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Derek Simpson's "Hide + Seek" Inescapably Captivates You
June 10, 2020
For the entirety of the six-minute song, you are put in a trance. A delectable guitar establishes the feel-good, alternative R&B vibe and drives the alluring beat throughout.
Slide's New Video Has Us "Waiting" For Better Days
June 10, 2020
Slide's video for their latest single, "Waiting", was shot at a time when its beautiful visuals, representing the desert environments east of LA, represent a contrasting narrative of both love and fear, life and death, and the inner monologue common to us all.
Black Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching
June 5, 2020
This week's #NowWatching playlist is dedicated to the sounds and voices of a small fraction of innovative black artists.
Music Taught Me to Love My Blackness | A Letter From The Editor
June 4, 2020
As protesters take to the streets across the world, I want to take this moment as a black man and editor of this site to share my perspective.
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Milq's "Summer Again" Transports You Directly to the 80′s [Premiere]
June 1, 2020
"Summer Again" is a song straight out of an 80's summer romance film.
BINNY Tries to Resist the Lure in Hypnotic New Single "Retrograde"
June 1, 2020
With inspiration hailing from Mariah Carey, to Drake, and everything in between, BINNY incorporates elements from his favorite R&B artists and love for strong female singers to formulate a potent sound, oozing with charisma and sass.
No Rome Enlists Indie All-Stars beabadoobee and Jay Som For the Dynamic "Hurry Home"
June 1, 2020
"Hurry Home" paints a vivid picture of a wistful late-night voicemail, the kind you leave after one too many drinks.
Alec Benjamin, Oliver Tree, Teamarr, and More Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching
May 29, 2020
The best new music playlist on Ones To Watch.
Travel To Another Dimension With Phoebe Ryan's "Reality"
May 29, 2020
"It's erotic. It's everything I see in my head when I go to sleep at night."
Powfu Shares 'poems of the past,' a Sublime Lo-Fi Portrait of Youth
May 29, 2020
In his major label debut, Powfu shares every ounce of himself, blemishes and all.
Matilda Marigolds Fights Suffoicating Emotion With the Joy of Small Moments in "BEEPBOOP"
April 18, 2025
"When I made 'BEEPBOOP_,' I was literally suffocating in emotion."
Joey Valence & Brae Team Up With JPEGMAFIA In Electric Single “WASSUP”
June 19, 2025
The alt-punk, rap duo continue to come into their own sound with a modernization of a classic rap track into an explosive, high-energy club anthem.
april june's 'baby's out of luck again' Is a Cinematic, Emotional Whirlwind
August 2, 2024
'baby’s out of luck again' shines bright in all its melancholy and art film-inspired glory.
Vienna Vienna Proposes a Second Examination of the World in Debut EP ‘Wonderland’
October 16, 2024
'Wonderland,' the debut EP from Vienna Vienna, puts the singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist in vogue.
Bishop Briggs, Nightly, and more Team Up For Earth Day EP “Inspired By Jane” Inspired by Dr. Jane Goodall
April 22, 2025
In celebration of Apple TV+'s live-action children's series Jane, which premiered the first episode of its last season, the show has also released an accompanying EP, Inspired By Jane.
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Welcome to the End: Maren Morris’s New Single Backs LGBTQ+ Youth
July 21, 2025
Between dropping her new album Dreamsicle and releasing the hypnotic single “Welcome to the End,” Morris is inviting us into a world that feels as fresh as a sorbet at golden hour.
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Sundressed Re-Introduces Themselves On Thoughtful Self-Titled Album [Q&A] | THE NOISE
August 30, 2023
Intricately woven and deeply personal, the self-titled release from Sundressed offers an intimate glimpse into the inner workings of frontman Trevor Hedges' creative psyche.
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.
The World Is Chloe Moriondo's 'Oyster' On Fourth Studio Album
April 9, 2025
'Oyster' is a thoughtful externalization of the songwriter's prolonged pent-up feelings attached to infatuation and heartbreak, meditations on vulnerability, envy, and, quite frankly, acting on bad ideas.
Teen Mortgage Explore Death and Dogma in Debut Album “Devil Ultrasonic Dream” | The Noise
April 29, 2025
'Devil Ultrasonic Dream' is a cathartic reminder to steer into chaos and embrace everything your parents warned you about.