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Philine Sonny Takes Back the Power in “Gatekeeper”

September 20, 2025 Sonny is not one to hold back in her music, tackling difficult subject matter with care and honesty.

Author: Rebeccah Blau

alternative

indie rock

Philine Sonny

Gatekeeper

Exclusive: KENNEDY Releases “All The Pretty Girls” For Those Who March To The Beat Of Their Own Drum

September 19, 2025 KENNEDY’s fourth single is finally here and even better, we got the accompanying visuals.

Author: Daniela Waizel Rule

pop

electronic

KENNEDY

All the Pretty Girls

Hunter Daily Takes Us Through Her EP 'Claw Marks,’ Track by Track

September 19, 2025 "After a 4.5-year relationship, letting go wasn’t clean. It was messy, desperate, and it left marks."

Author: DJ Connor

singer songwriter

indie

interview

hunter daily

claw marks

Edgehill's "lol" Is An Indie Rock Reach for Meaning [Q&A]

September 19, 2025 We sat down with the band to get the inside scoop on their writing process, commitment to collaboration, and who wear's the chef's hat in the band.

Author: DJ Connor

alternative

indie rock

Edgehill

lol

WATCH: Cartel's Will Pugh Performs Acoustic 'Chroma' Renditions For New Something Quiet Session [EXCLUSIVE] | THE NOISE

September 18, 2025 Watch Cartel's Will Pugh perform "Say Anything (Else)," "Luckie St" and "Runaway" plus talk about the band's recent re-release of 'Chroma' to celebrate 20 years of its original debut.

Author: Jimmy Smith

The Noise

Something Loud

Cartel

Chroma

Something Quiet

Portola 2025: 5 Ones to Catch at San Francisco's Hottest Electronic Festival

September 17, 2025 The Prodigy, LCD Soundsystem, Ravyn Lenae, and Dom Dolla aren't the only Porotola acts you need to keep your eyes on.

Author: Carter Fife

electronic

dance

ones to catch

festival

portola

magdalena bay

nate sib

portola 2025

loukeman

nick leon

1tbsp

WHATMORE Are Best Friends First, Artists Second [Q&A]

September 17, 2025 "We never put ourselves in a box... for now, we like to say we’re just WHATMORE."

Author: Jazmin Kylene

indie

alternative

interview

rap

hip hop

whatmore

10 Questions With PRYVT on Their Latest Airy Single ‘PALETTE’ [Q&A]

September 16, 2025 Birthed from a period of burnout, PRYVT feels freer and more at home than ever in "PALETTE"

Author: DJ Connor

indie

interview

indie pop

pryvt

palette

Ryan Hall Brings Explosive Energy To His Opening Set At The Fonda Theatre

September 16, 2025 Hall played back-to-back nights alongside Michael Clifford (of 5 Seconds of Summer) as both the opening act and the guitarist in Clifford’s band at the iconic Los Angeles venue.

Author: India Yeoh

alternative

electronic

live music

Ryan Hall

SIDEQUEST

When You Turned My Summer to Fall

'Bite Reality' is Cafuné’s Memorable Take on Life’s Imperfections

September 16, 2025 Indie-pop duo Cafuné’s new album Bite Reality is a poignant reflection.

Author: India Yeoh

alternative

indie pop

Cafuné

Bite Reality

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Christian Leave Ponders Words Left Unsaid on the Atmospheric "Maybe"

October 15, 2021 "Maybe" is a sonic expanse that speaks to the incalculable difference between emotions set free and held close to the chest.

Author: Maxamillion Polo

pop

dream pop

shoegaze

maybe

christian leave

days like dogs

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.

Author: Tatum Van Dam

pop

interview

album reviews

thomas headon

victoria

WOAH Take a Dreamlike Step Forward With "Drowning"

May 25, 2022 "We decided to amplify the energy, high production, and synthesizers that we liked in order to experiment and further develop our sound."

Author: Joey Legittino

indie

indie rock

woah

drowning