C. Shirock is the LA-based, profoundly vulnerable artist who finds strength in the rough. With intellectual undertones and glistening musicality, his new single ‘All We Have Is This Moment’ could not be more appropriate and soulfully healing than right now. The track opens in a chant, his ethereal vocals restrained in the melody until, almost […]

Los Angeles is full of musicians, artists, and dreamers, laying a cloud of creativity over the city like a blanket. Enter Jett Kwong, the experimental pop artist who weaves worlds of fantasy into soothing, catchy soundscapes. Jett gracefully transcends the Hollywood murmur in this new visual, as an esteemed outsider with a quiet resolve. The […]

Cierra Ramirez is at the forefront of a new pop sound with her bold, spacious new hit “Over Your Head.” The title track to her forthcoming LP (dropping February 28th), the song and video are sensuous with a touch of audacious rebellion.  In visuals directed by Riley Robbins, a champion of both fashion film and […]

Canadian alt-pop star Clear Mortifee met with creative producer NoKillShelter for a collaboration from the stars. Their new song, ‘Sweetheart’, walks on air with delicate finesse and spiritual allure, expressing the freedom that comes with letting go. A genre-fluid, non-binary artist, Clear demonstrates their creative vision through spiritual dynamism, advocating for an evolution in the […]

A new soul-bird is on the L.A. scene. R&B artist Ella M., via New York via London, just released her intimately sophisticated debut single ‘Myself’. The song hits with a groove that is at once weighty and listless, much like the nature of change. Uprooting your life and the comforts of what you know is […]

LA starlet DYLLAN has just released her highly anticipated, debut EP not your goddess. The collection consists of four songs that wonderfully illustrate the eclectic songwriter’s ethos, essence, and mastery. Listen below. To celebrate the drop, DYLLAN performed at Hollywood’s magic den, Madame Siam. She drew the crowd in closer with each dreamy, tantalizing melody. […]

Thundering drums usher in energetic vocals in Joshua and the Holy Rollers new single, ‘What You Need.’ The song comes as a teaser off of their upcoming EP ‘Patience,’ due December 6th. Be sure to catch the magnetic boy band on tour next month – dates below. ‘What You Need’ serves electric blues rock on […]

Credit: Tammie Valer With an arresting vibrato and silky tone, Nicole Kiki Jaffe shares her intimate new single, ‘Holdout.’ Catch the LA songbird live at the Standard’s weekly series, Desert Nights, on December 11th. Nicol Kiki Jaffe transmits pain into beauty and strength. She makes the terrible beautiful and the weak feel powerful. Through her emotive, transparent […]

Nico Franc has that x-factor that people look for when they need to release, whether its jovial or it’s serious. And they go to arenas for that. They go to stadiums for that. They take their childhood best friend to a nostalgic concert for that…but LA based Nico Franc delivered that at the Resident. Read my […]

Self-made, genre defying artist Vagabon shares a stunning, musical ode to anyone who’s ever felt unseen in her latest music video, “Every Woman.” Directed by Cameroonian filmmaker, Lino Asana, the video is reminiscent of Vagabon’s early life in Cameroon, showcasing a humble, modest existence in a forest clearing. The one of a kind songbird also […]

Abby Posner is intimately organic, sending listeners right back to their roots no matter what genre they favor. With an anticipated EP on the horizon, Abby has just released it’s first single ‘Return’, recorded live at the Village Studios with the Queertet:  Born and raised in Colorado, Abby’s voice rings with an honest timbre, delivering […]

Indie folk star Lucy & La Mer went all the way to Paris to create the visuals for her newest tune, ‘Discover.’ The track is a bubbly, feel good anthem aimed at reminding the world that “the best is here, it all begins right now.” See life in all its color through Lucy’s eyes: Featuring […]

LA based songstress Loyal Lobos has just released a track that could fit on your morning headphones, your afternoon chill playlist, or with your evening glass of wine. In collaboration with hitmaker Teddy Geiger, and Evan Voytas, ‘Criminals’ is a grateful ode to platonic love and the intricacies that come with it. Sit back and […]

Sultry, candy pop star Heather Cole’s newest video ‘Nice Guy’ is the quintessential girls night out: a lingerie party, a night club, and locking up your ex. With bouncing beats and rich vocals, ‘Nice Guy’ is about those who simply aren’t and none of us have time for that. Heather Cole has a record of writing […]

Captivating and honest, singer-songwriter Novi has just released a personal track ‘Standoff.’ The L.A.-based artist confronts drug use and the fall it brings in this urban, electro-pop single. “Water don’t heal the wound when the levee breaks,” Novi, ‘Standoff’ ‘Standoff’ is unapologetic in groove and brutally honest in her story. In true Novi fashion, the […]

LA’s rock queen, Emma Cole, has just released one of her most personal songs yet. Out on his birthday, August 23rd, ’Zachary’ is a tribute to her cousin who left this earth too soon. She lifts us up with her voice as she calls out to him through song, using her medium of psych-rock to […]

Country songbird Lola Kirke released a video for her most recent tune ‘Mama,’ an intimate musing on the mother daughter relationship. Lola Kirke stars in the video as a high class woman who we see unravel throughout the course of the story. Lola also announced that her upcoming EP ‘Friends And Foes And Friends Again’ […]

An ode to the many faces of love, Monogem‘s ‘So Many Ways’ comes floating in on an inspiring, dream-pop wave. The single is accompanied by a sensual music video featuring different couples, as well as a collection of clips of them describing what love means to them. What is love? You tell us: Monogem’s gentle […]

Melting indie folk into a sea of philharmonic arrangements, LA-based group Derde Verde brings us the introspective journey, ’Waking The Dream.’ Formed in 2008 by singer/guitarist Dylan McKenzie and bassist Jonathan Schwarz, Derde Verde has released several EP’s and can be found touring the world or playing intimate rock shows in LA (see below for […]

Fierce electronic duo Rituals Of Mine just released a video for their trip-hop jam ‘Burst:’ an eerie, empowering track that reconciles with past traumas. The band, comprised of vocalist Terra Lopez and drummer Adam Pierce, also announced that their EP “Sleeper Hold” will be out on October 4th on Carpark Records. The much anticipated collection […]

The last we heard of The Songery, she was reimagining the genre of singer-songwriter into a dancing, whimsical land of ‘anything goes.’ With a recognizable frankness in her voice and lyrics, The Songery (moniker of Alexandria Leon) is back with a stunning, brave composition, “You.” Her upheaval of expectations lands perfectly in this shocking combination […]

I wanted to put my own walls down with the whole world and be open with everyone about how I truly feel. I wanted to surrender to my feelings. ~ Madison Malone Last week, Madison Malone released a humble anthem for generations to come. ‘Quiet Down’ is a song inspired by love for love, declaring […]

LA Based art-grunge band Object As Subject are bringing their raw performances to the Satellite for a July residency. Led by violinist turned punk singer Paris Hurley, the powerful group stands as a response to the narrative that women exist without agency in a society that degrades female sexuality. Destroying limitations and hypnotizing the masses, […]

“You and I are just roses, after all; beautiful in our imperfections, and timeless despite our impermanence.” – Xoller Dark pop princess Xoller is back with another elegant single, ‘A Rose.’ Perhaps her most classic song yet, the tune follows a clean, familiar melody that hangs in the atmosphere like a lullaby. Xoller was inspired […]

“So what is love? Is it when I hold back?” – Monogem, ‘So Many Ways’ Monogem just delivered a track that floats like a sultry daydream. ‘So Many Ways’ carries us on a wave through pop synths and subdued drums, her voice hypnotizing us from the start. The dazzling track materializes ‘love’ in its many […]