The Ataris Return With “Car Song,” a Heartfelt Tribute and Long-Awaited Comeback
LOS ANGELES, CA- Back in the early 2000s, The Ataris were a staple of every pop-punk kid’s mixtape. Their breakout album So Long, Astoria offered road-trip anthems and late-night laments that were tailor-made for burned CDs and backseat singalongs. For me, they arrived during…
Vinyl Williams Illuminates with “Sunlight” Ahead of Double LP Polyhaven / Portasymphony
LOS ANGELES, CA- Click play on Vinyl Williams’ new video “Sunlight” and you’re instantly transported—not just to a sonic landscape, but to a whole atmosphere. The jazz-infused lo-fi groove radiates warmth, evoking the effortless, plant-whispering glide of Secret Life of Plants–era Stevie Wonder and…
Starling’s “I Can Be Convinced” Delivers Dream-Pop Tension and ’90s-Era Visual Flourish
LOS ANGELES, CA- I first caught Starling live at The Echoplex during Echo Park Rising in 2024, and they’ve been on my radar ever since. Back then, it was their track “I Want To” that grabbed me—intimate, restrained, and emotionally resonant. But with each…
Tash Sultana and City and Colour Find Grace in Reflection on “Ain’t It Kinda Funny”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Some songs don’t just resonate—they reveal. Tash Sultana’s latest single, “Ain’t It Kinda Funny” featuring City and Colour, is one of those rare, soul-tapping tracks that doesn’t need much to say everything. Released as the third offering from their forthcoming six-track…
Duckwrth’s “LA Traffic” Is a Genre-Bending Standout That Demands a Full Listen of All American F⭐️ckBoy
LOS ANGELES, CA- I’ve always been intrigued by Duckwrth. His name pops up often enough—on blogs, playlists, and, most notably, on the Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack with “Start a Riot”—but I’ll admit I had him pegged wrong. I assumed he was another trap-leaning rapper…
KTJ & Carly Shine as Rising Pop Duo with Commanding Set at The Echo
CLICK HERE TO HEAD BACK TO THE MAIN ARTICLE! LOS ANGELES, CA- “… What added even more weight to the night was the presence of KTJ & Carly as the opener. Twin sisters who first came onto my radar years ago when I booked them…
Slowing It Down at Luck Reunion: When Nostalgia Becomes a Sacred Ritual
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE ACTS WE CAUGHT AT LUCK REUNION 2025! SPICEWOOD, TX- There’s a hush that falls over you at Luck Reunion—not the hush of silence, but a deeper, older stillness, woven from threads of song and memory. It doesn’t hit in…
Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers Are About to Set U.S. Stages on Fire — and “BALCONY” Is the Match
LOS ANGELES, CA- Call it cheeky chaos. Call it righteous rebellion. Whatever you call it, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers are about to unleash absolute mayhem — joining Pearl Jam for six arena dates across the U.S. and dropping their gloriously scrappy new…
Eleni Drake Offers a Gentle Triumph with “A Wonder Day”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Eleni Drake might still be a name whispered rather than shouted across the Atlantic, but with the release of her new single “A Wonder Day,” the British-Greek artist makes a tender, resonant case for bigger stages and wider acclaim. Released via MNRK,…
Susannah Joffe’s “Call Me Pretty” Is A Devastating Portrait of Devotion and Denial
LOS ANGELES, CA- There are songs that leave you humming, and then there are songs that leave you haunted. Susannah Joffe’s latest single, “Call Me Pretty,” does the latter — and then some. Before even skimming the press release, I hit play. By the time the…
