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Celebrate the Season of Love with Bestfriend's "HEADSTART"
February 20, 2025
Upbeat and full of life, “HEADSTART” is just the anthem needed for new love and dancing around your bedroom after a perfect date.
Author:
Rebeccah Blau
Sarah and the Sundays Wrestle With The World's Chaos in 'Like A Damn Dog'
February 20, 2025
'Like A Damn Dog' delivers a vulnerable yet defiant soundtrack to navigating modern life
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Yot Club Drops Deeply Existential Double Single Release Ahead Of North American Tour
February 20, 2025
"Falling off" and "Circles in My Brain" are equally hypnotic.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Pillowprince Asks "R the Straights Ok?" in Cheeky New Single
February 20, 2025
'"R the Straights OK" is a playful dig at homophobia, and the lyrics are some things people have said to us over the years."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
House of Protection Release High Octane "Afterlife" Alongside Sophomore EP Announcement | THE NOISE
February 19, 2025
"Afterlife" kicks off the project, seeing the pair collaborate again with close friend and producer Jordan Fish, formerly of Bring Me The Horizon.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Zoe Ko Taps Into Recession Pop on Smash Single "furr" Alongside Sophomore EP Announcement [Q&A]
February 19, 2025
The pop princess sits down with us to unveil her most creative project yet.
Author:
Giselle Libby
Boats ‘N Emos: We Interviewed Your Favorite Bands Aboard The Emo’s Not Dead Cruise [Q&A] | THE NOISE
February 18, 2025
What happens when you interview nearly every band playing the third annual Emo’s Not Dead Cruise? You get the world's longest emo interview ever. Seriously.
Author:
Moe Horta
Susannah Joffe Basks in Romantic Bliss in “Sofia Coppola”
February 18, 2025
“Sofia Coppola” glows with dreamy femininity, building a synth-filled world of idolization and sapphic longing.
Author:
Chancey Stefanos
Rex Orange County and Daniel Caesar Aim For the Heart in Double Single Release
February 18, 2025
The duo delivers two beautiful, emotionally-charged singles.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Addison Rae Sets the Stage For Pop Stardom in "High Fashion"
February 17, 2025
“High Fashion” is dynamic in every sense of the word.
Author:
Giselle Libby
Golden Vessel and Emerson Leif Pen an Ethereal Love Song in "HIGHWAY" [PREMIERE]
April 4, 2019
There is an all-encompassing tranquility to the hazy sonic meditations of Golden Vessel.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Destiny Rogers - "Tomboy" [Live + Interview] | All Eyes On
May 28, 2019
Rogers went from spending the weekends busking in Los Angeles to establishing herself as a resounding new voice in R&B - inflected pop.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Isaac Dunbar's 'balloons don't float here' Is an Ominous & Alluring Debut for the Young Artist
July 12, 2019
The way in which Dunbar infuses an at times unnerving element to tracks that have no right being this infectious is not dissimilar to Billie Eilish's own brand of ominous pop.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Mija's Debut Album 'Desert Trash' Is Pure, Unabashed Self-Expression
February 27, 2020
"'Desert Trash' is who I am."
Author:
Krista Marina Apardian
Max Leone's "The Beach" Effortlessly Pulls You In
April 16, 2020
Leone's latest has us reminiscing about the feeling of saltwater and lost love.
Author:
Emily Smith
Chloe Tang Has a New Lease on Life With Single "Walk You Out"
February 19, 2021
Following the release of last month's "Sad About Me," singer-songwriter Chloe Tang returns this week with her newest single, "Walk You Out."
Author:
Carter Fife
BETWEEN FRIENDS Take Hold of the Aux Cord on 'i like when you shine!'
June 14, 2021
<i>i like when you shine!</i> is everything a mixtape should be and more.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Cartel Celebrate “The End" With New Single [The Noise]
August 22, 2022
"The End" is a reminder to cherish those special connections, romantic, platonic, or otherwise.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Sydney Sprague Releases Self-Aware Sophomore LP 'Somebody In Hell Loves You' [Q&A] | THE NOISE
September 15, 2023
On somebody in hell loves you, Sydney channels her sadness, anxiety, and existential dread through driving guitars, shimmering melodies, and the deceptively sweet weapons of indie pop-rock and keen observation.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Jelani Aryeh Finds Familiar Comfort in the Chaos of 'The Sweater Club'
June 18, 2024
Aryeh describes this record as a “two year adventure and labor of love”—and it shows.
Author:
Giselle Libby