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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
Welcome to Jackson Lundy's Amalgamation of Sound [Premiere]
May 27, 2020
In the vein of Ones to Watch favorites such as Brasstracks, Tom Misch, Jordan Rakei, and others of that ilk, Lundy is able to fuse R&B, Jazz, Folk, and many other genres into unescapable grooves.
Author:
Malc.
Who Is Kenny Mason? | Kenny Mason on Frank Ocean and Copping a PS5
August 12, 2021
Meet the Atlanta rapper with an intoxicating, genre-bending vision for rap.
Author:
Ruby Scott
The Beaches’ “Me & Me” Is a (Slightly Bitter) Anthem For the Hyper-Independent
July 25, 2023
“Me & Me” is a rousing peek into the spectrum of The Beaches’ soon-to-arrive album, 'Blame My Ex.'
Author:
Abby Kenna
WizTheMc Talks Growing Up in Germany, Signing to 10K Projects/Homemade Projects, and His New Single "Lied" [Q&A]
August 24, 2020
Toronto-based MC WizTheMc has a new vision for rap.
Author:
Tyler Borland
Ross Lynch and The Driver Era Push Back Against the "Rumors"
October 23, 2023
"Rumors these Rumors, no one really knows. The internet doesn't always have the facts. We wrote a song about it."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
DWLLRS Return With the Effortlessly Infectious "Fiction"
April 22, 2021
With a massive TikTok audience and a cosign from Justin Bieber, DWLLRS are on the cusp of a breakthrough moment.
Author:
Tyler Borland
Abhi the Nomad Proves Himself a Veritable Entertainer in "Long Nights"
May 13, 2020
Abhi strikes an exquisite balance between hard-hitting sonics and impressive lyrical flow.
Author:
Joey Legittino
Peach Tree Rascals' "Oh Honey!" Visual Is an to Ode Love Through the Ages
June 8, 2021
Just in time to say goodbye to your spring fling and welcome in your summer fling.
Author:
Alexis Vaganos
Sophie Powers Enlists DE'WAYNE For the High-Rise Invasion-Inspired "Greed" [Premiere]
November 10, 2021
"At the end of the day, we are all humans, and the song 'Greed' is about taking back your power from the people blinded by that greed."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Chrissy Channels the Emotional Turmoil of "The Bell Jar" Into Her Own Sonic Work of Art
February 29, 2024
Chrissy captures these messy feelings of coming of age and the uncertainty of life with a pen lighter than air.
Author:
Laura Reyes