Bebe Stockwell Finds Her Voice and Resonates Deeply on “Driving Backwards” Featuring Chance Emerson
LOS ANGELES, CA- Some voices stop you in your tracks. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, you know—you just know. That’s what happened the first time I heard Bebe Stockwell’s “Driving Backwards.” One listen and I found myself doing a double take,…
iyla Channels Y2K Power and Poetic Fire on “Skirt Hurt (Redemption)” – A Fierce Breakup Anthem with a Twist
LOS ANGELES, CA- With venom in her verses and velvet in her voice, iyla emerges from the flames with “Skirt Hurt (Redemption)”; a bold, biting track. It’s not just a breakup song—it’s a rebirth anthem wrapped in Y2K nostalgia and dipped in soulful defiance. Co-written…
Faetooth Channels Myth and Fury on “Death of Day” and Announces Tour with Slow Crush
LOS ANGELES, CA- People often ask me what I listen to. My answer is never simple—usually a variation on “a little bit of everything.” Pop, country, hip-hop, grunge. But when the shadows creep in and I need music that feels elemental and otherworldly, I…
BC EXCLUSIVE: Alexandra Savior Premieres Live “The Mothership” Performance and Talks Beneath the Lilypad in Exclusive Interview Ahead of May 16 Album Release
LOS ANGELES, CA- Alexandra Savior has always written from the shadows — part mystic, part siren — spinning spectral melodies and confessional lyrics into something that feels equal parts diary entry and dusty film reel. Today, she steps back into the light with “The…
Mobley’s “Yesterday’s Another Day” Is a Soulful Blast of Retrofuturism
LOS ANGELES, CA- I’ll admit it—until now, Mobley wasn’t on my radar. So take this with a grain of salt: “Yesterday’s Another Day” might’ve been my first taste of the Austin-based artist’s sound, but it hit hard enough to make me comb through his…
Frankie and the Witch Fingers’ “Total Reset” Is a Frenzied Glitch-Punk Missile That Screams for the Stage
LOS ANGELES, CA- It’s official: I’m a terrible music journalist. Or maybe just tragically late to the party. Frankie and the Witch Fingers have been warping minds and wrecking stages since at least 2015, and I first had them on my radar around 2018….
Phoneboy’s “Talking To Heads” is a Heartbreak Anthem Dressed in Sunshine
LOS ANGELES, CA- There’s something deliciously deceptive about Phoneboy’s latest single, “Talking To Heads”. It opens with a hook that wastes no time—the titular line “I’m talking to heads” arriving like a confessional in motion, flanked by minimal bass, keys, and guitar. Then, just as…
Sombr’s ‘Back to Friends’ Is the Breakout Single That Proves He’s More Than a Viral Sensation
LOS ANGELES, CA- It’s been a minute since a young male vocalist genuinely intrigued me. Not in a “oh that’s catchy” kind of way, but in a way that made me stop, rewind, and dig through the back catalog to figure out if the…
Laufey Channels Vintage Elegance on New Single “Silver Lining”
LOS ANGELES, CA- I got swept off my feet again, transported to another era, with Laufey’s latest single, “Silver Lining.” The Icelandic-Chinese chanteuse has a habit of conjuring entire worlds with a single phrase, a delicate run of piano, a velvet-lined vocal lilt. With…
Trousdale’s “Secondhand Smoke” Is a Devastating Exhale of Surrender
LOS ANGELES, CA- With just days to go before the release of their second full-length album Growing Pains (out April 11), Los Angeles harmonic trio Trousdale have pulled back the curtain on one last track, and it’s a stunner. “Secondhand Smoke,” a raw and…