Nyota Parker
Nyota Parker Throws Out the Schedule on “WHAT IS A TIMELINE ?”
The Montréal rapper and singer follows INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS with a self-released, 13-track album that runs on her own clock.
October 20, 20265 min read
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N8NOFACE
N8NOFACE Builds a Future for the Street Kids on “Tomorrow’s World”
The Tucson-raised synth-punk lifer, now sober and based in Los Angeles, makes his Stones Throw album debut with Dave Sitek behind the board.
October 20, 20265 min read
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Terra Renae Stops Choosing on “Every Part of Me”
The Louisville soul-pop singer, a doctorate-trained nurse mentored by Macy Gray, lets every side of herself onto her second album.
October 19, 20264 min read
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GAZAL Keeps the Song She Almost Gave Away on “HOW DO WOMEN FLY?”
The Sydney alt-pop writer made her third project completely independently, and held onto one song that sat on hold for Stray Kids for six months.
October 19, 20264 min read
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The Upsides Find Their Way Through “In the Maze”
Five friends from New York make a bigger, string-laced second album about landlords, breakups, and the years nobody warns you about.
October 16, 20265 min read
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Almost Heaven Built a Whole World in Eight Months
The Austin duo marks RAW CRANIUM’s eight-month anniversary with two new songs, then takes their world to Austin City Limits.
October 14, 20264 min read
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SAM SHI Takes Her Songs Into One Room on “Live From Santa Monica”
The LA-based songwriter strips her electronic catalog down to a live session and film, with a new song about leaving two comfort zones at once.
October 10, 20264 min read
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wilt Write a Letter Home on “when no one’s watching”
The Los Angeles band’s debut album, cut mostly live in three days, carries the memory of a punk-zine father.
October 9, 20265 min read
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Oscar Lindsey Says the Quiet Part on “Painting The Walls”
The Nashville songwriter writes about OCD with rare plainness on the newest look at Sunshine, his first album for Mom + Pop.
October 7, 20264 min read
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Banyan Hold the Line on “Holding On To The End”
The Florida melodic house duo, college roommates whose moms met first, team up with Six Hills on a new single for Lilly Era.
September 26, 20264 min read
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GOBLYNS Let the Jam Run on “Darlings”
Three South Africans splitting time between Berlin and Amsterdam preview their third album with a five-minute psych groove for Crazysane Records.
September 22, 20264 min read
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Dan Whitlam Adds One More Page to “Strangers (Again)”
The London poet and rapper reopens his debut album with “Still Care 4 U,” the new song leading a deluxe edition built around his community.
September 17, 20265 min read
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Twilark Made “Never Learned the Tide” in Six Days
Canon Pence’s second album was recorded live in a Nashville room, with Erin Rae, a pedal steel, and a banjo along for the ride.
September 14, 20264 min read
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TELN Closes a Twenty-Year Diary on “Golden Hour”
An unplanned run of seven tracks ends on a 123 BPM closer about staying inside a moment that is already enough.
September 10, 20265 min read
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From the Scene, For the Scene: Inside Spinlog MAG and 40MAG
Two free magazines out of Münster, built so independent artists can be written about with real care and without paying a cent.
September 10, 20266 min read
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KEATON MYRON Treats “Cruise Control” Like a Song Worth Sitting With
A Dorchester songwriter sent an unhurried August single into the city, and Boston community radio put it on the air the same week.
September 9, 20264 min read
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Kold Volk Never Has to Raise His Voice on “MERCILESS”
The Brooklyn rapper makes one of KOLD LOGIC’s sharpest moments sound almost effortless.
September 9, 20264 min read
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We Got a Little Obsessed With LAWIJT.
A Ghent songwriter made a five-minute rock song entirely on his own, and it has been on repeat around here ever since.
September 8, 20264 min read
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Monsoon Showers Brings Five Indian Festivals Together on “Festivo”
A Chicago family band blends Carnatic ragas and pop across an 18-minute EP spanning New Year, Pongal, Holi, Onam, and Diwali.
September 8, 20264 min read
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Egil Vollan Finds a Quiet Kind of Courage on “Hope In Every Eye”
From Lillehammer, a lifelong drummer and songwriter writes an indie ballad about looking after each other, then lets a cinematic violin carry the feeling the rest of the way.
September 7, 20263 min read
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Clemcax Lets Faith Stay Human on “Winner Man”
From Lagos, Clement Essien writes a gospel-soul single about staying standing when the ending is not obvious, and he traces that patience back to a dance-band lineage you can see on the sleeve.
September 7, 20263 min read
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Benjamin Benz Brings Brooklyn Battle-Rap Instincts to the Club on “$5000”
On “$5000,” the Brooklyn rapper puts more than two decades of battle-room timing into a compact trap single built to move a room.
August 30, 20263 min read
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Amanda Holley Gives “SEASONING” a New Visual Life Two Years On
The 2024 R&B single with GC (Gate Citizens) gets a 2026 video, and the song still sounds like someone opening a door she used to keep locked.
August 28, 20263 min read
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AGAM Turns a 200-Year-Old Composition Into a Live Ascent
On “The Ascension | Marivere Gathi,” the Bangalore Carnatic progressive-rock band brings a Syama Sastri kriti into a nine-minute live reading with orchestra, guitar, and a very human kind of surrender.
August 26, 20264 min read
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Marsh Opens His Own Chapter With “Too High”
The first single from the forthcoming album Home is a club record with a nine-minute runway, and the start of Marshan Records after years at Anjunadeep.
August 24, 20264 min read
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Ryan Farish Lets the Room Breathe on Wild As the Wind
The Norfolk-born, Los Angeles downtempo composer’s July album moves from ambient hush to dancefloor lift without ever raising its voice more than it needs to.
August 22, 20264 min read
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DADAMOOG Turns a Message Into the Void Into “MOON CALL”
On “MOON CALL,” the Auckland electronic artist turns a strange, unfinished conversation into a headphone-first single that feels like a signal sent into deep space.
August 11, 20263 min read
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DJ YUKI Turns Self-Belief Into a Club Weapon on “The Baddest”
On “The Baddest,” the London DJ, producer, and vocalist builds a rolling house groove around one sticky affirmation, and it somehow works everywhere from the dancefloor to the mirror.
August 10, 20263 min read
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Madalen Duke and Caledo Hold Golden Hour Still on “Sundown”
On “Sundown,” the Vancouver vocalist and Milan producer build a cinematic dance-pop single for the exact moment before the light disappears.
August 5, 20263 min read
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Andie Case Steps Into Her Own Story on “Better Days”
On “Better Days,” the singer-songwriter known for massive YouTube covers opens her debut EP era with an uplifting pop-rock single about getting through the hard part.
July 23, 20263 min read
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Deno Don Music Learns to Break the Loop on “Same Song”
On “Same Song,” the independent songwriter turns an on-and-off relationship into a quiet act of choosing himself, and previews the bigger picture on his nine-track project “After 12.”
July 21, 20263 min read
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Yung Singh Makes the Leap From Selector to Producer, and “Bloom” Is a Gorgeous First Step
On his debut EP “Bloom,” the DJ who built his name playing other people’s records finally makes his own, and builds a whole little world around them.
July 17, 20264 min read
Read featureJanosch Moldau
Janosch Moldau Makes Melancholy Feel Generous on “Not At All”
On “Not At All,” the German synth-pop artist turns grief and longing into a spacious, glowing single ahead of his Goodbye World EP.
July 14, 20263 min read
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The Bergamot Wrote a Quiet Ballad About Being Forgotten, and We Cannot Stop Playing It
On “Tides,” the husband-and-wife duo turn a piano, two voices, and a very human fear into one of the most quietly moving songs we have heard all year.
July 10, 20264 min read
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OG Keemo Might Be the Best Rapper You Have Not Heard Yet, and “BERSERKER +” Is Where to Start
On the “BERSERKER +” EP, the German rapper and his longtime producer make five tracks of cinematic, restless rap that deserve a much bigger map than they usually get.
July 3, 20264 min read
Read featureGoldroom
Goldroom Comes Back Soft and Sunlit on “California Kiss”
After five quiet years away, Josh Legg returns as Goldroom with “California Kiss,” a warm nu-disco single that feels like sunset with friends on the water.
July 1, 20263 min read
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Mazare and IMPVLSE Smash Drum and Bass Into Metalcore on “Unholy,” and It Absolutely Works
On “Unholy,” producer Mazare and metalcore band IMPVLSE weld distorted guitars to a racing electronic pulse, and the collision is a genuine thrill.
June 26, 20263 min read
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Hollow Shift Turn the Quiet After Conflict Into a Brooding, Beautiful EP
On the “WAR” EP, the Athens duo skip the noise of battle and sit instead in the strange, uncertain calm that comes after, and it suits them perfectly.
June 19, 20264 min read
Read featureCAPPA
CAPPA Comes Back With “Say You Love Me,” and It Was Worth the Wait
After stepping back to write for others, CAPPA returns with a shimmering pop song about the moment right before anyone says how they really feel.
June 12, 20263 min read
Read featureDesert Hearts
Desert Hearts Turn Their Founding Mantra Into a Song, and “HTL” Is Built for 4AM
On “HTL,” the long-running dance collective step forward as one artist and turn three letters, House, Techno, Love, into a hypnotic late-night anthem.
June 5, 20263 min read
Read featureStand Atlantic
Stand Atlantic Spent a Decade Avoiding Love Songs, Then Wrote “Velcro”
On “Velcro,” the Sydney band known for writing about everything that falls apart do something new and a little brave. They write about actually falling for someone.
May 29, 20263 min read
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Winachi Make a Song About Burnout That Refuses to Sound Burned Out
On “State Of Mind,” the UK collective trade exhaustion for momentum, and pull it off with the chemistry of a band that has actually earned the joy.
May 22, 20264 min read
Read featureLana Crow
Lana Crow Makes Falling Apart Sound Like the Best Joke You Have Heard This Year
On “Ten Days To Lose A Guy,” Lana Crow proves heartbreak and humor are not opposites. They are roommates, and they make better songs together.
May 21, 20264 min read
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Ultra Funkular Sound Turn Heartbreak Into a Late-Night Groove on “Bullet To Heart”
On “Bullet To Heart,” Ultra Funkular Sound prove that the dance floor is sometimes the most honest place to take a heartbreak.
May 20, 20264 min read
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LØLØ Stops Holding It In on “god forbid a girl spits out her feelings!”
Lauren Mandel has spent years writing songs that take small moments and play them at full volume. On her sophomore LP and Fearless Records debut, she stops shrinking the feeling and lets the whole thing through.
May 8, 20266 min read
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WHIPPED CREAM Comes Home to Herself on “HOME WAS ALWAYS ME”
Caroline Cecil has spent more than a decade producing for other people, jumping between genres, and proving she belongs in the room. Her debut album finally lets her sit in the middle of it and sing.
May 5, 20266 min read
Read featureValentina Moretti
Valentina Moretti Opens the Soy Machin Era with “Doctor Machin”
With the launch of CyberFetish Records and her boldest alias to date, the Mexican-born electronic artist turns Spanish-language reclamation, electroclash grit, and queer nightlife into a single dance-floor statement.
May 3, 20265 min read
Read featureNatanya
Natanya Stops Waiting for Permission on “DON’T ASK!”
The North West London producer turns a piano sketch into a marching-band pop anthem about agency, and she does it without softening the ask.
April 29, 20265 min read
Read featureSabina Chantouria
Sabina Chantouria Sits Inside the Feeling on “Can’t Let You Go”
On her new single, the Swedish-Georgian songwriter stops trying to write her way out of indecision and just stays in it. It is her most cinematic and most assured release so far.
April 28, 20265 min read
Read featureDef Nettle
Def Nettle’s “The Party” Just Got a Late-Night Makeover and We Can’t Stop Playing It
Andy Bell’s GLOK remix takes Def Nettle’s groove-heavy original somewhere darker and smokier. It’s the kind of collab that makes you want to replay both versions back to back.
April 27, 20265 min read
Read featureLauren Presley
Lauren Presley Is Done Making Room for Other People’s Comfort
On “Everything You Hate,” the Nashville alt-pop artist trades introspection for confrontation. The result is the most assured thing she has put her name on yet.
April 25, 20264 min read
Read featureShips Have Sailed
Ships Have Sailed Know What to Do When the Story Falls Apart
On "Exit Wound," the LA duo turn the moment a lie becomes a truth into something you can actually move through - and they do it with anthemic, warm-hearted grace.
April 24, 20264 min read
Read featureGently Tender
Gently Tender Turn Trespass Into Freedom on “Wild In The Uplands”
On “Wild In The Uplands,” Gently Tender bottle the rush of leaving the city behind and finding mischief, breath, and perspective in open space.
April 23, 20265 min read
Read featureDogviolet
Dogviolet Find Power in Vulnerability on “Daisy Crowns”
London quartet Dogviolet turn emotional burnout into a cinematic alt-rock release that feels intimate, brave, and built for collective release.
April 22, 20266 min read
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