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Pristine in It's Grit, benches' EP 'Kill The Lights' is A New Indie Rock Classic
May 27, 2025
San Diego rock band, benches, has released their latest EP, Kill The Lights, a six song exploration in mental health – fear, detachment, the illumination of reflection.
Author:
Abby Kenna
Se So Neon Embarks on a Conversation With Themselves in "Twit Winter" [Q&A]
May 26, 2025
"It’s a musical inquiry to myself—about what will change and what will remain unchanged over the flow of time."
Author:
DJ Connor
Healy Returns From Two-Year Hiatus With "Running Laps"
May 26, 2025
"Running Laps" is a beautiful exploration of self-sabotage, the struggle to break old habits, and the yearning for self-reinvention.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
AERI Looks For Relief in Haunting New Single "Okay, Okay"
May 26, 2025
"I wanted to embody the tension between the erratic noise in my head and the movement that gets me through it."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Step Into Mollie Elizabeth's Time Machine in "Until We Meet Again"
May 25, 2025
Analogue, phone cords wrapped between your fingers, film cameras flashing... everything about Mollie Elizabeth harkens back to an era almost all of us weren’t alive to experience.
Author:
DJ Connor
Maddie Regent's Debut Album, 'On the phone with my Mom’ is Fearlessly Authentic
May 24, 2025
With a Spotify caption “I don’t know what I'm doing but I'm doing,” it's hard not to get pulled in by the beautiful ambition of Maddie Regent's, On the phone with my Mom.
Author:
DJ Connor
8 OnesToWatch from The Great Escape 2025
May 24, 2025
The Great Escape is one of Europe’s biggest festivals for new music - think SXSW but without the film, tech and comedy. We attended this year’s festival in Brighton, UK and these are some of the highlights.
Author:
Tanja Brinks Toubro
MARIS Delivers the Summer Anthem of 2025 With Latest Single “Mary + I”
May 24, 2025
Fresh off supporting Maude Latour’s Sugar Water Tour, MARIS is stirring up the pop scene with her undeniable vocals and energy.
Author:
Katherine Cardinale
Hazlett Announces Upcoming Album Alongside New Single “tell me something”
May 23, 2025
In his latest release, “tell me something,” Hazlett looks back at a fulfilling relationship, and what happened once that relationship came to an end.
Author:
Rebeccah Blau
Chloe Qisha Explores the Wild Highs and Messy Lows of 'Modern Romance'
May 21, 2025
"The Modern Romance EP is the project of my dreams."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
We Are Absolutely "Obsessed" With Sophie Powers Ashley Sienna's Infectious New Single
March 1, 2024
"We can't help who we love or even obsess over. So why is there so much judgment surrounding someone's partner?"
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Eight Acts You Don't Want to Miss at Jaded's FRIENDS:FOREVER SXSW Showcase
March 11, 2024
“FRIENDS:FOREVER is a celebration and a promise for the future."
Sekou Gives Himself Time to Move on in the Heartbreaking "let go of me slowly"
April 12, 2024
"This song was inspired by a time in my life when I was going through something, and I didn't know how to express my feelings about it."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
The Hellp Yearn For Home in Latest Single "Colorado"
July 2, 2024
"Colorado" is wrapped in lush, textural production that manages to feel both oddly familiar and novel.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
The Dare Doesn't Care if You're on the List in "You're Invited"
August 7, 2024
The Dare is the name dripping off everyone’s tongue.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Lia Pappas-Kemps Captivates Us With Her EP "Gleam" [Q&A]
November 22, 2024
Her new sound is an elegant evolution, crossing genres but remaining tender and real.
Author:
DJ Connor
Juliet Ivy Gifts Us a Dose of Holiday Existentialism in "snow globe on an alien's desk"
December 4, 2024
"It's about the gut-wrenching feeling of time passing as another holiday season approaches. The feeling is both scary and beautiful."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
redveil Gives Us "what3ver" We Want In Iridescent New Single
January 6, 2025
“what3ver “ is a stunning display of redveil’s artistic evolution.
Author:
Hillary Safadi
Cut The Kids in Half Release Profound "Song of Two Humans" Ahead Of Debut LP
January 22, 2025
"It's about what it's like when you discover everything about someone, and one day you realize you don't like what you've found."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
BETWEEN FRIENDS Chat New Single “XD”, Opening for Olivia Rodrigo, and New Album WOW! [Q+A]
June 28, 2025
Electro-pop connoisseurs BETWEEN FRIENDS have been rolling out their sophomore record throughout the last few months, capturing the digital age in their high-energy, emotional web.
Author:
Giselle Libby