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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
Betcha's "If That's Alright" Is a Song For Any Mood [Premiere]
March 5, 2020
"'If That's Alright' captures a sound we feel we've been chasing for years."
Author:
Krista Marina Apardian
Claire Rosinkranz and Jeremy Zucker Extend Summer With "Backyard Boy"
November 11, 2020
For the new version of "Backyard Boy," Rosinkranz taps fellow rising pop darling Jeremy Zucker.
Author:
Malc.
Who Is glaive?
September 1, 2022
Meet the hyperpop star building a sound in his image.
Author:
Ruby Scott
Little Simz's "I Love You, I Hate You" Sees the UK Rapper at the Top of Her Game
July 14, 2021
"I Love You, I Hate You" synthesizes the best parts of both classic and contemporary hip-hop.
Author:
Carter Fife
Ahead of Tour, Ashe Proudly Dismantles Toxic Relationships With 'Moral of the Story: Chapter 2′
August 9, 2019
"When I was married, I was broken...I wrote it to dismantle the marriage I was in and with hopes of dismantling other people's toxic relationships."
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
SG Lewis Sees the First Touches of 'Dawn' in the Euphoric "Blue"
February 15, 2019
"I'm trying to narrate the journey of a night out musically, trying to capture the highs and the lows in energy, and some of the euphoria experienced in those moments."
Author:
Kelly Itatani
Victoria Monét's "F.U.C.K" Challenges and Embraces Traditional Romance
February 17, 2021
Industry powerhouse Victoria Monét returns with her newest single "F.U.C.K."
Author:
Carter Fife
Sara Kays' 'Struck By Lightning' Will Always Be There For You [Q&A]
August 6, 2021
Sara has a profound gift crafting universal, bittersweet anthems that carry all the emotional weight and intimacy of a close friend confiding in you.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
NIGHTBUS' "Average Boy" Is the Soundtrack to a Lonely Club Night [Q&A]
February 27, 2024
The band sat down with us to uncover the bittersweet escapism of their latest single and the secrets behind their dark, retro-revivalist sound.
Author:
DJ Connor
X Lovers Is a Shared Childhood Dream for World Domination
June 26, 2019
X Lovers is aiming to carve out a place in music that did not exist before them.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo