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Meet Chenayder, the Breakout High School Artist Crafting an Indie Pop Dream in 'Blue Oblivion'
May 26, 2023
At only 16, bedroom pop newcomer Chenayder is making a name for herself.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
ThxSoMch's Debut EP 'Sleez' Is a Gritty, Cathartic Project Worth Losing Yourself In
May 26, 2023
Blurring the angst of '90s alternative and the raw energy of 2000s SoundCloud rap, ThxSoMch explores the alluring boundary between reality and dark fantasy.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Ray Laurél Steals Our Hearts With the Nonconforming 'TEMPTRESS'
May 23, 2023
'TEMPTRESS' is a project you will think about long after the music stops.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Breakout Producer and DJ southstar Gets Our Pulse Racing With 'dunes'
May 23, 2023
'Dunes' is a project built to be experienced in person, amongst the alive, skin-to-skin.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Meet Groupthink, the Artist Soundtracking Your Sleepless Summer in 'before the afters'
May 23, 2023
Groupthink throws glitter on our shame and makes art out of the hangovers we struggle to survive.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Stella Rose Delivers a Raw, Unapologetic Debut Album in ‘Eyes of Glass’
May 23, 2023
'Eyes of Glass' is an album built from a milieu of escapism, enduring spirituality, and chaotic cross-generational source material.
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
The Dare Gets Horny and Unhibited in ‘The Sex EP’
May 19, 2023
The Dare is a party and the comedown of the after-party.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Lovejoy Deliver a Chronically Honest and Hopeful EP in 'Wake Up & It’s Over'
May 15, 2023
Lovejoy’s music is a medicine for a generation too amused to turn a blind eye.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
girli's 'why am i like this??' Is a Moment of Pop-Laden Self-Discovery
May 12, 2023
girli is finally writing the music she's always wanted to release.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
PinkPantheress Invites Flume, Powfu, FKJ, and More to Reimagine 'to hell with it'
January 28, 2022
Never has a remix album felt as necessary as it does here.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Baby Rose Bares Her Soul in the Dreamlike 'To Myself'
September 25, 2020
In revisiting her debut album, Baby Rose once again demonstrates her undeniable gift for R&B.
Author:
Krista Marina Apardian
THE BLSSM Crafts Their Own Vision For Pop With 'Pure Energy'
April 29, 2022
"This is what pop music sounds like to me. This is what I wanted to make."
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Krooked Kings Invite Us Into Their Coming of Age Story in 'All Out of Good Days'
May 11, 2023
'All Out of Good Days' is an ingenuous, emotionally deep, and thought-provoking album.
Author:
Nathan Ahamed
Crumb Finds the Space Between Psychedelic Daydream and Nightmare in 'Jinx'
June 17, 2019
Crumb's debut arrives as their finest collection of work to date and quite possibly one of the best psych-rock jazz projects of recent memory.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
PinkPantheress' 'to hell with it' Is a Euphoric and Wistful Glimpse Into Her World
October 15, 2021
<i>to hell with it</i> is evidence that while PinkPantheress' sound may be distinctive, in no way is it one-dimensional.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Nick Ward Comes to Terms With Coming of Age in 'Brand New You' [Q&A]
May 6, 2022
"<i>BRAND NEW YOU</i> is about gender, trauma, ego, and the other things on my mind after leaving high school."
Author:
DJ Connor
Tierra Whack Is Once Again Proving Herself a Genre-Spanning Visionary
December 16, 2021
Whack consistently delivers on a multidisciplinary vision in a way that few of her peers can match.
Author:
Carter Fife
mxmtoon's 'the masquerade' Is a Deeply Personal Debut to Lose and Find Yourself in
September 17, 2019
Tucked within the pages of this rhyming diary are the moving, intimate glances into the life of what could be any teenager on the face of this planet.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Carlie Hanson Transforms a Suburban Life Into a Pop Dream in 'Junk' Debut EP
June 10, 2019
From working at a McDonald's drive-thru in a small Wisconsin town to delivering an anthemic debut EP, this is the first chapter of a veritable pop star to be.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo