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Lo Village Finds Their Way Back to Themselves With 'Yellow Brick Road' [Q&A]

Lo Village Finds Their Way Back to Themselves With 'Yellow Brick Road' [Q&A]

August 15, 2023 The substance of Lo Village’s work is culturally significant, speaking to the truth of the Black experience and every shade of that joy, fear, and expression.
Author: Jazmin Kylene
rap
R&B
Corbin Butler Delivers Good Music For Good People in 'N.O.T.'

Corbin Butler Delivers Good Music For Good People in 'N.O.T.'

August 15, 2023 The self-proclaimed mayor of Chino Hills exemplifies his musical dexterity in the self-produced project.
Author: Jazmin Kylene
rap
NOT
Sofía Valdés Charts a Generation-Spanning Story in 'Silvia'

Sofía Valdés Charts a Generation-Spanning Story in 'Silvia'

August 14, 2023 'Silvia' tells a family story that belongs not to just Valdés but many of us.
Author: Jazmin Kylene
pop
Nxdia Fights Their Demons in the Introspective and Brash 'in the flesh'

Nxdia Fights Their Demons in the Introspective and Brash 'in the flesh'

August 14, 2023 'in the flesh speaks' to Nxdia’s experience of being paralyzed in their own mind, witnessing life happen at and around them.
Author: Jazmin Kylene
METTE Paints a Beautiful Portrait of Self-Expression in "Van Gogh" [Q&A]

METTE Paints a Beautiful Portrait of Self-Expression in "Van Gogh" [Q&A]

August 10, 2023 "Feel all the feelings. Don’t deny them and think you need to be positive all the time, that’s not inspiring."
Author: Jazmin Kylene
pop
Meet No Guidnce, the London Group Resurrecting the '90s R&B Boyband Era

Meet No Guidnce, the London Group Resurrecting the '90s R&B Boyband Era

August 10, 2023 No Guidnce touches upon every cornerstone of romance—the yearning, the mourning, the floating, and the falling.
Author: Jazmin Kylene
R&B
INJI's 'LFG' Is For the Girls, Gays, and Anyone Looking to Have a Good Time [Q&A]

INJI's 'LFG' Is For the Girls, Gays, and Anyone Looking to Have a Good Time [Q&A]

August 9, 2023 "The whole EP is about joy and feeling confident in yourself, whoever you are. Don’t waste your time on people who don’t deserve you!"
Author: Jazmin Kylene
pop
lfg
BRATTY Delivers an Ode to Those Suffering From Seasonal Summer Depression in "Agosto"

BRATTY Delivers an Ode to Those Suffering From Seasonal Summer Depression in "Agosto"

August 8, 2023 “Agosto” positions itself as a surf-rock track that anyone in a transitional point of their lives can find themselves in.
Author: Jazmin Kylene
Yeek Gets Cash Money and Us in Our Feels With "$$$$"

Yeek Gets Cash Money and Us in Our Feels With "$$$$"

July 28, 2023 “$$$$” doesn’t stray far from Yeek’s signature ability to marry pop and moody R&B.
Author: Jazmin Kylene
pop
R&B
Kito and Lolo Zouaï Heat Things Up in the Dance-Inducing "Sticky"

Kito and Lolo Zouaï Heat Things Up in the Dance-Inducing "Sticky"

July 24, 2023 "Sticky" feels designed to get the dancefloor moving.
Author: Jazmin Kylene