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…
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…
Elita’s ‘Hell Hill’ Is a Haunting, Frenetic Debut You Won’t Be Able to Escape
LOS ANGELES, CA- Sometimes, an artist finds you exactly when you’re ready to hear them. For me, that was Elita. I first came across the Newfoundland trio through a press release announcing their debut album, Hell Hill. I clicked play on the Trainspotting-inspired video…
Tom Odell Delivers a Haunting Waltz of Desperation With New Single “Don’t Let Me Go”
LOS ANGELES, CA- More than a decade after he first turned heads with the bruised balladry of Long Way Down, Tom Odell continues to prove he’s one of modern music’s most fearless chroniclers of emotional collapse. His latest single, “Don’t Let Me Go,”(released April…
YUNGBLUD Taps Into British Rock and Britpop Energy with New Single “Lovesick Lullaby”
LOS ANGELES, CA- For those who have been keeping an eye on YUNGBLUD since his 2018 debut, 21st Century Liability, it’s been a fascinating — if at times uneven — journey. That first album, a cocktail of bratty energy and political angst, was an…
Jake Wesley Rogers Finds Anthemic Perfection on “My Misery” Ahead of “In the Key of Love”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Let’s be honest: for all the hype surrounding *In the Key of Love*, the pre-release singles from Jake Wesley Rogers hadn’t exactly set my soul on fire. “Loser” leaned hard into glam rock, while “God Bless” and “Hot Gospel” played with…
Lana Del Rey’s “Bluebird” Takes Flight With Heartache and Hope—And Leaves Me Longing
LOS ANGELES, CA- Lana Del Rey has always had a penchant for the poetic, and on her latest single “Bluebird,” she leans into that lyricism with the soft grace of, well, a swallow in mid-flight. Co-produced with Luke Laird and Drew Erickson, the track opens with…
Windser Captivates with “These Days” as Indie-Pop’s Most Confident Storyteller Yet
LOS ANGELES, CA- It was “These Days” that did it. My first introduction to Windser—real name Jordan Topf—came via this crystalline little alt-pop track, and within seconds I found myself leaning in. There’s a clarity to Windser’s voice that’s hard to ignore—not just in tone,…