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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
Zimmer90 Invite Us Into the Inner Workings of Their Album, "Interior"

Zimmer90 Invite Us Into the Inner Workings of Their Album, "Interior"
December 27, 2025 After hearing the speed run of tempo-driven electro-pop that is Interior, we wanted to know so much more, and here are the results.
Author: DJ Connor
pop
indie
Zimmer90
Interior
Sherwyn's EP "Spin City" Captures the Dizzy Vulnerability of Falling in Love [Q&A]

Sherwyn's EP "Spin City" Captures the Dizzy Vulnerability of Falling in Love [Q&A]
January 8, 2026 From collaborating with his twin brother to radical optimism, we got all the latest from Sherwyn.
Author: DJ Connor
alternative
hip hop
R&B
Sherwyn
Spin City
Adam Klobi Chases Nostalgia in Latest Single, "FICTION" [Q&A]

Adam Klobi Chases Nostalgia in Latest Single, "FICTION" [Q&A]
January 24, 2026 We sat down with Adam to hear the latest on his exciting year ahead, as well as comic book illustrators, songs that sound like they were played in your mom's garage, and Klobi's very own musical Cinderella story.
Author: DJ Connor
pop
folk
Adam Klobi
WE WERE NEVER JUST FRIENDS
FICTION
Malammore's Album, Aurora, Is A Multlingual, Multi-Genre, Showstopping Debut

Malammore's Album, Aurora, Is A Multlingual, Multi-Genre, Showstopping Debut
January 25, 2026 The Portuguese singer and producer jumps into identity, ideas and spirituality over a dose of intoxicatingly rhythmic songs.
Author: DJ Connor
alternative
hip hop
Malammore
Aurora
Coach Party Celebrates a Sickly Sweet Album and In-Your-Face Single, "Nurse Depression" [Q&A]

Coach Party Celebrates a Sickly Sweet Album and In-Your-Face Single, "Nurse Depression" [Q&A]
January 27, 2026 Loud, brash and generating an energy that seems pertinent to our current times, COACH PARTY is a band that feels sweet in its effects, and deliciously not-sweet in sound.
Author: DJ Connor
alternative
Rock
Coach Party
Caramel
Nurse Depression
Stanley Simmons Take You on a Mystical Trip in "Body Down" Video [Premiere + Q&A]

Stanley Simmons Take You on a Mystical Trip in "Body Down" Video [Premiere + Q&A]
February 4, 2026 "I feel like music is slipping back into an era of real albums, but there was a long time where records weren’t really records."
Author: DJ Connor
folk
interview
stanley simmons
body down
Mandolin Captures a Palpable Warmth in ‘same feeling, different font’ [Q&A]

Mandolin Captures a Palpable Warmth in ‘same feeling, different font’ [Q&A]
February 3, 2026 Leaving an album like 'same feeling, different font on read' is just not an option.
Author: DJ Connor
soul
interview
R&B
mandolin
same feeling different font
Dogpark Takes Off the Leash in the Biting 'Corporate Pudding' [Q&A]

Dogpark Takes Off the Leash in the Biting 'Corporate Pudding' [Q&A]
February 5, 2026 "We’re trying to reach a point where Dogpark sounds exactly like Dogpark."
Author: DJ Connor
indie
alternative
interview
Dogpark

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