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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.
Author:
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]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/zola-ones-to-watch_1576864228.jpeg)
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]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/BEN KESSLER ones to watch smaller_1576782730.jpeg)
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.
Author:
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]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/JP-saxe-ones-to-watch_1576698326.jpg)
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
![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
![Experience Speelburg's 'Cosmic Longing' On New Single "When You Want Me" [Premiere]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/speel-otw_1593620092_1593628562.jpg)
Experience Speelburg's 'Cosmic Longing' On New Single "When You Want Me" [Premiere]
July 1, 2020
Hoping to turn things around as we say goodbye to the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad first half of the year is emerging singer/songwriter/producer Speelburg.
Author:
Jimmy Smith

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
![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