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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
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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