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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.
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Staff
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.
Author:
Bianca Brown
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.
Author:
Precious Kato
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.
Author:
Precious Kato
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.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
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.
Author:
Kristin Robinson
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."
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
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.
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Precious Kato
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.
Author:
Emily Bird
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.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Durand Jones & The Indications Pick 15 Artists Reviving the Classic Soul Sound
April 3, 2019
Durand Jones & the Indications is comprised of five young men all fueled by their old souls, so we called on them for assistance.
Author:
Kelly Itatani
LØLØ and Maggie Lindemann Unite the Freaks and Geeks on "debbie downer"
February 10, 2022
LØLØ is cementing herself as a central pillar of the pop-punk revival.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Meet Samara Alofa, the Experimental Aotearoa Artist and 'Earth Punk'
July 6, 2022
"I was a colonized person on a journey of decolonising myself.”
Author:
Ash Wallace
Simpson Is Ready to Make Her Mark
July 15, 2020
After laying low for a few years, Simpson is claiming her place as a rising star.
Author:
Maddy Quach
Christian Leave Ponders Words Left Unsaid on the Atmospheric "Maybe"
October 15, 2021
"Maybe" is a sonic expanse that speaks to the incalculable difference between emotions set free and held close to the chest.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Gracie Abrams' "Difficult" Is a Candid Illustration of Her Poignant Songwriting
October 10, 2022
For Gracie, songwriting functions as a diary for working through tough feelings in order to live with them.
Author:
Giselle Libby
Ogi's 'Monologues' Is an Exercise in Radical Honesty
May 5, 2022
"I'm putting myself display and staging those thoughts I never intended for people to hear."
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DJ Connor
CLUB INDGO Introduce Themselves to the World With "Are You In The Room" [Premiere]
May 11, 2022
There's nothing about this New England-based collective that can be boxed by a label.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
The Garden Unveil the Dizzying "Orange County Punk Rock Legend," Announce New Album
July 21, 2022
"Written in the back of an old restaurant... I decided to write it after being slapped by the old cook.”
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Cherie Amour Are “Letting Go” With Stellar New Single [Premiere] | The Noise
September 6, 2022
"Letting Go" is an exhilarating amalgamation of disparate influences.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon