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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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ID:EARTH (ì•„ì´ë""ì - ¼ìŠ¤) Searches For Solace on "Home" [Q&A]
February 25, 2022
"I dedicate this song to my beloved Orion star."
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There Is Only One Netta [Q&A]
May 3, 2022
The Israel breakout star stays unapologetically true to her weird and clumsy self.
altopalo and Bartees Strange Join Forces For the Self-Diss Track "Love That 4 You"
August 11, 2022
"love that 4 you" is a textured, hypnotic affair.
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Tiny Jag Embodies Energy and Artistry on"2020 Vision" [Premiere]
October 8, 2020
Tiny Jag perfectly fuses pop, hip hop, alternative, and R&B music into her own sound incomparable to others.
Jim-E Stack Blends Genres on His Captivating Second LP, 'EPHEMERA'
December 9, 2020
Hailing from California, producer Jim-E Stack is yet another example of an artist pushing the boundary towards genre-less music.
Elko's Debut 'Love Was The Reason' Cannot Be Boxed In
January 11, 2021
'Love Was The Reason' is a dejected and emotive album all centered around Elko's navigation through a difficult relationship.
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WYNNE on Coming to Terms With Loneliness and New "Midnight" Visual [Premiere + Q&A]
April 16, 2021
"Pandemic or not, this is obviously something that a lot of us deal with at some point in our lives."
'Kennecott' Is Hayden Everett's Somber Love Letter to the Wild
June 1, 2021
Everett's pastoral poetry is as haunting as it is understated.
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Phangs Is Searching For the Beauty in Everything [Q&A]
September 15, 2021
"Even in the worst times. Even in a pandemic. Even with wild politics. You can find beauty."
ROZET's "RIGAMAROLE" Provides a Cathartic Ending to 2020
November 25, 2020
ROZET's new release "RIGAMAROLE" echoes sentiments of injustice and mistrust, bringing to sonic life the dystopian experience that is 2020.