connor
soul
interview
R&B
rehma
hypnotic
10 Questions WIth Barny Fletcher on His New 'Jetpack' Mixtape

10 Questions WIth Barny Fletcher on His New 'Jetpack' Mixtape
October 19, 2022 "It was made during a time when there was a lot of uncertainty in my life. The only certainty was that the songs were hot shit."
Author: DJ Connor
interview
rap
hip hop
jetpack
barny fletcher
Meet Mrley, the Artist Bringing His South London to the Masses [Q&A]

Meet Mrley, the Artist Bringing His South London to the Masses [Q&A]
October 20, 2021 "I feel that as humans we need to physically connect more before a movement as strong as the punk era will ever exist again."
Author: Maxamillion Polo
new artist discovery
alternative
interview
mrley
love you london
10 Questions With Michaël Brun on His New EP 'FAMI SUMMER’ [Q&A]

10 Questions With Michaël Brun on His New EP 'FAMI SUMMER’ [Q&A]
July 21, 2023 Brun has become both a symbol of Haiti's diaspora and a scythe through dance culture norms
Author: DJ Connor
interview
electronic
dance
Michael Brun
fami summer
MYKA's  "gucci bloom" Is a Bittersweet Ode to Sudden  Heartbreak [Q&A]

MYKA's  "gucci bloom" Is a Bittersweet Ode to Sudden  Heartbreak [Q&A]
December 15, 2021 "Anyone who listens to my music and relates, I call them 'unknown' because that's how it feels. That's what the fear is."
Author: Chloe Liz
soul
interview
R&B
myka
gucci bloom
10 Questions With Sam Valdez on Her New Single "Unwind" [Q&A]

10 Questions With Sam Valdez on Her New Single "Unwind" [Q&A]
August 30, 2022 "Unwind" is a beguiling affair that unassumingly draws you into its depths.
Author: DJ Connor
singer songwriter
indie
interview
indie pop
sam valdez

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