“Hope,” Winona Oak’s 2018 collaborative single with the Chainsmokers, may have propelled her towards the bright lights of LA, but home has never been far from her thoughts. Born and raised in the Nordic forests of Sweden on a small crop of land called Sollerön – known as the Island of the Sun, Oak spent…

Everywhere we look, stories surround us. Smith & Thell share these kinds of tales in their music. The award-winning duo—Maria Smith [vocals, guitar] and Victor Thell [vocals, guitar, production]—have generated billions of streams, packed venues, and enraptured fans worldwide. Now, their immersive storytelling takes center stage on A Chosen Family EP [Nettwerk].    Smith &…

Night Tapes’ debut album portals//polarities is a deeply immersive, genre-blurring journey shaped by place and emotion. Created by London trio Iiris Vesik, Max Doohan, and Sam Richards, the album weaves global field recordings—from Estonian swamps to Mexican mountains—into dreamy, electronic soundscapes. Originally recording quietly in a shared house, the group embraced their constraints, crafting music…

Bathe Alone is the moniker for Atlanta dream pop multi-instrumentalist Bailey Crone. Growing up with a formal background in classical music, Crone first burrowed her way into the Peach State’s indie scene as a teenager. She picked up drums, guitar, and bass early on and sharpened her skills playing in various bands, including her current role…

If cutting-edge pop music in America is a melting pot of styles, genres, and influences, then the Nashville-based alt-rock artist Bryce Fox has one hand firmly on the stirring stick. With his forthcoming EP The Butterfly, Fox explores an expansive and mature series of songs concerned with his new family trying to survive in a…

In an increasingly artificial world, 25-year-old singer-songwriter Madds Buckley stands out for her raw humanity. Raised in Chicagoland, based in Nashville, and shaped by her time at Berklee, Buckley has built a global following through her unmistakable honesty and introspective storytelling. As she works toward her label debut, Madds turns her focus to the fractured…

Akīn is a Flemish/Belgian beatmaker and producer working as a music teacher. The multi-instrumentalist specializes in drums, trumpet, bass guitar, piano, and voice. Along with composing for numerous other projects (like theater plays, punk/prog-rock bands, and even classical ensembles on a symphony level) he loves making chill lofi beats with his brother and closest friend,…