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Jorja Smith Gets Jazzy With a Cover of St. Germain's "Rose Rouge"
June 15, 2020
Smith breathes new life into a modern jazz classic.
Author:
Maddy Quach
It's Zella Day's "Game," And We're Playing It
June 15, 2020
The enigmatic Zella Day has returned with the anthemic "My Game."
Author:
Maddy Quach
Liza Anne Unleashes Her Inner Empath On "I Wanna Be There"
June 15, 2020
Liza Anne's take on mental health and self-awareness is a bright one. In her latest single, "I Wanna Be There", the Nashville native turns her own struggles into vivid soundscapes with intense lyrical depth.
Author:
Precious Kato
RIIKI's "Share Your Luv" is Exactly What We Need Right Now
June 12, 2020
RIIKI's latest single, "Share Your Luv," expresses a sentiment that is much in demand. And while the lyrics may have been meant more specifically, I think the buoyancy of the song, that baseline especially, serves this time succinctly.
Author:
DJ Connor
Dua Saleh, RMR, Kiana Ledé, and More Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching
June 12, 2020
This Friday features a #NowWatching playlist filled with amazing voices from the BIPOC community and beyond. From Dua Saleh's powerful ROSETTA, to Kiana Ledé's open letter to the president, to a new jazzy tune from Jorja Smith, this week's playlist is a perfect soundtrack for your weekend.
Author:
Malc.
boyband Releases "get home safely," With All Proceeds Going to NAACP Legal Defense Fund and RAINN
June 12, 2020
"get home safely" is as much a response to recent events as it is a response to a deep-seated anxiety for far too many Americans.
Author:
Ruby Scott
Kiana Ledé Searches For the Heart in a Heartless Administration
June 12, 2020
Ledé reimagines P!nk's "Dear Mr. President," and the sentiment originally aimed at George W. Bush feels all the more relevant today.
Author:
Ruby Scott
StaySolidRocky Is Jumping From TikTok's Trending Pages to the Billboard Hot 100 [Q&A]
June 11, 2020
We catch up with the Virginia artist who, thanks to TikTok, finds himself with a self-funded Billboard Top 30 hit.
Author:
Ruby Scott
Derek Simpson's "Hide + Seek" Inescapably Captivates You
June 10, 2020
For the entirety of the six-minute song, you are put in a trance. A delectable guitar establishes the feel-good, alternative R&B vibe and drives the alluring beat throughout.
Author:
Alexis Vaganos
Slide's New Video Has Us "Waiting" For Better Days
June 10, 2020
Slide's video for their latest single, "Waiting", was shot at a time when its beautiful visuals, representing the desert environments east of LA, represent a contrasting narrative of both love and fear, life and death, and the inner monologue common to us all.
Author:
DJ Connor
Trousdale Releases Soulful Lead Single “Growing Pains”
January 27, 2025
In “Growing Pains” and throughout their discography, Trousdale holds femininity and fun close.
Author:
Caroline McKenzie
half•alive, Ashe, Cavetown, & More | #NowWatching Playlist
August 9, 2019
As our Lollapalooza come down slowly subsides, we take comfort in a jam-packed #NowWatching Playlist to kick off the weekend ahead.
Author:
Yasmin Damoui
conner Continues to Impress on His New Single "rock bottom"
March 19, 2021
conner has been leading the charge of artists taking alternative punk sounds and reframing them for a new audience.
Author:
Tyler Borland
Krooked Tongue Release Enigmatic Debut EP "No Vacancy Hotel"
February 18, 2022
In the wake of the pandemic, the band spent the last year creating an attention-grabbing rock record.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Kamal. Turns Life's Everyday Trouble Into Stirring Pop-R&B in 'so here you are, drowning'
March 21, 2023
'so here you are, drowning' does everything it's meant to and more.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Maisie Peters Casts a Chart-Topping Spell Over Us in 'The Good Witch'
June 28, 2023
"This is my heart and soul, my blood on the page, the collection of stories that I've managed to capture in the past year. A true chronicle of my life in recent history."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Point North Wants Us To 'Prepare For Despair' On Apocalyptic Thrid LP [Track by Track] | THE NOISE
August 25, 2023
The California-based trio is back with a fresh collection of songs that takes listeners on a journey into the apocalypse.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
10 Questions With Hijack Hayley on Their New Single "Pedestrian" [Q&A]
September 26, 2023
No band out of Singapore sounds quite like Hijack Hayley.
Author:
DJ Connor
Nxdia Channels Obsession, Sacrifice, and Infatuation in the Intoxicating "Jennifer's Body"
April 24, 2024
"...treating yourself as expendable just to have someone's attention for a while…pretty strange, but humans are, aren't they?"
Author:
Alessandra Rincon