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Slide's New Video Has Us "Waiting" For Better Days
June 10, 2020
Slide's video for their latest single, "Waiting", was shot at a time when its beautiful visuals, representing the desert environments east of LA, represent a contrasting narrative of both love and fear, life and death, and the inner monologue common to us all.
Author:
DJ Connor
Black Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching
June 5, 2020
This week's #NowWatching playlist is dedicated to the sounds and voices of a small fraction of innovative black artists.
Author:
Ruby Scott
Music Taught Me to Love My Blackness | A Letter From The Editor
June 4, 2020
As protesters take to the streets across the world, I want to take this moment as a black man and editor of this site to share my perspective.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Milq's "Summer Again" Transports You Directly to the 80′s [Premiere]
June 1, 2020
"Summer Again" is a song straight out of an 80's summer romance film.
Author:
Joey Legittino
BINNY Tries to Resist the Lure in Hypnotic New Single "Retrograde"
June 1, 2020
With inspiration hailing from Mariah Carey, to Drake, and everything in between, BINNY incorporates elements from his favorite R&B artists and love for strong female singers to formulate a potent sound, oozing with charisma and sass.
Author:
Chloe Robinson
No Rome Enlists Indie All-Stars beabadoobee and Jay Som For the Dynamic "Hurry Home"
June 1, 2020
"Hurry Home" paints a vivid picture of a wistful late-night voicemail, the kind you leave after one too many drinks.
Author:
Maddy Quach
Alec Benjamin, Oliver Tree, Teamarr, and More Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching
May 29, 2020
The best new music playlist on Ones To Watch.
Author:
Malc.
Travel To Another Dimension With Phoebe Ryan's "Reality"
May 29, 2020
"It's erotic. It's everything I see in my head when I go to sleep at night."
Author:
Precious Kato
Powfu Shares 'poems of the past,' a Sublime Lo-Fi Portrait of Youth
May 29, 2020
In his major label debut, Powfu shares every ounce of himself, blemishes and all.
Author:
Ruby Scott
Winona Oak Links With Robin Schulz For the Soaring and Brooding "Oxygen"
May 29, 2020
"Oxygen" is the sort of heart-racing pop smash that has us all the more excited to experience live music once again.
Author:
Ruby Scott
JAWNY's "Super Bad Mantra" Is a Masterpiece Years in the Making
September 21, 2020
JAWNY is back with an electrifying new single that's destined to get you on your feet.
Author:
Joey Legittino
Rex Orange County, King Princess, Easy Life, and More Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching Playlist
October 27, 2019
This week surely did not disappoint.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Meet the Spotify Fresh Finds Inaugural Class: Julia Wolf, Wallice, Unusual Demont, and EKKSTACY
June 23, 2021
Four incredible rising artists + four new singles = heaven.
Author:
Tyler Borland
Hotel Decor Reignites Chillwave With "All The Rage" Visual
April 8, 2021
Hotel Decor delivers listeners a love letter to daily monotony and what he describes as "feeling pretty boxed in."
Author:
Carter Fife
Oscar Welsh Captures the Melancholy of These "Weird Times"
April 13, 2020
The sophomore single from the British bedroom pop artist encapsulates the isolation of the COVID-era zeitgeist.
Author:
Tyler Borland
Dominic Fike Releases "Politics & Violence," Announces Debut Album 'What Could Possibly Go Wrong'
July 13, 2020
What "Politics & Violence" offers listeners is a peek into Fike's enthralling stream of consciousness.
Author:
Maddy Quach
Leah Kate Admits She's "Used To This" in Funk-Fueled New Single & Video
July 17, 2020
Leah Kate drops off her new song and video for "Used To This."
Author:
Chloe Robinson
Sara Diamond Inspires Ambition with R&B Bop "Ride" [PREMIERE]
March 14, 2019
Diamond has an inspiring mastery over her voice, with runs and vocal agility reminiscent of an early Alessia Cara.
Author:
Anna Scholfield
Maddy Davis Pens a Heartfelt Ode For Every "Middle Kid" Out There
July 25, 2022
Finally, something for us middle kids.
Author:
Kelly Park
Conan Gray's "Checkmate" Hits Like an Adrenaline Shot to a Broken Heart
June 26, 2019
"'Checkmate' is a song that spewed out of me while alone in my bedroom. It took me about four minutes, and I just ugly cried out a whole song..."
Author:
Maxamillion Polo