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Lauren Spencer Smith Teaches A Masterclass in "THE ART OF BEING A MESS" [Q&A]

Lauren Spencer Smith Teaches A Masterclass in "THE ART OF BEING A MESS" [Q&A]
July 10, 2025 A proper cocktail of emotions and pop ear candy, this artist's sophomore album is a collision of highs and lows.
Author: DJ Connor
pop
Songwriter
Lauren Spencer Smith
THE ART OF BEING A MESS
sounds mint's Dream Lineup, Smash Burger Recipe, and Lack of Fear to be Seen Trying [Q&A]

sounds mint's Dream Lineup, Smash Burger Recipe, and Lack of Fear to be Seen Trying [Q&A]
July 5, 2025 We sat down with the UK-based band to hear about their latest single, "TIN," and more.
Author: DJ Connor
alternative
indie rock
sounds mint
TIN
Quinnie, On the Want to Believe in Mermaids and Her Latest "hate fuck" [Q&A]

Quinnie, On the Want to Believe in Mermaids and Her Latest "hate fuck" [Q&A]
June 26, 2025 We had the kind privilege of having quinnie in our small interview nook to dive into her sound, weirdness, generally, and her upcoming album.
Author: DJ Connor
folk
indie
Q&A
quinnie
hate fuck
Oceanic Make a Bid To Bring Back Bands [Q&A]

Oceanic Make a Bid To Bring Back Bands [Q&A]
June 24, 2025 Their latest single, "I'm Your Boy," is an equally dreamy and punchy indie-alt anthem.
Author: DJ Connor
indie
alternative
Oceanic
I'm Your Boy
renforshort Takes Us Through ‘a girl's experience,’ Track by Track

renforshort Takes Us Through ‘a girl's experience,’ Track by Track
June 16, 2025 ‘a girls experience’ traces an alternative pop course through feelings of nostalgia, desperate crushes, and coming of age.
Author: DJ Connor
pop
interview
indie pop
album reviews
renforshort
a girl's experience
Meet 1300, an Alt Hip-Hop Group from Sydney with Their Newest Banger "BANGALANG" [Q&A]

Meet 1300, an Alt Hip-Hop Group from Sydney with Their Newest Banger "BANGALANG" [Q&A]
June 10, 2025 Quite literally based off the Korean word for bread, this song is full of the unbeatable energy of 1300.
Author: DJ Connor
alternative
hip hop
1300
Australia
BANGALANG
With A Strikingly "Out of the Blue" Talent, Waylon Wyatt Celebrates His Second EP [Q&A]

With A Strikingly "Out of the Blue" Talent, Waylon Wyatt Celebrates His Second EP [Q&A]
June 6, 2025 An 18-year old from Hackett, Arkansas, Wyatt is a generational talent in the making.
Author: DJ Connor
country
Songwriter
Waylon Wyatt
Out of the Blue
Settle Back Into Your Body With Gemma Laurence's "Hedonist" [Q&A]

Settle Back Into Your Body With Gemma Laurence's "Hedonist" [Q&A]
June 6, 2025 Gemma Laurence taps into a new side of raw, indie rock energy on "Hedonist."
Author: DJ Connor
alternative
indie rock
Gemma Laurence
Hedonist
Labit's "MANGOES AND RICE" Is the First of A Memoir of Change [Q&A]

Labit's "MANGOES AND RICE" Is the First of A Memoir of Change [Q&A]
June 5, 2025 Diving into family and memories, this single hints toward an impending 18-track album.
Author: DJ Connor
pop
indie
Labit
MANGOES AND RICE
Let Izora's 'Vertigo' EP Pull You Into A Blissfully Disorienting Spiral [Q&A]

Let Izora's 'Vertigo' EP Pull You Into A Blissfully Disorienting Spiral [Q&A]
June 4, 2025 The songwriter walks us through her Indian roots, storytelling instincts, and alt-pop production.
Author: DJ Connor
pop
Songwriter
Izora
VERTIGO
Skuzland's "Tell Me You Love Me" Visualizes the Skewed Reality of Unrequited Love

Skuzland's "Tell Me You Love Me" Visualizes the Skewed Reality of Unrequited Love
October 24, 2025 There's a stellar cast of collaborations on the music video as well, including Emmy award-winning director Chris Klimovski.
Author: DJ Connor
alternative
indie rock
Skuzland
Tell Me You Love Me
Jack Kane's Latest EP Is An ...Obvious... Hit [Q&A]

Jack Kane's Latest EP Is An ...Obvious... Hit [Q&A]
October 27, 2025 His latest EP, Obvious, dolls out a dose of heartache and anxious behaviors that meshes into a menagerie of pop goodness.
Author: DJ Connor
pop
Songwriter
Jack Kane
Obvious
Flipturn's Secret to Not Burning Out & Their Album 'Burnout Days' [Q&A]

Flipturn's Secret to Not Burning Out & Their Album 'Burnout Days' [Q&A]
October 29, 2025 We sat down to talk about their latest album, Burnout Days, as well as the importance of friendship in collaborators, the ability to pivot, and movie nights watching The Incredibles.
Author: DJ Connor & Abby Kenna
alternative
indie rock
Flipturn
Burnout Days
Get Lost in Johan Lenox's Mind with Full Speed Nowhere

Get Lost in Johan Lenox's Mind with Full Speed Nowhere
October 31, 2025 Johan Lenox is the producer artists turn to elevate, tonally extract and downright make music hum, but on his latest album, he turns those talents inward.
Author: DJ Connor
house
dance
Johan Lenox
track by track
Full Speed Nowhere
composer
HighSchool's Self-Titled Debut Infuses Nostalgia-core Into Modern Rock [Q&A]

HighSchool's Self-Titled Debut Infuses Nostalgia-core Into Modern Rock [Q&A]
November 4, 2025 Wanting to know more we roused the boys up early once morning to dive into, high school popularity, life tips & more:
Author: DJ Connor
alternative
indie rock
album
self titled
HighSchool
10 Questions With RIVER on Her Latest Single "I Am Cancer" [Q&A]

10 Questions With RIVER on Her Latest Single "I Am Cancer" [Q&A]
November 5, 2025 "I believe that when we’re honest about our fears and insecurities, they can’t weigh us down."
Author: DJ Connor
indie
indie pop
river
i am cancer
BENEE's 'Ur An Angel I'm Just Particles' Is Existentialism in A Pop Package [Q&A]

BENEE's 'Ur An Angel I'm Just Particles' Is Existentialism in A Pop Package [Q&A]
November 7, 2025 The album is a fiery step into new sounds and perspective for the New Zealand-born, LA-based artist.
Author: DJ Connor
pop
Q&A
BENEE
Ur an Angel I'm Just Particles
Getting to Know the Nine Lives of dacelynn [Q&A]

Getting to Know the Nine Lives of dacelynn [Q&A]
December 12, 2025 Unfurling their impending EP, nine lives, one introspective lullaby at a time, we seem to get to know the Texas-born, LA-based artist more and more like an old friend with each track.
Author: DJ Connor & Abby Kenna
pop
folk
indie
Songwriter
dacelynn
porcelain
Find and Lose Yourself in Saint Avangeline's Dreamscape [Q&A]

Find and Lose Yourself in Saint Avangeline's Dreamscape [Q&A]
November 12, 2025 Her latest single, "Rain Dance," is fueled by a newfound sense of fulfillment, turning a new leaf from times of trauma.
Author: DJ Connor
alternative
ambient
Saint Avangeline
Rain Dance
It's Sunny in London So Long As Izzy Escobar's Around [Q&A]

It's Sunny in London So Long As Izzy Escobar's Around [Q&A]
November 12, 2025 Based on a made-for-TV, real life adventure about a unintentional solo trip to England, her EP is about making the most of bad dice rolls and sprinkling sugar on sour moments.
Author: DJ Connor
pop
Songwriter
Izzy Escobar
Sunny in London

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