What first comes to mind when you think about the Chinese music industry? For most, it would probably be the idea of excess: mass-produced idol culture, singing competitions, and polished Mandopop. So for those of ...
Chinese American singer/rapper Demie Cao sure knows how to make an entrance. On the singer’s US debut “YUNG” released back in May, she’s established that much. An ode to youth and all of the carefree ...
Toronto-based vocalist Eunice Keitan opens her latest single “Come Home” with a worrisome realization. “Walking in the wrong direction / They said it would be / Better than gold,” she sings. “But I’m far away ...
When Los Angeles-based producer Shawn Wasabi first dropped “Marble Soda” back in 2015, there was no question that it was going to be bound for Internet virality. Played live on a custom MIDI controller that ...
How does one define sexuality? Ask a million different people, and you’d probably get a million different answers. It’s only been a few years since sexual fluidity has become a widely accepted concept, but even ...
Peach Luffe, the Toronto-based project of singer-songwriter Jong Lee, is back. After releasing the head-bobbing, wandering “On My Side” early last year, the musician has since continued to put out moody indie pop songs in ...
“How can I get out / How can I get out from here to heaven?” The last time we heard from Kyoto-based singer NTsKi was on the vintage, soft synthpop jam “1992” back in 2018. ...
On the lovably titled “I Want My Hoe Time Back,” one of Alice Longyu Gao’s first released songs as an artist, the Los Angeles-based musician goes on a cheerful tangent mid-song. “Girls, get your iPhones ...
In the ever-expanding field of hopeful online musicians, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to stand out as an artist who deserves your attention. Even harder is capturing the attention of major pop stars, who presumably don’t ...
At one point in SAWAYAMA, Japanese-British pop star Rina Sawayama’s debut album, the early 00s pop atmosphere of the album transforms into something completely different. Suddenly, it sounds like you’re being transported into a completely ...
