After starting to take music seriously in school, Noughtie Dee bounces between genres and styles just as easily as she bounces from coast to coast and back again. I sat down with the Chicago based rapper to talk her new EP Noughtie Not Nice, astrology, inspiration from travel, and - of course - Chief Keef.
Read MoreDayton, Ohio’s resident pop princess Kunt Pills started performing on DIY Zoom concerts during the pandemic, discovering a passion for pop music that was formerly bubbling under the surface. In the wake of her new self-titled album, she is ready to burst into real-life scenes and stages.
Read MoreAxel Brooks only started releasing music last year, but has already made a splash in their short career. Three singles in with a fourth on the way, I caught up with Axel on the verge of taking their stories and songs to bigger crowds and higher heights.
Read MoreLassai grew up in Chicago and spent years honing their musical niche, culminating in the release of their vampire concept EP Immortal. Now based in New York City, they’ve immersed themself in new sounds and a new world of experiences that are inspiring a follow-up project titled Abyss.
Read MoreTommy Bravos has been making evocative dream pop for years, starting in college and continuing on in his life in Chicago. After the end of a relationship and the close of one musical era, he turned to new themes of transformation and rebirth for his new EP, Everything is Growing, Am I.
Read MoreOn passion, persona, and a new self-titled album
Read MoreOn daydreams, Daniel Day Lewis, and their new album
Read MoreOn her new album, playing with genre, and defining queerness
Read MoreOn creating their own alt-pop universe
Read MoreOn mixing retro and futuristic influences
Read MoreOn pop stars and astrology
Read MoreOn empowering himself through songwriting
Read MoreOn making music for grungy queers
Read MoreOn the sugar rush of his new song “Cavity”
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