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grandson Is Starting a Revolution This Election Season
March 2, 2020
The perfect soundtrack to your Super Tuesday.
Chiiild Will Have You Hopping on Their 'Synthetic Soul' Train
March 2, 2020
Chiiild is an entrancing mix of old and new.
Surfaces Prescribe a Dose of Hope and Euphoric Bliss in 'Horizons'
March 2, 2020
Surfaces' music arrives as the encapsulation of carefree summer days.
Sky McCreery Is Back With a Diary Entry From a Broken Heart
March 2, 2020
McCreery has a unique gift for showing the emptiness and longing of West Coast relationships.
RMR, JAWNY, 100 gecs, and More Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching
February 28, 2020
The best new music playlist on Ones To Watch.
Nine-Piece Collective seeyousoon Makes Their "Steamy" Debut
February 28, 2020
Say hello to your new favorite music collective.
JAWNY's "Anything You Want" Is Everything We Could Have Wanted and More
February 27, 2020
The genre-bending purveyor has an undeniable gift.
Max Leone Reminds Us Life Is Too Short to Be "Cautious"
February 27, 2020
"Cautious" is very much a "cautionary tale."
RMR's "Rascal" Is a Transfixing Country Trap Ballad That I'll Play at My Wedding
February 27, 2020
The only song of 2020 that matters.
Mija's Debut Album 'Desert Trash' Is Pure, Unabashed Self-Expression
February 27, 2020
"'Desert Trash' is who I am."
'ONCE UPON A TIME' Propels Chika Into the Long-Overdue Hip-Hop Stratosphere
March 30, 2021
In her latest EP, Chika pairs ambitious flows and intimately vulnerable lyricism without ever losing her footing.
The Spirit of the '90s Is Alive in Phabo and Destin Conrad's "Slippery" Visual
April 26, 2021
"Slippery" is a journey through R&B's golden years.
NoMBe Tackles Toxic Masculinity in the Cosmic "Boys Don't Cry"
April 27, 2021
"Boys Don't Cry" floats though as if unbound by gravity, weightless and carefree in its effervescent daydream.
Hongza Delivers a Coming of Age Soundtrack For 'Gen Z'
May 11, 2021
Informed by his British Vietnamese heritage, Hongza deftly gropes with a series of emotional entanglements.
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PHANGS' Humble Vocals Are Magnificent in Stripped "No One Loves You" [PREMIERE]
September 5, 2019
If you're a fan of COIN, LANY, or joan, you're bound to adore the next rising pop act known as PHANGS.
Rozwell Masterfully Blends New Age Tech With Modern Hip Hop in "Close"
September 27, 2019
Rozwell may just be a 2019 renaissance man.
Sports Team's 'Making Hay' Is a Celebration of Their Indie Rock Upbringing
October 21, 2019
"No one's doing it better." Well said, Sports Team.
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Jay Loud Escaped Naptown, and Now It's Shaping His Music [Q&A]
November 27, 2019
"Naptown is like a maze... either you fail or you find a way to get out."
Ben Kessler Tells a Coming-of-Age Story Still Being Written With 'Violet'
December 9, 2022
"Violet is the color I see when I close my eyes and do all this dreaming — it is my most scared, introspective space."
Dreamer Isioma Embarks on an Intergalactic Journey Inward in "Fuck Tha World"
January 13, 2023
'Fuck Tha World’ touches on the existentialism of life and freedom.”