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BROCKHAMPTON Celebrate 'ROADRUNNER' With Livestream Concert

BROCKHAMPTON Celebrate 'ROADRUNNER' With Livestream Concert

April 14, 2021 There are few experiences greater than watching artists you love get lost in their work.
Author: Maddy Quach
pop
rap
Junior Varsity Makes an Electric Debut With "Cold Blood"

Junior Varsity Makes an Electric Debut With "Cold Blood"

April 5, 2021 What started as the LA music scene's most well-known secret has now become a social media phenomenon.
Author: Maddy Quach
Aries Displays a Refreshing Optimism on "DITTO"

Aries Displays a Refreshing Optimism on "DITTO"

March 1, 2021 Genre-bending wunderkind Aries is on a roll, and his momentum shows no signs of slowing.
Author: Maddy Quach
pop
Yeek Gets Eccentric on "3000 Miles (Baby Baby)"

Yeek Gets Eccentric on "3000 Miles (Baby Baby)"

February 8, 2021 "3000 Miles" is the kind of song that makes the most sense when you're, in Yeek's own words, "higher than a kite."
Author: Maddy Quach
pop
R&B
Arlo Parks' 'Collapsed In Sunbeams' Is a Shining Self-Introduction

Arlo Parks' 'Collapsed In Sunbeams' Is a Shining Self-Introduction

February 1, 2021 "It's a story about those big moments that you have to weather in friendships."
Author: Maddy Quach
R&B
Lous and The Yakuza and Joey Bada$$ Go All-In on "Amigo" Remix

Lous and The Yakuza and Joey Bada$$ Go All-In on "Amigo" Remix

January 29, 2021 Lous and The Yakuza's latest is an entrancing remix that spans across the Atlantic.
Author: Maddy Quach
rap
Dijon Taps John C. Reilly, Tobias Jesso Jr., and More For New Folk Posse Cut

Dijon Taps John C. Reilly, Tobias Jesso Jr., and More For New Folk Posse Cut

December 21, 2020 Unfolding like a collection of short stories, "The Stranger" continues Dijon's affinity for exploring the unknown.
Author: Maddy Quach
100 gecs Redefine Holiday Cheer With "sympathy 4 the grinch"

100 gecs Redefine Holiday Cheer With "sympathy 4 the grinch"

December 7, 2020 "sympathy 4 the grinch" is a hyperpop injection to the holiday canon.
Author: Maddy Quach
pop
Get Lost in "Oblivion" With Alaska Reid

Get Lost in "Oblivion" With Alaska Reid

November 16, 2020 Produced by A.G. Cook and Rodaidh McDonald, "Oblivion" feels deeply personal, like finding a stranger's journal on the street.
Author: Maddy Quach
Jean Dawson's 'Pixel Bath' Is a Masterclass on Staring Down Your Demons

Jean Dawson's 'Pixel Bath' Is a Masterclass on Staring Down Your Demons

October 26, 2020 <i>Pixel Bath</i> is a self-contained world; reveling in its own sense of triumph at each and every rapturous twist and turn.
Author: Maddy Quach
Sports Tease Post-Hiatus Album With "Baby Baby"

Sports Tease Post-Hiatus Album With "Baby Baby"

October 19, 2020 Groovy. Forlorn. Infectious. "Baby Baby" is Sports at their best.
Author: Maddy Quach
R&B
Channel Tres Teases New Mixtape With the Groovy "Skate Depot"

Channel Tres Teases New Mixtape With the Groovy "Skate Depot"

October 12, 2020 Channel Tres doesn't miss.
Author: Maddy Quach
Oliver Malcolm Reflects on the Dark Side of Fame With "Outside"

Oliver Malcolm Reflects on the Dark Side of Fame With "Outside"

October 5, 2020 Malcolm channels the larger-than-life failings of rock idols into a striking stripped-back track.
Author: Maddy Quach
BLACKSTARKIDS on Harnessing 2000s Nostalgia, Comfort Food, and Debut Album 'Whatever, Man' [Q&A]

BLACKSTARKIDS on Harnessing 2000s Nostalgia, Comfort Food, and Debut Album 'Whatever, Man' [Q&A]

September 30, 2020 "BLACKSTARKIDS is coming of age music. Nostalgia plays a large factor in what we do."
Author: Maddy Quach
pop
Silver Sphere Makes a Shimmering and Stunning Debut With 'all my boyfriends'

Silver Sphere Makes a Shimmering and Stunning Debut With 'all my boyfriends'

September 28, 2020 Silver Sphere makes music to laugh, cry, and dance to.
Author: Maddy Quach
pop
Baby Keem Packs a Punch With Double Singles "hooligan" and "sons and critics freestyle"

Baby Keem Packs a Punch With Double Singles "hooligan" and "sons and critics freestyle"

September 21, 2020 What's better than a new Baby Keem single? Two new Baby Keem singles.
Author: Maddy Quach
rap
Turbo Shows Off a Gritty Candor in "18"

Turbo Shows Off a Gritty Candor in "18"

September 14, 2020 Turbo sits confidently at the intersection of pop, rap, and country.
Author: Maddy Quach
pop
18
Dacey on Quarantine Creativity, Falling Asleep to Bill Burr, and "Broccoli's Keeper" [Q&A]

Dacey on Quarantine Creativity, Falling Asleep to Bill Burr, and "Broccoli's Keeper" [Q&A]

September 2, 2020 With a Mac Demarco-like nonchalance and a Steve Lacy-esque groove, Dacey sits comfortably at the intersection of bedroom pop and alternative R&B.
Author: Maddy Quach
pop
R&B
Octavian Enlists SAINt JHN and Gunna For Intoxicating New Single "Famous"

Octavian Enlists SAINt JHN and Gunna For Intoxicating New Single "Famous"

September 1, 2020 "Famous" ruminates on the pitfalls of success through the lens of an infectious dancehall beat.
Author: Maddy Quach
rap
Duckwrth Feels and Sounds 'SuperGood' on his Major Label Debut Album

Duckwrth Feels and Sounds 'SuperGood' on his Major Label Debut Album

August 25, 2020 <i>SuperGood</i> revels in the joys and nuances of life, rejecting the gravitas of current events without straying into frivolity.
Author: Maddy Quach
rap
Jim-E Stack Enlists Dijon on the Glistening "Sweet Summer Sweat"

Jim-E Stack Enlists Dijon on the Glistening "Sweet Summer Sweat"

August 12, 2020 San Francisco-bred producer Jim-E Stack is back with a nostalgic wooze featuring alternative R&B's rising star, Dijon.
Author: Maddy Quach
SG Lewis Partners With Robyn and Channel Tres For Hypnotic Dance Track "Impact"

SG Lewis Partners With Robyn and Channel Tres For Hypnotic Dance Track "Impact"

August 10, 2020 "Channel is an artist I believe will go on to create a musical legacy as important as the one Robyn has already created, and to have the two of them on this record together is insane."
Author: Maddy Quach
No Rome and Bearface Take a Late-Night Drive in "1:45AM"

No Rome and Bearface Take a Late-Night Drive in "1:45AM"

August 3, 2020 The striking collaboration captures the boundless feeling of bright lights and night skylines pass you by at a mile a minute.
Author: Maddy Quach
pop
Pink Sweat$ Joins Mahalia For a Fresh New Remix of "BRB"

Pink Sweat$ Joins Mahalia For a Fresh New Remix of "BRB"

July 27, 2020 "BRB" is the latest addition to Mahalia's growing canon of stellar collaborations with fellow R&B stars.
Author: Maddy Quach
r&b
brb
spill tab Is the Gen Z Duo Looking to Leave a Dreamy Mark on Pop

spill tab Is the Gen Z Duo Looking to Leave a Dreamy Mark on Pop

July 22, 2020 spill tab is leading the march towards a new form of pop where quality precedes classification.
Author: Maddy Quach
pop