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Let Rio Romeo Tell You A Story with "God's Got Something Out for Me"
May 9, 2025
For this Californian-via-Chicago and back artist with an impending album and a diehard here for the butch fanbase, the real sermon is their success against the odds – physical or otherwise.
Author:
DJ Connor
Who is Ella Monnery?
May 9, 2025
An electric force from the Kāpiti Coast to the world stage, Ella Monnery is rewriting the playbook on what it means to be a modern vocalist.
Author:
Camila Roa
Sophie Powers Enters a Dark New Era With "move with me" [Q&A]
May 9, 2025
The 20-year-old artist sheds the bubblegum neon aesthetic and steps into a darker, rawer, and more nihilistic vision of herself.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Briston Maroney's Album 'JIMMY' is the D1 Basketball Career of Indie Rock Music Ventures
May 8, 2025
Celestial fisher of melodies and sonic sunshines, Briston Maroney is better than you at many things, but creating an absolute star chart of album is definitely one of them
Author:
DJ Connor
KiNG MALA Seizes Her Crown in Debut Album 'And You Who Drowned in the Grief of a Golden Thing'
May 7, 2025
"It's everything I've ever loved and feared, formed into one story."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
The Hellp Deliver a Microdose of Sleazy Fun in 'LL Revisited'
May 7, 2025
The Hellp is nothing if not original.
Author:
Grace Holtzclaw
4batz Puts the Crowd Under His Spell in 'since y’all say ion drop'
May 7, 2025
4batz's music is nothing short of hypnotic.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Susannah Joffe’s “Call Me Pretty” Is a Smoky, Slow-Burning Ode to Wanting the Wrong Person
May 7, 2025
“Call Me Pretty” tells the tale of a desperate love, more specifically, the feeling of hopelessly grasping for someone that, deep down, you know is bad for you.
Author:
Chancey Stefanos
Parcels Announce Third Studio Album Alongside New Single “Yougotmefeeling”
May 7, 2025
Australian-born, Berlin based group Parcels is shaking off the blues of April showers with their latest single “Yougotmefeeling.”
Author:
Rebeccah Blau
Duckwrth Welcomes Los Angeles to the All American Freak Show
May 5, 2025
Duckwrth is duality and contradiction.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
renforshort Is at Her Most Vulnerable and Heartfelt in “i miss myself”
June 23, 2022
"’i miss myself’ is about feeling like you need to be all these other people, until eventually you don’t know who you are anymore."
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Melt Mars Unveils the Hazy, Lovelorn "Tainted Hearts"
July 19, 2022
“Tainted Hearts” gives warmth to the coldness of a love lost.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Fred Again.. Throws Yet Another Transcendent Party With "Bleu (better with time)"
September 26, 2022
"Bleu (better with time)" feels like a warm wave of hope is washing over you.
Author:
Nathan Ahamed
Aidan Bissett's "Out Of My League" Is Your Coming of Age Soundtrack
April 19, 2023
Bissett is truly One To Watch, and you can catch him on the Ones To Watch-presented Valley tour.
Author:
Jake Selvey
REI AMI Returns to Slay in Delightfully Dark Single "Body Bag"
September 29, 2023
Her first single in two years, REI AMI is back and with a vengeance
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
ivri Traverses Otherworldly Sounds and Feelings in 'the star factory'
October 24, 2023
'the star factory' is an emotional reckoning
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
RIIZE Make Their Comeback With Funk-Infused "Talk Saxy"
October 27, 2023
RIIZE is back with another infectious earworm of a single.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Loveless Release Anthemic New Single "I Love It When It Rains" | THE NOISE
April 19, 2024
Loveless has returned with a deeply personal and uplifting new track, "I Love It When It Rains."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
'Happy Endings With An Asterisk' Is a Brilliant Showcasing of AUGUST 08′s Versatility
August 12, 2019
Though classified as a contemporary R&B artist, AUGUST 08 continues to blur the lines of what it means to be a "traditional" singer in the genre.
Author:
Emily Bird
Cailin Russo Is Letting a Toxic Relationship "Fade" Away
November 18, 2019
Russo's latest single feels like a tight hug from a close friend after a long day.
Author:
Bianca Brown