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Nicole Mercedes Celebrates Uneventful Nights Out With "Filters"

If spending so many nights in has got you feeling antsy, let Nicole Mercedes remind you that you're probably not missing much. The dream-pop singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist's latest single, "Filters," is about those nights when you go out and absolutely nothing of interest happens —...

Annie White

Emma McGann Premieres "Anyone Else," Announces Virtual Tour

British pop singer Emma McGann has always been a pioneer in promoting her music online, and she's now using this skill to her advantage. She created a hybrid tour format that includes both virtual and in-person elements last year, and now, with many artists' tours shutting down due to the...

Annie White

Bad Honey Offer Sweetness with a Twist on Awake Tonight EP

It's hard to listen to London-based soul-pop duo Bad Honey and not feel uplifted. College buds Lydia Clowes (vocals) and Teresa Origone (keyboard, synth) produce laid back, dreamy music that sounds like the soundtrack to a night in with your best friend. Their latest EP, Awake Tonight, released...

Annie White

MOONZz Spreads Empowerment With Latest EP 'Modern Ritual'

Credit: Jennica Abrams Growing up in LA's San Fernando Valley, Molly Williams, known by her stage name MOONZz, started playing piano and developed a love for music at a young age. By the time she was 25, she'd released "Satisfy," a flirty, empowering electronic hit that ended up in a Victoria's...

Annie White

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PREMIERELauren Rocket "Rattlesnake"

Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Lauren Rocket is the embodiment of the word "badass," and that's no clearer than in her latest single, "Rattlesnake." In the video for the fierce, beat-driven rebel anthem, we see Rocket dancing around the house, ravenously eating sweets, and posing in...

Annie White

INTERVIEWWEKS Navigates Adulthood on 20 Something EP

Though her folksy 2017 EP Air was released under her full name, her latest EP, 20 Something, introduces her...

Victoria Moorwood

INTERVIEWKissing Party Talks "Mom and Dad," New Video and Next Album

Denver's Kissing Party just released their most recent album, Mom and Dad, and a new video for single "Jimmy Dean." The self-proclaimed "slop pop" band is made up of vocalist Deirdre Sage, guitarists Gregory Dolan and Joe Hansen, bassist Lee Evans and drummer Shane Reid. "Jimmy Dean" was written by...

Victoria Moorwood

PLAYING CINCYAziza Love Awakens Her Phoenix With "Views From The Cut"

Aziza Love, one-third of Cincinnati hip hop group TRIIIBE, released her debut solo project, Views From The Cut, earlier this month. Aziza gracefully balance rapping, singing, and spoken word - a style she's honed in her previous work with the group. Although brief, the four-song EP powerfully...

Victoria Moorwood

PREMIEREBeatrice Deer Returns to Her Inuit Home for "Immutaa"

Half-Inuk, half-Mohawk indie pop songwriter Beatrice Deer hails from Quaqtaq, a small village in Northern Arctic Quebec that’s only accessible by plane. There, she planted the seeds of what she would become—a television director, clothing-maker, mental health advocate, a mother and songwriter—and...

Alexa Peters

PLAYING CINCYJoness Releases Intoxicating New EP Sheep

Cincinnati-based artist Joness flexes her ability to jump back and forth from bouncy bars to hard-hitting vocal ranges as she intertwines classic hip hop sound with an R and B style on her new EP, Sheep. Joness first hit the scene with her debut EP, Rule Number 9, following it up last week with Sheep:...

Victoria Moorwood

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PLAYING ATLANTAChallenger Deep Unleash Frantic Energy on Self-Titled Debut

There's something about the quiet and stillness of winter that drives me to seek out new music to break through the silence. Lucky for me, I stumbled across a Spotify playlist with a long list of new releases from Atlanta bands a few weeks ago. I spent a happy afternoon shuffling through a wide...

Luci Turner

PLAYING CINCYCash Daniel Tackles Suicide's Aftermath with "Wonder Why" Video

Ohio rapper Cash Daniel dropped his music video for "Wonder Why" in conjunction with a Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE) fundraiser in Cleveland. Daniel co-hosted the event, while remembering the four-year anniversary of his own brother's suicide. The video, produced by Dre Shot This and...

Victoria Moorwood