Music Features

Los Angeles-based post-rock/shoegaze band Young Lovers have long been one of the best-kept secrets of the city’s DIY scene. Comprised of guitarist Mikey Macapagal, drummer Eddie Ramos, bassist Josh Solomon, and vocalist Jonny Higa, the group—whose members come from Filipino, Japanese, and Mexican-American backgrounds—first connected attending and organizing backyard DIY shows in the San Fernando Valley, and quickly earned a reputation as one of the city’s […]

Fresh off the momentum of his breakout debut album NO SKIPS, alt-rock singer-songwriter bodie is wasting no time charting his next chapter. The rising artist has unveiled his latest single, “GO FOR BROKE,” a vulnerable and emotionally charged anthem that continues the mark of a new era with the recent release “ALMOST FAMOUS.” Built around […]

Joe Sparks, the Berkeley graduate and multi-instrumentalist, combines sophistication and immediacy in his new project. By self-producing the album and playing every instrument himself, Sparks cultivates a unique sound driven by complex melodic rhythms and transcendent tonal energy. Today, Sparks shares “Nice Little Refrain,” a high-octane, catchy, meta-examination of what a song can be. Combining witty lyrics and an intense mix, Sparks seeks […]

John Linnell talks to Jordan Edwards about the history of They Might Be Giants and their new album The World is To Dig.

“I was raised in a matriarchy on the Upper West Side of Manhattan“. MuMu Shares “It was messy, loud, sometimes manically energetic, sometimes darkly depressed, but it was always full of love. We called our home The Brothel. I was raised mostly by my mother, a brilliant, loving, and brave woman who also suffered greatly […]

Jeris Johnson and Sueco discuss Fued and new collaboration “Are You Entertained” on The Popdust Podcast.

ZOON, the Anishinaabe-Canadian musician, makes music that feels like storytelling. Today, ZOON returns with their highly anticipated third full-length album, HAPPY THOUGHT SCHOOL, out now via Paper Bag Records alongside the release of focus track, “You Can’t See Me (This Low).” Across the record, ZOON refracts heartbreak, relapse, racial trauma, and spiritual recalibration through a cosmic blend of moccasin-gaze and dream-pop […]

Gary Marks today has shared his new single, the title track from his unreleased album The Real World. The buoyant track is today seeing the light of day for the first time. Listen to the embedded video below. Today’s single follows the release of his recent LP Crossroads and the single “I Guess It Never Stops,” which were released this year via […]

Troy Cartwright has a knack for writing songs that feel easy and unforced, and his new single “Thinkin’ Bout You” is a great example. The track doesn’t go after any huge, dramatic moments or tidy endings. Instead, it just captures that real, familiar feeling of someone slowly finding their way into your everyday thoughts. Today’s […]

Some songs ask us to look inward. Others invite them to look up. On her latest single, “We Could Be Stardust,” JES does both. The Grammy-nominated artist continues unveiling the world of her forthcoming album Dreamer with a track that shifts the focus away from everyday anxieties and toward something infinitely larger. Equal parts philosophical […]