Following their atmospheric debut album Floaters and their splendid sophomore effort October Song, Lightning Bug’s third album A Color of the Sky gleams with honesty and acceptance. Dazzling instrumental arrangements and introspective lyrics see the ...
Taiwanese bedroom pop artist Layton Wu is an easy-going guy who wants to make music for fun. Make no mistake: while his music and visual aesthetic heavily borrows from 90s nostalgia and bedroom pop, Layton ...
Even though AAPI Heritage Month is over, the fight for equity and justice continues. A few weeks ago, Bay Area rapper Young Dynasty released his third single, “Above The Hate.” The single is a sharp ...
Upon your first listen to Yufu & The Velvet Impressionism’s debut album Is It Vain To Be Awake?, you’ll feel like you just stepped back in time. Boasting a brash mix of psychedelia, rockabilly and ...
London-based musician Eva Liu is an experienced explorer of the unknown. Having grown up with dual Chinese and British identities, Liu is well-acquainted with navigating the shadowy spaces between cultures, as well as channeling her ...
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 ...