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10 Questions With Jordan Mackampa on His Striking Sophomore Album “WELCOME HOME, KID!” [Q&A]
February 21, 2024
"It’s Black boy joy told in 13 songs."
Author:
DJ Connor
Rewind: Our 5 Favorite Music Videos of the Last Week
February 1, 2024
From Tommy Cash to GANGGA, these are 5 music videos you don't want to miss.
Author:
DJ Connor
Asha Imuno “PHONICS” is the Ideal House Party Soundtrack [Premiere]
January 24, 2024
Blending left-of-center R&B with west coast hip hop and other genres we can’t even define yet, Imuno is letting his passion guide him to take confident risks in his music.
Author:
DJ Connor
Maeve Steele Guides Us Track-by-Track Through "Honeyland," Her Latest Angelic EP
January 19, 2024
Maeve Steele floated ‘round to OnesToWatch to invite us into the angelic world of her recent EP, Honeyland. A nuanced songwriter and artist, Maeve Steele winds through themes of natural beauty, loneliness, and the passage of time in this project.
Author:
DJ Connor
10 Questions with H3rizon, the Australian Girl-Group Making Waves in R&B Pop
January 19, 2024
Australian girl-group, H3rizon, stopped by OnesToWatch to give us the scoop on their newest singles, “Naughty” and “Wanna Love You,” as well as their journey to the R&B / soul / pop fusion powerhouses they are today.
Author:
DJ Connor
310babii Is Anything But “Stuck”
January 19, 2024
“Stuck” is flows with effortless verses by artist 310babii, a laidback Cali poet that begs one to cruise the wide-open boulevards with a driving beat and bass line.
Author:
DJ Connor
Meet Lindasson, the Cerebral Self-Producer from the Ottawa Hip-Hop Scene
January 12, 2024
Often dark and chiseled, Lindasson's beats and baselines are a welcomed diversion from the internet trends.
Author:
DJ Connor
Izzy Spears Walks Us Through ‘M*A*D (Miss. American Dream),’ Track By Track
December 23, 2023
Spears is an artist, auteur, and counterculture poet.
Author:
DJ Connor
Frex is Getting “Used To” Falling in Love and Finding Stardom
December 16, 2023
The fiery red-haired alt-R&B singer/songwriter has returned with her newest single “Used To,” with Jordan Ward.
Author:
DJ Connor
Annika Bennett Is Forcing All of Us to "Sober Up"
August 27, 2020
"I was trying to capture the feeling of missing a younger, simpler version of myself who hadn't been forced to face her flaws yet"
Author:
DJ Connor
Haru Nemuri Lets Her Soul Run Ablaze in 'Shunka Ryougen' [Q&A]
April 22, 2022
"Martial arts, anarchism, feminism, fashion, and the stray cats in my neighborhood" inspire this idiosyncratic artist.
Author:
DJ Connor
10 Questions With Golden Vessel on His New Album 'everythingeverydayeverything' [Q&A]
July 14, 2022
In his third album, the Brisbane artist makes sense of what exactly is important to him.
Author:
DJ Connor
Good Kid Culminates Their Trilogy With the Adventurous ‘Good Kid 3’
April 18, 2023
Sometimes a band just nails their opening steps.
Author:
DJ Connor
Bathe Alone's "Decades & Dreams" Finds Inspiration in Tattoos, Best Friends, and Beach House [Q&A]
April 1, 2022
"Decades & Dreams" sees Bathe Alone transporting us to another realm entirely.
Author:
DJ Connor
Evangeline's Wistful Indie Pop Comes Into Focus in 'Fuzzy'
May 22, 2023
The bulk of 'Fuzzy' is sonic vignettes that slowly give shape to the artist and human at the center of it all.
Author:
DJ Connor
GRAE Wears Her Heart on Her Sleeve on the Wonderfully Unpredictable 'Whiplash'
April 15, 2022
"It's an album filled with so much self-reflection, love, heartbreak, and discovery."
Author:
DJ Connor
Forest Claudette Comes Into Himself With the Immaculate ‘The Year of February’
September 30, 2022
'The Year of February' is a riveting junction of styles and depth, a happy collision of “essences of who I am.”
Author:
DJ Connor
UPSAHL Opens Up on New Single "Into My Body" and Forthcoming EP 'Sagittarius'
October 27, 2022
UPSAHL's latest outing arrives as the boldest reflection of herself to date.
Author:
DJ Connor