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Wakai Sheds Light on Frequencies, Features, and Fresh New Album [Q&A]
March 25, 2022
"I feel like a jazz musician stuck in a rapper's body."
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ASTN Wants You to Know 'You're Almost There' [Q&A]
March 25, 2022
"No matter how sideways your love life may seem, it's important to know that there's someone out there for you."
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Jo MacKenzie Explores the Full Range of Being a 'Tourist' [Q&A]
March 21, 2022
From teenage insecurity to big-city disillusionment, Mackenzie examines what it feels like to not perfectly belong.
Meet Leaping Tiger, the New Zealand Artist Creating His Own World
March 17, 2022
Born and raised in Auckland, the rising artist has a multidisciplinary vision in mind.
![Saint Lane on Authenticity, Kanye, and His Recipe to a Good Show [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/saint-lane-interview_1647382371.jpg)
Saint Lane on Authenticity, Kanye, and His Recipe to a Good Show [Q&A]
March 15, 2022
"I always say if you want your art to outlive your life you need to evolve."
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Glacier Veins Grows With the Phases of the Moon on 'Lunar Reflection' [Q&A]
March 15, 2022
For the dream punk band, their latest album is a testament to the power of transformation.
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Just Friends Are Rolling With the Punches [Q&A]
March 14, 2022
"We are who we are and we write what we write."
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Thomas Headon's 'Victoria' Is a Soundtrack to Your Teenage Years [Q&A]
March 11, 2022
For Tatum, Headon's new EP arrived hand-in-hand with a new sofa.
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Eden Rain's "Text Me When You're Home Safe" Is a Striking Ode to Female Friendships [Q&A]
March 11, 2022
"It's about the intensity and protectiveness of female friendships and figuring out where or what home actually is to a person."
Dylan's "No Romeo," No Juliet Cocktail | Bone Apple Tea
March 10, 2022
Dylan and our host Paige try their hands at making an international "No Romeo," No Juliet cocktail.
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Isabel LaRosa Faces the Fear of Leaving "Home" [Q&A]
February 17, 2025
LaRosa vulnerably explores nostalgia, growing up, and the struggle of leaving behind a familiar place for the sake of becoming the person you're meant to become.
Who Is Gracie Abrams?
December 2, 2021
Few rising artists feel as timeless as Gracie Abrams.
![Manchester's Secret Night Gang Isn't Here to Make Music For the Money or Views [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/SECRET-NIGHT-GANG-interview_1652201630.jpeg)
Manchester's Secret Night Gang Isn't Here to Make Music For the Money or Views [Q&A]
May 10, 2022
"Nowadays, music gets lost because it isn't written with meaning or acknowledging what's going on now."
![slenderbodies Finds Bravery in Vulnerability with EP Inspired by Powerful Women [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/slenderbodies-ones-to-watch-3.jpeg)
slenderbodies Finds Bravery in Vulnerability with EP Inspired by Powerful Women [Q&A]
January 30, 2019
"Traditionally, masculinity is associated with bravery, courage, and all these really over the top things. Vulnerability is one of the hardest things to do, so is that not the bravest thing?"
![Elliot Lee Charts the Rise and Fall of the 'Queen of Nothing' [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/elliot-lee-queen-of-nothing-interview_1626449600.png)
Elliot Lee Charts the Rise and Fall of the 'Queen of Nothing' [Q&A]
July 16, 2021
Lee opens up about the concept behind her new EP, feelings of loneliness, and more.
![Mallrat Emerges From Her Chrysalis in 'Butterfly Blue' [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/mallrat-butterfly-blue-interview_1652454828.jpg)
Mallrat Emerges From Her Chrysalis in 'Butterfly Blue' [Q&A]
May 13, 2022
"I'm trying to paint a picture and bottle up a feeling."
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'Life's Going Great' For Games We Play With Release Of Emotional Debut LP [Q&A] | THE NOISE
March 19, 2024
The Noise talked with the rising alternative artist about his debut album, what it was like to meet his heroes, and the people who helped bring the project to life.
10 Questions With Gavin Haley on His Debut Album 'i hate you, Don't Leave Me'
August 16, 2022
"This album is the last year-and-a-half of my life and some of my most personal journal entries."
![Bird and Byron’s Debut Album Takes Us on a Train Ride Through Heartbreak [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/bird-and-byron-interview-1689696615.jpg)
Bird and Byron’s Debut Album Takes Us on a Train Ride Through Heartbreak [Q&A]
July 18, 2023
"We hope people think this album sounds like us. Creating this piece of work was such a personal experience for both of us, and we hope that emotion comes through in the music."
![R.LUM.R on Vulnerability, 'The Last of Us 2,' and His Debut Album 'Surfacing' [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/rlumr-ones-to-watch_1572636758.jpg)
R.LUM.R on Vulnerability, 'The Last of Us 2,' and His Debut Album 'Surfacing' [Q&A]
November 1, 2019
"The idea that someone may really need to hear what is laid out in the music is more important than whether or not I'm scared to say or express whatever I'm feeling."