Scouring through the numerous names at SXSW, I’m often greeted by the usual suspects: US artists who are on the rise vis-a-vis the blogosphere, one-off shows from Asian musicians, and people who we’ve likely covered on the site in some way, shape, or form. But it wasn’t until I gave the artist list its umpteenth […]
The past couple of years has forced us all to reckon with a pronounced sense of loneliness. Whether it was social and physical isolation or questions of whether our careers were truly forever stuck, the pandemic further exposed our insecurities of how much time we had to accomplish what we wanted to. At this year’s […]
What comes to mind when you think about Malaysia? Perhaps the diverse foods pop into your brain. Maybe you envision the peninsula that encompasses the region. But what if I told you it’s also home to an energetic indie game development scene taking place right as we speak? Persona Theory Games is one of the […]
Scouring through the numerous names at SXSW, I’m often greeted by the usual suspects: US artists who are on the rise vis-a-vis the blogosphere, one-off shows from Asian musicians, and people who we’ve likely covered on the site in some way, shape, or form. But it wasn’t until I gave the artist list its umpteenth […]
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For Tracy Hyde is not your average Japanese shoegaze band. In Ethernity, the dream pop quintet defy genre and thematic expectations, openly taking on political themes and merging them with their classic ethereal sound to produce an album that is as uneasy as it is transcendental. For Tracy Hyde’s first three albums were geared more […]
For years, the moon has been a coveted muse for gifted singer-songwriters. In some songs it’s the unlikely audience who will listen to all of your troubles, and in others it can be a study of one’s self. But perhaps now more than ever, the moon can be sourced as a welcome escape from the […]
Korean American R&B singer Hae.zy reveals her inspirations and her love for Love on her debut ‘Love Letter EP.’
London-based singer-songwriter beabadoobee (Beatrice Laus) is bringing back the ‘90s in a big way. Her EP from last year, Space Cadet, traded in the lo-fi acoustics of her earlier work for a more lush sound, featuring fuzzed-out guitars and anthemic melodies reminiscent of the best alt-rock bands of the ‘90s. Perhaps there’s no better way […]
How many life problems can be solved through the music of Bruce Springsteen? As Gurinder Chadha‘s joyous film Blinded by the Light might suggest, the answer is, quite frankly, all of them. The film follows British Pakistani teenager Javed (Viveik Kalra), an optimistic kid who wants to become a writer—much to the disappointment of his […]