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Sierra Spirit, “Rodeo Clown”

On her latest EP, the Native songwriter blends personal and ancestral histories with soft-plucked steel string and powwow drumming to create a shimmering portrait of her heritage.

June 22, 2026
5 Questions
5 Questions with Casi

The punk-rap duo of Xay Young and Enumclaw’s Eli Edwards talk sonic inspirations on their self-titled debut, arriving this week via Carpark Records.

June 18, 2026
5 Questions
5 Questions with The Marías’ Josh Conway

The LA band’s co-founder offers some insight into his debut solo album, plum, and shares the story behind the chill-ass polar bear that’s been starring in all of his visuals.

June 12, 2026
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Shakey Graves, “Fondness, Etc.”

Alejandro Rose-Garcia’s latest record embodies change and the fleeting process of creation as it finds a peculiar middle ground between heartwarming and haunting.

May 26, 2026
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JWords, “Sound Therapy”

True to its name, this LP invites the listener to revitalize and reflect as the Brooklyn-based producer reconnects with her emceeing roots and wraps us in soft synthscapes.

May 11, 2026
Stream Easy Honey’s Peak-Summiting New “Plaid” EP

The Charleston-based indie rockers explore the middle ground between the quiet isolation of the mountains and the chaos of the live show on these five songs.

April 30, 2026
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Punchbag, “I Am Obsessed”

The South London sibling duo take stock of the clutter in their life with a second EP of rave-infused pop-punk that may convince the listener that it was actually recorded in 2012.

April 20, 2026
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Yot Club, “Simpleton”

Littered with existential concerns about what is truly real versus carefully curated presentation, Ryan Kaiser wrestles with American suburbia on his third album of indie-surf tunes.

April 17, 2026
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Choker, “Heaven Ain’t Sold”

The crooning alt-R&B figure’s third album compresses you like a weighted blanket under its emotional stories of grief and loss distilled over seven years.

February 24, 2026
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The BLK LT$, “Honey: The BLK LT$ Meets the Killa Bees”

The engineer and producer hops back on the mic for an extended ode to Wu-Tang Clan, the group that’s fueled her passion for hip-hop since childhood.

October 22, 2025
5 Questions
5 Questions with Dot Dev

The emcee formerly known as Pink Navel talks rebranding with their debut project under the more autobiographical moniker, There Was a Wind, but No Chime.

October 10, 2025
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KennyHoopla, “conditions of an orphan//”

His second EP of 2025 sees the artist lean into his writing capabilities over addictive indie-rock melodies to reflect on the resilience that’s carried him through the last few tumultuous years.

September 25, 2025
5 Questions
5 Questions with Bad Snacks

With her new MIDNIGHT EP out now, the producer tells us about her formative experiences at Low End Theory, her ideal slumber party, and more.

September 03, 2025
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Teyana Taylor, “Escape Room”

Following a hiatus from recording, this fourth LP is a journey through the beauty and messiness of relationships that have colored the past five years of Taylor’s musical hibernation.

September 02, 2025
First Listen
Chris Casey Sears His Naysayers on New Single “Bodies”

The track will close out the Savannah-based alt-rap artist’s Buried Out Back EP, which drops in full tomorrow.

August 21, 2025
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Fuck Money, “Fuck Money”

Leading with distortion and chaos, the Austin group’s debut is a 22-minute cataclysm of hardcore punk and harsh noise that distills the anti-capitalist ethos of their moniker.

August 18, 2025
5 Questions
5 Questions with zayALLCAPS

The LA-based musician discusses getting weird on his latest project, art Pop * pop Art.

July 25, 2025
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Rhys Langston, “Pale Black Negative”

The LA-based artist’s most comprehensive foray into genre abolition yet is a whirlwind of artistic exploration that sees the songwriter coloring well outside of hip-hop’s lines.

June 16, 2025
Keith LaMar and Albert Marquès on Overcoming Carcereal Restrictions for “Live From Death Row”

Despite being incarcerated by the State of Ohio, the poet teamed up with the improvisational jazz artist for what is the first known live recording from a death row inmate.

May 29, 2025
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Aminé, “13 Months of Sunshine”

The emcee’s third solo album blends house, hip-hop, and the East African sun to give listeners a deeply personal look at the journeyman rapper’s Eritrean-Ethiopian heritage.

May 27, 2025
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