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StaySolidRocky Is Jumping From TikTok's Trending Pages to the Billboard Hot 100 [Q&A]
June 11, 2020
We catch up with the Virginia artist who, thanks to TikTok, finds himself with a self-funded Billboard Top 30 hit.
Author:
Ruby Scott
Derek Simpson's "Hide + Seek" Inescapably Captivates You
June 10, 2020
For the entirety of the six-minute song, you are put in a trance. A delectable guitar establishes the feel-good, alternative R&B vibe and drives the alluring beat throughout.
Author:
Alexis Vaganos
Slide's New Video Has Us "Waiting" For Better Days
June 10, 2020
Slide's video for their latest single, "Waiting", was shot at a time when its beautiful visuals, representing the desert environments east of LA, represent a contrasting narrative of both love and fear, life and death, and the inner monologue common to us all.
Author:
DJ Connor
Black Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching
June 5, 2020
This week's #NowWatching playlist is dedicated to the sounds and voices of a small fraction of innovative black artists.
Author:
Ruby Scott
Music Taught Me to Love My Blackness | A Letter From The Editor
June 4, 2020
As protesters take to the streets across the world, I want to take this moment as a black man and editor of this site to share my perspective.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Milq's "Summer Again" Transports You Directly to the 80′s [Premiere]
June 1, 2020
"Summer Again" is a song straight out of an 80's summer romance film.
Author:
Joey Legittino
BINNY Tries to Resist the Lure in Hypnotic New Single "Retrograde"
June 1, 2020
With inspiration hailing from Mariah Carey, to Drake, and everything in between, BINNY incorporates elements from his favorite R&B artists and love for strong female singers to formulate a potent sound, oozing with charisma and sass.
Author:
Chloe Robinson
No Rome Enlists Indie All-Stars beabadoobee and Jay Som For the Dynamic "Hurry Home"
June 1, 2020
"Hurry Home" paints a vivid picture of a wistful late-night voicemail, the kind you leave after one too many drinks.
Author:
Maddy Quach
Alec Benjamin, Oliver Tree, Teamarr, and More Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching
May 29, 2020
The best new music playlist on Ones To Watch.
Author:
Malc.
Travel To Another Dimension With Phoebe Ryan's "Reality"
May 29, 2020
"It's erotic. It's everything I see in my head when I go to sleep at night."
Author:
Precious Kato
Wallows Make the Most of Quarantine, Release New Single and Announce Forthcoming EP
September 11, 2020
Wallows' latest hypnotic single unfurls like a constantly-expanding kaleidoscope.
Author:
Ruby Scott
Claire Rosinkranz Charts a Melancholic Getaway With "Sad In Hawaii"
February 3, 2023
"Impressive how your brain can ruin an experience that should be paradise."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
girli Battles the Creeping Feeling of "Imposter Syndrome" in Thunderous New Single
February 13, 2023
"I was overthinking everything, feeling like a fake, scared that I was an underachiever and that everybody knew it."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Dyl Dion Wrestles With Expectations in "Cirrostratus"
June 1, 2023
dyl dion is carving a space for himself in the indie cultural zeitgeist.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Fall Under the Spell of Eyedress and Mac Demarco's "The Dark Prince"
August 21, 2023
"The Dark Prince" is the first of two Eyedress singles to feature DeMarco, with the other set to release this fall.
Author:
Abby Kenna
Austin City Limits 2023: 11 Acts Not to Miss (Who Aren't Kendrick Lamar or Foo Fighters)
October 4, 2023
These are 11 undercard acts you need to have on your radar.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Aaron Taos Dives Deeper Into Heartbreak in 'Closure and Campari: After Hours'
April 1, 2022
Taos once again comes head to head with feelings of insecurity, imposter syndrome, and warped self-image.
Author:
Nathan Ahamed
bLAck pARty Delivers a Tantalizing Summer Slowburn With "On My Way"
June 21, 2022
As temperatures rise, bLAck pARty's latest effort is the perfect slow jam to cool you down.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
joan Makes Peace With Moving On in “don’t wanna be your friend”
October 12, 2022
"don't wanna be for your friend" is a welcome moment of catharsis.
Author:
Chloe Liz
Avry's "Petals" Is a Charming Ode to Unrequited Love
October 29, 2021
"I wrote the song after realizing I was much more in love with someone than they were in love with me."
Author:
Blake Small