Hania’s latest single “Hollywood” is realism and heartbreak disguised in a whimsical summertime ballad. While the lyrics describe one couple’s decision to focus on individual growth instead of a relationship, the melody creates a glamorous façade and the perfect backdrop for Hania’s sultry vocals. Los Angeles is a place of allure. Hollywood is a destination where one’s biggest aspirations can …
New Music Alert: Chaz Cardigan’s “Vulnerabilia”
Happy EP release day to our newest favorite guy, Chaz! Chaz Cardigan is having quite the week – he’s appearing in the To All The Boys P.S. I Still Love You soundtrack as well as dropping his debut EP, Vulnerabilia. We’re so excited to get the opportunity to sit down with him and talk to him about what’s to come. …
On Your Radar: Chaz Cardigan
Chaz Cardigan is first artist jointly signed to Capitol Records/Loud Robot and he just released his new single and video, “Not OK!” Loud Robot is the new record label from J.J. Abrams’ production company, Bad Robot. Chaz bares himself in the entire song which he shot in an LA bathtub surrounded by gummy bears. This exciting fact should tell you …
New Video Alert: Brian Justin Crum’s “Bright”
Brian Justin Crum just dropped his gorgeous new video for “Bright” and the message is simple. He says, “It seems that at every turn someone is trying to dim our shine. We’re at odds today and it’s scary. I just want to invite people to rediscover their inner light.” The single features phenomenal violinist, AGT’s Brian King Joseph.Crum is set …
New Video Alert: Iris “Stars”
Iris has the most mellifluous voice and we are obsessed with her song “Stars.” Her video for the song is soaked in nostalgia and embodies the dreaminess of her music. “This video was a dream to make. I had this trip planned for a while and knew that I would never get another chance to film in such beautiful locations …
New Music Alert: RALPH’s “Last Time”
RALPH has been releasing so many just delightful pop jams and we can’t get enough. Her new song “Last Time” is something we all just need to keep in our minds whenever we think about seeing our exes. “We all know break ups are brutal. You miss your ex like crazy and spend so much time and energy trying to …
New Music Alert: NIve’s “Tired”
“Tired” came to be after a season of just feeling so tired: emotionally, physically, mentally. It felt wrong because NIve felt like he had no real reason to be tired in the first place. Every thing from the simplest of conversations to the gravity of having to make decisions felt like he was at war with himself – it was …
New Music Alert: Nightly’s “This Time Last Year”
Nightly has been on a roll. They’re literally on tour right now but are still blessing us with sweet, shimmering songs that will be stuck in the back of our brain. Today they dropped “This Time Last Year” and we’re obsessed. Jonathan Capeci says, “the song is the feeling of being one year older and one year removed from a …
Persian Barbie Comes To Life
We are OBSESSED with Disco Shine, aka Persian Barbie, the LA based, pop spark plug known for being a songwriter, world traveling DJ, and event curator. Disco Shrine released her debut single ‘Up In The Air’ in 2018 through French label Kitsune in partnership with the NBA. The electro-pop track was inspired by her parents’ immigration story to America from Iran. …
The Cant-Miss Acts of SXSW 2019
Artists To See Donna Missal Donna’s voice is full of contradictions, the song that first had me hooked was “Jupiter” a spacey dream. At around 3:02 she sings “Baby, baby, baby” in the most delicate and heartbreaking whisper that I couldn’t stop thinking about it. After hearing “Keep Lying” I realized how she would turn that angelic whisper into a …