Music
Toddy Tang’s ‘April Apocalypse’: A Breakup, 200 Revisions, and a Voice That Took 100 Tries
Songwriter Hillg Tedsang wrote “April Apocalypse” about refusing to cry at a busy intersection. Released August 14, 2026, it is the first…
Artist
artxxnas Is Building a Queer Pop Universe in Los Angeles — and “STAR” Is His Declaration
Artur Nasyrov left Russia in 2022 and landed in Los Angeles in late 2023. As artxxnas, he has turned his body, his…
Music
Roger K Is Racing the Clock: Inside ‘Didn’t Know I Was Running Out Of Time’
Australian artist-producer Roger K pairs a kalimba hook with an Afrobeat groove on “Didn’t know I was running out of time,” out…
Composer
‘Terra Olympia’: George Voukanos Trades the Orchestra for Synthesizers at the Birthplace of the Olympic Games
Terra Olympia, the 12-track electronic album by Greek composer George Voukanos, arrived worldwide Aug. 14, 2026 on Melody Spirit Records. Full tracklist…
Writer
J. H. Allely: The Seville Screenwriter Turning Emotional Science Fiction Into an International Award Run
From Seville, screenwriter J. H. Allely has earned nearly 70 international honours for emotional sci-fi scripts like SYNNOIA — no move to…
Music
James Artissen Knows What a Blank Face Is Hiding — and Built His Darkest Single Around It
Grammy-nominated producer-turned-artist James Artissen goes dark pop on “Blank Face,” a cinematic single about what expressionless faces hide — out now on…
Music
Peace I Can’t Wake To: UK Rapper JOHKES Turns a Coma and Its Aftermath Into His Most Personal Album
After a 2023 road traffic accident left him in a coma and tetraplegic, the Lincoln-based rapper rebuilt his voice through music therapy…
Music
‘Who Am I?’: Giuliana May Turns Pirandello’s Masks Into Cinematic Pop
The Naples-area singer-songwriter’s debut single sets Pirandello’s theory of masks to lush orchestral alt-pop — with hand-stitched collage visuals covered by Exibart,…
Music
BEVIxPlanett’s Debut Album Is Nine Songs About One Person. That’s the Whole Idea.
The Columbus artist who treats singles as low-stakes tests is finally making one big bet: Yours, nine songs pointing at the same…
Music
Floyds Row’s ‘The Carlisle Sessions’: Eight Years in the Vault, Five Centuries of Song
Recorded in June 2018 and released August 21, 2026 on Big Round Records, the folk-classical collective’s five-track EP revives a Child ballad,…
Music
BEVIxPlanett Spent Five Years Making Rap. “LISA” Is Hot Pink.
The Columbus artist’s new single is bubblegum dance pop with cover art that refuses to hedge — a low-risk swing from someone…
Music
Brandon Bally’s “Ethereal” EP Plays You the Before and the After of the Same Song
The Pittsburgh-born, Philadelphia-based artist lists seven tracks but writes five songs — and the two he doubles tell you exactly what the…
Music
Surgeon by Day, Storyteller by Night: Lindsay Boven’s “Pantomime Villain” Refuses the Role She Was Cast In
The Phoenix head and neck surgeon’s new single — produced in England, premiered on BBC Introducing — is a quiet refusal to…
Music
ZHU Rises From the Ashes Again: “Black Midas DLXZZZ” Expands a Road-Built Album With “The Calling”
The Grammy-nominated producer’s deluxe edition adds new songs “The Calling” and “Sundown” to an album written on the road after the Palisades…
Music
Mia Moretti and Uffie Turn Up the Heat on “Backseat Baby” as the LA DJ’s Big Summer Takes Shape
The Los Angeles tastemaker’s new single with electro-pop pioneer Uffie lands ahead of her “Get Ready!” EP — and a summer residency…