Category: Indie
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BIKING WITH FRANCIS
As a born-and-raised Charlotte native, I was particularly excited to interview Biking with Francis, the North Carolina trio that has been making waves lately. Joshua Raw, Garrett Sparrow, and Max Leonard comprise the Charlotte-based collective, a lively cross between an indie boy band and an alternative rap group. The trio wears their musical influences on…
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Love Spells
Love Spells should be on your radar. The nineteen-year-old from Houston, Texas channels an ethereal sound straight out of a hazy summer daydream. He’s the youngest artist selected to be a part of Pigeons & Planes’ See You Next Year 2 collaborative album, a testament to his artistic potential. His latest single “Dope Sick” showcases…
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Patrick O’Neill
Patrick O’Neill “plays a lot of instruments…kinda well.” I first met the experimental singer-songwriter at an underground hyperpop concert in Boyle Heights organized by his manager, Sullivan Brock. O’Neill opened the show, his first, performing alongside fellow east coast artists such as 4cf, reefuh, and Cybertrash. His sound is difficult to pin down with traditional…
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Curtis Waters
Curtis Waters, or Abhi to his friends and family, wants to be a tourist in this world—not in the “snap a picture in front of the Eiffel Tower” sense but rather a deep-rooted feeling of wonder and joy for all that Earth has to offer. I spoke with Curtis over Zoom a few weeks after…
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Conswank
On Low Point Retreat, Conswank takes us on an intimate journey down to the depths of addiction and up the road of recovery. The breezy, jazz-inspired project marks his solo debut coming off a period of breakout success with the Vermont-based artists collective, 99 Neighbors. Clocking in at just over twenty minutes, the album is…