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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
John-Robert Is the Small-Town Teen Poised to Become the Next Big Singer-Songwriter [Q&A]

John-Robert Is the Small-Town Teen Poised to Become the Next Big Singer-Songwriter [Q&A]
April 1, 2020 John-Robert on his obsession with Swedish Fish and what he has been doing to prepare for COVID-19.
Author: Kristin Robinson
singer songwriter
folk
indie
interview
john-robert
john robert
urs
Dive "head first" into Christian French's Intoxicating Pop Melodies [Q&A]

Dive "head first" into Christian French's Intoxicating Pop Melodies [Q&A]
May 21, 2019 Ones To Watch chatted with Christian French about crushes, his recent tour with Quinn XCII, and of course, "head first."
Author: Alissa Arunarsirakul
pop
interview
singer-songwriter
head first
christian french
RINI on "Bedtime Story," Sensual R&B, and Making the Perfect Chicken Adobo [Q&A]

RINI on "Bedtime Story," Sensual R&B, and Making the Perfect Chicken Adobo [Q&A]
May 15, 2020 Rini is a master, both in the kitchen and in the world of velvety-smooth R&B.
Author: Maxamillion Polo
soul
interview
R&B
rini
bedtime story
Flower Face Delivers a Song For the Season With "Pisces Moon" [Q&A]

Flower Face Delivers a Song For the Season With "Pisces Moon" [Q&A]
March 4, 2022 Flower Face is an artist who has battled life.
Author: DJ Connor
singer songwriter
pop
interview
flower face
pisces moon
Montell Fish Explores the Emotional Impact of Lingering Spirits in 'Her Love Still Haunts Me Like a Ghost'

Montell Fish Explores the Emotional Impact of Lingering Spirits in 'Her Love Still Haunts Me Like a Ghost'
October 28, 2022 Hauntings come in all shapes and forms this Halloween season.
Author: Gregory Castel
soul
interview
R&B
album reviews
montell fish
her love still haunts me like a ghost
Meet BEXY, the New Zealand Dark Pop Rising Star

Meet BEXY, the New Zealand Dark Pop Rising Star
August 9, 2022 “I only do music for healing and sharing."
Author: Jessica Magtalas
interview
new zealand
bexy
Fiji Blue on All the 'Reasons You Should Care' About the Duo's Debut EP [Q&A]

Fiji Blue on All the 'Reasons You Should Care' About the Duo's Debut EP [Q&A]
May 10, 2021 "There's so many reasons you should care. It's right there in the title."
Author: Joey Legittino
pop
interview
electronic
album reviews
fiji blue
reasons you should care
Aidan Bissett  Wants You to Know It's Okay to Be Alone  [Q&A]

Aidan Bissett  Wants You to Know It's Okay to Be Alone  [Q&A]
October 1, 2021 "I would hope that it inspires you to be your independent, wonderful self again."
Author: EJ Saftner
pop
interview
indie pop
alternative pop
aidan bissett
dumped
Jozzy Takes Us into the Writing Session for "Old Town Road (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)"   [ANATOMY OF A SONG]

Jozzy Takes Us into the Writing Session for "Old Town Road (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)"   [ANATOMY OF A SONG]
May 7, 2019 Get to know the songwriter who merged the hip hop & country spheres by writing Billy Ray Cyrus's verse on Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road Remix."
Author: Anna Scholfield
anatomy of a song
interview
hip hop
country
old town road
billy ray cyrus
jozzy
Ralph Castelli Breaks Down  'Long Distance' Relationships with Wholesome Indie-Pop Ballads [Q&A]

Ralph Castelli Breaks Down  'Long Distance' Relationships with Wholesome Indie-Pop Ballads [Q&A]
August 7, 2019 At just 22 years old, the Alaska native has honed his quirky reputation and crafts infectious indie-pop fused with hip-hop, folk, and electronica.
Author: Alissa Arunarsirakul
pop
indie
interview
album reviews
long distance
Ralph castelli

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