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The Happiest Accident: a Conversation With Motel 7 [Q&A]
August 25, 2021
"We never expected Motel 7 to even be a thing and here we are."
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For Louyah, One Viral TikTok and His Closest Friends Changed Everything [Q&A]
August 24, 2021
"I'm 25 and I've spent my whole life working for this moment."
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Modern Original's Spirited Debut EP Is Exactly What We Need Right Now [Q&A]
August 24, 2021
Formerly of The Mowgli's, Modern Original branches out to deliver their own infectious, uplifting sound.
Riovaz's "Leaving You" Is an Intoxicating Dance Departure For the Rising Star
August 23, 2021
"Leaving You" is a mesmerizing tour de force that utilizes the inherent repetition of club music to its full potential.
Bakar Muses on Nepotism and the Black British Experience on "The Mission"
August 23, 2021
Bakar explores what it means to be a "futuristic immigrant" in a world that still scrutinizes people of color.
Justus Bennetts Continues His Winning Streak With "Insomniac"
August 23, 2021
Justus has gone from having a couple of thousand streams to his name to establishing himself as an artist to be contended with.
GRACEY's "What a Waste" Is the Perfect Cure For Heartbreak
August 23, 2021
"I wrote 'What A Waste' in the first raw moments of a recent break-up, when all I felt was the initial loss."
Kazi Delivers an Anthem For the "real ones"
August 23, 2021
Taking a page from 100 gecs, Kazi's latest single moves at a mile a minute.
Lyn Lapid Holds Nothing Back on the Jazzy "In My Mind"
August 20, 2021
The 18-year-old's star power feels limitless.
After Three Years Of Silence, ABRA Unites With Playboi Carti and Boys Noize on "Unlock It"
August 20, 2021
It's difficult to fathom a better reintroduction into music than ABRA's "Unlock It."
Searows Carves Out a Tender Moment of Respite Amidst the 'End of the World'
November 22, 2023
"You get older... sit with the people you love, and it makes those catastrophic-world-ending-feelings feel a lot less catastrophic and world ending.”
Allison Ponthier Examines the Cost of Supposed Growth in "Character Development"
March 1, 2023
“‘Character Development’ is about the people I’ve encountered who have treated me poorly."
We're Sending Three Independent Artists to Music Midtown to Play Their First Festival
September 11, 2023
We teamed up with Gala Music to give 3 artists the chance to play a set of original music at their first festival, hear about their thoughts below.
Ari Abdul Emerges as an Magnetic, Ominous Femme Fatale in "BURY YOU"
September 15, 2023
Abdul is one of the hottest artists to watch in 2023 and for good reason.
Kevin Abstract's Rock Star Era Begins With "Blanket"
October 4, 2023
The single marks the first glimpse at new music from Abstract since the break-up of BROKCHAMPTON.
Joe Avio Gives Summer a Proper Send Off With "Waste"
September 9, 2020
lMulti-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter Joe Avio returns with the experimental pop track "Waste."
ivri Traverses Otherworldly Sounds and Feelings in 'the star factory'
October 24, 2023
'the star factory' is an emotional reckoning
ABISHA Releases an Ode to Self-Care
November 10, 2020
On "Time Alone,' twenty-five-year-old alt-pop singer/songwriter ABISHA speaks on the regenerative powers of time alone.
Wonderprince Explores a 'Path Through the Trees' in Surreal Debut EP
November 21, 2022
"These songs were inspired by the worlds that we escape into through our dreams."
Cailin Russo Celebrates Her New Album 'Influx' With a Pineapple Crush Cocktail
May 31, 2023
Russo turns her intoxicating indie pop into an irresistible cocktail.