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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

Meels Bridges Past and Present on Sophomore EP, Across the Raccoon Strait

February 1, 2026 After releasing her debut EP in 2024, Meels is ready to bring her newest catalog of “folk country critter songs” to light.

Author: Taylor Brooks

folk

Americana

Meels

Across the Raccoon Strait

Newcomer Bee Bran Is Goes Through Growing Pains on New Single “To Feel Is To Be"

February 1, 2026 The dreamy, synth-pop track sees the UK singer-songwriter examine a relationship where she and her partner grapple with change.

Author: India McCarty

singer songwriter

pop

Bee Bran

To Feel Is To Be

Georell Magno Shines On Debut Folk-Rock EP 'The Color After The Spark"

February 1, 2026 Exploring his daydreams, heartbreaks, and personal growth, the rising star shows that he is exactly that: a star whose light is finally shining through.

Author: Alessandra Rincon

folk

indie

Georell Magno

The Color After The Spark

Wes Anderson Meets Analog Electronic Beats in Parallelle's New Music Video

January 29, 2026 Accompanying their song, "Dreaming Through the Phone," the sibling duo based in the South of France invites listeners into the whimsical world of their music.

Author: Abby Kenna

indie

electronic

Parallelle

Dreaming Through the Phone

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

PawPaw Rod Forges Ahead by Returning to His Roots in “The Get Back”

January 26, 2026 “The Get Back” is a reverie of pure authenticity.

Author: Grace Holtzclaw

alternative

hip hop

funk

PawPaw Rod

The Get Back

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

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

Holly Humberstone Befriends Her Ghosts in “To Love Somebody," the First Single from Upcoming Album, Cruel World

January 23, 2026 Bedroom pop fans around the world rejoice because the queen of moody melodies and heart-piercing lyrics is back.

Author: Giselle Libby

pop

indie

Holly Humberstone

Cruel World

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carolesdaughter's “nobody’s favorite person, not even my own” Is a Daring and Raw Self-Portrait

April 17, 2023 "The only thing you own in life is your body and your soul and no person is worth losing that for.”

Author: Abby Kenna

alternative

hyperpop

carolesdaughter

nobody’s favorite person not even my own

Beauty School Dropout Are "dying to be you"

May 19, 2023 "The fact of the matter is life is a game where you have to play with the cards you were dealt, and this song is the realization of that truth."

Author: Alessandra Rincon

alternative

beauty school dropout

dying to be you

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

alternative

album reviews

thxsomch

sleez