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SWMRS Delivers a Bout of VHS-Era Punk Nostalgia With "Trashbag Baby" Video
January 15, 2019
SWMRS delivers just what punk rock needs right now.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
The Dirty Nil - "Evil Side" | Northside Sessions
January 15, 2019
Emerging from Hamilton, Ontario, The Dirty Nil cut their teeth playing the dirtiest of dive bars before they found themselves opening for some of their own idols.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Enter the Emotive World of guardin With 15 BTS Photos [TOUR DIARY]
January 15, 2019
At the intersection of alternative, lo fi, emo, and hip-hop, stands guardin.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Jay Wile Turns On the Charm With "2AM" [PREMIERE]
January 15, 2019
Every note and sung word of Jay Wile's feels prophesized.
Author:
Chuck Ramos
Ones To Watch Presents: lovelytheband - 'the finding it hard to smile' tour [ANNOUNCEMENT]
January 15, 2019
Tickets will be available Friday, Jan. 18, at 10:00 AM local time!
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Toronto's Verzache Shows Unwavering Promise in Anti-Genre 'Thought Pool' [NEW ARTIST DISCOVERY]
January 14, 2019
'Thought Pool' is the formative chapter of Verzache's ascension into his potential; check out the entire project here.
Author:
Alexis Papadopoulos
Setlist.Fm Presents: Who Is Alex Cameron? [NEW ARTIST DISCOVERY]
January 14, 2019
As one fan on Bandcamp puts it, his music can be chalked up to "Bogan pop from an alternate 1980s."
Author:
Asal Shahindoust
MIKNNA Provides an 'Escape' From the Mundane in Conceptual Debut Album
January 14, 2019
"Wherever your desired destination may be in life, we hope that each piece enlightens the way."
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
The Greeting Committee - "Don't Go" | All Eyes On
January 14, 2019
Say hello to your next indie pop obsession, The Greeting Committee.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Cavetown Revisits the Arresting World of "Devil Town"
January 14, 2019
Centered around the divorce of Skinner's parents, "Devil Town" has long existed as one of his back catalog's most personal and powerful works.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Gia Woods on Finding Her Identity Through Music [Q&A]
May 22, 2020
We were fortunate enough to get to know Gia Woods a little better with the release of her brand new single, "Naive". From what she's been up to during quarantine, to her experience with The Calvin Klein Pride campaign, she let us into her amazing life.
Author:
Joey Legittino
BENEE Slows Down Her Breakout Hit "Supalonely" in "Lownely"
May 6, 2020
"Lownely" is as much an encapsulation of one teenager's loneliness as it is a shared global loneliness.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
The Wrecks Examine Empathy and Life's Complexities in Sophomore Album 'Sonder' [Q&A]
June 21, 2022
"I think the only tried and true process with creating music is the fact that it's a journey of exploration and discovery. There's no formula."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Fred Again..'s 'Actual Life 3' Is a Lifetime of Catharsis Crystallized Into One Stellar House Album
October 31, 2022
From mental illness, unresolved emotional trauma, to the euphoria of a blissful night out, 'Actual Life 3' is house music taken to new emotional heights.
Author:
Nathan Ahamed
Meet Henry Morris, the Artist Reinventing Himself Under a Dreamlike Guise
January 17, 2024
Morris's music unwraps like a divinely wrapped package—romantic but deadly.
Author:
Abby Kenna
The Albums That Got Us Through School | Staff Picks
September 18, 2019
What album served as your guiding light through those tumultuous school years?
Author:
Ones To Watch Staff
merci, mercy Holds Nothing Back in Her Debut Single "Fucked Myself Up"
March 6, 2020
"'Fucked Myself Up' is about dependence on alcohol, it gave me the confidence to be able to talk to people."
Author:
Emily Smith
Still Woozy's "Get Down" Captures the Euphoria of Infatuation
July 16, 2021
This soon-to-be summer hit is a buoyant and casual reminder to follow your instincts and your heart.
Author:
EJ Saftner
Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar Illustrate Their "family ties" as Hip-Hop Royalty
August 27, 2021
If <i>DONDA</i> never arrives, "family ties" may just be hip-hop's greatest offering of the year.
Author:
Carter Fife
Dove Cameron Rewrites the Script With "Girl Like Me"
December 12, 2022
"This song is what I would want playing behind me in a slow-motion fight scene in the action film of my dreams."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon