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Kim Petras' "Malibu" Is Picture-Perfect Pop Escapism
May 7, 2020
"I just want 'Malibu' to be a fizzy, refreshing drink that comes to you during this quarantine and makes you forget all your anxieties."
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Fiji Blue Has Us Feeling "Butterflies" in New Single
May 7, 2020
Fiji Blue's music seems to change with the seasons.
Author:
Joey Legittino
sophie meiers' "as good as it gets" Is a Lulling, Wistful Daydream
May 6, 2020
meiers is the brilliant byproduct of a generation that is increasingly finding inspiration and a sense of home in online communities.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Dempsey Hope Pens an Enduring Love Letter in "When I Wake Up"
May 6, 2020
"My realization in this song is that all the little things matter and that none of them should be taken for granted."
Author:
Joey Legittino
The Aces Release "My Phone is Trying to Kill Me," Detail Vulnerable Sophomore Album
May 6, 2020
"If you felt too vulnerable, if it scared you, then you had to keep going."
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Ordinary Child Pushes Pop Boundaries With Introspective and Emotive Songwriting
May 6, 2020
Ordinary Child reinvents his past ideas to make "Someday" his strongest single to date.
Author:
Tyler Borland
BENEE Slows Down Her Breakout Hit "Supalonely" in "Lownely"
May 6, 2020
"Lownely" is as much an encapsulation of one teenager's loneliness as it is a shared global loneliness.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Stranger Things' Maya Hawke Is Ready to Tell Her Own Story
May 5, 2020
With a remarkable self-awareness, Hawke intertwines folk's candid charm with a dazzling tenacity that screams Billboard Hot 100.
Author:
Maddy Quach
Casey Conroy and COASTCITY Deliver a Message of Heartfelt Vulnerability in "Best Shoes" [Premiere]
May 5, 2020
"It got to a point where I felt so defeated that I just wanted to run home."
Author:
Joey Legittino
Peach Tree Rascals and the Intoxicating Escapism of 'not ok'
May 4, 2020
"Sometimes when things are rough and I need to escape my thoughts, I do anything I can to get to that other place in my mind."
Author:
Joey Legittino
Laufey's 'Bewitched' Is an Enchanting, Generation-Spanning Triumph
September 11, 2023
The breakout jazz-pop star delivers her most breathtaking body of work yet.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Setlist.Fm Presents: Who Is Alex Cameron? [NEW ARTIST DISCOVERY]
January 14, 2019
As one fan on Bandcamp puts it, his music can be chalked up to "Bogan pop from an alternate 1980s."
Author:
Asal Shahindoust
Big Wild Invites You to Experience a Sold-Out Show Among the Red Rocks [Tour Diary]
October 15, 2019
Big Wild takes us behind the scenes at one of the most iconic venues in America.
Author:
Matthew Rudas
Watch James Blake Cover Billie Eilish and FINNEAS' "when the party's over"
March 9, 2020
In case you needed another reason to stan.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
NASAYA and Tim Atlas' "PLASTIC STRAW" Is an Ode to Sea Turtles and Parting Ways [PREMIERE]
October 8, 2019
'Cause the world needs more plastic straws of solely the sonic variety.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
Oliver Malcolm Makes a Grand Entrance With Debut Single "Switched Up"
February 20, 2020
Malcolm launches himself into the fray with a magnetically dark energy and spastic, frustrated vigor.
Author:
Krista Marina Apardian
Kailee Morgue Finds Love and an Exhilirarting New Sound in "Knew You"
March 27, 2020
"I've finally allowed myself to start writing love songs and about relationships."
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
The Band Camino Aim For Anthemic and Emotional Highs on Debut Album [Q&A]
September 10, 2021
On their long-awaited debut album, The Band Camino doubles down on what they do best.
Author:
Paige MacDonald
Ella Jane is Unapologetically, Authentically Herself in “Party Trick”
July 14, 2022
"'Party Trick' reminded me just why I write songs."
Author:
Tatum Van Dam
spill tab's "Cotton Candy" Is as Sweet and Airy as Its Namesake
August 5, 2020
spill tab's latest arrives somewhere between bittersweet interlude and the sonic personification of a diary entry.
Author:
Ruby Scott