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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
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
Emma Ogier Tackles Life Head-On in Sophomore Single "Consider Me a Winner"
July 31, 2023
Meet the rising artist who has caught they eyes of Maggie Rogers and more.
Author:
Giselle Libby
Take A Trip Inside Ambar Lucid's Mind with Stunning Debut EP, 'Dreaming Lucid'
March 1, 2019
Lucid's debut EP is delightfully true to her artistry; down to earth, boundary-pushing and culturally diverse.
Author:
Anna Scholfield
Carol Ades Memorializes a Snippet of Youth in Debut "I Can't Wait to Be British"
June 15, 2021
In her debut single, Ades encapsulates a moment of profound self-realization.
Author:
Jessica Thomas
Brenn! Looks Back at a Past Love in "Rearview"
October 3, 2023
Brenn! is ushering forth a folk-pop renaissance.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Adam Melchor's "Turnham Green" Is a Sobering Moment of Empathy
August 9, 2022
In his latest single, Melchor beautifully examines shared hurt and perspective.
Author:
Gregory Castel
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
Maisie Peters Is the Folk-Pop Force of the Future
January 16, 2020
19-year-old Maisie Peters is making music years beyond her age.
Author:
Matthew Rudas
Female Songwriters Who Re-Popularized an Old Folk Style: Stream of Consciousness Lyrics
January 30, 2019
Led by the likes of Phoebe Bridgers and her contemporaries, these writers construct their works through deconstructing traditional lyrical tropes.
Author:
Kristin Robinson
ASL's "Til You Pulled Up" Is an Indie-Folk Love Ballad You Need to Hear [PREMIERE]
September 27, 2019
An LA based music collective fronted by John Ryan (One Direction, Maroon 5) and Shungudzo (Little Mix, Rudimental), ASL stands for exactly what you'd expect: Age. Sex. Location.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
Scarypoolparty - "Out Loud" [Live + Interview] | All Eyes On
July 2, 2019
An artist like Scarypoolparty comes around only once in a lifetime.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Dermot Kennedy Previews Forthcoming Debut Album with Stunning "Outnumbered"
June 14, 2019
"Outnumbered" is a raspy folk and pop fusion with a beat.
Author:
Jess Myers