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![Dae Zhen Rejects Music Industry Toxicity in "Leave Me Be" [PREMIERE]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/dae-zhen-ones-to-watch_1572279102.jpeg)
Dae Zhen Rejects Music Industry Toxicity in "Leave Me Be" [PREMIERE]
October 28, 2019
"This song is a reminder to myself of who I do this for: myself."
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Rex Orange County, King Princess, Easy Life, and More Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching Playlist
October 27, 2019
This week surely did not disappoint.
![Future Generations on Childhood Nostalgia, Self-Doubt, and "Just Pretend" [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/Future-Generations-ones-to-watch_1572024899.jpg)
Future Generations on Childhood Nostalgia, Self-Doubt, and "Just Pretend" [Q&A]
October 25, 2019
"Those moments of doubt for us can really only be quelled by doing what we love."
![Spencer Barnett's "Waste My Time" Is for Anyone Tired of Mind Games [PREMIERE + Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/spencer-barnett-ones-to-watch_1572543616.jpg)
Spencer Barnett's "Waste My Time" Is for Anyone Tired of Mind Games [PREMIERE + Q&A]
October 25, 2019
"They generally are the worst and a huge waste of time." Agreed.
Gracie Abrams' "Mean It" Is a Heartbreaking Debut
October 24, 2019
It's pure, sentimental, and undeniably beautiful.
Fiji Blue Is Destined to Get You Up and Groove
October 24, 2019
If there is one constant to Fiji Blue's music, it is that it is guaranteed to make you dance.
White Reaper Is the World's Best American Band | Quick 6
October 24, 2019
White Reaper is fun as hell.
Yes, That Is the Tony Hawk in Deaton Chris Anthony's "Tony Hawk"
October 24, 2019
Do a kickflip!
![Rainsford Is Unafraid to Pour Her Heart Out [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/RAINSFORD-ones-to-watch_1571920020.jpg)
Rainsford Is Unafraid to Pour Her Heart Out [Q&A]
October 24, 2019
For Rainsford, writing music is simply part of the human experience.
Slow Hollows' 'Actors' Is an Album Free of Genre and Fear of Failure
October 24, 2019
Slow Hollows is sonic proof we are living in a post-genre world.
![Maddie Jay Pulls Inspiration From Everywhere in Debut EP 'Mood Swings' [Premiere]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/maddie-jay-mood-swings_1588178977.jpg)
Maddie Jay Pulls Inspiration From Everywhere in Debut EP 'Mood Swings' [Premiere]
April 29, 2020
From Prince to Los Terricolas De Freddy Fuentes, Jay's debut EP is an amalgamation of sights and sounds.
Oliver Malcolm Reflects on the Dark Side of Fame With "Outside"
October 5, 2020
Malcolm channels the larger-than-life failings of rock idols into a striking stripped-back track.
Alexander 23's "Brainstorm" Is a Beam of Light in a Dark Space
October 15, 2020
Alexander 23 never disappoints.
![FARR Presents Their Most Intimate Single Yet, "Someway Somehow" [PREMIERE]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/farr-ones-to-watch 2.jpeg)
FARR Presents Their Most Intimate Single Yet, "Someway Somehow" [PREMIERE]
February 14, 2019
"...love and hope will always be there to see us through the darkest times."
'Not Waving, But Drowning' Is Irrefutably a Loyle Carner Project
April 23, 2019
Carner bridges the gap of nostalgia-inducing hip-hop and pertinent modern sensibilities in what proves to be an emotionally-laden sophomore effort.
Siiickbrain Delivers a Cathartic Outburst With "Jealousy"
July 1, 2022
This one is a scream your lungs out, shed an accidental tear type of song.
The Invisible Hands That Changed Pop Music Forever
February 25, 2021
In honor of Black History Month, we explore the legacy of The Funk Brothers, the original hitmakers.
![Kota the Friend - "Alkaline" [Live + Interview] | All Eyes On](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/AEO_Kota01_1565131244.jpg)
Kota the Friend - "Alkaline" [Live + Interview] | All Eyes On
August 6, 2019
Jumping into a rendition of FOTO's standout single "Alkaline," Kota the Friend showed us firsthand that the hype surrounding the Brooklyn artist and poet is very much real.
King Princess Steps Into Her Role as an Inevitable Cultural Icon in 'Cheap Queen'
October 28, 2019
King Princess' debut album is unapologetically queer and we are here for it.
![ZOLA Does Not Want to Be Put In a Box [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/zola-ones-to-watch_1576864228.jpeg)
ZOLA Does Not Want to Be Put In a Box [Q&A]
December 20, 2019
We sit down with the rising bilingual indie artist ahead of her upcoming debut album.