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Dad's Safehaven Is  "Smash Bros" [Premiere]

Dad's Safehaven Is  "Smash Bros" [Premiere]
December 3, 2019 Your new favorite 2-D e-girl delivers an impassioned ode to one of the best Switch games.
Author: Precious Kato
anti pop
Pop
Indie Pop
Dad
Smash Bros
Super Smash Bros
16-Year-Old Tate McRae Is Destined to Become Pop Royalty

16-Year-Old Tate McRae Is Destined to Become Pop Royalty
December 3, 2019 Come 2020, McRae is a name you will be seeing everywhere.
Author: Matthew Rudas
pop
New Artist Discovery
Anti Pop
Tate McRae
tate
mcrae
RITTYBO Understands the Camaraderie in Vulnerability [Q&A]

RITTYBO Understands the Camaraderie in Vulnerability [Q&A]
December 3, 2019 RITTYBO is special and there is just no other way to put it.
Author: Chuck Ramos
new artist discovery
soul
interview
R&B
album reviews
rittybo
mourning
No Rome Is a The 1975-Cosigned R&B Star to Look Out For

No Rome Is a The 1975-Cosigned R&B Star to Look Out For
December 2, 2019 No Rome is a much-needed R&B outlier.
Author: Matthew Rudas
pop
R&B
New Artist Discovery
No Rome
Dirty Hit
Arlo Parks Explores the Human Condition in 'Sophie'

Arlo Parks Explores the Human Condition in 'Sophie'
December 2, 2019 Parks' latest collection is nothing short of awe-inspiring.
Author: Bianca Brown
soul
singer songwriter
R&B
sophie
album reviews
arlo parks
arlo
parks
Yoke Lore Gives Us a Peek at the Man Behind the Banjo [Tour Diary]

Yoke Lore Gives Us a Peek at the Man Behind the Banjo [Tour Diary]
December 2, 2019 Yoke Lore takes us backstage of his most recent tour in these behind-the-scenes photos.
Author: Maxamillion Polo
singer songwriter
pop
indie
tour diary
yoke lore
LAUNDRY DAY Shines Bright in 'LIGHT UP SHOES 2'

LAUNDRY DAY Shines Bright in 'LIGHT UP SHOES 2'
December 2, 2019 Inspired by BROCKHAMPTON, the high school collective is bending the rules of hip-hop and anti-pop.
Author: Matthew Rudas
indie
hip hop
anti pop
Laundry Day
light up shoes 2
Lao Ra's Subversive Pop Music Creates Beauty From Heartbreak

Lao Ra's Subversive Pop Music Creates Beauty From Heartbreak
December 2, 2019 Lao Ra is the next big name in Latin music.
Author: Precious Kato
new artist discovery
Pop
Lao Ra
Picaflor
Dark Pop
Latin
Meet Huron John, the Artist Creating a Technicolor World

Meet Huron John, the Artist Creating a Technicolor World
November 29, 2019 Huron John is capturing your own personal nostalgia.
Author: Precious Kato
new artist discovery
Indie
Indie Pop
Huron John
Apocalypse WOW
huron
john
ASHS' "Paranoid" Sets the Stage for Her Dark Pop Takeover

ASHS' "Paranoid" Sets the Stage for Her Dark Pop Takeover
November 29, 2019 "'Paranoid' gives an audible sneak peek into my subconscious."
Author: Matthew Rudas
pop
electronic
Electropop
ASHS
Paranoid
Jeremy Zucker and Alexander 23's "Nothing's the same" Is the Soft-spoken Soundtrack to These Endless Days

Jeremy Zucker and Alexander 23's "Nothing's the same" Is the Soft-spoken Soundtrack to These Endless Days
December 11, 2020 Intentional or not, "Nothing's the same" captures the abnormality of our new collective normal.
Author: Ruby Scott
singer songwriter
pop
alexander 23
jeremy zucker
nothings the same
Ashe's "In Disguise" Is the Very Definition of Timeless Songwriting

Ashe's "In Disguise" Is the Very Definition of Timeless Songwriting
June 21, 2019 Watch the video for "In Disguise" and hear it live on Ashe's Ones To Watch - presented tour this fall!
Author: Maxamillion Polo
singer songwriter
pop
folk
ashe
in disguise
DWLLRS Return With the Effortlessly Infectious "Fiction"

DWLLRS Return With the Effortlessly Infectious "Fiction"
April 22, 2021 With a massive TikTok audience and a cosign from Justin Bieber, DWLLRS are on the cusp of a breakthrough moment.
Author: Tyler Borland
pop
dwllrs
fiction
Danny Zee Pours His Heart and Soul Out in 'Blue Butterfly'  [Premiere + Q&A]

Danny Zee Pours His Heart and Soul Out in 'Blue Butterfly'  [Premiere + Q&A]
February 27, 2020 Zee's debut album arrives a poignant bout of grieving catharsis.
Author: Alissa Arunarsirakul
r&b
interview
hip hop
Danny zee
blue butterfly
SSGKobe Lives By One Rule: "Don't Miss" [Q&A]

SSGKobe Lives By One Rule: "Don't Miss" [Q&A]
January 28, 2022 SSGKobe on Pop-Tarts, Harry Potter, and his past year of viral fame.
Author: Carter Fife
interview
rap
hip hop
ssgkobe
dont miss
Wakai Sheds Light on Frequencies, Features, and Fresh New Album [Q&A]

Wakai Sheds Light on Frequencies, Features, and Fresh New Album [Q&A]
March 25, 2022 "I feel like a jazz musician stuck in a rapper's body."
Author: Arielle Lana LeJarde
interview
rap
hip hop
album reviews
wakai
to a dark boy
Moby Rich Pulls a Weezer in 'Songs We Didn't Write' [PREMIERE]

Moby Rich Pulls a Weezer in 'Songs We Didn't Write' [PREMIERE]
September 26, 2019 Moby Rich tackles Lizzo and Weezer to wondrous effect.
Author: Precious Kato
alternative
rock
moby rich
songs we didnt write
say it aint so
truth hurts
Calpurnia Stars in Nostalgia-Inducing Weezer Video for "Take On Me"

Calpurnia Stars in Nostalgia-Inducing Weezer Video for "Take On Me"
February 13, 2019 "Calpurnia has covered Weezer in the past and I'm really honored that they asked us to do this."
Author: Maxamillion Polo
pop
alternative
calpurnia
weezer
take on me
teal album
a-ha
Lexi Jayde Sings From the Heart in ‘closer to closure’

Lexi Jayde Sings From the Heart in ‘closer to closure’
May 26, 2022 "Happiness, empowerment, betrayal, denial, heartbreak, self-sabotage, and closure."
Author: Tatum Van Dam
singer songwriter
pop
album reviews
lexi jayde
closer to closure
Meet Yu Su, the Multicultural Electronic Artist Blending the East and West

Meet Yu Su, the Multicultural Electronic Artist Blending the East and West
December 15, 2021 Born and raised in Kaifeng, China, Yu Su (苏玉) is creating electronic music all her own.
Author: Natalie Lei
interview
electronic
dance
yu su
china

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