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Rex Orange County Unpacks the Human Experience in 'The Alexander Technique'
September 10, 2024
Rex Orange County delivers critical vulnerability, passion, and self-awareness in 53 minutes and 16 seconds of exploratory music-making.
Author:
Gia Acosta
Sarah Kinsley Delivers an Otherworldy Debut Album in ‘Escaper’
September 9, 2024
'Escaper' evokes that reality-suspending feeling of dreams, plumed with feelings of curiosity, grief, love, and loss.
Author:
DJ Connor
Paris Paloma Delivers Dignified Discord in Debut Record ‘Cacophony’
September 9, 2024
The stories of 'Cacophony' tell of issues and feelings as old as time itself.
Author:
René Cobar
Ashe Transforms Life's Trials and Tribulations Into a Brilliant Pop Gem in ‘Willson’
September 6, 2024
'Willson' easily emerges as a contender for any and all album of the year lists.
Author:
DJ Connor
David Kushner Sets Out on a Grand Sonic Odyssey in Debut Album 'The Dichotomy'
September 5, 2024
'The Dichotomy' is an extensive study of opposing ideals—light and darkness, good and evil, righteousness and sin, physical and spiritual, pleasure and pain.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Searows' "martingale" Is a Haunting Meditation on the Pieces That Form Us
August 26, 2024
Much of Searows' deeply beautiful music traces throughlines between aging, belonging, love, and purpose.
Author:
Abby Kenna
Lulu Simon Pens a Tender Piece of Hopeful Heartbreak in "Feel Better"
August 26, 2024
“Feel Better” is a melancholy fairy tale filled with as much hope as wistfulness.
Author:
Giselle Libby
Del Water Gap Pens One of His Most Powerful Tracks in His Deluxe Album
August 22, 2024
Featured on his new deluxe album, “Purple Teeth, The Bravery” is a complex portrait of Del Water Gap’s artistry.
Author:
Grace Holtzclaw
Sierra Spirit Wears Her Heart on Her Sleeve in "bleed you," Announces Debut EP 'coin toss'
August 14, 2024
“Have you ever loved someone to the point that it scares you?"
Author:
Giselle Libby
Juliet Ivy Shrinks Down Our Greatest Fears in Polished Sophomore EP 'tiny but scary'
August 13, 2024
Don’t be fooled by the title, 'tiny but scary' is a monumental cornerstone in Ivy’s ever-evolving artistry.
Author:
Grace Holtzclaw
Juliet Ivy Explores the Complexities of Girlhood and Comparison in "is it my face?"
May 16, 2024
"We’re just girls with so many different emotions, personalities, and sides to us and we wanna feel loved and wanted and good enough."
Author:
Giselle Libby
In Her Self-Titled Debut EP, AERI Breaks Up With the Idea of Herself [Premiere]
June 3, 2021
AERI's debut EP is an intimate exploration of the queer journey often left untold.
Author:
DJ Connor
UFOs Wreak Havoc in Dark Pop Princess Final Child's "Ruthless Liar" Video [PREMIERE]
August 14, 2019
"That's where the inspiration behind the video came from. Somebody's view on their own lies, trying to keep 'em under control."
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
Noah Elliott Tries His Best to Welcome the "End of Summer"
September 7, 2021
"End of Summer" is the break-up bop we've all been waiting for.
Author:
Paige MacDonald
Let Adam Melchor's 'Here Goes Nothing!' Be Your Soundtrack to This and Every Fall [Q&A]
October 21, 2022
'Here Goes Nothing!' exists to score both those golden hues and somber blues that define the season.
Author:
Gregory Castel
Philine Sonny and Miya Folick's “Shame” Is Dynamic and Vulnerable Feminine Rage
May 31, 2024
"Shame" is raw and unforgiving, an impassioned emotional upheaval buoyed by nontraditional and intense production.
Author:
Giselle Libby
Kacey Musgraves' 'star-crossed' Is More Than a Break-Up Album
September 23, 2021
This is an album about heartbreak and loneliness, growth and change.
Author:
Taylor Schutt
Sophia Alexa's “Hall Pass” Is a Pensive Reflection on Self-Sabotage
August 28, 2023
"I’ve always had this fear that when something is going too well, I’m just waiting for it to fall apart."
Author:
DJ Connor
Landon Barker Admits He May Never Get Over Her in "Over You"
March 22, 2024
"Some people you will never get over until the day you die."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
frogi Shares a Message to Her Younger Self in "phantom limb"
May 27, 2021
"I find it healing to talk to my younger self and show her love she didn't know back then."
Author:
Jessica Thomas