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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.
Author:
Abby Kenna
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."
Author:
DJ Connor
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.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
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."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
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.
Author:
DJ Connor
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.
Author:
DJ Connor
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.
Author:
Tanja Brinks Toubro
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.
Author:
Katherine Cardinale
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.
Author:
Rebeccah Blau
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."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Aidan Bissett's 'shut up and love me' Is Playful and Hypersensitive [Q&A]
August 7, 2025
The Tampa-born alt-indie artist dives deep in this debut.
Author:
Noah Wade
House of Protection Release High Octane "Afterlife" Alongside Sophomore EP Announcement | THE NOISE
February 19, 2025
"Afterlife" kicks off the project, seeing the pair collaborate again with close friend and producer Jordan Fish, formerly of Bring Me The Horizon.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Grunge Duo Solfcult Celebrate Women With Uplifting New Track "One Of The Pack" | THE NOISE
April 25, 2024
Grunge duo Softcult burst into a joyous celebration of women supporting women in their latest track, "One Of The Pack."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Almost Monday: From Surf Shops to Sold-Out Shows
February 12, 2025
San Diego-born indie-pop trio Almost Monday is riding a wave that started in the most unexpected of places—a surf shop.
Author:
Jessie Eshak
Ron Dadon Captures the Rush of a Fleeting Situationship in "Sweet Nothing"
April 18, 2025
"The inspiration for 'Sweet Nothing' came from a brief but intense situation I had shortly after my breakup."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Fletcher Kent Brings Live Energy and Musical Storytelling.
May 1, 2025
Central Coast artist Fletcher Kent is a performer at heart. From the moment he first took the stage as a kid, he knew that music was something he wanted to chase forever.
Author:
Daini Stephenson
Andy Tongren Sparks Dopamine Receptors in Effortless Debut Single "So Good"
May 14, 2025
"So Good" is a soundtrack for the moments we preserve in our fondest memories.
Author:
Grace Holtzclaw
Clean Out Louis Gives Us Their Guide to Copenhagen [Q&A]
June 3, 2025
Clean Out Louis take us to unnamed bars, late night shawarma, and grants some bonus tips to joining the biking culture.
Author:
DJ Connor
From Situationships to Opening For Olivia Rodrigo, Ruti Gives Us the Latest [Q&A]
July 19, 2025
Their recent single, "Maybe I Got It Wrong," is a dreamy genre-bending tune.
Author:
Rebeccah Blau
Georgie Sweet's Album 'I Swear To You' Infuses Hope Into Growing Up [Q&A]
July 23, 2025
On her third album, I Swear To You, the listener is throttled into a collision of sultry gems that feel bespoke for moody escapades.
Author:
DJ Connor