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![Cat Clyde Narrates an Unconventional Love Story in Soulful "All the Black"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/cat-clyde-ones-to-watch-2.jpeg)
Cat Clyde Narrates an Unconventional Love Story in Soulful "All the Black"
February 11, 2019
Cat Clyde's powerfully haunting vocals shine through in her latest single.
Author:
Alyssa Yung
![Adam Melchor Pours Love for Friend's Sobriety in Folky "Three Hours Ahead"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/adam-melchor-ones-to-watch.png)
Adam Melchor Pours Love for Friend's Sobriety in Folky "Three Hours Ahead"
February 11, 2019
"Three Hours Ahead sets in stone Melchor's tenacious songwriting skills.
Author:
Andra Nechita
![Tennyson Sets Out for a Welcomed Departure in "Wintersleep"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/tennyson-ones-to-watch-2.jpeg)
Tennyson Sets Out for a Welcomed Departure in "Wintersleep"
February 8, 2019
The poignant tenderness Tennyson instills in "Wintersleep" is akin to being wrapped in a warm blanket on a cold winter day.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![Lewis Capaldi Inspires Change in Bittersweet "Someone You Loved" Music Video](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/lewis-capaldi-ones-to-watch-2.jpg)
Lewis Capaldi Inspires Change in Bittersweet "Someone You Loved" Music Video
February 8, 2019
Capaldi hopes to bring awareness to the necessity of organ donors through his partnership with British organ donation charity, Live Life Give Life.
Author:
Alyssa Yung
![dijon Instills an Ineffable Warmth in the R&B-Folk Tinged "Cannonball"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/dijon-ones-to-watch-2.jpeg)
dijon Instills an Ineffable Warmth in the R&B-Folk Tinged "Cannonball"
February 7, 2019
"Made in living rooms mostly at night."
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![Trove Aims "Higher Than The Moon" With Stripped-Down Video](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/trove-ones-to-watch-2.jpg)
Trove Aims "Higher Than The Moon" With Stripped-Down Video
January 31, 2019
As Trove sings of the highs and lows of an off-and-on relationship, there is something infectious about this version paints him in a more vulnerable light.
Author:
Andra Nechita
![Female Songwriters Who Re-Popularized an Old Folk Style: Stream of Consciousness Lyrics](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/phoebe-bridgers-ones-to-watch.jpg)
Female Songwriters Who Re-Popularized an Old Folk Style: Stream of Consciousness Lyrics
January 30, 2019
Led by the likes of Phoebe Bridgers and her contemporaries, these writers construct their works through deconstructing traditional lyrical tropes.
Author:
Kristin Robinson
![Golden Daze Praises Brotherhood with "Took A Fall" [PREMIERE]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/golden-daze-ones-to-watch-2.png)
Golden Daze Praises Brotherhood with "Took A Fall" [PREMIERE]
January 24, 2019
"Like when the party is over and shit gets kind of real in life, how do you reconcile that..."
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
![Dean Lewis Recounts the Feeling of Sudden Heartbreak in "7 Minutes"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/dean-lewis-ones-to-watch.jpg)
Dean Lewis Recounts the Feeling of Sudden Heartbreak in "7 Minutes"
January 22, 2019
With over a billion streams worldwide, Lewis' brutally honest lyrics has genuinely resonated with listeners.
Author:
Alyssa Yung
![Jade Bird Demonstrates a Quick-Witted Songwriting Genius in "I Get No Joy"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/jade-bird-ones-to-watch-2.png)
Jade Bird Demonstrates a Quick-Witted Songwriting Genius in "I Get No Joy"
January 18, 2019
"This song is about the stream of thought that runs through your head at all times as an over thinker."
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Maeve Steele Guides Us Track-by-Track Through "Honeyland," Her Latest Angelic EP
January 19, 2024
Maeve Steele floated ‘round to OnesToWatch to invite us into the angelic world of her recent EP, Honeyland. A nuanced songwriter and artist, Maeve Steele winds through themes of natural beauty, loneliness, and the passage of time in this project.
Author:
DJ Connor
!['Kennecott' Is Hayden Everett's Somber Love Letter to the Wild](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/hayden-everett-kennecott_1622570000.jpeg)
'Kennecott' Is Hayden Everett's Somber Love Letter to the Wild
June 1, 2021
Everett's pastoral poetry is as haunting as it is understated.
Author:
Carter Fife
![Johnny Ashby Returns to Nature in New Indie Folk Track "Wild"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/johnny-ashby-wild_1621623496.jpg)
Johnny Ashby Returns to Nature in New Indie Folk Track "Wild"
May 21, 2021
"Wild" is warming and stirring both in its sound and theme.
Author:
Joe Beer
![Sughn Carves Out a Delicate "safe space" in Ethereal Single](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/sughn-safe-space-1708629643.jpg)
Sughn Carves Out a Delicate "safe space" in Ethereal Single
February 22, 2024
Dreadfully romantic, “safe space” is Sughn’s indie folk masterpiece.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
![Hans Williams Discovers 'More Than One Way Home' in Emotive Debut EP](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/hans-williams-more-than-one-way-home-1709827696.jpeg)
Hans Williams Discovers 'More Than One Way Home' in Emotive Debut EP
March 7, 2024
"Creating this small project has helped me lean into the unfamiliarity of my future while reconciling with my past."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
![Lizzy McAlpine’s 'Older' Is to Be Handled With Care](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/lizzy-mcalpine-older-1712599334.jpeg)
Lizzy McAlpine’s 'Older' Is to Be Handled With Care
April 8, 2024
'Older' deals with love in all of its forms—falling in love, falling out of love, the conflict of the former, and the guilt of the latter.
Author:
Tatum Van Dam
![Lily Fitts' "Lose You Now" Weaves Classic Folk Instincts With Pop Grace](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/lily-fitts-lose-you-know-1714533737.jpeg)
Lily Fitts' "Lose You Now" Weaves Classic Folk Instincts With Pop Grace
May 1, 2024
“Lose You Now” is a delicate but determined ode to a former love, standing upright in the face of heartache.
Author:
Abby Kenna
![Jake Minch Pens Three Heartfelt and Heartbreaking Tracks in 'jessie'](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/jake-minch-jessie-1715738251.jpg)
Jake Minch Pens Three Heartfelt and Heartbreaking Tracks in 'jessie'
May 15, 2024
These three relatable tracks are heaven for fans of confessional indie folk and those who love to see dark themes transformed into something beautiful.
Author:
Giselle Libby
![Cian Ducrot Grasps Every Little Special Moment in "Something I Can't Afford"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/cian-ducrot-something-i-cant-afford-1716937253.jpg)
Cian Ducrot Grasps Every Little Special Moment in "Something I Can't Afford"
May 28, 2024
"'Something I Can't Afford' was written in a moment where I was feeling really down about wasting time when fighting with my partner."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
![Tiny Habits' 'All For Something' Is an Antidote to Life's Chaos](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/tiny-habits-all-for-something-1717103437.jpg)
Tiny Habits' 'All For Something' Is an Antidote to Life's Chaos
May 30, 2024
'All For Something' chronicles the band's fondest memories, hardest challenges, and impressive growth.
Author:
Joe Beer