Megan Huffman

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TRACK REVIEWMickey Valen, "Who Do You Love" (Feat Lyre)

NYC-based electropop producer, Mickey Valen, released a brand new track this week, featuring Nashville-based pop production/writing duo, Lyre. "Who Do You Love" delivers a perfect blend of insistent, innovative beats with an exultant, melodic vocal track. The result is a perfect summer anthem,...

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TRACK PREMIEREOktavian, "Truth Hurts"

Up-and-coming electro-R and B artist and producer, Oktavian (who has written on the past two Lara Maxen tracks), released a brand new velvety-smooth summer jam today on Audiofemme. Starting off with a soft, low beat underpinning Oktavian's airy vocal track, "Truth Hurts" unfolds and transitions into...

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FESTIVAL PREVIEWSeattle's Capitol Hill Block Party - The Femme's Picks

Capitol Hill Block Party is Seattle’s beloved street party meets music festival. Usually convening at the end of July, this is the block party’s third year running. Taking up over six city blocks, it showcases more than 100 artists. The neighborhood of Capitol Hill, traditionally known for its...

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TRACK OF THE WEEKGirlpool "Cherry Picking"

When you combine two best friends on a new adventure, a guitar and bass, and raw natural emotion, you hear the sound that is Girlpool. Newly relocated to Philly from Los Angeles, Cleo Tucker and Harmony Divided's new sound projects this location change. The newly released track, “Cherry Picking,”...

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ARTIST PROFILEGateway Drugs

Why are human beings so intrigued by mysteriousness and the unknown? I find that the bands who reveal the least about themselves are the ones I am always pining to know every detail about. Gateway Drugs, in their disheveled all black uniforms, are exactly this. I, still stumped on what to...

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VIDEO REVIEWSheer Mag "Fan The Flames"

I was introduced to the catchy brilliance that is Sheer Mag by a friend via an iMessage group chat about a month ago. “Anyone going to Sheer Mag on Saturday? They’re my new fav band and all I know abut them is that put out one perfect EP last year.” So I listened, and drank boxed wine in a sweaty...

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Burgerama Recap and IntroducingIAN

Well, one of the most anticipated weekends this spring for the West Coast garage rock lovers has come and gone. Burgerama 4 last week has certainly exceeded it’s “hype.” Surrounded by a sea of (mostly) Californian sunbathed teens, I, as well as a few thousand others, discovered some great new...

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BURGERAMA 4The Femme’s List of Who to See

For those of you not too familiar with the DIY whirlwind that is Burger Records, it is a Fullerton, California-based independent record label founded back in 2007 by Sean Bohrman and Lee Rickard. Burger is most well known for taking the off kilter route of releasing most of their material on...

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ARTIST INTERVIEWCarmen Villain

Carmen Villain’s voice projects the vibes of a psychedelic witch, singing in a spooky fog-covered lagoon, especially in her new track, "Quietly." Its counter track, "Let it Go", sounds like its mostly-instrumental sequel. This half Norwegian/half Mexican babe is about to embark on an UK tour with...

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWSeagulls

Seagulls are a five-piece Philadelphia based band that describe their sound as “harmonic folk pop with glitches and surf influences.” Their debut LP, Great Pine, is being released February 3rd (my birthday, best present ever!) on Yellow K records. With angelic harmonies, and cool guitar-riff-filled...

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EP REVIEWBlack Honey

The Black Honey EP, which remains nameless, gives way to haunting echoes that give the listener insight into the longing nature of the songs. The lyrics in “Sleep Forever,” the first track, beg for a sampling of a situation over and over. Black Honey hails from Brighton and consists of Izzy Bee,...

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TRACK REVIEWJulian Casablancas + The Voidz, "Human Sadness"

Beginning with the sounds of an eerie carnival, the 11 minute single track, "Human Sadness", off of Julian Casablancas + The Voidz album, Tyranny, screeches through a variety of trance-like melodies from start to finish. Like a bad dream that seems endless, Human Sadness is a track that will put...

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