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Matilda Mann on Touring With Wallows, Meet Cutes, and Loving Love [Q&A]

Matilda Mann on Touring With Wallows, Meet Cutes, and Loving Love [Q&A]
October 15, 2024 Currently on tour with Wallows and working toward her debut album, we sat down with the rising star.
Author: Daniela Waizel Rule
singer songwriter
pop
indie
interview
matilda mann
UPSAHL Is Heating Things Up on the 'Melt Me Down Tour' [Q&A]

UPSAHL Is Heating Things Up on the 'Melt Me Down Tour' [Q&A]
October 8, 2024 UPSHAL is creating a space for fans to let loose and celebrate what makes them feel like their hottest selves.
Author: Hillary Safadi
pop
interview
upsahl
melt me down
Jaz Karis Is Ready to Reintroduce Herself to the World in 'Safe Flight' [Q&A]

Jaz Karis Is Ready to Reintroduce Herself to the World in 'Safe Flight' [Q&A]
September 26, 2024 One of R&B’s best-kept secrets is blooming out of the bag.
Author: Jazmin Kylene
soul
interview
R&B
jaz karis
safe flight
ORA's Latest Single Is the Perfect Cure for Any "Bad Day" [Q&A]

ORA's Latest Single Is the Perfect Cure for Any "Bad Day" [Q&A]
September 24, 2024 "'Bad Day' was written as a kind of therapy for ourselves."
Author: DJ Connor
pop
interview
ora
bad day
Liily Is Turning the Dream of Four Kids From the San Fernando Valley Into a Reality [Q&A]

Liily Is Turning the Dream of Four Kids From the San Fernando Valley Into a Reality [Q&A]
September 10, 2024 Roses, thorns, roadkill, and anaphylactic shock adorn the ever-winding interstate toward Liily's present triumph.
Author: Grace Holtzclaw
alternative
interview
liily
Leyya Takes Us Through Their Latest Album 'Half Asleep,' Track By Track

Leyya Takes Us Through Their Latest Album 'Half Asleep,' Track By Track
September 4, 2024 'Half Asleep' is an album that grasps at what’s between sleeping and being awake, between digital and analog.
Author: DJ Connor
indie
interview
indie pop
track by track
Leyya
Half Asleep
Carlile Casts a Pop Spell in Debut Album 'Human Human' [Q&A]

Carlile Casts a Pop Spell in Debut Album 'Human Human' [Q&A]
September 4, 2024 "'Human Human' is an exploration of emotion through song."
Author: DJ Connor
pop
interview
carlile
human human
Agnes Azria Chases a Fleeting Reality in ‘You're Not Real’ [Q&A]

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
alternative
punk
interview
agnez azria
youre not real
Dhruv Navigates a Storm of Emotions in Debut Album 'Private Blizzard' [Q&A]

Dhruv Navigates a Storm of Emotions in Debut Album 'Private Blizzard' [Q&A]
August 29, 2024 In his long-awaited debut album, the rising star delves into themes of personal development, grief, loneliness, and more.
Author: Alessandra Rincon
pop
interview
album reviews
dhruv
private blizzard
Joe P Transforms the World Around Him Into 'Garden State Vampire' [Q&A]

Joe P Transforms the World Around Him Into 'Garden State Vampire' [Q&A]
August 27, 2024 We delve into the album’s unorthodox writing process and his inspirational outlook on being a musician who’s “making it.”
Author: Abby Kenna
indie
alternative
interview
indie rock
joe p
garden state vampire
Isabel LaRosa Faces the Fear of Leaving "Home" [Q&A]

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.
Author: Alessandra Rincon
pop
interview
home
isabel larosa
Who Is Gracie Abrams?

Who Is Gracie Abrams?
December 2, 2021 Few rising artists feel as timeless as Gracie Abrams.
Author: Maxamillion Polo
pop
interview
gracie abrams
who is
who is gracie abrams
Manchester's Secret Night Gang Isn't Here to Make Music For the Money or Views  [Q&A]

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."
Author: Jazmin Kylene
soul
interview
R&B
jazz
secret night gang
acid jazz
slenderbodies Finds Bravery in Vulnerability with EP Inspired by Powerful Women  [Q&A]

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?"
Author: Maxamillion Polo
indie
interview
electronic
slenderbodies
soraya
downtempo
Elliot Lee Charts the Rise and Fall of the 'Queen of Nothing' [Q&A]

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.
Author: Chloe Liz
pop
interview
album reviews
elliot lee
alternative pop
queen of nothing
Mallrat Emerges From Her Chrysalis in 'Butterfly Blue' [Q&A]

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."
Author: Jazmin Kylene
pop
interview
mallrat
album reviews
butterfly blue
'Life's Going Great' For Games We Play With Release Of Emotional Debut LP [Q&A] | THE NOISE

'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.
Author: Alessandra Rincon
interview
pop punk
the noise
games we play
life's going great
10 Questions With Gavin Haley on His Debut Album 'i hate you, Don't Leave Me'

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."
Author: DJ Connor
singer songwriter
pop
interview
gavin haley
i hate you dont leave me
Bird and Byron’s Debut Album Takes Us on a Train Ride Through Heartbreak [Q&A]

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."
Author: Tatum Van Dam
indie
interview
indie rock
bird and byron
R.LUM.R on Vulnerability, 'The Last of Us 2,' and His Debut Album 'Surfacing' [Q&A]

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."
Author: Bianca Brown
soul
r&b
interview
rlumr
r.lum.r
surfacing

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