What was once known as a “rags-to-riches” story has, as of late, become better known as the “YouTuber-to-popstar.” This narrative has been seen repeatedly in pop culture, and for good reason. YouTube can operate as a great equalizer of a platform, allowing anyone and everyone to share their...
Seemingly out of nowhere, Remo Drive has found success in 2017 with first full-length, Greatest Hits, which debuted earlier this year and was accompanied by a music video drenched in ‘80s John Hughes aesthetic. The upbeat nature of their songs might remind of a carefree, California-based and thus...
There’s something inherently candid and endearing about lo-fi, home recorded, bedroom pop. This artistic method allows for a unique intimacy between the artist and the audience, even at their most disconnected state. Singer-songwriter Derek Ted (frontman of Owl Paws) recognizes this intimacy and uses...
When Lorde released Pure Heroine in 2013, listeners were awestruck by the then-unknown 16-year-old’s vocal talent, unique arrangements, and ability to construct a set of songs woven together by threads of several different pockets of pop. Four years later, Lorde released one of the year’s most anticipated...
Derek Zanetti is walking the streets of Los Angeles hours before a show at the Roxy. His project, The Homeless Gospel Choir, seems engineered to be at odds with the gig headliner, ‘68, at face value — his folk-punk would be followed by frenetic, meaty rock n’ roll. Like most artists faced with...
Nostalgia, to Andy Othling, otherwise known as rising ambient outlet Lowercase Noises, is an expansion of loss, of losing “things both large and small, both incredibly heavy and largely inconsequential.” His new record, The Swiss Illness, isn’t just an intriguing title (although it does...
