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Start 2019 Off Right With Mark Diamond's Entrancing  "Steady" [PREMIERE]

Start 2019 Off Right With Mark Diamond's Entrancing  "Steady" [PREMIERE]
January 3, 2019 "'Steady,' along with the others, we let come naturally... the overall energy this song brought into the studio was one I can't personally explain."
Author: Maxamillion Polo
mark diamond
steady
singer songwriter
pop
Minimalistic-Pop Duo Drinker Urges Us to Go on a "Holiday" [PREMIERE + Q&A]

Minimalistic-Pop Duo Drinker Urges Us to Go on a "Holiday" [PREMIERE + Q&A]
February 27, 2019 "It's a song about the early steps of that transition. I think I was somewhere between denial and acceptance at the time this one came through."
Author: Alissa Arunarsirakul
pop
indie
interview
drinker
holiday
minimalistic pop
dark pop
Crowded Green Rooms, Hotel Rooms and Cars: How Julia Jacklin Made Space For 'Crushing'  [Q&A]

Crowded Green Rooms, Hotel Rooms and Cars: How Julia Jacklin Made Space For 'Crushing'  [Q&A]
March 13, 2019 Jacklin's sophomore album focuses on love wearing thin, love ultimately lost, and an aftermath that embraces scorn and longing in equal parts.
Author: Becca Millstein
pop
folk
indie
interview
julia jacklin
crushing
Thomas Headon's "Focus" Is an Infectiously Breezy Love Note

Thomas Headon's "Focus" Is an Infectiously Breezy Love Note
July 24, 2020 With "Focus," the rising indie pop star saunters into newfound territory, jumping between laissez-faire hip-hop delivery and bedroom pop escapism.
Author: Ruby Scott
pop
indie
indie pop
anti pop
thomas headon
focus
Araya and DJ_Dave Heal Romantic Tensions on Live Coded "Kiss on the Train" Visual

Araya and DJ_Dave Heal Romantic Tensions on Live Coded "Kiss on the Train" Visual
March 2, 2022 "Kiss on the Train" is a fusion of raw, sincere indie pop and electronic music's fabled past and limitless future.
Author: Carter Fife
pop
electronic
dance
araya
dj_dave
kiss on the train
ethos
dj dave
Emei Is Perfectly Okay With Never Being “That Girl”

Emei Is Perfectly Okay With Never Being “That Girl”
July 18, 2022 Emei accepts herself, flaws and all, in a pop-punk tour de force.
Author: Chloe Liz
pop
alternative
pop punk
emei
that girl
Ruuth Puts the Fakes on Blast in "All My Friends" [Premiere]

Ruuth Puts the Fakes on Blast in "All My Friends" [Premiere]
March 6, 2020 Ruuth's latest single is an ominous trip down the rabbit hole.
Author: Jessica Thomas
pop
indie
anti pop
Ruuth
All My Friends
Theo Kandel's "Anaconda Hearts" Is a Striking Portrait of a Broken Relationship [Premiere]

Theo Kandel's "Anaconda Hearts" Is a Striking Portrait of a Broken Relationship [Premiere]
May 27, 2021 Kandel gives a whole new meaning to being the snake in a relationship.
Author: Alessandra Rincon
singer songwriter
pop
theo kandel
anaconda hearts
Just in Time For the Olympics, Yung Bae Links With Pink Sweat$ and Sam Fischer For "Silver and Gold"

Just in Time For the Olympics, Yung Bae Links With Pink Sweat$ and Sam Fischer For "Silver and Gold"
August 6, 2021 The trio effortlessly sticks the landing.
Author: Carter Fife
pop
electronic
dance
pink sweat$
pink sweats
yung bae
sam fischer
silver and gold
Sam Setton Embarks on a Emotional Reflection That "Hurts So Much" [PREMIERE]

Sam Setton Embarks on a Emotional Reflection That "Hurts So Much" [PREMIERE]
February 13, 2019 This is a super emotional song for me, inspired by a tough breakup I went through.
Author: Andra Nechita
pop
electropop
sam setton
hurts so much
James Droll's "Cut My Teeth" Is a Soulful & Cathartic Assessment on Love [PREMIERE + Q&A]

James Droll's "Cut My Teeth" Is a Soulful & Cathartic Assessment on Love [PREMIERE + Q&A]
March 7, 2019 Droll's discernible ability to create dark pop songs with a comforting hint of optimism is evident in the grappling "Cut My Teeth."
Author: Alissa Arunarsirakul
soul
pop
interview
singer-songwriter
cut my teeth
james droll

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