DEAN’s Return on Anderson .Paak’s “Aftertaste” Rekindles the Mystique That Once Felt Destined for America
LOS ANGELES, CA- For a certain generation of music fans, especially those who spent the latter half of the 2010s diving headfirst into alternative R&B playlists and late-night YouTube recommendation spirals, DEAN felt inevitable. Not just successful. Not just influential. Inevitable. Back around 2016…
Ella Clayton’s “Could It Be You?” Blends Folk, Soul, and Rock Into a Stirring Modern Folk Statement
LOS ANGELES, CA- Ella Clayton’s Could It Be You? is her second studio album. She moves comfortably between folk, soul, and rock, never forcing the genre shifts across the tracklist. Her voice is the anchor, warm and assured, capable of handling intimacy and grit…
Snail Mail Brings Reflection and Reinvention to The Wiltern in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA- Seeing Snail Mail in 2026 feels a little different now compared to when Lindsey Jordan first emerged in the late 2010s as one of indie rock’s most promising young songwriters. Back then, her music carried a restless, emotionally direct energy that…
Sawyer Hill “Jimmy’s Gone Numb” Review: A Blues-Rock Sermon on the American Dream
LOS ANGELES, CA- There’s something immediate about Sawyer Hill’s “Jimmy’s Gone Numb” that hits before you even start parsing the lyrics. Maybe it’s the weight in his voice. Maybe it’s the way the groove swings with a quiet menace. Or maybe it’s the uncomfortable…
Claire Rosinkranz “Just A Man” Review: A Soft, Insightful Take on Vulnerability
LOS ANGELES, CA- There’s something immediately disarming about Claire Rosinkranz’s “Just A Man.” It doesn’t try to overwhelm you. It doesn’t lean on big production or dramatic swings. Instead, it settles into a gentle, almost conversational space, and somehow that’s exactly what makes it…
JPEGMAFIA “babygirl” Review: A Collision of Chaos, Control, and Clout
LOS ANGELES, CA- There’s a certain kind of energy that JPEGMAFIA brings to a track that you don’t really ease into. You either catch it immediately or you don’t. “babygirl” hits with that same urgency. It’s aggressive, unpredictable, and loud in all the right…
Love Spells “Crutch” Review: Dream Pop Vulnerability with a Hypnotic Vocal Edge
LOS ANGELES, CA- There’s something quietly arresting about Love Spells’s “Crutch.” It doesn’t demand your attention in the traditional sense. It pulls you in slowly, almost subconsciously, until you realize you’ve been sitting with it longer than you expected. On first listen, it’s the…
The Red Clay Strays “Demons In Your Choir” Review: A Powerful Southern Rock Warning
LOS ANGELES, CA- It’s taken me way too long to get into The Red Clay Strays. Longer than I’d care to admit. This is a band that’s been building since 2019, steadily gaining momentum, and somehow it took me nearly six years to finally…
Integra Pink “CURBSTOMP” Review: Danceable Chaos with a Defiant Edge
LOS ANGELES, CA- There’s something immediate about Integra Pink’s “CURBSTOMP” that pulls you in before you even fully process what’s happening. It moves. It hits. It feels built for bodies in motion. But the more you sit with it, the more it reveals itself…
Durand Bernarr’s “Am I Okay?!” Is the R&B Wake-Up Call I Didn’t Know I Needed
LOS ANGELES, CA- There are artists whose names feel familiar long before you can actually place where you know them from. Durand Bernarr was one of those for me. His name always rang a bell, but in that frustrating way where you know you’ve…
