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Taiwainese R and B Artist 9m88 Releases Cathartic Jazz-Influenced Sophomore LP 9m88 Radio

On her sophomore record, 9m88 (Joanne Tang) does just this. 9m88 (pronounced “Jo-m-baba”) is a Taiwanese artist who translates...

Sara Barron

INTERVIEWIntroducing Julia Wolf

Perusing through Julia Wolf's Instagram, the combination of quirky photoshopped selfies, documentary style videos shot with her younger sister, and peeks into her songwriting process made her feel instantly familiar to me - like someone I may have grown up with, or met at the classical music...

Michelle Rose

The Foxies Weave Punk, Pop and Disco Into the Fabric of Nashville’s Music Scene

The Foxies are one example, with their self-described “goth disco” and “glitter punk” infusion establishing them as a noteworthy player in...

Cillea Houghton

PLAYING NASHVILLESinclair Premieres "Drop Dead Knockout" Video

Sinclair reaches through the screen with confidence and positive energy in the music video for her song, “Drop Dead Knockout,” premiering exclusively with Audiofemme. Co-written by Sinclair, Nikolai Potthoff and Julia Hugel in 2018 in Berlin, Germany, the unapologetic bop embraces themes of...

Cillea Houghton

PLAYING CINCYPop Empire Talk "Novena," Finding Their Sound and Incense

Cincinnati trio Pop Empire recently dropped their nine-track album, Novena. The indie-rock outfit will head out on a supporting tour this month. Novena marks the 10-year-old group's first full-length album since 2014's Future Blues and the first album with the group's current lineup - founding...

Victoria Moorwood

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TRACK PREMIEREKid Runner, "Don't Change Me"

"I gotta lotta big dreams and I wanna see where they go" Columbus-based alt-pop five-piece, Kid Runner, has been going strong since their 2013 debut EP came out to commercial and critical success. Today they've released their brand new single, "Don't Change Me", teasing out their forthcoming LP,...

Marianne White

TRACK PREMIERERYAL "Wish"

RYAL is Jacque Ryal, an alt-pop artist from San Diego, CA who moved to New York when she was 18. Although her earlier work was considerably darker and drew comparisons to groups such as Portishead, RYAL has challenged herself to write songs that were both optimistic and timeless on her upcoming...

Emily Daly