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Chrome Sparks Is Building His Own World on 'Ball of Light'

Chrome Sparks Is Building His Own World on 'Ball of Light'

September 11, 2026 On the record, Malvin says “Over the last seven years, I’ve focused mostly on collaborations and other artists’ projects. Ball of Light is me finding myself again.”
Author: Matt Keenan
Priya Ragu’s Joyful, Vivid, and Freeing Era Is Here

Priya Ragu’s Joyful, Vivid, and Freeing Era Is Here

September 10, 2026 Priya Ragu’s upcoming album, "Madras" is expected later this year, and after having the chance to listen to the first release of the project, we can hear Priya paying tribute to her past, present, and future, in a way that’s uniquely, totally, hers.
Author: Matt Keenan
pop
R&B
Rebecca Black Steps Into The Spotlight On “Age of the Exhibitionist”

Rebecca Black Steps Into The Spotlight On “Age of the Exhibitionist”

September 4, 2026 Age of the Exhibitionist doesn’t lean on hyperpop’s chaos as a shield, it trades that jitteriness for something more controlled.
Author: Matt Keenan
Hannah Cole Learned How To Live Outside of Reality, and Then Wrote Her Way Back Anyway [Q+A]

Hannah Cole Learned How To Live Outside of Reality, and Then Wrote Her Way Back Anyway [Q+A]

September 4, 2026 We had the chance to chat with Hannah about “Nashvegas,” falling back in love with music, and how to be ambitious without losing yourself in the process.
Author: Matt Keenan
pop
Presley Regier Chases a Dream He Doesn’t Want to Wake Up From on “Shuteye”

Presley Regier Chases a Dream He Doesn’t Want to Wake Up From on “Shuteye”

September 2, 2026 Rawness pumps through this track like blood pumps through your body, it’s present throughout its entire construction.
Author: Matt Keenan
Pop
Josh Gilligan Finds Peace in the Ordinary on "Sideways"

Josh Gilligan Finds Peace in the Ordinary on "Sideways"

August 28, 2026 Across the ten songs in the tracklisting, the sound stays true to its core and the songs practice restraint, as if they’re letting the home videos come to life in your mind.
Author: Matt Keenan
Thoom Puts Everything On The Table In "Everyday, Everything Is At Stake"

Thoom Puts Everything On The Table In "Everyday, Everything Is At Stake"

August 28, 2026 If there’s one thing 'Everyday, Everything Is At Stake' sounds like, it’s an artist orbiting towards home and pulling everyone else further in along the way.
Author: Matt Keenan
Nussy Andrews Finally Lets Herself Want Things on ‘High Self Esteem’

Nussy Andrews Finally Lets Herself Want Things on ‘High Self Esteem’

August 27, 2026 Nussy Andrews has proved she’s three things on this record: that she’s done hiding, that she’s pulled off this genre shift unlike any other, and that she’s ready to have high self esteem.
Author: Matt Keenan
Um, Jennifer? Get Dirty (Twice) on Their New EP

Um, Jennifer? Get Dirty (Twice) on Their New EP

August 26, 2026 A raw, cutthroat, almost bloody in nature yet sincere project that’s a sterling example of the “trans slut rock” scene that the band has basically willed into existence and it’s only getting louder.
Author: Matt Keenan
EP
The Situationship Diaries: Leah Sinclair's Debut Is a Love Letter to Almosts [Q&A]

The Situationship Diaries: Leah Sinclair's Debut Is a Love Letter to Almosts [Q&A]

August 21, 2026 We caught up with Leah to chat about what makes a good song in her eyes, putting words to the intangible, and what it’s like to unlock a diary you swore you’d keep to yourself.
Author: Matt Keenan
EP
Blondshell Closes the Book on Growing Up with “Fur Elise”

Blondshell Closes the Book on Growing Up with “Fur Elise”

August 20, 2026 On the closing track to her forthcoming record, Blondshell explores the intricacies of what it's like to grow up without a script.
Author: Matt Keenan
Lily Seabird’s "The Afterglow" Is The Feeling of a Room After Someone’s Left It

Lily Seabird’s "The Afterglow" Is The Feeling of a Room After Someone’s Left It

August 13, 2026 “The Afterglow” is the feeling of a room after someone’s left it: not empty, exactly, but just changed. It’s a fitting way into an album that seems less interested in answers than in learning to sit with what lingers.
Author: Matt Keenan
In Conversation: UMI x PLACEHOLDER [Q&A]

In Conversation: UMI x PLACEHOLDER [Q&A]

August 11, 2026 For the latest installment of our Q&A series, we handed the mic to UMI and asked her to sit down with her personal OneToWatch, PLACEHOLDER: the colorful, soaringly passionate duo of Iris and Benj, who aren't afraid to come into contact with a few scrapes along the way as they embrace imperfection in their music making journey.
Author: Matt Keenan
R&B
UMI
Neptune's Core Invent Their Own Genre on Debut Album 'Pivot'

Neptune's Core Invent Their Own Genre on Debut Album 'Pivot'

August 7, 2026 A record built by two sets of sisters who have spent a decade finishing each other's sentences, 'Pivot' is the sound of that shorthand finally getting the studio, and the world, that it deserves.
Author: Matt Keenan
Pop
Esther Kohl Stops Shrinking on Her Debut Album 'Winner'

Esther Kohl Stops Shrinking on Her Debut Album 'Winner'

August 6, 2026 The Brooklyn singer-songwriter’s debut record plays like the sound of someone finally done making herself feel bad for what other people think.
Author: Matt Keenan