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Though it’s past noon when I called up Hamed Sinno, lead vocalist of Lebanon’s Mashrou Leila, he admits he is only just beginning his day. Perhaps Sinno’s late start should come as no surprise. After...

Next week, Nai Palm (or as most know her, vocalist and guitarist from Hiatus Kaiyote Naomi Saalfield) releases her new solo work, Needle Paw, an album she describes as "a sonic journal... the most sincere...

Amber Mark’s debut 3:33am uses a blend of electronic sounds, classical Indian singing, and soulful vocals to capture her stages of grief after the loss of her mother. Her six-song release dresses each...

British singer songwriter Izzy Bizu has gotten comparisons to many soul greats—including Amy Winehouse and Sam Cook. We had a chance to chat with her, before this week’s performance, when she’ll hit the...

Prior to their June 1st Great Scott gig, we had a chance to chat with Max Helmerich from LA-based Wilderado, an alternative indie band whose mix of folky grittiness and anthemic rock may bring to mind the...

There’s something to be said about the swath of musicians from Boston—as Brandon Hagen put it, “it’s like the biggest small town.” And Vundabar fit right in, their music familiar and...

Almost all of the online interviews with Australian artist Julia Jacklin mention two things: Britney Spears, the catalyst for her musical career, and her job at an essential oils factory line. While...

That modern culture has a particular fascination with coming-of-age is hardly a new observation. The perennial popularity of The Catcher in the Rye, the clamor over Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, and...

After turning heads in the music blogosphere back in 2015 with their self-titled debut EP, Australian indie electronic duo Vallis Alps (vocalist Parissa Tosif and producer David Ansari) dominated HypeMachine...

LA-based rock-alt band DREAMERS recently released their much-anticipated debut LP, This Album Does Not Exist. Ethereal and upbeat it incorporates "themes of existence and existentialism, but it’s easy...