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Hongza Delivers a Coming of Age Soundtrack For 'Gen Z'
May 11, 2021
Informed by his British Vietnamese heritage, Hongza deftly gropes with a series of emotional entanglements.
Author:
DJ Connor
![The Immigrant Experience Is at the Heart of Tà'KE's 'The Art of Letting Go' [Premiere]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/TOKE-art-of-letting-go_1620400763.jpg)
The Immigrant Experience Is at the Heart of Tà'KE's 'The Art of Letting Go' [Premiere]
May 7, 2021
Tóke's ability to channel and empathize with complex emotional situations makes his music a documentary on an individual scale.
Author:
DJ Connor

Evann McIntosh Is Making Music Like "Nobody Else"
May 4, 2021
McIntosh provides all the talent and tension required for an artist to puncture through the clutter, staking claim to a sound all their own.
Author:
DJ Connor
![Gabrielle Current Muses on Love and Loss in the Timeless "If I Fall" [Premiere]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/Gabrielle-Current-if-i-fall_1619628394.jpg)
Gabrielle Current Muses on Love and Loss in the Timeless "If I Fall" [Premiere]
April 28, 2021
"With this song, I wanted to capture how loss gave me a new understanding of myself."
Author:
DJ Connor
![Yuki Dreams Again's "Pretty Face" Is a Mantra For Post-Pandemic Dating [Premiere]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/yuki-dreams-again-pretty-face_1618935415.jpg)
Yuki Dreams Again's "Pretty Face" Is a Mantra For Post-Pandemic Dating [Premiere]
April 20, 2021
In his latest single, Yuki Dreams Again proclaims there's more to life than a "Pretty Face."
Author:
DJ Connor
![Haiva Ru's "Oh, But Lover" Is a Poetic Letter About Loss [Premiere]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/ALLIEFINALS-38_1616773780.jpg)
Haiva Ru's "Oh, But Lover" Is a Poetic Letter About Loss [Premiere]
March 26, 2021
Newcomer Haiva Ru has directed a beautiful homage to her halcyon coping tools: her best friends, a shared house she loved, and the backdrop of her town in the video for "Oh, But Lover"
Author:
DJ Connor

Pink Roses' EP "=" Is an Emotional Soundtrack to the Lives We Once Lived
January 15, 2021
Pink Roses' latest EP "=" is an emotional soundtrack to a life we want to live again.
Author:
DJ Connor

Reo Cragun Is One of the Most Unique Musical Empaths of Our Generation
October 28, 2020
Reo Cragun embodies the full registry of our confusing but soulful American identity
Author:
DJ Connor

Carlie Hanson Takes Us Through Her Latest EP 'too late to cry,' Track by Track
February 25, 2025
We've watched Hanson evolve as a person, writer, and vessel for emotion in real-time.
Author:
DJ Connor
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ADMT Takes Us Through His Sophomore EP ‘Without You,’ Track By Track
April 8, 2024
ADMT is an artist whose sound seems crafted for massive stages and beyond.
Author:
DJ Connor
![Dali Rose Guides Us to "Heaven" in Debut EP [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/image001-1746165182.jpg)
Dali Rose Guides Us to "Heaven" in Debut EP [Q&A]
May 2, 2025
On ‘Heaven’ the mystery of this nascent artists is guarded in everything but his supreme talent, a man whose vocals command attention acapella, against a Hammond keyboard or soaring in choruses over a piano.
Author:
DJ Connor

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
![Oceanic Make a Bid To Bring Back Bands [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/screenshot2025-06-24_at5.22.37_p_m-1750810994.png)
Oceanic Make a Bid To Bring Back Bands [Q&A]
June 24, 2025
Their latest single, "I'm Your Boy," is an equally dreamy and punchy indie-alt anthem.
Author:
DJ Connor
![ORKID Plants an Indie-Pop Garden in 'Where Flowers Grow' [Track By Track]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/orkid-where-flowers-grow-1733346871.jpeg)
ORKID Plants an Indie-Pop Garden in 'Where Flowers Grow' [Track By Track]
December 4, 2024
ORKID’s voice basks in the type of warmth that crackles like old vinyl, melts chills, and wraps you in a hug as you sing along.
Author:
DJ Connor
![DoloRRes x cherry chola Dance Us Through Their 'Jacuzzi' Mixtape [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/unknown-1744236217.png)
DoloRRes x cherry chola Dance Us Through Their 'Jacuzzi' Mixtape [Q&A]
April 9, 2025
A true walkabout of latin cross genre pop, this mixtape is a downhill run of vibes and pure fun momentum.
Author:
DJ Connor
![Let Izora's 'Vertigo' EP Pull You Into A Blissfully Disorienting Spiral [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/p_r_e_s_s_p_h_o_t_o_s-1749049142.jpg)
Let Izora's 'Vertigo' EP Pull You Into A Blissfully Disorienting Spiral [Q&A]
June 4, 2025
The songwriter walks us through her Indian roots, storytelling instincts, and alt-pop production.
Author:
DJ Connor