Tim Atlas’ “Water” Floats Along in the World of a Troubled Mind
Expanding his signature sound of psychedelic R&B, the last single from Tim Atlas’ new sun-kissed EP QUOTA shimmers with melancholy.
Austin Nguyen
Austin Nguyen is an undergraduate at the University of California, Los Angeles; he is currently pursuing a degree in English.
DASHA’s “Nervous” Is a Sultry Anthem for Summer Flings (premiere)
DASHA creates magnetic R&B from the push-and-pull of sex with “Nervous”, premiering a day early on PopMatters.
Gatlin’s “Hospital” Is a Mental Health Portrait in Soft-Focus
The latest single from Nashville-based indie-pop artist Gatlin glimmers with hope and humor in the face of waning mental health.
appleby’s “Enough” Puts Romance on the Wide Screen
Love is more than “Enough” on electropop artist appleby’s intimate and dynamic new single.
Smoothboi Ezra’s “Without Me” Mourns Lost Love
Ireland’s Smoothboi Ezra builds a world out of heartbreak on “Without Me”.
ÊMIA’s “Bet You Left It Out” Is Messy and Effervescent
ÊMIA turns the jumbled feelings of a broken heart into a kitchen-sink pop rollercoaster.
Boyish Are Queering Quarantine on Their New EP
Brooklyn indie-rock duo Boyish find pandemic comfort in the past and their new sound. They discuss keeping in touch with their queerness in a socially isolating time.
Sycco’s “Time’s Up” Counts the Clock Down on Love
Australian indie-pop singer Sycco’s “Time’s Up” embraces the technicolor chaos of heartbreak and the peace thereafter.
MAY-A’S “Swing of Things” Is the Drunken Night After Heartbreak
Sydney-based pop singer MAY-A’s “Swing of Things” is a guitar-driven sad banger, made for late-night pining.
Julia Stone on Going Pop with New Solo Album ‘Sixty Summers’
Sixty Summers sees Julia Stone “set free” from folk to explore the realm of pop. And she’s shining brighter than ever before and tells us about her new album.
Aalok Bala Revels in Nature and Contradiction on EP ‘Sacred Mirror’
Electronic musician Aalok Bala knows the night is not a simple mirror, "silver and exact"; it phases and echoes back, alive, sacred.