With her newest single “girl ur so pretty,” Mexican/ Dominican bilingual songstress Ambar Lucid creates a pop infused dreamscape that revels in an enticing and flirty romanticism between two friends, one of whom has a boyfriend. While the relationship isn’t defined, and there are some barriers, the draw between these two individuals inevitably pulls them […]

Soccer Mommy announces tour dates with a Los Angeles concert date at the Wiltern on Dec. 13, and a Orange County date at the Observatory on Dec. 11. Touring in support of Soccer Mommy’s new full-length album, Sometimes, Forever, produced by Oneohtrix Point Never’s Daniel Lopatin, the new work will be released on June 24. […]

Blending rap, pop, hip hop and R&B, Asian-American rapper Star2 uses this collision of sound as the backdrop for lyrics that blur the line between reality and art. Coming from a refugee camp in Thailand, and having grown up in an inner-city neighborhood after immigrating to the United States, the young artist distills his experiences […]

Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Jesse Jo Stark has released her new single ”so bad” along with a blazing hot music video. Both the song and the video are etched with a fierce sensuality and bold style indicative of Stark, who is honest and raw in all of her work. “so bad” was co-produced by Michael Harris […]

If you haven’t yet given a listen to Joker’s Hand and their debut album All-American Rage here’s a friendly reminder you’re missing out on a touchstone of pop-punk, hip-hop bombast. Straight out of Torrance, CA duo Kevin Kawano and Matthew Lau boast an untouchably incendiary sound that they use to take aim at economic inequities […]

Los Angeles four-piece Agender is back with another taste of their upcoming sophomore album No Nostalgia with the release of the exquisitely sensual, queer disco track “Top Bottom Top.” Against the dizzying clamor of insatiable cowbells, riveting synths, and pulsating bass the new single takes the band’s punk sentiments into a delightful new direction. Leading […]

Los Angeles artist DeathbyRomy is back with a new single in “Lovesick,” which also comes with an exceptionally twisted music video along with it. Calling it an “anthem for the cripplingly shy, hopeless romantics” the song is anything but timid. Between its thunderous sonics and mind-melting mix of gritty rock-pop, “Lovesick” is a reminder of […]

Los Angeles-based JMSEY is back with another hook-laden, summer jammer with the release of his new single “Lil’ While.” Created during the lockdown and under cramped conditions at home, the new song is the preeminent quarantine love song. “Just a little space, just a little time just to get a lil wiser / Puppy love […]

Abby Sage continues to build her elusively affecting sound with the release of her latest single “Force of Habit,” which also comes with a breathtaking video to match. At the center of the new single is an image of being spread too thin, one tenderly delivered in via its enveloping soundscapes. As with many of […]

Long Beach locals Asi Fui drop their newest single, ”Gold,” accompanied by a shimmery new music video to match the song’s uplifting, explorative theme. Tinged with an indie-rock sound and fluttering vocals, ”Gold” instantly gets into your head and reverberates all throughout your body. It’s lofty, mid-tempo beat saunters to steady drums, floaty guitars and […]

Two years after the release of her debut album, Fana Hues is back with the soul-cultivating flora + fana. With the album’s release, the singer has also shared a video for the sultry and spacey slow-burner “BAD bad,” continuing her penchant for giving her songs inspiring visual accompaniments. Directed by Phillip Youmans the video for […]

Los Angeles-based rockers Young Winona have debuted their first track of 2022 with the face-blistering “Red Dress.” Led as always by the electrifying wails of Cassie Gaffaney, the song is a combustible clamor of guitar fury and manic drumming. Like their previous singles, “Red Dress” hammers incessantly at the band’s love of 90s alternative giants […]

Los Angeles newcomer and self-evident tastemaker BRICK! has shared his third single, and good god-damn is it a jam. “Thursday!” (feat. Guapdad 4000 and KYLE) with its elastic bounce, the beat jumps at the world’s collective itchiness to get back to partying — and if ever there was an anthem for the urge it’s BRICK!’s […]