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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]
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]
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]
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]
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
Hunter Daily Takes Us Through Her EP 'Claw Marks,’ Track by Track
September 19, 2025
"After a 4.5-year relationship, letting go wasn’t clean. It was messy, desperate, and it left marks."
Author:
DJ Connor
Edgehill's "lol" Is An Indie Rock Reach for Meaning [Q&A]
September 19, 2025
We sat down with the band to get the inside scoop on their writing process, commitment to collaboration, and who wear's the chef's hat in the band.
Author:
DJ Connor
Leith Ross Can See the Future And We Like Their Vision for It [Q&A]
September 24, 2025
Celebrating the release of their album, 'I Can See the Future,' we got the latest from this generational writer.
Author:
DJ Connor
We're Obsessed with Ella Boh's "DiE," Introducing Her New Era [Q&A]
September 26, 2025
"DiE" pairs emotionally charged lyrics with the volatile energy of metal riffs to create a molten dark pop gem.
Author:
DJ Connor
Kings Elliot Takes Us Through Her Poignant Debut Album ‘Born Blue,’ Track by Track
October 9, 2025
'Born Blue' is an album of empathy—a friend listening, and, of course, that revelatory feeling that even in our troubled lows, we are not alone.
Author:
DJ Connor
Chloe Stroll's Debut Album 'Bloom in the Break' Bridges Youthful Love and Maturity
October 14, 2025
Curious as always to dig in the album, we reached out to get a track-by-track breakdown.
Author:
DJ Connor
Solomon Fox Has A 'Sweettooth' For Love & Remote Greek Islands [Q&A]
October 14, 2025
Intertwined with funk and electronic-pop influences, Solomon's album is a producer's dreamscape.
Author:
DJ Connor
PARTYOF2 Unleashes the Ultimate Merge of Genre, Influence, and Belief of AMERIKA'S NEXT TOP PARTY!
October 20, 2025
The duo has released their debut album as a duo, solidifying their persistence and perspective in the alternative-rap scene.
Author:
DJ Connor