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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
Rocco Whisks Us Off Our Feet in the Effortlessly Charming "Sunny"
August 8, 2023
Rocco's latest song plays out like a calm summer breeze.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Del Water Gap Grapples With the Weight of Change in "Coping on Unemployment"
August 8, 2023
"It’s about the liminal space between sex and commitment. It’s about fear of permanence, self-doubt, mental health."
Author:
Jake Selvey
BETWEEN FRIENDS and Bakar Bask in the Summer Glow of "Haircut"
July 31, 2023
The sibling duo encapsulates the carefree essence of summer ahead of their long-awaited debut album.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Emma Ogier Tackles Life Head-On in Sophomore Single "Consider Me a Winner"
July 31, 2023
Meet the rising artist who has caught they eyes of Maggie Rogers and more.
Author:
Giselle Libby
Ashnikko Is Sick and Tired of Being Society's Perfect "Cheerleader"
July 31, 2023
"It's commentary on the need to be fuckable to be commercially viable, and I really do feel that pressure."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
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
Holly Humberstone and d4vd Find Themselves Under the Same "Superbloodmoon"
July 28, 2023
"We wrote about witnessing the same thing from opposite sides of the world and feeling lonely but connected through that experience at the same time."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
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
Delaney Bailey Wants You to Remember 'What We Leave Behind'
July 28, 2023
'what we leave behind' is a testament that sometimes less is more.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Rodney Chrome Is the Black Queer Artist Carving His Own Path Forward [Q&A]
May 31, 2022
"You gotta walk into a room and act like you own it."
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
KAIRO Is Aiming to Be the Pop Stars They Never Saw in the Mirror [Q&A]
May 25, 2022
"I'm happy that we... are able to make our music with our skin, our hair, our real appearance, and be confident."
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Donna Missal's "Hurt By You" Is Not Your Typical Break-Up Song
January 29, 2020
"You don't have to be hurt by change."
Author:
Krista Marina Apardian
Stephanie Poetri's 'Do You Love Me' Will Have You Ditching the Slow Love Songs
February 14, 2020
For anyone who wants to spend this Valentine's dancing the day away.
Author:
Krista Marina Apardian
Sedona Paves Their Own Vulnerable Pop Rock Lane on "Soft Machine"
June 16, 2020
The Brooklyn-based band, Sedona, is able to captivate listeners on every track through grand production that pushes indie-pop in a more nostalgic rock direction.
Author:
Tyler Borland
Theo Kandel Tackles the Circular Nature of Heartbreak in "I Don't Wanna Think About That"
May 7, 2021
"I Don't Wanna Think About That" touches on self-navigation and the decoding of emotions when a romantic relationship comes to an end.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Chelsea Cutler Puts Her Own Infectious Spin on the Breakup Anthem With "Walking Away"
July 19, 2021
Anyone who's been part of a mutual, natural end of a relationship will find something in "Walking Away" to hold close.
Author:
Giselle Libby
Sara Kays' 'Struck By Lightning' Will Always Be There For You [Q&A]
August 6, 2021
Sara has a profound gift crafting universal, bittersweet anthems that carry all the emotional weight and intimacy of a close friend confiding in you.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
ericdoa Dives Headfirst Into Angst and Confidence in "back n forth"
August 13, 2021
ericdoa further cements his role as one of the young voices leading the coming tidal wave that is hyperpop.
Author:
EJ Saftner
Who Is Noa Kirel?
November 4, 2021
Meet Noa Kirel, the Israeli pop star looking to make a global splash.
Author:
Ruby Scott