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Shelailai's Debut EP “Butterfly Effect” Sets Genre-Fusion into Motion
September 17, 2024
A wordsmith and world builder, her lyrics lean poetic, light and punchy, whatever the tempo.
Author:
DJ Connor
PIAO Pens an Ode to Childhood Pets and Missed Chances in “pagingbubu”
September 13, 2024
“'pagingbubu' is for your childhood dog in the sky, the critters in pet shops, and for all the lost time and missed opportunities..."
Author:
DJ Connor
Sawyer Hill Is Charting a New Era of Rock With "High On My Lows"
September 11, 2024
Hill is an artist unafraid to admit, “I wanna write great songs.”
Author:
DJ Connor
Sarah Kinsley Delivers an Otherworldy Debut Album in ‘Escaper’
September 9, 2024
'Escaper' evokes that reality-suspending feeling of dreams, plumed with feelings of curiosity, grief, love, and loss.
Author:
DJ Connor
Ashe Transforms Life's Trials and Tribulations Into a Brilliant Pop Gem in ‘Willson’
September 6, 2024
'Willson' easily emerges as a contender for any and all album of the year lists.
Author:
DJ Connor
Leyya Takes Us Through Their Latest Album 'Half Asleep,' Track By Track
September 4, 2024
'Half Asleep' is an album that grasps at what’s between sleeping and being awake, between digital and analog.
Author:
DJ Connor
SWEET SPINE's ‘break//neck’ Is Absolute Fuel for Ferocious Fun
September 4, 2024
"It’s our first project that truly feels like 'ours,' and truthfully, it’s the first body of work that has ever felt like a 'Sweet Spine' project."
Author:
DJ Connor
Carlile Casts a Pop Spell in Debut Album 'Human Human' [Q&A]
September 4, 2024
"'Human Human' is an exploration of emotion through song."
Author:
DJ Connor
Agnes Azria Chases a Fleeting Reality in ‘You're Not Real’ [Q&A]
September 4, 2024
I aimed to find some form of resolution (self-help at its finest), and this time it manifested as 'You’re Not Real.'
Author:
DJ Connor
Leah Mason's 'HEXED' is a Time Capsule of Her Twenties [Track-by-Track]
August 28, 2024
HEXED has a lifespan rich with love, betrayal, and the full spectrum of emotions between, soundtracked by lilting pop sensibilities.
Marcaux Ascends With the Release of "Down"
August 24, 2020
On "Down," Marcaux unpacks the wrestle with success tropes that are both real and perceived.
Author:
DJ Connor
SAIAH Caps Off the Summer With the Idyllic "radio.fm"
August 12, 2022
"radio.fm" arrives as the introduction to a blood-pumping night where anything and everything is possible.
Author:
DJ Connor
10 Questions With Sam Valdez on Her New Single "Unwind" [Q&A]
August 30, 2022
"Unwind" is a beguiling affair that unassumingly draws you into its depths.
Author:
DJ Connor
Sarah Kinsley Delivers an Otherworldy Debut Album in ‘Escaper’
September 9, 2024
'Escaper' evokes that reality-suspending feeling of dreams, plumed with feelings of curiosity, grief, love, and loss.
Author:
DJ Connor
Kita Alexander Provides a Moment of Indulgent Pop Respite in "Press Pause" [Q&A]
April 3, 2025
"'Press Pause' is about the quiet power of being present for someone when their world feels like it’s falling apart."
Author:
DJ Connor
Rewind: Our 5 Favorite Music Videos of the Last Week
June 14, 2023
From Militarie Gun to BETWEEN FRIENDS, these are five videos you don't want to miss.
Author:
DJ Connor
Lucy Park is in the 'GOOD GRACES' of London After Saying Goodbye to LA [Q&A]
May 21, 2025
Pivoting from the sunny, but isolating excess of LA, to old world London, Lucy has clearly put her writing on good graces because her latest EP of the same name is properly some of her most gorgeous compositions.
Author:
DJ Connor
OTW Weekly(ish) Rewind: June 2024
June 26, 2024
The latest in all the best music videos... let's rewind!
Author:
DJ Connor
Rewind: Our 5 Favorite Music Videos of the Last Week
December 8, 2022
From d4vd to Pomme, these are 5 videos you definitely don't want to miss.
Author:
DJ Connor
Rewind: Our 5 Favorite Music Videos of the Last Week
February 23, 2024
This week we take a look at a love letter from KiNG MALA, an Afrobeat art show by Dawda, a short film by Rei Brown, and more.
Author:
DJ Connor