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Bleary is a rapper and singer/songwriter based in Portland, Oregon. The hip-hop artist — well into a decade of his musical pursuit — decided to go full-time after surviving what would have been a fatal blow to the head. With a new lease on life, he prioritizes a multi-genre, experimental …

Brendan Lange is a Florida-based EDM producer and game developer. Under the name Proph3t of Rag3, the artist’s focus on engaging sonic textures and a complementary visual component contribute to his distinction within the scene. From his initial output of 2021, Lange has released his fourth single, “Venom,” featuring up-and-coming …

Kamilah Hobson is a Chicago, Illinois-based artist who records under the alias Hi Love. After her comeback release of 2012’s “Life and Love,” the veteran R&B/soul singer’s EP After All, as well as her follow up full-length, Chicago Amoré , further punctuated this name change with a return to her …

Magnifier is a project formed in 2005 by Palmdale, California-based musician Jonathan Rhoten. Rhoten took up guitar in his mid-teens, and as an adult, was inspired by then-emerging bands of England’s early 1990s music scene, such as Radiohead, Oasis, The Happy Mondays, and The Charlatans. He would first work alongside …

Royal Horses are a Hattiesburg, Mississippi trio whose sound draws from 70s rock, blues, and Americana. In the relatively short span they’ve been together, the band has developed a reputation for their minimal overdub-based recording style, as well as their high-energy live shows. Back in 2020, the band released their …

Alternative rock duo Tarah Who? has come a long way since their debut in the 2010s. With two full-length albums, three EPs, coverage everywhere from Kill the Music to The Ring Master, plus several singles marking the new decade, the band is now exceptionally known and only seem to get …

Tennessee trio Middle of Maddness came together as a result of frontman/bassist Zak Gardiner initially familiarizing himself with the layout of a friend’s studio, which ignited his passion for writing and producing music. While working for drummer Eli Jones on his farm in Memphis to pay for college, the two …

Growing up, Jaden Miguel developed a penchant for songwriting and memorization, both of which would factor into his ability to rap. With passion and dedication at the forefront of his pursuit of music, Miguel was eventually discovered by one of his biggest musical inspirations, hip hop icon The Game, with …

David Brown is a singer/songwriter, born in Ft. Bragg, NC, and currently living in the Bay Area. Inspired by the John Lennon hit “Working Class Hero,” Brown catalyzed his creative pursuits, buying his first guitar at age 17 upon graduating high school. In 2008, he moved to Colorado Springs and …

Harry Hudson has kept a consistent presence following the release of his sophomore album, Hey, I’m Here for You. Two months into its release, the album has earned continually warm reception for its trendsetting stylistic arrangements and soul-tingling lyrical approach. Yesterday, Hudson returned with the music video for its most …

Brae Gromek is an up-and-coming New York hip hop artist. Born in Guatemala and raised in New York City, Gromek writes and performs under the name Gromo, sporting an eclectic style that embraces nuances of EDM, rock, R&B, and metal. He initially came to prominence in the mid-2010s while taken …

Back in the 1990s, Dig was an emerging act all its own. The band’s wavy, aquatic guitar melodies and compelling pop songcraft allowed them the distinction in Los Angeles’s fertile alternative rock scene. After releasing their 1992 debut EP Runt, the band’s self-titled major label full-length album, the next year, …