Ashley Prillaman

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Ashley Prillaman is a writer living in Los Angeles, California. When she's not getting punched in the neck by a toddler, you can find her walking her dogs, listening to This American Life, or chowing down on street tacos. Follow @AshleyPrillaman on Twitter and Instagram for kid pics, memes, and portrait shots of garden gnomes.

Humans Unearth Unreleased Track "Let Go" Like a Polaroid from Their Past

Peter Ricq and Robbie Slade, the Canadians behind indie-electronic act Humans, are back. The band's latest single "Let Go," a previously unreleased song from the sessions that produced their 2018 LP Going Late, features their signature mix of electronic soundscapes and Slade's tactile, chill-wave...

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PREMIERETime Keeps Moving On for Lilan Kane in her Mellow Visual for "TKMO”

For the last year, most of us have been stuck at homes, unable or afraid to venture outside due to COVID-19; looking back, the stagnant nature of the past twelve months creates a kind of time warp - a fuzzy, murky glass through which we remember the year. Oakland-based musician Lilan Kane turned...

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Experimental Folk Meets West African Polyrhythms on Latest Kidi Band LP So Good

California-based experimental folk quartet Kidi Band doesn't pull punches on their sophomore album So Good. Coming off the heels of 2016's Gimme Gimme, the band's new record takes their West African-inspired indie sound and cranks the volume up a notch. Right from the first single "Mary (Merry),"...

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Mary Akpa Offers Love Letter to the African Diaspora with "A hurum gi n'anya"

" Those unfamiliar with Akpa's native Nigerian language Igbo may...

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PREMIEREShannon Clark and the Sugar Triumph Over Loss on “Let It Ride”

Shannon Clark and the Sugar hail from Greenville, Ohio, home of the American sharpshooter Annie Oakley. It's a connection that feels natural when listening to their upcoming album Marks on the Wall, a collection of what lead singer Shannon Clark often calls "Midwest Americana Soul." The record (out...

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Paulina Vo Premieres Video Valentine for "Sweetie"

They say that home is where the heart is, and after a year of sheltering in place, singer-songwriter Paulina Vo is starting 2021 with a fresh-faced ode to her partner of 10 years. Her new single "Sweetie," premiering today via Audiofemme, follows her 2020 EP Call You After; it continues Vo's...

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Anya Marina Preps Live Album and Premieres Video Loveletter to Leaving NYC with "Pretty Vacant"

Anya Marina is an accomplished singer-songwriter, known for an expansive catalogue, including "Satellite Heart" (from the platinum-selling soundtrack to Twilight: New Moon) and her...

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CF Watkins Finds Beauty in Longing with "Come Around" Video Premiere

She left New York, where she'd lived for nine years, to ride out the pandemic in her North Carolina hometown with her parents. Six months into the ordeal, her relationship...

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Dani Darling Becomes a Guiding Light with Premiere of "All Stars"

A pandemic sweeping through the world. Fires burning out of control. Sometimes it can feel hard to catch one's breath amid so much chaos and pain. Singer-songwriter Dani Darling felt herself pushing against her own anxiety, searching for the words,...

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Rachel Kiel Employs Dream Logic to Create "Late Night Drive" Video

They linger in the same old spots as memories, not frozen but reverberating in time. The public pool you learned to swim in. The spot on the corner where you parked with your first boyfriend, necking into the wee...

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Veteran San Francisco Songwriter Floyd Finally Embraces Pop With "Sorry Sorry Boy"

Her latest single "Sorry Sorry Boy" has the playful, upbeat attitude of her...

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Lasse Passage Captures Rich, Tender Details of Nomadic Life on Sunwards LP

On a daily basis, they climb aboard a boat and head out to sea, fishing for crabs and mackerel amide the fresh salt air. It's a routine that runs in...

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