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Ta-Ku Welcomes You Home in the Nostalgic 'Songs To Come Home To'
August 31, 2023
"My heart constantly reminds me that geography has no hold on what I call home.”
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Almondmilkhunni Embarks on a Sonic Joyride in Debut Album 'Enjoy The Ride'
August 30, 2023
Almondmilkhunni's debut album sees her setting course for soundscapes both familiar and novel.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Jordan Ward Is the Gift That Keeps Giving With 'moreward(FORWARD)'
August 28, 2023
'moreward(FORWARD)' serves as an extension to an already cohesive project that interweaves a myriad of genres and soul-bearing storytelling.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Casper Sage Finds the Silver Lining Time and Time Again in 'Synthesis+'
August 28, 2023
"I would say this EP is the rainbow after the storm, the first day of spring after the winter."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Flwr Chyld, Baby Rose, and Sebastian Mikael Link For the Velvety “U Should Be Mine”
August 22, 2023
“U Should Be Mine” is a track composed of deep red, candlelit wanting.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
d4vd Delivers the Heartbreaking "Notes From a Wrist" Ahead of 'The Lost Petals' EP
August 21, 2023
"It describes the pain experienced in an unstable home and something a lot of people in my generation experience and can relate to."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
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
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
Amie Blu Blows Us Away with Beautiful EP 'crumbs in my bed”'
August 8, 2023
Blu appears to be perched on the cusp of an indie breakthrough with the release of her debut EP.
Author:
Emily Foster
Omar Apollo's "Killing Me" Sees Him Caught Between Love and Infatuation
March 15, 2022
Apollo is equally ready to welcome a new era and a new sound.
Author:
Holly Alvarado
Joji Takes His Sound to Intergalactic Heights with Calming "Sanctuary"
June 17, 2019
For three minutes flat, "Sanctuary" gently lifts you out of reality and envelopes you in a zero-gravity space.
Author:
Jess Myers
UMI's "Sukidakara" Is a Japanese-Sung Twist on R&B the World Needs to Hear
October 16, 2019
UMI embraces her multicultural identity in a bedroom R&B track that plays out like a dream.
Author:
Matthew Rudas
NIKI's "Blue Moon" Conjures a Story of Love and Heartbreak Written in the Stars
June 24, 2024
"It’s about the deepest and rarest of loves we might stumble upon (once in the bluest of moons, if we’re lucky)."
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
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
Teddy Swims on His Upcoming Debut EP, Writing Process, and Metamorphosis [Q&A]
October 1, 2020
We spoke with Teddy Swims about his upcoming debut EP, his writing process and his metamorphosis from rock singer to to hip-hop/R&B artist.
Author:
Miguel Costa
keshi and the Infectious Melancholy of 'bandaids'
March 24, 2020
"The <i>bandaids</i> record is about vulnerability but also about moving forward, and I hope that in some way it can be your friend in this strange time."
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Fiji Blue Is Destined to Get You Up and Groove
October 24, 2019
If there is one constant to Fiji Blue's music, it is that it is guaranteed to make you dance.
Author:
Precious Kato
Yebba Releases "Distance," an Immaculate First Glance at Her Long-Awaited Debut Album
May 8, 2020
Produced alongside Mark Ronson, Yebba's latest captures the moment she realized a relationship was nearing its final moments.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Tim Atlas' "Tangerine" Is a Luscious Ode to Understated Beauty
October 23, 2019
Tim Atlas learned a choreographed dance for his heavenly new single. That alone is reason enough for us to play "Tangerine" on repeat.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul