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Summer Salt Aims to Find the Silver Lining on 'Sequoia Moon' [Q&A]

Summer Salt Aims to Find the Silver Lining on 'Sequoia Moon' [Q&A]
June 28, 2021 Life is a rollercoaster of happiness and sadness, and you're just trying to find this silver lining and beauty in all of it.
Author: Alessandra Rincon
indie
interview
indie pop
album reviews
summer salt
Cautious Clay Opens Up on Debut Album 'Deadpan Love'  [Q&A]

Cautious Clay Opens Up on Debut Album 'Deadpan Love'  [Q&A]
June 25, 2021 On his long-awaited debut album, Clay takes major stylistic risks that ultimately pay off and then some.
Author: Carter Fife
soul
singer songwriter
interview
R&B
cautious clay
album reviews
deadpan love
REI AMI Proves Unpredictable and Unstoppable on 'FOIL' [Q&A]

REI AMI Proves Unpredictable and Unstoppable on 'FOIL' [Q&A]
June 25, 2021 "Life is life, don't be ashamed and try to hide certain parts of yourself."
Author: Maxamillion Polo
pop
interview
hip hop
anti pop
album reviews
rei ami
foil
With  'Stains,' De'Wayne Aims to Become a Generation-less and Genre-less Star  [Q&A]

With  'Stains,' De'Wayne Aims to Become a Generation-less and Genre-less Star  [Q&A]
June 18, 2021 "Every song on this record is urgent because it has to be."
Author: Alessandra Rincon
alternative
interview
album reviews
de'wayne
stains
Meet Daily J, the New Zealand Indie Psych Band Made For Summer [Q&A]

Meet Daily J, the New Zealand Indie Psych Band Made For Summer [Q&A]
June 16, 2021 Get to know what's behind the luscious locks of one of New Zealand's must-see summer acts.
Author: Brook Gibson
indie
interview
daily j
psych
venus ate mars
Lillian Hepler Is Aiming to Be a Real Pop Star [Q&A]

Lillian Hepler Is Aiming to Be a Real Pop Star [Q&A]
June 16, 2021 "I don't care to put on this picture-perfect human being. I'm more than willing to show my flaws."
Author: Joey Legittino
singer songwriter
pop
interview
lillian hepler
used to that
There's A Tuesday Is Turning a Close Friendship Into an Indie Pop Dream [Q&A]

There's A Tuesday Is Turning a Close Friendship Into an Indie Pop Dream [Q&A]
June 8, 2021 We sat down with one of the hottest indie bands in New Zealand.
Author: Max Tetlow
indie
interview
indie pop
theres a tuesday
dance with me before we cry
renforshort Paints a Picture of Her World on 'off saint dominique' [Q&A]

renforshort Paints a Picture of Her World on 'off saint dominique' [Q&A]
June 4, 2021 "I've gotten so personal on this project, because I'm just not scared of it anymore."
Author: Rachel Lai
pop
alternative
interview
album reviews
renforshort
off saint dominique
Huron John Invites You to Experience the Trauma-Exorcism of 'cartoon therapy'  [Q&A]

Huron John Invites You to Experience the Trauma-Exorcism of 'cartoon therapy'  [Q&A]
June 2, 2021 "Life is your movie and you are the main character. Allow your adventure to surprise you."
Author: Carter Fife
indie
interview
indie pop
anti pop
album reviews
huron john
cartoon therapy
KIM! Is the 14-Year-Old Indonesian Rising Star You Need on Your Radar [Premiere + Q&A]

KIM! Is the 14-Year-Old Indonesian Rising Star You Need on Your Radar [Premiere + Q&A]
May 31, 2021 And we have the first look at her new music video for "Care 4 U."
Author: DJ Connor
pop
interview
bedroom pop
KIM!
care 4 u
chromonicci. on SoundCloud, Making a Space For Himself, and Being Very Black [Q&A]

chromonicci. on SoundCloud, Making a Space For Himself, and Being Very Black [Q&A]
February 23, 2022 chromonicci. takes us through the death of SoundCloud and carving out a space for himself in the beat scene.
Author: Arielle Lana LeJarde
interview
electronic
chromonicci.
chromonicci
niccibounce
beat
Curtis Waters Is Making Music You Can't Perfectly Define But You Can Feel [Q&A]

Curtis Waters Is Making Music You Can't Perfectly Define But You Can Feel [Q&A]
October 26, 2022 "The joy I get out of making songs and expressing myself is something that whether I want to or don’t want to, I can’t really stop."
Author: Michelle Dalarossa
alternative
interview
anti pop
curtis waters
riot
chlothegod
bad son
Alt Bloom Smoothly Creates   "Potential" in Life and Love [Premiere + Q&A]

Alt Bloom Smoothly Creates   "Potential" in Life and Love [Premiere + Q&A]
July 31, 2019 "The song itself is a reflection on dating. I'm always finding myself on the edge of diving in with someone rather than jumping."
Author: Janette Ayub
pop
alternative
interview
alt bloom
10 Questions With Magsy on His Life and New EP 'Brite Nite' [Q&A]

10 Questions With Magsy on His Life and New EP 'Brite Nite' [Q&A]
June 7, 2022 Let Magsy take you on a nostalgia-inducing joyride.
Author: DJ Connor
pop
interview
magsy
brite nite
Multi-Talented Jesse Munsat Debuts as a Solo Artist with "Where He Slept When He Slept Here"

Multi-Talented Jesse Munsat Debuts as a Solo Artist with "Where He Slept When He Slept Here"
September 9, 2019 After spending the past couple of years working behind the scenes alongside The Marà­as, Claud, & Maude Latour, Jesse Munsat finally steps into the spotlight.
Author: Kristin Robinson
indie
interview
jesse munsat
Where He Slept When He Stayed Here
Baker Grace's  "Like You" Is a Lovely Moment of Clarity [Premiere + Q&A]

Baker Grace's  "Like You" Is a Lovely Moment of Clarity [Premiere + Q&A]
December 17, 2019 "When you dig deeper than what's on the surface, you start to realize people are more 'Like You' than you might think."
Author: Alissa Arunarsirakul
singer songwriter
pop
interview
baker grace
like you
Beauty School Dropout Offer Up A Feast in Sophomore Album ‘ READY TO EAT’ [Q&A]

Beauty School Dropout Offer Up A Feast in Sophomore Album ‘ READY TO EAT’ [Q&A]
October 13, 2023 "The album is a sonic spiral through our personal struggles with addiction, relationships, and love (or lack thereof)."
Author: Alessandra Rincon
alternative
interview
album reviews
beauty school dropout
ready to eat
How Ryan Hurd Transitioned From Songwriter To Country Artist [Q&A]

How Ryan Hurd Transitioned From Songwriter To Country Artist [Q&A]
May 15, 2019 The songwriter-turned-artist has written for almost every major country artist including Tim McGraw, Maren Morris, Florida Georgia Line, and Luke Bryan - just to name a few.
Author: Jacklyn Krol
interview
country
ryan hurd
No Joy Is Going Through Their Radiohead  'Kid A' Phase [Q&A]

No Joy Is Going Through Their Radiohead  'Kid A' Phase [Q&A]
November 26, 2019 "It can be so easy to just keep making the same thing you do all of the time..." No Joy is striving for something different.
Author: Bianca Brown
indie
alternative
interview
indie rock
shoegaze
No Joy
Adult Swim festival
10 Questions With Rising Korean Star SURAN

10 Questions With Rising Korean Star SURAN
May 31, 2022 Rising Korean star SURAN is reinventing herself as a multi-hyphenate creative.
Author: DJ Connor
pop
interview
k-pop
darling
suran
peder elias

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