THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER LOVE: NXNNI ON SELF-WORTH AND HEALING
In a music scene increasingly challenged to move beyond labels, NXNNI has become one of the most compelling young artists emerging from Mexico’s new wave. Originally from Monterrey, the…
GIRL AS WAVE TURNS MEMORY INTO A MIDNIGHT SOUNDTRACK ON “RECORDS”
Girl as Wave has been crafting warm, dreamy synthwave for some time now, blending touches of new wave and darkwave to create something both distinctive and emotionally rich. The…
DEATHBYROMY TELLS GIRLHOOD LIKE THE NIGHTMARE IT IS ON “BODY HORROR”
Story / Sloane Polhemus Photos / Gabriel Perez Silva Syling / Elena Lark DeathbyRomy’s new single “Body Horror” is as raw, cathartic, and visceral as the title suggests. The…
THE ANATOMY OF OBSESSION: HALLIE MARIE’S “RUN FOR COVER”
story: Matthew Kayser Love songs often promise salvation. Hallie Marie is more interested in what happens when love becomes something else entirely. On her latest single, "Run for Cover," released…
The Puta Princessa Manifesto
Photos + Interview / Art Evaristo Valley Latini isn't asking for permission to be a star; she’s already acting like one. Under the moniker "Puta Princessa," she has taken…
KADY ZADORA FINDS A HOME WITHIN HERSELF
There is a distinct, agonizing friction in watching a relationship end before you are ready to let it go. For LA-based Americana-country artist Kady Zadora, that emotional limbo became…
BETWEEN COSMOS AND LOVE: ST. CATHERINE’S CHILD REIMAGINES TWO CLASSICS
St. Catherine’s Child is the project of singer-songwriter Ilana Zsigmond, whose work moves between England and Connecticut. Her 2025 album This Might Affect You has already passed four million…
CAIN CULTO’S PAST LIVES AND EMPOWERING PRESENT
Words / Bri Ng Schwartz Photos / Diego Urbina Styling / Phil Gomez Glam / Rory Alvarez Styling Assistant / Mariano Garcia What do a Kentucky and Florida native, a…
BIG OCEAN GOES TIDAL
With their third EP, The Greatest Battle, Big Ocean, K-pop’s first hearing-disabled group (they sign in three languages!) turns the tide, leveling up on concept and choreo. The New…
LIVING GOLD: LG MALIQUE CLOSES THE TRILOGY WITH “ROSE GOLD”
Photos +Story / Jimmy Fontaine Blytheville, Arkansas, was not an easy place to grow up, and LG Malique knows that firsthand. The streets and a difficult personal environment pushed…
A 2 AM BEDROOM SESSION BECAME CALI RODI’S “THE LAST DAY THAT YOU LOVED ME”
What does it feel like to be loved on a Tuesday and forgotten by Wednesday? Cali Rodi wanted every granular detail. Was she smiling? Did he hold her on…
HEAVENLY DISILLUSIONS: MAYA KURIEL TURNS HEARTBREAK INTO ALT-POP ATMOSPHERE
Maya Kuriel returns with “Heavenly,” a single that acts as an emotional manifesto for her upcoming EP. The song unfolds through haunting synths and immersive production. At its core,…