Every artist wants press, and almost none of them know how it actually gets made. So we picked the brain of one of Los Angeles’ most seasoned music publicists about what really happens before a pitch ever lands in a journalist’s inbox. From the outside, music press looks like luck. An artist drops a single, […]

Interview and Photos by Jordan Edwards In June, Naomi Sharon released her sophomore album No Sleep in Paradise. Songs like “Miss That” and “Pink City” present a sound that’s both classic and futuristic. It’s the perfect thing to listen to on a late night drive through Miami Beach. Born and raised in the Netherlands, Naomi […]

Music crystallizes the experiences that stay with us. The crushes that once felt enormous, the friendships that changed us, and the moments when we began seeing ourselves differently can embody meaning through a song. Some artists make those memories feel so vivid that listeners can imagine aspects of their own lives in them. That sense […]