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RIIKI's "Share Your Luv" is Exactly What We Need Right Now
June 12, 2020
RIIKI's latest single, "Share Your Luv," expresses a sentiment that is much in demand. And while the lyrics may have been meant more specifically, I think the buoyancy of the song, that baseline especially, serves this time succinctly.
Dua Saleh, RMR, Kiana Ledé, and More Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching
June 12, 2020
This Friday features a #NowWatching playlist filled with amazing voices from the BIPOC community and beyond. From Dua Saleh's powerful ROSETTA, to Kiana Ledé's open letter to the president, to a new jazzy tune from Jorja Smith, this week's playlist is a perfect soundtrack for your weekend.
boyband Releases "get home safely," With All Proceeds Going to NAACP Legal Defense Fund and RAINN
June 12, 2020
"get home safely" is as much a response to recent events as it is a response to a deep-seated anxiety for far too many Americans.
Kiana Ledé Searches For the Heart in a Heartless Administration
June 12, 2020
Ledé reimagines P!nk's "Dear Mr. President," and the sentiment originally aimed at George W. Bush feels all the more relevant today.
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StaySolidRocky Is Jumping From TikTok's Trending Pages to the Billboard Hot 100 [Q&A]
June 11, 2020
We catch up with the Virginia artist who, thanks to TikTok, finds himself with a self-funded Billboard Top 30 hit.
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.
Jean Dawson Ponders Life and Death in "CLEAR BONES"
June 25, 2020
If we've said it once, we've said it a million times: Jean Dawson is the future.
Katherine Li Actually Cares a Lot, Even If She Tells You "I Don’t Care"
September 13, 2022
Li's career may be just beginning but her work already has a spellbinding quality to it.
Gallipoli Delivers an Ethereal and Introspective Debut EP With 'On Vodno'
May 20, 2022
With <i>On Vodno</i>, Gallipoli gives us a collection of songs that are thought-provoking, comforting, and relatable
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The Dangerous Summer Come Home in Latest Album [Q&A] | The Noise
August 30, 2022
Indie rock darlings The Dangerous Summer have finally released their highly anticipated new album, and it is, for lack of a better word, magnificent.
Two Feet's Best Music Still Lies Beyond the Horizon
January 25, 2022
Two Feet is not content to simply be a legacy artist who shaped a genre.
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Chloe Lilac Is Sick of You Romanticizing Mental Illness [Q&A]
March 11, 2019
An advocate for female empowerment, Lilac's Manic Pixie Dream EP is a testament to her eloquent ability to speak through music.
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zack villere Is Creating a World All His Own [Q&A]
March 5, 2020
villere on chapped lips, nostalgic childhood cartoons, and transcending genre classifications.
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Just Friends Are Rolling With the Punches [Q&A]
March 14, 2022
"We are who we are and we write what we write."
Ashe Watches the World Unfold Around Her in “Shower With My Clothes On”
August 2, 2022
"It’s about remembering those last few moments in a relationship when you’re hopelessly hanging on but know you have to let go.”
Emei Welcomes the 'End of an Era' With Fiery, Fierce and Unapologetic EP
November 2, 2022
'End of an Era' details the feeling of inadequacy that often accompanies young adulthood.