For Japanese American songwriter Lea Thomas, indie folk serves as a bridge in which she makes sense of the world within herself and within nature. Her first record, Want For Nothing, saw Thomas utilizing an ...
There’s something about tomemitsu (Martin Roark)’s music that gravitates you towards warmth. That fuzzy feeling is there on the artist’s most popular song, “In Dreams,” where he’s singing over scratchy, distorted production. It’s scattered here ...
The image of Hawaii you probably have in your head is inextricably linked to the cultural production machine of film and tourism. Parallel to this are the generations long story of Indigenous peoples and labor ...
Korean American R&B singer Hae.zy reveals her inspirations and her love for Love on her debut 'Love Letter EP.'
A lot can change in six years. Perhaps no one knows that feeling better than New York/Hong Kong-based singer-songwriter Mara Measor. In the time since Measor released her second feature-length album and accompanying book, Naked ...
The desecration of 5 Pointz came suddenly one night in 2013. Paid men, at the behest of a real estate developer, painted over the graffitied murals that adorned the walls of this Queens complex. A ...
Hae.zy (Hae Hyun Choi) is a Korean American artist based in Southern California who tells love stories with a smooth and sensual vibe. Her sound merges futuristic melodies with old-school poetic writing to deliver music ...
Jazz, to most of us, is enigmatic in nature. Unless you’re a music theory aficionado, jazz is either a complex being that sounds nice with too many layers to handle, or a good subject to ...
The songs of Houston-based musician Bowen marry low-key R&B dreamscapes with bedroom pop production–a winning combination that has found success for many up-and-coming musicians. But while the young musician is still tinkering around with his ...
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 ...