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…
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…
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…
The Rise of Darkwave Amid Austin’s Changing Identity at SXSW 2025
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE ACTS WE CAUGHT AT SXSW! AUSTIN, TX- I’ve been attending South by Southwest since 2002, with a solid decade logged as an official festival photographer. I’ve seen countless up-and-coming acts break into the mainstream. As a native Austinite turned…
Latina/Filipina Dream Alt Pop Duo The Tulips Enchant with Ethereal Set in Los Angeles
CLICK HERE TO GO BACK TO THE MAIN ARTICLE LOS ANGELES, CA- “… The Tulips started the show off with a set of bubbly and precious dream pop numbers that had the entire crowd enchanted with their dreamy musical aesthetic. The Tulips are a Latina/Filipina…
Sabrina Sterling: A Raw and Tender Revelation
LOS ANGELES, CA- A serendipitous scroll through TikTok introduced me to a young talent named Sabrina Sterling. There she was, this unassuming girl with a voice so tender, singing a snippet of a heart-wrenching song. Her lyrics spoke directly to my soul, and there was…
