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…
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,…
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…
Garbage Find Grace in the Rubble With “There’s No Future in Optimism” — A Bruised, Beating Heart of a Return
LOS ANGELES, CA- In the pantheon of alt-rock provocateurs, few bands have aged with the same edge, elegance, and emotional relevance as Garbage. With their new single “There’s No Future in Optimism,” the Shirley Manson-fronted quartet once again proves that while the world may…
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…
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…
Grace VanderWaal Shines on “Proud,” the Poised Prelude to a Bold New Chapter
LOS ANGELES, CA- There was a time when Grace VanderWaal was a wide-eyed tween with a ukulele, charming her way to a win on America’s Got Talent and earning headlines as the precocious “next Taylor Swift.” But if you haven’t checked in since those days,…
renforshort Wields Her Scars Like Stars on Anthemic New Single “pretend to like me”
LOS ANGELES, CA- The best pop songs don’t just mirror our mess—they scream it back in surround sound, glittered in distortion and unflinching honesty. On “pretend to like me,” rising Canadian singer-songwriter renforshort doesn’t just dip into the well of youthful anxiety—she cannonballs in….
Mustard Service Carves a New Groove With “Big Time,” a Zest-Soaked Breakup Anthem for the Soul
LOS ANGELES, CA- There’s a curious kind of heartbreak that doesn’t come from romance but from friendship — the slow unraveling of a bond that once felt like home. On “Big Time,” the latest single from Miami’s genre-bending outfit Mustard Service, that very ache is…
Alexandra Savior Emerges from the Shadows With “Unforgivable” and a New Era on the Horizon
LOS ANGELES, CA- When Alexandra Savior first stepped into the music world with her 2017 debut “Belladonna of Sadness”, she didn’t just introduce herself—she enchanted. That album, co-written with Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys, was a cinematic, brooding burst of noir-pop that caught me off…