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Lily Fitts' "Lose You Now" Weaves Classic Folk Instincts With Pop Grace
May 1, 2024
“Lose You Now” is a delicate but determined ode to a former love, standing upright in the face of heartache.
Author:
Abby Kenna

Lizzy McAlpine’s 'Older' Is to Be Handled With Care
April 8, 2024
'Older' deals with love in all of its forms—falling in love, falling out of love, the conflict of the former, and the guilt of the latter.
Author:
Tatum Van Dam

Hans Williams Discovers 'More Than One Way Home' in Emotive Debut EP
March 7, 2024
"Creating this small project has helped me lean into the unfamiliarity of my future while reconciling with my past."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon

Sughn Carves Out a Delicate "safe space" in Ethereal Single
February 22, 2024
Dreadfully romantic, “safe space” is Sughn’s indie folk masterpiece.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
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Dustin Kensrue Walks Down Memory Lane On Alt-Country Solo Single “Death Valley Honeymoon”
February 7, 2024
The track details the wild but true story of how Kensrue's grandparents met and recounts their honeymoon in the seemingly unlikely destination of Death Valley.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Maeve Steele Guides Us Track-by-Track Through "Honeyland," Her Latest Angelic EP
January 19, 2024
Maeve Steele floated ‘round to OnesToWatch to invite us into the angelic world of her recent EP, Honeyland. A nuanced songwriter and artist, Maeve Steele winds through themes of natural beauty, loneliness, and the passage of time in this project.
Author:
DJ Connor

Searows Carves Out a Tender Moment of Respite Amidst the 'End of the World'
November 22, 2023
"You get older... sit with the people you love, and it makes those catastrophic-world-ending-feelings feel a lot less catastrophic and world ending.”
Author:
Laura Reyes

Josiah & the Bonnevilles Pours His Blood, Sweat, and Tears Into 'Endurance'
October 26, 2023
No word better describes the path, the process, the man that is Josiah better than endurance.
Author:
DJ Connor

Brenn! Looks Back at a Past Love in "Rearview"
October 3, 2023
Brenn! is ushering forth a folk-pop renaissance.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Peter McPoland’s 'PIGGY' Finds Beauty in the Discomfort
August 15, 2023
“My whole purpose is to make art. I just try to be a vessel for it to come out past all of the overstimulation and noise on the internet.”
Author:
Tatum Van Dam
![Brian Dunne Kisses the Decade Goodbye in "Getting Wrecked On Election Day" [Premiere]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/brian-dunne-ones-to-watch_1581617880.jpg)
Brian Dunne Kisses the Decade Goodbye in "Getting Wrecked On Election Day" [Premiere]
February 13, 2020
"'Getting Wrecked On Election Day' is a song so direct and autobiographical that it truly makes me nervous."
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul

Tom Walker Is Crowned "British Breakthrough Act" Ahead of Anticipated Debut Album
February 21, 2019
Revisit Tom Walker's OTW interview and rooftop performance of the infectious single, "Leave A Light On."
Author:
Andra Nechita
![Golden Daze Praises Brotherhood with "Took A Fall" [PREMIERE]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/golden-daze-ones-to-watch-2.png)
Golden Daze Praises Brotherhood with "Took A Fall" [PREMIERE]
January 24, 2019
"Like when the party is over and shit gets kind of real in life, how do you reconcile that..."
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul

Kadhja Bonet - "Nobody Other" | Live From The Rooftop
March 19, 2019
From the threads of psychedelic soul, jazz, and folk, the California-based artist weaves together songs that blur the lines between music and poetry.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![TOMI on the Heartbreaking Honesty of 'Sweet, Sweet Honey' [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/TOMI-sweet-sweet-honey_1633710793.jpeg)
TOMI on the Heartbreaking Honesty of 'Sweet, Sweet Honey' [Q&A]
October 8, 2021
"Whether it's love, lust, or vices, it all starts from a place of pure sweetness; we want more and more of it until we completely lose ourselves in it."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
![Bluebiird's "Good Girl" Proves She Has the Vocals to Justify Her Namesake [PREMIERE]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/bluebiird-ones-to-watch-2_1561053236.jpeg)
Bluebiird's "Good Girl" Proves She Has the Vocals to Justify Her Namesake [PREMIERE]
June 20, 2019
The track's sole instrumentation beyond Osment's own voice is a supple acoustic guitar, leaving an open canvas on which the artist paints her immaculate vocals.
Author:
Brady Moses

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
![Chainsmokers' Collaborator Ryann Debuts with Hopelessly Romantic "JFK" [PREMIERE]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/ryann-ones-to-watch_1558030640.jpeg)
Chainsmokers' Collaborator Ryann Debuts with Hopelessly Romantic "JFK" [PREMIERE]
May 16, 2019
The talented songstress embraces folk as she opts for humble guitars and simplistic pianos over heavy electronics.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul

Henrik Shows Us the Bravery of Honesty in "You & your eyes"
January 10, 2025
Henrik devotes himself to his craft, and in doing so, propels himself toward greater heights.
Author:
René Cobar
Maeve Steele Guides Us Track-by-Track Through "Honeyland," Her Latest Angelic EP
January 19, 2024
Maeve Steele floated ‘round to OnesToWatch to invite us into the angelic world of her recent EP, Honeyland. A nuanced songwriter and artist, Maeve Steele winds through themes of natural beauty, loneliness, and the passage of time in this project.
Author:
DJ Connor