When Project ATKY lays down beats, they orchestrate a space where nostalgia and modernity dissolve into one another. Their debut single, Walkman at Night, leans heavier on jazz textures and time signatures than traditional hip-hop rhythms, resulting in an instrumental…
Doneil channels rock’s golden era, dragging it through the dust, drenching it in gasoline, and setting it ablaze. Their standout single, Georgia, is the sound of a band with nothing to prove but everything to give. Any old-school rock devotees…
Classical constraints don’t bind Kenneth Schafer—he shatters them with Road Racer, a track that launches pop into symphonic hyper speed. Featuring the electrifying vocals of Nicki Gonzalez, it’s a kaleidoscopic detour from material mundanity, a high-octane waltz through exhilarating time…
Empara Mi has long been a voice that defies convention, and her latest single, I Can’t, is no exception. As the first chapter of her forthcoming album, Monsters & Masochists, this heartbreak-laden anthem traces the contours of loss and lets them…
With his latest single, All James filtered Americana, power pop, chamber pop, and indie folk through a lens of authenticity, refusing to fit into any pigeonhole framework. The soaring orchestral strings and lush 90s nostalgia in ‘Falling Back’ blur…
Chicago’s most authentically affecting singer-songwriter duos, Blue Rose, have etched their names into indie folk pop with a rawness that refuses to be polished away. Their latest single, ‘If I Had a Rose’, carries all the hallmarks of their…
JD Kelleher ignited a movement of self-reclamation with his latest single. In Turn It Around, the queer Irish singer-songwriter spins funk-laced indie pop into an unshakable force of uplifting empowerment. Wrapped in euphoric grooves that strut between disco rhythms and…
Eleri Ward’s latest single, ‘Float’, exhibits how she doesn’t just live up to the hype cascading around her multifaceted creativity; she immortalises herself through arcanely affecting textures and harmony. Originally from Chicago and now based in NYC, Ward has been…
With heartfelt plaudits from John Legend and a wave of other admirers, it almost seems certain that whatever Jo James touches will turn to aural gold. The raw power, panache, and precision in the bluesy vintage-toned outburst of rock-licked…
When Hiram Torres raps, he cuts through the smoke and lets the industry choke on the fumes. With ‘Devil’s Work’, the final single from his upcoming EP Otay Mesa, Torres tightens his grip on hyper-rap’s pulse, tearing apart the hollow…