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Gracie Abrams'  "Mean It" Is a Heartbreaking Debut

Gracie Abrams'  "Mean It" Is a Heartbreaking Debut
October 24, 2019 It's pure, sentimental, and undeniably beautiful.
Author: Precious Kato
pop
indie pop
Gracie Abrams
Mean It
Singer Songwriter
Fiji Blue Is Destined to Get You Up and Groove

Fiji Blue Is Destined to Get You Up and Groove
October 24, 2019 If there is one constant to Fiji Blue's music, it is that it is guaranteed to make you dance.
Author: Precious Kato
soul
R&B
dance
downtempo
New Artist Discovery
Fiji Blue
White Reaper Is the World's Best American Band  | Quick 6

White Reaper Is the World's Best American Band  | Quick 6
October 24, 2019 White Reaper is fun as hell.
Author: Maxamillion Polo
alternative
interview
quick 6
rock
indie rock
white reaper
Yes, That Is the Tony Hawk in Deaton Chris Anthony's  "Tony Hawk"

Yes, That Is the Tony Hawk in Deaton Chris Anthony's  "Tony Hawk"
October 24, 2019 Do a kickflip!
Author: Bianca Brown
electronic
dance
Deaton Chris Anthony
DCA
LA
Tony Hawk
bo y
Rainsford Is Unafraid to Pour Her Heart Out [Q&A]

Rainsford Is Unafraid to Pour Her Heart Out [Q&A]
October 24, 2019 For Rainsford, writing music is simply part of the human experience.
Author: Joey Legittino
singer songwriter
pop
interview
rainsford
Slow Hollows' 'Actors' Is an Album Free of Genre and Fear of Failure

Slow Hollows' 'Actors' Is an Album Free of Genre and Fear of Failure
October 24, 2019 Slow Hollows is sonic proof we are living in a post-genre world.
Author: Matthew Rudas
indie
alternative
indie rock
Tyler the Creator
Slow Hollows
Actors
Plested's "The Least That I Could Do" Video Will Have You Calling Home

Plested's "The Least That I Could Do" Video Will Have You Calling Home
October 23, 2019 Plested has a gift for crafting songs designed to make you shed a tear.
Author: Bianca Brown
singer songwriter
pop
plested
the least that i could do
Zack Villere's "Sore Throat" Is a Picture of Relatable and Gorgeous Melancholy

Zack Villere's "Sore Throat" Is a Picture of Relatable and Gorgeous Melancholy
October 23, 2019 There is no artist in the world quite like Zack Villere.
Author: Matthew Rudas
Indie
anti pop
Zack Villere
Sore Throat
Rex Orange County's "Face To Face" May Be His Most Exciting and Personal Single Yet

Rex Orange County's "Face To Face" May Be His Most Exciting and Personal Single Yet
October 23, 2019 "THIS SONG IS ABOUT BEING AWAY FROM HOME, FEELING TRAPPED IN AN UNDESIRABLE SITUATION & FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO TRUST PEOPLE."
Author: Matthew Rudas
soul
pop
indie pop
Indie
Rex Orange County
Face to Face
Pony
Jae Stephens Asserts Her Independence With Debut 'f**k it i'll do it myself' EP [Q&A]

Jae Stephens Asserts Her Independence With Debut 'f**k it i'll do it myself' EP [Q&A]
October 23, 2019 Jae Stephens' debut project is wholly true to its name.
Author: Alissa Arunarsirakul
soul
interview
rap
hip hop
R&B
album reviews
f**k it I'll do it myself
jae stephens
Georell Magno Shines On Debut Folk-Rock EP 'The Color After The Spark"

Georell Magno Shines On Debut Folk-Rock EP 'The Color After The Spark"
February 1, 2026 Exploring his daydreams, heartbreaks, and personal growth, the rising star shows that he is exactly that: a star whose light is finally shining through.
Author: Alessandra Rincon
folk
indie
Georell Magno
The Color After The Spark
Newcomer Bee Bran Is Goes Through Growing Pains on New Single “To Feel Is To Be"

Newcomer Bee Bran Is Goes Through Growing Pains on New Single “To Feel Is To Be"
February 1, 2026 The dreamy, synth-pop track sees the UK singer-songwriter examine a relationship where she and her partner grapple with change.
Author: India McCarty
singer songwriter
pop
Bee Bran
To Feel Is To Be
Meels Bridges Past and Present on Sophomore EP, Across the Raccoon Strait

Meels Bridges Past and Present on Sophomore EP, Across the Raccoon Strait
February 1, 2026 After releasing her debut EP in 2024, Meels is ready to bring her newest catalog of “folk country critter songs” to light.
Author: Taylor Brooks
folk
Americana
Meels
Across the Raccoon Strait
fakemink Sets the Stage For a Global Takeover With 'The Boy who cried Terrified .'

fakemink Sets the Stage For a Global Takeover With 'The Boy who cried Terrified .'
February 3, 2026 fakemink is singlehandedly bringing back the grit of the SoundCloud rap he grew up on, only on a relentlessly propulsive mass scale.
Author: Jazmin Kylene
rap
hip hop
fakemink
the boy who cried terrified
Stanley Simmons Take You on a Mystical Trip in "Body Down" Video [Premiere + Q&A]

Stanley Simmons Take You on a Mystical Trip in "Body Down" Video [Premiere + Q&A]
February 4, 2026 "I feel like music is slipping back into an era of real albums, but there was a long time where records weren’t really records."
Author: DJ Connor
folk
interview
stanley simmons
body down
Mandolin Captures a Palpable Warmth in ‘same feeling, different font’ [Q&A]

Mandolin Captures a Palpable Warmth in ‘same feeling, different font’ [Q&A]
February 3, 2026 Leaving an album like 'same feeling, different font on read' is just not an option.
Author: DJ Connor
soul
interview
R&B
mandolin
same feeling different font
xaviersobased Comes of Age in His Experimental Debut Album 'Xavier'

xaviersobased Comes of Age in His Experimental Debut Album 'Xavier'
February 4, 2026 'Xavier' arrives as 48 minutes of mind-altering magic from one of the most promising acts in hip-hop’s underground space.
Author: Carter Fife
rap
hip hop
album reviews
xaviersobased
xavier
Annabelle Dinda Romanticizes Life Not Romance in 'Some Things Never Leave' [Q&A]

Annabelle Dinda Romanticizes Life Not Romance in 'Some Things Never Leave' [Q&A]
February 4, 2026 "What do I find easier to sing about than talk about… everything. Everything is easier to sing about than talk about."
Author: Rebeccah Blau
singer songwriter
indie
interview
folk rock
annabelle dinda
the hand
some things never leave
Dogpark Takes Off the Leash in the Biting 'Corporate Pudding' [Q&A]

Dogpark Takes Off the Leash in the Biting 'Corporate Pudding' [Q&A]
February 5, 2026 "We’re trying to reach a point where Dogpark sounds exactly like Dogpark."
Author: DJ Connor
indie
alternative
interview
Dogpark
People I’ve Met’s “For Hire” Is Ostensibly Indie

People I’ve Met’s “For Hire” Is Ostensibly Indie
February 5, 2026 "‘You can’t just have me when you want me.’”
Author: Noah Wade
indie
indie rock
people ive met
for hire

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