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NIKI's "lowkey" Is a Neo-R&B Ode to Authentic Relationships
April 24, 2019
NIKI is 88rising's first female breakout star.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
Emotional Oranges Quenches Our Thirst for Alt-R&B With "Someone Else"
April 24, 2019
The mysterious R&B collective is letting their music speak for themselves.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
'Not Waving, But Drowning' Is Irrefutably a Loyle Carner Project
April 23, 2019
Carner bridges the gap of nostalgia-inducing hip-hop and pertinent modern sensibilities in what proves to be an emotionally-laden sophomore effort.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
SYML Gets Intimate Before His Debut Album With "Bed"
April 23, 2019
SYML lays the stage for a project set to explore love, loss, and discovering one's self-identity.
Author:
Kelly Itatani
KALLITECHNIS - "Talk Talk Talk" [Live + Interview] | Northside Sessions
April 23, 2019
Head to Toronto with us to discover the electronic-minded R&B musings of KALLITECHNIS.
Author:
Kelly Itatani
Jade Bird Pens the First Brilliant Chapter of a Future Songwriting Great
April 23, 2019
"This album's all of my past and my present."
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
'Where Polly People Go to Read,' the Surreal and Personal Debut Album from Gus Dapperton
April 23, 2019
Dapperton's long-awaited debut album arrives as an intimate account of one of indie pop's new stars.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Cat Clyde's Soaring Vocals Are Timeless in Folky "Bird Bone"
April 22, 2019
Straight out of Stratford, Ontario, is a fresh folk talent who goes by the memorable name of Cat Clyde.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
Let Lolo Zouaï Empower You with French-Infused R&B-Pop in 'High Highs to Low Lows'
April 22, 2019
With this refreshingly innovative approach, Zouaï channels classic R&B, Algerian Raï, and Bay Area hip-hop in her glossy debut album.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
FINNEAS Relives Heartbreak in Cinematic "Break My Heart Again" Video
April 22, 2019
Being the hopeless romantic he is, 21-year-old FINNEAS is no stranger to broken hearts.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
Luna Shadows Re-Imagines "Waves" with Dance-Inducing Music Video & Remix EP
August 22, 2019
"Built into this song sonically & lyrically are competing rushes of melancholy and euphoria, overtaking one another for fleeting moments."
Author:
Luc Fatton
Celeste Is the Rising R&B Songstress Who Highly Values Intimacy in Her Songwriting
September 5, 2019
Although Celeste was born in sunny Los Angeles, her entire childhood was spent in the U.K., where she indulged in the musical stylings of Aretha Franklin and Billie Holiday.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
Kid Hastings Invokes Fear of Change and Martin Scorsese in Debut EP 'Golden'
November 1, 2019
"There's a real fear in leaving home."
Author:
Kristin Robinson
Up & Coming Indie-Rocker Tommy Newport Takes Us To Wichita, Kansas [GO HOME WITH]
February 21, 2019
What could be more revealing of an artist's influence than the place they grew up?
Author:
Anna Scholfield
Devon Gilfillian Breathes New Life Into Soul and R&B [NEW ARTIST DISCOVERY]
April 12, 2019
The funky, R&B-based artist tops drum-heavy tracks with layers of his raw vocals to create soulful sensations that speak to his life experience.
Author:
Anna Scholfield
Get Trapped in BENEE's Web of Indie-Pop Goodness With "Evil Spider"
May 9, 2019
Playful bass lines and bubbly guitars are just a scratch of the signature sound that Bene has crafted over the years.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
Anna Sofia Blissfully Navigates Stagnant Heartache on Bedroom-Pop "I Try" [PREMIERE]
May 23, 2019
15-year old Sofia rapidly affirms herself as a new talent to watch - especially in the infancy of her music career.
Author:
Janette Ayub
Sasha Alex Sloan Releases the Existential "WTF," Announces Sophomore Album
March 18, 2022
Sloan's new era is set to be her most "honest, non-hopeful" yet.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Doechii Wastes No Time in the Rapid-fire "Bitch I'm Nice"
July 8, 2022
Doechii has proved once again that the top is where she belongs.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Junior Varsity Pull No Punches in 'SIDE B'
August 16, 2022
SIDE B is an exercise in punk-themed catharsis.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon