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Pristine in It's Grit, benches' EP 'Kill The Lights' is A New Indie Rock Classic
May 27, 2025
San Diego rock band, benches, has released their latest EP, Kill The Lights, a six song exploration in mental health – fear, detachment, the illumination of reflection.
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Se So Neon Embarks on a Conversation With Themselves in "Twit Winter" [Q&A]
May 26, 2025
"It’s a musical inquiry to myself—about what will change and what will remain unchanged over the flow of time."
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Healy Returns From Two-Year Hiatus With "Running Laps"
May 26, 2025
"Running Laps" is a beautiful exploration of self-sabotage, the struggle to break old habits, and the yearning for self-reinvention.
AERI Looks For Relief in Haunting New Single "Okay, Okay"
May 26, 2025
"I wanted to embody the tension between the erratic noise in my head and the movement that gets me through it."
Step Into Mollie Elizabeth's Time Machine in "Until We Meet Again"
May 25, 2025
Analogue, phone cords wrapped between your fingers, film cameras flashing... everything about Mollie Elizabeth harkens back to an era almost all of us weren’t alive to experience.
Maddie Regent's Debut Album, 'On the phone with my Mom’ is Fearlessly Authentic
May 24, 2025
With a Spotify caption “I don’t know what I'm doing but I'm doing,” it's hard not to get pulled in by the beautiful ambition of Maddie Regent's, On the phone with my Mom.
8 OnesToWatch from The Great Escape 2025
May 24, 2025
The Great Escape is one of Europe’s biggest festivals for new music - think SXSW but without the film, tech and comedy. We attended this year’s festival in Brighton, UK and these are some of the highlights.
MARIS Delivers the Summer Anthem of 2025 With Latest Single “Mary + I”
May 24, 2025
Fresh off supporting Maude Latour’s Sugar Water Tour, MARIS is stirring up the pop scene with her undeniable vocals and energy.
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Hazlett Announces Upcoming Album Alongside New Single “tell me something”
May 23, 2025
In his latest release, “tell me something,” Hazlett looks back at a fulfilling relationship, and what happened once that relationship came to an end.
Chloe Qisha Explores the Wild Highs and Messy Lows of 'Modern Romance'
May 21, 2025
"The Modern Romance EP is the project of my dreams."
Alexander 23's "I Hate You So Much" Is a Portrait of Ominous Pop Perfection
February 12, 2020
"'I Hate You So Much' is about being emotionally haunted by someone you desperately want to despise."
Ashe Captures the Multiplicity of Life in "Cold in California"
July 19, 2019
"Nothing is ever one-sided or perfect or right all the time."
The 25 Best Albums of 2021 | Ones To Watch Staff Picks
December 14, 2021
These are the projects that soundtracked one hell of a year.
Fred Again.. Enlists Romy of The xx and HAAi For the Ephemeral Rush of "Lights Out"
January 20, 2022
"Romy's lyrics and voice are just like a hug from a rave angel."
Felix Ames Is an Artist in Full Bloom
March 11, 2022
Ames' music is akin to the faint background of a barbecue buzzing with life and laughter.
Laufey's 'Bewitched' Is an Enchanting, Generation-Spanning Triumph
September 11, 2023
The breakout jazz-pop star delivers her most breathtaking body of work yet.
Latinx Psych-Rockers of Inner Wave Reflect on Their Journey to Fame in Wavy 'wya'
May 27, 2019
+ Catch Inner Wave on tour now!
Riovaz's "Leaving You" Is an Intoxicating Dance Departure For the Rising Star
August 23, 2021
"Leaving You" is a mesmerizing tour de force that utilizes the inherent repetition of club music to its full potential.
quinn Liberates Herself in Unapologetic Self-Titled Album
July 25, 2022
From dysphoria, to mental health, to racial inequality, quinn speaks on truths no one else will dare to utter.
Steve Lacy Breaks His Silence with the Waviest of R&B Jams, "N Side"
April 8, 2019
Two long years since his last solo release, The Internet's Steve Lacy proves that he still has the magic touch.