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Kristiane Takes an Emotional Road Trip in "State Lines"
May 18, 2022
"'State Lines' is the anthem to my early twenties, and all the confusion, pain, and bliss that accompany it."
Sofàa Valdés Signals a Season of Change in New EP 'In Bloom'
May 16, 2022
<i>In Bloom</i> means standing your ground and not letting anyone take you away from that moment.
Ethel Cain Reckons With Love, Violence, and Religion in Debut Album 'Preacher's Daughter'
May 13, 2022
Cain's debut is emotionally shuddering, producing a crater-deep impact that commands your attention.
Lizzy McAlpine Comes Alive in the Enthralling Melodrama of 'five seconds flat'
May 12, 2022
<i>five seconds flat</i> is a multidisciplinary work of movement and moments.
Elyse Jewel Traces the Fallout of a Toxic Relationship in "TBH IDK"
May 9, 2022
"My songwriting process feels like a therapy session a lot of times."
Maisie Peters Channels an Arena-Sized Sound in "Cate's Brother"
May 6, 2022
Peters is maturing from your favorite artist next door (or across the pond) into a stadium-ready tour de force.
awfultune's 'eden' Is an Exercise in Healing and Finding Your Self-Worth
April 29, 2022
"I wanted to give listeners a genuine look into my heart."
Take a Trip Towards Self-Realization With beabadoobee's 'See You Soon'
April 27, 2022
"I want it to sound like a breath of fresh air, like a realization of some sort."
Peter McPoland Finds Himself Again in the Embrace of 'News at 9'
April 27, 2022
"If I am myself again, it is because of this song."
Thavoron Comes of Age in "18"
April 27, 2022
Thavoron writes the words every tired heart has longed to speak.
For mxmtoon, 'dusk' Signals a New Beginning
October 5, 2020
"<i>dusk</i> is meant to serve as a reminder that life is cyclical."
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James Droll's "Cut My Teeth" Is a Soulful & Cathartic Assessment on Love [PREMIERE + Q&A]
March 7, 2019
Droll's discernible ability to create dark pop songs with a comforting hint of optimism is evident in the grappling "Cut My Teeth."
King Princess Joins the Legendary Fiona Apple to Reimagine "I Know"
January 25, 2019
The Brooklyn-bred songstress satisfies our hunger for new music with "I Know," a modernized cover and collaboration with pop icon, Fiona Apple.
'The Sun Will Come Up, The Seasons Will Change' but Nina Nesbitt Is the Future of Pop
February 1, 2019
Nesbitt's much-anticipated debut is brimming with everything the pop genre has to offer, but at no point does it ever begin to feel trite.
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Bluebiird's "Good Girl" Proves She Has the Vocals to Justify Her Namesake [PREMIERE]
June 20, 2019
The track's sole instrumentation beyond Osment's own voice is a supple acoustic guitar, leaving an open canvas on which the artist paints her immaculate vocals.
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Briston Maroney Unearths Himself in Sophomore Album 'Ultrapure' [Q&A]
September 28, 2023
"All the things that I did that made me weird, I wish I had never questioned those things, because those are the things that I like about myself now."
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Benji Lewis Begins To Recover From Heartbreak in "Is It Love" [PREMIERE]
February 20, 2019
A moving electro-pop ballad that revolves around themes of letting go, moving on and trying to recover from heartbreak.
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Brian Dunne Kisses the Decade Goodbye in "Getting Wrecked On Election Day" [Premiere]
February 13, 2020
"'Getting Wrecked On Election Day' is a song so direct and autobiographical that it truly makes me nervous."
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Theo Kandel's "Anaconda Hearts" Is a Striking Portrait of a Broken Relationship [Premiere]
May 27, 2021
Kandel gives a whole new meaning to being the snake in a relationship.
Genevieve Stokes Immortalizes Emotion in Its Rawest Form in 'Catching Rabbits'
April 12, 2023
“‘Catching Rabbits’ is my more uplifting take on the phrase... it’s possible to achieve what seems out of reach, and to escape the tempting illusions of the mind.”