▶ Featured Artist: Aya Nakamura

Picture taken from Aya Nakamura's official Instagram account

Aya Danioko was born in the Malian capital of Bamako into a family of griots (storytellers), the first of five siblings. Her family settled in the Parisian suburb of Aulnay-sous-Bois, where she grew up and trained professionally. Her stage name is based on that of Heroes series character Hiro Nakamura.[2] The singer began posting her […]

The 95th Oscar’s Music Recap

Rihanna Returns In Black Panther Soundtrack

The magic of movies and those that make them were celebrated once again last night at the 95th Academy Awards.  While film is predominantly a visual medium, our favorite films would have far less depth and emotion without scores and original songs to back them up.  Join us for a quick recap of the contenders […]

Music Discovery: Spencer Sutherland

Spencer Sutherland Tour Poster

Style Spencer Sutherland provides listeners with an impressive array of sonic ability.  While many of his projects are considered indie pop, elements of R&B, soul, and rock bubble up from the core of his songs.   Additionally, Sutherland utilizes both traditional instrumentation as well as synthetic components in his production.  This combination pulls from the past […]

Daisy Jones and the Six Boasts Original Songs and Compelling Story

Daisy Jones and The Six Promo Photo

Over the past few years, audiences have been bombarded with biopic content surrounding some of the most well-known artists of the past.  While these are fun and intriguing, it’s rare that a story about a fictional band featured in the limelight.  Titles like Almost Famous, This Is Spinal Tap, A Star Is Born, and Vinyl […]

The Lemon Twigs Shine on “Any Time Of Day”

The Lemon Twigs are a Long Island rock duo consisting of Brian and Michael D’Addario. Coming from a background of various Broadway gigs as children, they excelled at music from the start. They are proficient in songwriting and playing a range of instruments. They have drawn influences from Broadway musicals and ‘20s and ‘30s musicians.  […]

Featured Artist: Laufey

This week's Featured Artist Friday is Laufey, whose transportive songs of young love and wanderlust bring jazz to Gen-Z. Enjoy her sophomore album with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, "Night At The Symphony."

This week’s Featured Artist Friday is Laufey, whose transportive songs of young love and wanderlust bring jazz to Gen-Z. The Los Angeles-based singer, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist creates songs about young love and self-discovery. Yesterday, she released her sophmore project with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. The Icelandic-Chinese artist grew up playing cello and piano, inspired […]

Featured Artist: Ella Jane

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This week, we are featuring rising indie pop artist Ella Jane, who just embarked on her first headlining tour. Who is Ella Jane? If you’re into artists like Tove Lo, Ingrid Michaelson, and Taylor Swift, you should give Ella Jane a listen. The rising 20-year-old indie pop singer-songwriter just started her music career in 2020, […]

Epik High Releases The Ultra-Sweet ‘Strawberry’ EP

Korean alternative hip-hop trio Epik High push towards sweet beginnings--and melodies-- on their bubbly Strawberry EP, with features from Jackson Wang and Hwa Sa.

Korean alternative hip-hop trio Epik High push towards sweet beginnings–and melodies– on their bubbly Strawberry EP, with features from Jackson Wang and Hwa Sa. As the group approaches 20 years together, their new release is nothing like their scratching, 808s, disco-flared turntablism of 2006’s Black Swan Songs. Still, Strawberry’s glossy production is a far cry […]

Lorde is Working on Her Fourth Album

Lorde

Lorde is already working on the follow-up to her 2021 album Solar Power. Recently, while speaking with Ensemble magazine, she revealed that she doesn’t want to wait four years to release a new album this time. Lorde Always Tries to Make Her Music Perfect The New Zealand star is well-known for letting her music follow […]