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The Immigrant Experience Is at the Heart of Tà'KE's 'The Art of Letting Go' [Premiere]
May 7, 2021
Tóke's ability to channel and empathize with complex emotional situations makes his music a documentary on an individual scale.
Author:
DJ Connor
Evann McIntosh Is Making Music Like "Nobody Else"
May 4, 2021
McIntosh provides all the talent and tension required for an artist to puncture through the clutter, staking claim to a sound all their own.
Author:
DJ Connor
Gabrielle Current Muses on Love and Loss in the Timeless "If I Fall" [Premiere]
April 28, 2021
"With this song, I wanted to capture how loss gave me a new understanding of myself."
Author:
DJ Connor
Yuki Dreams Again's "Pretty Face" Is a Mantra For Post-Pandemic Dating [Premiere]
April 20, 2021
In his latest single, Yuki Dreams Again proclaims there's more to life than a "Pretty Face."
Author:
DJ Connor
Haiva Ru's "Oh, But Lover" Is a Poetic Letter About Loss [Premiere]
March 26, 2021
Newcomer Haiva Ru has directed a beautiful homage to her halcyon coping tools: her best friends, a shared house she loved, and the backdrop of her town in the video for "Oh, But Lover"
Author:
DJ Connor
Pink Roses' EP "=" Is an Emotional Soundtrack to the Lives We Once Lived
January 15, 2021
Pink Roses' latest EP "=" is an emotional soundtrack to a life we want to live again.
Author:
DJ Connor
Reo Cragun Is One of the Most Unique Musical Empaths of Our Generation
October 28, 2020
Reo Cragun embodies the full registry of our confusing but soulful American identity
Author:
DJ Connor
LIA LIA's "Night Call" Is Pop for After Midnight
October 2, 2020
Berlin-based vocalist and songwriter LIA LIA gets into an autumn vibe with her new single "Night Call," a cooling tonic of sound adding mystery to the shortening days, a plea for something to end and begin anew.
Author:
DJ Connor
NOT A TOY Kick Off Our Sad Summer With the Earworm "say so" [Premiere]
July 12, 2023
"say so" is all about "this idea of wanting someone so bad, but you’re stuck in limbo waiting for them to finally say how they feel."
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
We “Can’t Get Enough” of JANAYAH Ahead of Her OTW Showcase [Q&A]
July 12, 2024
We sit down with the recent BRIT School alumni ahead of her Mastercard x OnesToWatch showcase.
Author:
DJ Connor
Jarrod Jeremiah Doesn't Play It "Safe" in New Single [Premiere]
September 30, 2021
"Safe" is a song all about stepping outside your comfort zone.
Author:
DJ Connor
Mallika Vie Searches For Healing and Love in "baby baby love me back"
August 9, 2022
"baby baby love me back" is a message of love, uniting body and mind.
Author:
DJ Connor
10 Questions With Hijack Hayley on Their New Single "Pedestrian" [Q&A]
September 26, 2023
No band out of Singapore sounds quite like Hijack Hayley.
Author:
DJ Connor
Izzy S.O's "Silly Me" Is a Sonic Rampage Through Adolescence
December 1, 2023
Breakout indie artist, Izzy S.O, takes us through her EP, 'Silly Me,' track by track.
Author:
DJ Connor
Fall In Love Alongside Tadhg Daly's Latest EP "Beautifully Bad"
October 15, 2024
The indie-pop time capsule is made for "everyone that’s fallen madly and uncompromisingly in love."
Author:
DJ Connor
Ella Isaacson's "Out of My Head" Is an Ambitious Pop Stunner
August 26, 2021
Ella's latest single is very likely to get stuck in your head.
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