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The Best of 2019 and Beyond | Staff Picks
December 28, 2019
We look back at the best music, memes, and moments of 2019.
Lil Halima Is Norway's Alternative R&B Icon on the Rise
December 26, 2019
Lil Halima is taking the world by storm one year at a time. 2019 was merely the beginning.
Clinton Kane Isn't Afraid of Feeling Something
December 26, 2019
This is what owning your fears and discovering ways to cope feels and sounds like.
daydream Masi's Music Will Illuminate Your Sleepless Mind
December 23, 2019
The youthful artist is creating music that exists in a realistic, dreamlike state.
Kota the Friend, keshi, DaniLeigh, and More Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching Playlist
December 20, 2019
Consider this week's new music roundup a gift from us to you.
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ZOLA Does Not Want to Be Put In a Box [Q&A]
December 20, 2019
We sit down with the rising bilingual indie artist ahead of her upcoming debut album.
Aaron Taos Warns of the Danger of Social Media Envy in "Saboteur"
December 20, 2019
As Theodore Roosevelt once said, "Comparison is the thief of joy."
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Ben Kessler's "Even When You're Home" Is All About Acceptance [Premiere + Q&A]
December 19, 2019
Home isn't always where the heart is.
From SoundCloud to Rolling Loud, $NOT is Solidifying His Place in Hip-Hop's Next Wave
December 18, 2019
Hello, world. Meet $NOT, Gen Z's hip-hop star.
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JP Saxe on "If The World Was Ending" and Writing With Honesty [Q&A]
December 18, 2019
In our latest interview with JP Saxe, we learn he is a big fan of his grandma and Lebron James.
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Marco McKinnis Illustrates Love, Growth, and the Beginning of an Artistic Evolution in 'E'Merse' [Q&A]
June 26, 2019
R&B's best-kept secret isn't so much of a secret anymore.
Meet Luke Prost, a Hyper Pop Producer With Limitless Promise
March 25, 2020
Prost has a dauntless vision for pop music and beyond.
RICEWINE Walks Us Through 'Lovesick,' His Mesmerizing LoFi Meditation on Love
April 24, 2020
Now is the time to get familiar with RICEWINE and his infectious brand of "dreamhop."
Jean Dawson's "Starface*" Is an Infectious Sonic Fireworks Show
September 22, 2020
With each release, the experimental pop provocateur gives further credence to his undeniable one-of-a-kind vision.
half•alive Hits the Bullseye Once Again With "arrow" Video
January 18, 2019
More than just experts at putting together phenomenal music videos, half•alive's true talent lies in how they transform inner turmoil into purely infectious indie pop.
Remi Wolf Digs Mac DeMarco's Uncle Style | Quick 6
November 19, 2019
Wolf thinks of Mac DeMarco as a fashion icon. Honestly, same.
Bryce Vine Is the Ringmaster of His Own 'Carnival' of Melodic Hip Hop Bangers
July 29, 2019
"It's supposed to make people accentuate the good feelings and decrease the bad ones."
RIIKI's "Share Your Luv" is Exactly What We Need Right Now
June 12, 2020
RIIKI's latest single, "Share Your Luv," expresses a sentiment that is much in demand. And while the lyrics may have been meant more specifically, I think the buoyancy of the song, that baseline especially, serves this time succinctly.
Indie-Pop Darling UPSAHL Combats Superficiality with "Drugs"
January 22, 2019
19-year-old UPSAHL's latest single is a powerfully provocative piece of indie pop that isn't even about taking drugs.
Kevin Abstract's 'ARIZONA BABY' Is the Rap Album We've Needed for Ages
April 26, 2019
Rap and the gay experience have historically existed at odds, but in ARIZONA BABY, being an openly gay man builds the emotional crux for an album poised to go down as one of 2019's crowning achievements in hip-hop.