Nashville-based alt-pop artist Alex Ray  rips the filter off with her long-awaited debut EP, MESSY , arriving October 17. Equal parts confessional and cathartic, MESSY  is Ray’s unflinching portrait of mental health, mania, heartbreak, and the chaos that comes from facing yourself without flinching. Featuring standout tracks “Boy You Ain’t,” “Drivers Side,” “Wasted,” “Yours To Use,”  and focus/title track “Messy,”  the five-song collection is stitched together by razor-sharp

Charlotte Sands has built her career on turning emotional truth into anthemic, genre-defying pop—and with “Afterlife,” she raises the bar yet again. The track is a soaring alt-rock ballad about love that transcends time, a connection so deep it feels written into the fabric of the universe. Haunting yet euphoric, “Afterlife” perfectly captures Charlotte’s ability to balance raw vulnerability with unapologetic power. From the opening notes, the song pulses with life. Layered g

Coming around to fall, I found myself visiting the song “Love in Reverse” released earlier this summer by Seafret. It’s a bittersweet song with a beautiful guitar carrying the heartbreaking lyrics. They sing, “As you were when we met/ Picture of happiness/ That's the you I can't forget/ The one I lost but won't regret/ You know I'd do it all again.” A beautiful image of the good times of a relationship still lingering in moments when that time has passed, possibly never to be

Meet Estella Dawn — the bold new voice in pop who is rewriting what it means to make heartbreak anthems. The New Zealand-born, San...

Indie-pop duo JOSEPH — sisters Natalie and Meegan Closner — are entering a fearless new chapter with their upcoming album Closer To Happy...

Canadian electropop duo Milk & Bone are back — and they’re making you get out of the house. Their new single, “Hoops,” the second taste...

Alternative rock duo CHROMERA (Aris and Amanda) return with “Beg (DADĒ Remix)”, a bold reimagining of their second single that bridges...

With her foot on the gas and no rearview mirror in sight, Alex Ray  drops her sleekest, most provocative track to date with “DRIVERS...

In contemporary alt-pop, artists increasingly use personal storytelling to explore the tension between vulnerability and ambition,...

Irish alt-pop artist Ocean Tisdall is quickly proving himself a master of storytelling, and his latest single “Making It Easy” might just...

Swedish pop artist LOVA has always had a gift for cutting through the noise with honesty, and her latest single “It’s Alright”  might be...

Mandy Ventrice’s latest single, “You,”  is a love song that feels both timeless and refreshing. Exploring the early stages of falling for...

With her new single “LA Boy,”  Tanja paints a razor-sharp portrait of the modern Los Angeles fuckboy — fragile masculinity wrapped up in...

Soft Top Intrepid came back with their new song “Pause”. The dream pop, indie rock song embraces life fully before time runs out. “Pause”...

“Somewhere I Know” is an introspective ballad about life after death. Marc Charav sings about a place that he dreams of in remembrance of...

On the second sold-out night at The Wiltern, The Fray turned back the clock for a 20th anniversary celebration that felt both timeless...

Tess Clare’s “Never Gonna Not Want More”  feels like freedom—the kind you find driving with the windows down on a hot summer night,...

If summer 2025 had a soundtrack, this might just be the opening track. Meg Smith’s fan-favorite anthem “Girls Just Wanna Be Famous” gets...

Louise Weseth’s “On Vulnerability”  is a shimmering breath of dream pop air — delicate yet quietly powerful. Written during two long Oslo...

Alternative-pop powerhouse Alex Ray delivers her most unhinged and cathartic release yet with the explosive new single "BOY YOU AIN'T,"...