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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.
MARIS Delivers a Debut Anthem of Cosmic Proportions With "Heavenly Bodies"
September 16, 2022
"I make music as a form of expression, but also out of necessity."
again&again Delivers an Irresistible Vibe on "baby"
June 1, 2021
The breakneck pacing at which again&again embraces their rotating spotlight.
Isaac Dunbar's 'balloons don't float here' Is an Ominous & Alluring Debut for the Young Artist
July 12, 2019
The way in which Dunbar infuses an at times unnerving element to tracks that have no right being this infectious is not dissimilar to Billie Eilish's own brand of ominous pop.
"Do Not Disturb" Mahalia's Rise to the Top of the R&B World
February 6, 2019
"Do Not Disturb" is continued evidence as to why Mahalia has earned comparisons to R&B legends MS. Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu.
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Crown Lands - "Waterfall" [Live + Interview] | Northside Sessions
February 26, 2019
Crown Lands is a classic rock - minded duo that creates anthems that flow as effortlessly as their hair.
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AUGUST 08 - "Father Issues" [Live + Interview] | All Eyes On
May 22, 2019
Rising R&B artist AUGUST 08 stands as 88rising's secret weapon.
sophie meiers' "as good as it gets" Is a Lulling, Wistful Daydream
May 6, 2020
meiers is the brilliant byproduct of a generation that is increasingly finding inspiration and a sense of home in online communities.
Nick Leng and Chester Watson's "Plastic Moon" Is an Otherworldy Offering
February 12, 2020
The new single arrives hand-in-hand with a cosmic, clay-animated video.
Garćons Shares 5 Funkadelic Influences That Inspired 'Be Human'
October 10, 2019
Frank Ocean, Herbie Hancock, Fela Kuti, and more.
Vitesse X Announces New Album 'Us Ephemeral,' Drops Hypnotic New Single
January 13, 2022
"I wrote this song at the very beginning of lockdown, reflecting on all of the beautiful people, places and experiences that have touched my life."