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The 25 Best Albums of 2024, According to OnesToWatch Staff
December 27, 2024
We celebrate the end of the year by counting down the albums that soundtracked our 2024.
Author:
Ones To Watch Staff
Meet Royce Fisherman, the Next Gen Artist From Hawai’i Making Waves
December 26, 2024
We sit down with Royce to talk about his musical journey, the influence of Hawai‘i on his artistry, and his recommendations for must-visit spots.
Author:
Ali Wu
Swimming Paul’s "Different Time" Blends Club Energy With Nostalgia
December 23, 2024
"Different Time" is a wistful club banger, ready for the festival stage and beyond.
Author:
René Cobar
Your Neighbors Gives Over His Soul in Latest Single "Outta My Mind"
December 23, 2024
"Outta My Mind" fully embraces the chaotic mess of hedonism.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Tessa Violet, Brye, and corook Shine on Remix of Body Positivity Anthem "My Body's My Buddy"
December 23, 2024
"My Body's My Buddy" is a tender ode to self-love.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Amelia Moore Is Anything But "see through" in Latest Single [Q&A]
December 20, 2024
Coming off a wildly promising year, nothing about Amelia has been see through of late.
Author:
DJ Connor
Get To Know Georgia Lines – New Zealand’s Best Kept Secret
December 20, 2024
Georgia Lines is rapidly establishing herself as one of New Zealand's most exciting musical talents.
Get To Know CRYSTAL — The Next Addition to Your Playlist
December 19, 2024
CRYSTAL, an up-and-coming alternative pop artist and producer from Wellington, now based in Auckland, is quickly making a name for herself in the Aotearoa music scene.
d4vd Returns to His Roots Amidst the Emotional Turmoil of "Where'd It Go Wrong"
December 19, 2024
"Where'd It Go Wrong" captures the messy aftermath of realizing something that once felt perfect has fallen apart.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Artemas Caps Off the Year with Tantalizing Dual Singles “fancy” and “xvideos”
December 18, 2024
The double release closes out a beyond-eventful year for the rising star and paints the year ahead in neon-bright hues.
Author:
René Cobar
Georell Magno Shines On Debut Folk-Rock EP 'The Color After The Spark"
February 1, 2026
Exploring his daydreams, heartbreaks, and personal growth, the rising star shows that he is exactly that: a star whose light is finally shining through.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Newcomer Bee Bran Is Goes Through Growing Pains on New Single “To Feel Is To Be"
February 1, 2026
The dreamy, synth-pop track sees the UK singer-songwriter examine a relationship where she and her partner grapple with change.
Author:
India McCarty
Meels Bridges Past and Present on Sophomore EP, Across the Raccoon Strait
February 1, 2026
After releasing her debut EP in 2024, Meels is ready to bring her newest catalog of “folk country critter songs” to light.
Author:
Taylor Brooks
fakemink Sets the Stage For a Global Takeover With 'The Boy who cried Terrified .'
February 3, 2026
fakemink is singlehandedly bringing back the grit of the SoundCloud rap he grew up on, only on a relentlessly propulsive mass scale.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Stanley Simmons Take You on a Mystical Trip in "Body Down" Video [Premiere + Q&A]
February 4, 2026
"I feel like music is slipping back into an era of real albums, but there was a long time where records weren’t really records."
Author:
DJ Connor
Mandolin Captures a Palpable Warmth in ‘same feeling, different font’ [Q&A]
February 3, 2026
Leaving an album like 'same feeling, different font on read' is just not an option.
Author:
DJ Connor
xaviersobased Comes of Age in His Experimental Debut Album 'Xavier'
February 4, 2026
'Xavier' arrives as 48 minutes of mind-altering magic from one of the most promising acts in hip-hop’s underground space.
Author:
Carter Fife
Annabelle Dinda Romanticizes Life Not Romance in 'Some Things Never Leave' [Q&A]
February 4, 2026
"What do I find easier to sing about than talk about… everything. Everything is easier to sing about than talk about."
Author:
Rebeccah Blau
Dogpark Takes Off the Leash in the Biting 'Corporate Pudding' [Q&A]
February 5, 2026
"We’re trying to reach a point where Dogpark sounds exactly like Dogpark."
Author:
DJ Connor
People I’ve Met’s “For Hire” Is Ostensibly Indie
February 5, 2026
"‘You can’t just have me when you want me.’”
Author:
Noah Wade