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The Best of 2019 and Beyond | Staff Picks
December 28, 2019
We look back at the best music, memes, and moments of 2019.
Lil Halima Is Norway's Alternative R&B Icon on the Rise
December 26, 2019
Lil Halima is taking the world by storm one year at a time. 2019 was merely the beginning.
Clinton Kane Isn't Afraid of Feeling Something
December 26, 2019
This is what owning your fears and discovering ways to cope feels and sounds like.
daydream Masi's Music Will Illuminate Your Sleepless Mind
December 23, 2019
The youthful artist is creating music that exists in a realistic, dreamlike state.
Kota the Friend, keshi, DaniLeigh, and More Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching Playlist
December 20, 2019
Consider this week's new music roundup a gift from us to you.
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ZOLA Does Not Want to Be Put In a Box [Q&A]
December 20, 2019
We sit down with the rising bilingual indie artist ahead of her upcoming debut album.
Aaron Taos Warns of the Danger of Social Media Envy in "Saboteur"
December 20, 2019
As Theodore Roosevelt once said, "Comparison is the thief of joy."
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Ben Kessler's "Even When You're Home" Is All About Acceptance [Premiere + Q&A]
December 19, 2019
Home isn't always where the heart is.
From SoundCloud to Rolling Loud, $NOT is Solidifying His Place in Hip-Hop's Next Wave
December 18, 2019
Hello, world. Meet $NOT, Gen Z's hip-hop star.
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JP Saxe on "If The World Was Ending" and Writing With Honesty [Q&A]
December 18, 2019
In our latest interview with JP Saxe, we learn he is a big fan of his grandma and Lebron James.
Trousdale Releases Soulful Lead Single “Growing Pains”
January 27, 2025
In “Growing Pains” and throughout their discography, Trousdale holds femininity and fun close.
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Quinnie, On the Want to Believe in Mermaids and Her Latest "hate fuck" [Q&A]
June 26, 2025
We had the kind privilege of having quinnie in our small interview nook to dive into her sound, weirdness, generally, and her upcoming album.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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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.
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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.
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?"