MUSIC
By Will Mossa
“Rap group Defy Culture featuring the spectacular talents of Faze 1, Solomon, King Shotta, and Chief Kaya dropped an 11 song album titled Overstanding tonight. Starting off, the production from Chief Kaya throws it back to a Wu-Tang vibe with clear roots in jazz music. Through the use of instrumental riffs that sound like a jumbled cornucopia of notes, Kaya somehow…”
Read More“Camo! makes his jump from the sidelines with his debut project Waterboy, which follows the emphatic spitter flow with confidence over both hard-hitting bangers like “Shoot,” and create intricate melodies over bouncy cuts like the title-track “Waterboy.”…”
Read MoreIntroduction by Hunter Craighill
“Dylan Fraser is a small-town kid with wide-eyed ambition. Born and raised in Bathgate, Scotland, he had his sights set on a career in music from early childhood. First picking-up a guitar at just 12-years-old (a hand-me-down from his mom, who, subsequently, taught him his first four chords) Dylan would…”
Read More“In a word, Fairhazel’s “God Speed Helena” is meta: as the track’s description on Soundcloud reads, it’s “a song about a man writing this song.” This atypical self-reflexivity undergirds the vivid storytelling ability that distinguishes Fairhazel from a score of indie pop/alt rock artists of great stature….”
Read MoreBy Kennedy Cook
“Jade Green and Xavier first teamed up in their hometown Kansas City, Missouri back in 2013 to create the crucial and cohesive collaboration that is The Black Creatures. The original duo’s intention surpassed no more than a few collaborations on a few songs. However, the two eventually saw fit that they continue to combine forces to ignite change with their unique sound….”
Read MoreBy Micah Jacks
“Jasmine Thompson and Zedd recently teamed up and found an electric balance on new single “FUNNY.” The track comes out the gate with an a cappella verse from Thompson as she sings, “It’s funny how you miss me more than you could ever love me…”
Read MoreIntroduction and Interview By Kennedy Cook
“Nuance Magazine spoke with San Fransico-born and Los Angeles-bred very own Anna Dellaria this past week. With her newest single “Ice Cream” out now on all major platforms, Dellaria spoke on what gets her inspired and the major turning points on her musical journey. Full interview below….”
Read More“Alt Bloom’s abilities show on his latest single release “text talk touch” featuring the bars of gnash to accompany the acoustic guitar, funky synths, and lazy beats, eventually…”
Read MoreBy Will Mossa
“Standout track “Dragonball Durag” from Thundercat’s 2020 album It Is What It Is found its way into the hands of Smino and Guapdad 4000 for one of the most fitting and fire remixes of 2020. Both artists bring their individual style to the mic on a beat and sound that Thundercat established as a smash hit of the summer….”
Read MoreBy Kennedy Cook
“New York native Bryce Vine gifted fans with his third EP to-date, Problems, last Friday. Since the conception of his music career back in 2011, Vine has released his debut EP Lazy Fair in April of 2014. From the EP, his two hit songs “Sour Patch Kids” and “Guilty Pleasure” rose with fame, leading to…”
Read MoreBy Will Mossa
“Peter $un continues to keep it 100 in 2020 with his brand new single “100 Proof” released on August 20. With a laid back and lofi/trap beat headlining a funky synth, the impressive feature from Guapdad 4000 ties the whole track together through clever word play and a constantly switching flow. His vocal tone gives that mainstream trap-singing sound…”
Read More““Dale” by newest Rostrum Records signee My Favourite Color is an absolute temple-slapper. Enchanting strings and surgically plucked guitar notes lull the listener into the melodic fabric of the track before slapping them across the face with a criminally smooth bassline. Utilizing a plethora of vocal effects and raw vocals, My Favourite Color…”
Read More“Gillian Heidi’s youthfully messy new single, “desperate,” perfectly encapsulates why she’s being called “the next voice of Gen Z.” At just 16 years old, the Boston-based rising pop star has already released a hugely successful EP (which got her signed to the same talent management label as Billie Eilish) and is on track to…”
Read MoreBy Will Mossa
“Good vibes is all Dominic Fike knows and he will forever create feel-good music for the soul. After two long years in the making, mysterious hip-hop/alternative artist Dominic Fike dropped his first full length album titled What Could Possibly Go Wrong?…”
Read More“Aminé is back with his first full-length project since 2018… once again, he doesn’t disappoint. During…”
Read More“Most people might recognize the name Joshua Bassett as that young star on the show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, but Bassett’s career in music reaches much farther than the Disney+ series. His childhood in the suburbs of San Diego predisposed him to…”
Read MoreBy Dina Louis
“On July 17, 2020 Anne-Marie released her track, “To Be Young”, featuring Doja Cat. This single expresses the complexity of being a young adult who does not have all the answers. The track commences with Anne-Marie accompanied by…”
Read MoreBy Micah Jacks
“Chicago DJ Ariel Zetina of Smartbar gears up for The Diamond Formation URL taking place this Saturday, August 1. The livestream benefit event, hosted in partnership with Red Bull, will shine light on the Queer music scene as well as organizations aiding the community at large…”
Read MoreBy Dina Louis
“Teddy Swims is a well known cover artist, who has covered both recent and older tracks through platforms such as Spotify, Youtube, and Instagram. His latest cover song dates from over nine years ago. Teddy Swims sings a cover of the most popular song from Canadian artist Shania Twain’s album, Come On Over, “You’re Still The One”. Teddy honors this track by…”
Read More“In his song “Shake,” Trip Carter claims, “Most girls call me cocky.” That’s a sentiment he’s seemed to latch onto in his July 28 release, the boisterous and boastful “Ego Trip.” Following up his 2018 album, Mirage, and a series of 2020 singles including “Unspun” and “Fashun,” “Ego Trip” further develops Carter’s signature mix of…”
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