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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]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/milq-otw_1591052389.jpg)
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

Thutmose Dedicates "On the Run" to All the Women Fighting For Our Freedom
July 31, 2020
Thutmose paints a picture of 2020 through the eyes of the people facing danger fighting for a better tomorrow.
Author:
Malc.

Khamari's "The Heat" Is a Vibrant Display of Songwriting and Vocal Ability
August 5, 2020
Few artists have been able to strike such a strong balance between lyrical vulnerability and catchiness as newcomer Khamari.
Author:
Tyler Borland

Alaina Castillo Reminds Us to Celebrate Staying in With "Tonight"
August 14, 2020
Alaina Castillo is continuing to prove herself as one of the most exciting new talents to emerge within the last year.
Author:
Rachael Jansky

LilyIsThatYou Sets the Dancefloor Ablaze With "Party 22"
December 6, 2021
"Party 22" is an instantaneous earworm sure to carry your well into the new year.
Author:
Nathan Ahamed
![Summer Comes to an End in young friend's 'HOW DID WE GET HERE?' [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/young-friend-interview-how-did-we-get-here-1663186539.jpg)
Summer Comes to an End in young friend's 'HOW DID WE GET HERE?' [Q&A]
September 13, 2022
How old denim, Jeff Buckley, summer's end, Hanya Yanagihara, and more informed young friend's latest emphmeral project.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon

Who Is Maxo Kream?
October 6, 2022
Meet the Houston rapper whose come-up story is just beginning.
Author:
Ruby Scott
![NONA Channels His Romantic Side with "I'm Not Trying" [PREMIERE]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/nona-ones-to-watch-2.png)
NONA Channels His Romantic Side with "I'm Not Trying" [PREMIERE]
January 24, 2019
"Lyrically, the song is inspired by a Winston Churchill quote and my desire to woo my current girlfriend."
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
![Iris Lune Explores Animalism in the Dynamic "Chirp Chirp" [PREMIERE]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/Iris-Lune-ones-to-watch-3.jpeg)
Iris Lune Explores Animalism in the Dynamic "Chirp Chirp" [PREMIERE]
March 22, 2019
iris Lune's avant-garde meditations are captivating.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![Foliage Has a "Pattern" of Penning Exceptional Indie Melodies [PREMIERE]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/foliage-ones-to-watch.jpg)
Foliage Has a "Pattern" of Penning Exceptional Indie Melodies [PREMIERE]
April 9, 2019
With an 80s guitar pop vibe, "Pattern" slowly drags us into the intriguing inner-workings of Foliage's mind as he explores his complex relationship with mental health.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
![PARK RD's Idyllic Surf Rock Is Very Necessary Right Now [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/ParkRd2_714x396_1607991473.jpg)
PARK RD's Idyllic Surf Rock Is Very Necessary Right Now [Q&A]
December 14, 2020
We caught up with four fifths of Park RD ahead of their set for a quick chat about their influences, music bucket lists and wanting Harry Styles on speed dial.
Author:
Georgie Wright