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Issue 08: The Class of 2025
March 6, 2025
Our first issue of 2025 welcomes our class of 2025, Audrey Nuna, Sofia Valdés, and more.
Author:
Ones To Watch Staff
Slow Joy Announce Debut LP With Gripping New Single "Gruesome" | THE NOISE
March 5, 2025
"Gruesome" delivers sharp, punk-inspired energy with an unforgettable melody, giving fans a glimpse of the powerful themes and soundscapes they can expect.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
girl in red Strips Everything Down to the Heart of the Matter in "confession"
March 4, 2025
In just 84 seconds, girl in red delivers an unguarded glimpse into the quiet, messy corners of the human experience.
Author:
Lucy Ward
Sparks and Emotions Fly in Gigi Perez's "Chemistry"
March 4, 2025
Perez is no stranger to yearning.
Author:
Rebeccah Blau
mynameisntjmack and Tommy Richman Team Up for "chase"
March 4, 2025
With tenacious production and introspective lyrics to accompany it, the track is an exciting preview of what’s to come from the breakout Virginia rapper.
Author:
Hillary Safadi
d4vd and Kali Uchis Pen a Breathtaking Love Letter in "Crashing"
March 4, 2025
"Crashing" is an outpouring of desire, an ode to the kind of connection that defies both time and sense.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Malcolm Todd and Omar Apollo Make For a Perfectly-Executed Tag Team in "Bleed"
March 3, 2025
If you need a blueprint of how to go 0 to 60 as an artist the right way, look no further, Todd is your personal monolith.
Author:
Jake Selvey
ALEXSUCKS Make Their Return With Self-Deprecating New Single “Worm in the sun”
March 3, 2025
"I feel like a worm in the sun sometimes, you know.”
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Lyn Lapid Strives For Something Beyond the Surface in "i'll be happy when"
March 3, 2025
The single arrives ahead of Lapid's debut album 'BUZKILL.'
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Alex Porat Delivers the Anti-Indie Boy Anthem We've Been Waiting for In "Face Like Yours"
February 28, 2025
Leave a little room next to your Sabrina Carpenter altar, we’ve got another pop icon for you to worship.
Author:
Abby Kenna
Noah Floersch's “Thompson's Station” Is the Soundtrack to Your Wanderlust
May 26, 2023
“Thompson's Station” is a vibrant indicator for the decadent album to come from the steadily rising folk artist.
Author:
Abby Kenna
Minimalistic-Pop Duo Drinker Urges Us to Go on a "Holiday" [PREMIERE + Q&A]
February 27, 2019
"It's a song about the early steps of that transition. I think I was somewhere between denial and acceptance at the time this one came through."
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
Crowded Green Rooms, Hotel Rooms and Cars: How Julia Jacklin Made Space For 'Crushing' [Q&A]
March 13, 2019
Jacklin's sophomore album focuses on love wearing thin, love ultimately lost, and an aftermath that embraces scorn and longing in equal parts.
Author:
Becca Millstein
Winston Surfshirt's "Make a Move" Will Have You Struggling to Stay Dressed
June 17, 2019
With a sound that draws influence from funk, surf rock, West Coast hip-hop, soul, and disco, it's no wonder that Elton John has dubbed these genre-benders as "his favorite band of the moment."
Author:
Brady Moses
Thomas Headon's "Focus" Is an Infectiously Breezy Love Note
July 24, 2020
With "Focus," the rising indie pop star saunters into newfound territory, jumping between laissez-faire hip-hop delivery and bedroom pop escapism.
Author:
Ruby Scott
Who Is Stephanie Poetri?
January 13, 2022
Stephanie walks us through her new single, long-distance relationships, and signing to 88rising.
Author:
Ruby Scott
Araya and DJ_Dave Heal Romantic Tensions on Live Coded "Kiss on the Train" Visual
March 2, 2022
"Kiss on the Train" is a fusion of raw, sincere indie pop and electronic music's fabled past and limitless future.
Author:
Carter Fife
Emei Is Perfectly Okay With Never Being “That Girl”
July 18, 2022
Emei accepts herself, flaws and all, in a pop-punk tour de force.
Author:
Chloe Liz
Saya Gray's "LIE DOWN..." Is a Reserved, Spellbinding Gem
January 21, 2025
Gray is anything but complacent and strives to put the most honest version of herself and her work out into the universe.
Author:
Nathan Ahamed
Ones To Watch Presents: Cautious Clay - 'Context Tour' [ANNOUNCEMENT]
June 18, 2019
Tickets for the Cautious Clay - 'Context Tour' will be available Friday, June 21 at 10:00 AM local time!
Author:
Maxamillion Polo