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Haute & Freddy Are Hosting a Carnival and You’re Invited

August 1, 2025 With feathery production and Chappell Roan-esque vocal flip, "Sophie" sounds like the moment you catch a glimpse of someone who used to mean everything…and then they vanish.

Author: Ariana Tibi

pop

alternative

Haute & Freddy

Sophie

Get To Know Absolutely Before Her Enticing Tour With Reneé Rapp [Q&A]

August 1, 2025 Bolstered by stunning art direction, Absolutely has a voice that leaps off of tracks with ethereal purpose.

Author: DJ Connor

pop

Reneé Rapp

Absolutely

I Just Don't Know You Yet

Indy Finds True Blue Sense of Self in New EP “Fame is A Bedroom” [Q&A]

August 1, 2025 From reflecting on toxic relationships in their many forms, to opening up about sharing her sister with the world from a young age, Indy sheds her skin in this pop-forward evaluation of her 20’s thus far.

Author: Giselle Libby

pop

indie

Indy

Fame Is A Bedroom

Haiden Henderson's World Falls Apart as He Builds a New Sound in 'tension'

August 1, 2025 'tension' is an an erotic push and pull that never quite lets up.

Author: Jazmin Kylene

pop

album reviews

haiden henderson

tension

Join Susannah Joffe, Cult Leader of AMC A-Listers and Actual Happy People

July 31, 2025 We had the privilege of hosting this beguiling artist into our pod huddle, and made her spill the beans on Cult Leader, great songwriting and more.

Author: DJ Connor

indie

alternative

Q&A

Susannah Joffe

Cult Leader

There Is A Home Inside Madilyn Mei's "Can of Worms" [Q&A]

July 31, 2025 Wanting to dig deeper into this young & promising artist's very unique approach, we popped on the laptop window box to learn more.

Author: DJ Connor

pop

folk

Songwriter

Madilyn Mei

Can of Worms

Dylan Gossett’s Westward Is a Life Soundtrack Rooted in Faith and Feeling

July 31, 2025 One week after releasing his debut album, Westward, Dylan Gossett is taking a moment to reflect on what has already become a milestone in his young career.

Author: Taylor Brooks

pop

country

Dylan Gossett

Westward

Øya Festival 2025: 5 Norwegian Artists You Need to Catch

July 30, 2025 Home to some of the biggest names in Scandinavian music, Øya Festival is back this summer and bigger than ever.

Author: Uchechi Adeboye

Anna of the North

Girl In Red

Pumpegris

RABO

Anna Lille

Øya Festival

UMI Explores The Human Experience on Double Single & Album Announcement

July 29, 2025 Rising star, UMI, continues to show her talent as one of the best new young R&B singer-songwriters.

Author: Alessandra Rincon

r&b

pop

UMI

SOMEWHERE NEW

WHAT NOW

album announcement

quinnie Creates An Intimate Soundscape With Sophomore Album paper doll

July 29, 2025 Riding the wave of her hit single “touch tank” and debut album flounder, the New Jersey-born singer-songwriter makes a strong return with the release of her second studio album, paper doll.

Author: India Yeoh

indie

folk rock

quinnie

paper doll

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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