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As a follow-up to my review of Max Enix’s latest album, Far From Home, I decided to glean further insight by interviewing the man himself. In the month since its release, the album has earned significant critical acclaim worldwide. This reception is not only based on its scope of creativity …

Pete Widin is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Under the one-man band moniker Oatpod, his electro folk and grunge-inspired craft is solidified through long walks in nature, as well as elaborate dreams centering around bands and artists performing fully arranged pieces, which serve as the basis …

Kevin Mathews is a veteran Singaporean singer-songwriter and composer. Best known for his 1993 hit single, “My One and Only” by his pop rock outfit Watchmen, Mathews has gone on to craft over two dozen multi-genre band and solo releases, including his latest solo album, Time Flies. The album, which …

Raised in New York City and based in Los Angeles since 2017, Grace Hong has accumulated a wealth of experience by way of various corporate and philanthropic endeavors. In particular, Hong currently serves as Senior Adviser at TPG Global, and as part of the Board of Directors at nonprofits Save …

Earlier this month, Jam Lemon Records marked its 11th year as a label. Headed by singer/songwriter Rob Equiza, the Philippines-based indie label specializes in recording, production, and management of local rock, pop-rock, alternative, and folk-oriented acts. These past two years, Equiza continued to expand his team, the label subsequently integrating …

MOONZz (Molly Williams) is an emerging Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter. Debuting with her 2015 single, “Satisfy,” she has accumulated over 50 million streams in all, thanks to coverage in such acclaimed publications as Billboard, Noisey, OnesToWatch, V Magazine, and Earmilk. Following two successful EPs over the next few years (2016’s Trust …

Jamie-Lee Dimes is an Australian singer-songwriter currently based in Los Angeles. With an expansive style that combines 60s-inspired psychedelia and alt-folk sensibilities, the Brisbane native’s artistry is shaped by her travels. Her 2016 debut EP, Liminality, channels these experiences, including her contemporary choreography and ballet studies in Australia, and her …

San Francisco’s RPxSB (an abbreviation of the stage names Roddy Picante and Stay-Bizzy) initially laid the blueprints for their project during their college days, creating an unreleased demo album titled The Cutty Online Mixtape. From there, the hip hop duo’s efforts would carry over into two additional splinter albums, TMP …

Moonray is an Austin, Texas-based electronic act comprising newlywed husband and wife Jonray and Barbara Higginbotham. The duo finds common ground in their fascination for retro influences – a melding of 70s rock and 80s synthpop – as well as their purpose – a message based on love, light, and …

In his over three-decade career, Warrel Dane led the bands Sanctuary and Nevermore to modest, but enduring stature. The Seattle-bred vocalist initially based his tonality on a commonly-utilized operatic British style in the mid-80s, before steadily moving toward a distinct baritone the following decade onward. Dane would further expand that …

Katie Knipp is an acclaimed, multifaceted blues rock musician hailing from northern California. Honing her indie craft since the late 90s, the singer/songwriter’s solo act transcends such stature. Poignant as it is undeterred, Knipp has thus earned a host of slots opening for the greats – everyone from Robert Cray, …

Louisiana collective The Revivalists are renowned for their performance dynamic, emphasizing walls of shimmering sonics that fare equally competent live as they do in the studio. Since 2017, the New Orleans-based band had ridden a surprising and, indeed, continual wave of success. After more than a decade in a non-stop …