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appleby's 'While You Were Sleeping' Is a Siren Call to Home
August 6, 2021
</>While You Were Sleeping</i> is a love letter to young Black men in the midst of finding themselves.
Author:
DJ Connor
Meet DAISY WORLD, the Tyler, the Creator-Approved R&B Star in the Making
July 24, 2021
It's not too late to become engrossed in the prismatic world of Daisy, an artist who has found fans in not just Tyler but Addison Rae and The Internet.
Author:
Jessica Thomas
Joe Xu's 'The Grass Is Always Greener' Is a Debut of Endless Promise
July 23, 2021
On most of her debut album, the conventions of songwriting and production work in harmonious parallel.
Author:
DJ Connor
chasu Blossoms as a Solo Artist on the Sublime 'bury my instead'
July 21, 2021
chasu creates deceivingly euphoric music that betrays the lingering anxieties hiding just beneath the surface.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Araya Flexes His Limitless Versatility on "Favorite Sin" and "Dancer"
July 20, 2021
Araya is an artist you can turn to if you need to lose yourself in the club one moment only to throw yourself into an experimental pop mosh pit the next.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Kevin George Teams Up With Johan Lenox For the Spirited "All in My Head"
July 16, 2021
"All in My Head" moves forward with inimitable, effortless pacing.
Author:
Tyler Borland
Omar Apollo's "Go Away" Is a Bittersweet, Aux-Ready Summer Anthem
July 14, 2021
"Go Away" sees Apollo exercising a careful creative approach that somehow levels forward-thinking with nostalgic sentimentality.
Author:
Carter Fife
'TEMPORARY HIGHS IN THE VIOLET SKIES' Is a Defining Snoh Aalegra Record
July 12, 2021
Whether she's reveling in euphoric bliss or wrestling with love-fueled insecurity, Aalegra never fails to deliver.
Author:
Carter Fife
Lonr. and H.E.R. "Make the Most" of a Dreamlike Collaboration
April 3, 2020
"Make the Most" is as sincere an R&B offering as they come.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Rayana Jay and DUCKWRTH Experience a Temporary Love in Sensual "Love Me Like"
March 15, 2019
Bay area singer-songwriter Rayana Jay and Los Angeles rapper DUCKWRTH unite northern and southern California in their groovy collaboration.
Author:
Alyssa Yung
ASTN Is as Good as Gold
January 5, 2022
ASTN is an artist that just has a way with music.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Arlo Parks Wants to Be for Others What She Did Not Have for Herself [Q&A]
October 22, 2019
"If I can't find anyone that's like me, then I'm just going to have to keep being me."
Author:
Tanja Brinks Toubro
Chiiild Will Surely Bring You "Back To Life" With Their Psychedelic Soul Righteousness
September 13, 2019
+ Catch Chiiild on tour with Emotional Oranges this fall!
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
Jelani Aryeh Is Blissfully Sentimental on New Single "Marigold"
March 25, 2021
Jelani Aryeh is a name you should definitely be familiar with.
Author:
Tyler Borland
NIKI's 'Nicole' Is a Look Into the Past and Future of a Pop-R&B Star
August 15, 2022
NIKI holds the hand of a younger her, revisiting old stories through a vessel that’s lived more life.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Maràa Isabel and Yeek Ponder Love and Long-Distance Relationships in "Where Does the Love Go?"
April 29, 2020
In the age of social distancing, Isabel's long-distance ode hits all the harder.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Joy Oladokun Demands Truth From the Unspoken in "Blink Twice" [PREMIERE]
October 9, 2019
Oladokun explores the unsavory mess of "situationships" in heartbreaking fashion.
Author:
Jessica Thomas
Emotional Oranges' "Bonafide" Is a Reminder to Not Let Hard Times Phase Your Love
January 25, 2021
"Heavily inspired by The xx and Sade," "Bonafide" is unsurprisingly buttery smooth.
Author:
Krista Marina Apardian