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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
Black Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching
June 5, 2020
This week's #NowWatching playlist is dedicated to the sounds and voices of a small fraction of innovative black artists.
Author:
Ruby Scott
Music Taught Me to Love My Blackness | A Letter From The Editor
June 4, 2020
As protesters take to the streets across the world, I want to take this moment as a black man and editor of this site to share my perspective.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
marcos g Is Turning Music From Dream to Reality
December 17, 2019
For marcos g, music was a distant dream, and now that dream is taking shape.
Author:
Precious Kato
New Zealand's PollyHill Is Taking Back Space For Female Rappers [Q&A]
May 13, 2021
It's only been about a year or so since PollyHill has really taken her shot at music and she's hit the bullseye dead-on.
Author:
Max Tetlow
Join Zach Templar On His Romantic US Tour [Tour Diary]
February 12, 2025
Smashing and dashing, Zach is part of the a new wave of romance excellent that is melodic, moody and vocally delicious, and his latest single ‘Desire’ is just more evidence of that layered composition.
Author:
DJ Connor
Kelsy Karter Proudly Broadcasts Her Love for "Harry" Styles
January 29, 2019
Kelsy Karter's upcoming debut project is set for release in March, but you can fangirl along to the "Harry" music video now.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
4EVR MICHAEL Uniquely Bridges Pop and Trap on His Debut, "NORTHFACE"
May 26, 2020
On "NORTHFACE," 4EVR MICHAEL pushes boundaries and builds upon his foundation by incorporating pop elements in new and exciting ways.
Author:
Tyler Borland
Hablot Brown Walk Us Through Their Debut Album, Track By Track
August 15, 2022
With 'Hablot Brown,' the dynamic three-piece hones in on their trademark R&B sound.
Meet Sad Night Dynamite, the English Duo Crafting a Sonic World All Their Own
August 23, 2022
The Glastonbury duo is “taking everything that's happening with the world and adding mud.”
Author:
DJ Connor
5 of The Best Sets We Saw at Primavera Sound Los Angeles and Where to See Them Next
September 26, 2022
If you were unable to make it, worry not, there's always next year.
Author:
Carter Fife
Bathe Alone's "Decades & Dreams" Finds Inspiration in Tattoos, Best Friends, and Beach House [Q&A]
April 1, 2022
"Decades & Dreams" sees Bathe Alone transporting us to another realm entirely.
Author:
DJ Connor
100 gecs Return With 'Snake Eyes' EP, announce new album '10,000 gecs'
December 6, 2022
100 gecs is musical absurdism perfected.
Author:
Carter Fife