Folkie Jakob Leventhal and Sarah Jarosz Visit “Greenwich Village Ghosts”
Folk singer-songwriter Jakob Leventhal and Sarah Jarosz collaborate on the delicate folk-pop single "Greenwich Village Ghosts".
Sarah Zupko Kondeusz
Sarah Zupko founded PopMatters, one of the largest independent cultural criticism sites, in the Internet's early days of 1999. Zupko is a former Executive Producer for Tribune Media Services, the media syndication arm of the Tribune Company. Her other pursuits involve writing historical fiction and research in the fields of Slavic and German history, as well as general European cultural and intellectual history. Zupko studied musicology, film, and art at the University of Chicago and media theory and journalism at the University of Texas, where she received her M.A. She calls west London home.
Chillwave’s Raligator Is “Popping Dreams With Broken Beliefs”
Chillwave producer Raligator's latest single is the ultra dreamy and trippy "Popping Dreams With Broken Beliefs", and it sports a technicolor video that's vital to the full experience of the song.
Ben Kidson Crafts a Poppy Ode to Emotional Vulnerability on “(When I) Runaway”
British alternative pop singer-songwriter Ben Kidson blends punk and pop on his warm and hook-filled new single, "(When I) Runaway".
Australia’s CXLOE Makes an Anthem of Love and Loneliness with “One and Lonely”
Australian pop artist CXLOE has released her latest single "One and Lonely", another proper anthem from the rising artist that has already racked up more than 32 million streams.
Buscrates Brings the G-Funk on Soulful “How Ya Gonna Do It”
Pittsburgh’s Buscrates marries a soulful Kate Moe Dee vocal to G-Funk beats and deep grooves on his latest single, “How Ya Gonna Do It”.
Creeptones Wrap Their “Soul Fire” in Deliciously Pure Pop
New Jersey's Creeptones play the type of catchy pop-rock that lodges earworms in your skull forever. "Soul Fire" is just the latest example.
Swiss Neo-Soul Singer Ay Wing Has the “Antidote”
Berlin's Ay Wing creates a late summer anthem with her latest electrosoul single, "Antidote".
Palestinian/Jordanian Shamstep Group 47SOUL Rail Against “Border Ctrl.”
Palestinian/Jordanian electronic ensemble 47SOUL have just released a timely song in "Border Ctrl." that compares the Israeli and US border walls that cruelly separate people, underpinned with infectious shamstep beats.
DJ Zinc Teams with Brighton’s Kudu Blue on New Electrosoul Banger “Out of Control”
Carnival beats and textures drive the upbeat party atmosphere on DJ Zinc and Kudu Blue's new single, "Out of Control".
Producer Mux Mool Delivers Groovy Beats on “Latest Sulk” (premiere)
Beats producer Mux Mool returns with Skulltaste II, ten years after the first and delivers the banging new single "Latest Sulk" as his statement of intent.
The Alarm Get Anthemic on “Ghosts of Rebecca’s” Soaring Folk-Rock (premiere)
Welsh "new wave" band the Alarm return with a folk-rock anthem in "Ghosts of Rebecca" and a stirring new album, STREAM [Hurricane of Change].
Electropop’s Sarah Walk Celebrates Queer Identity With “What Do I Want?” (premiere)
Pop's Sarah Walk moves in an electropop direction with her latest single "What Do I Want?". It's part of a new album that tackles the difficult issues nearly all women face in patriarchal societies, especially queer women.