Alge, pronounced “algae,” is a new one-man project from producer, singer and songwriter Jon Weinman, now based in Los Angeles. He recently relocated from Brooklyn after completing the Clive Davis Program for Recorded Music at NYU, and subsequently playing and producing with his band Sioux Lion, as well as producing and writing for other artists, […]
Oakland-reared, Los Angeles-based Aaron Valenzuela’s music under the monkier Harriet Brown is equal parts funky and seductive, harking back to the magical purple Minneapolis scene of the 1980s while updating the nostalgic R&B sound for modern day. The one-man band as performer, producer and songwriter released his debut EP, “New Era,” via Feel So Real […]
Los Angeles’ Wes Period has been kicking around for a couple of years now, putting out the “Friendly Fire” EP in 2011 and sporadic tracks since, but recently, he’s released his best work yet. “Highs & Lows” is a witty song produced by Lovelife about life’s highs and lows, with a chorus about smoking so […]
Kanin, pronounced “Can-in” and born Antonio White, is a Compton rapper on the rise. As a kid growing up with uncles in entertainment, he was able to see behind the scenes of the film and music industries, sparking his interest at a young age. In 2011, he put out the mixtape “I Go By The […]
Florida native Chester Watson released his first mixtape on his 15th birthday, and has been busy in the two years since. This year alone, the ballet dancer-turned-producer and rapper released a pair of EPs, “Guru Vol. 3” and “My Girlfriend Made Me Drop This,” and the five-act, 28-track album “Tin Wooki,” an impressive and sprawling […]
Open Mike Eagle describes his music as “on that laugh to keep from crying tip” early on his album “Dark Comedy,” released earlier this year, while his label touts it as “a record that captures the perennial struggle between art and commerce, the last half-century of widening class rift, and the need to be funny […]
Shy Girls, née Dan Vidmar, is a 27-year-old singer and producer from Portland whose first EP, “Timeshare,” was released last year on the L.A. label Hit City USA. Since then, he was toured with Haim and Little Dragon, while continuing to refine his own take on the modern alt-R&B vibe, including a haunting cover of […]
Niia, pronounced “Nye-a,” was born Niia Bertino, and grew up as a music nerd, even fronting a jazz trio off-campus from her Catholic school at the age of 13. She sang on Wyclef Jean’s track “Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)” at the age of 19, and has been a jazz chanteuse and pianist since, recording covers […]
The Golden Hippie, née Marissa Jack, was born and raised in Phoenix, where she began developing her style and writing songs before moving to Los Angeles at the age of 18 to pursue her music dreams. After years behind the scenes, she scored a break as a featured vocalist on the title track of Prince’s […]
After winning the U.K.’s Mercury Music Prize in October for their sophomore album “Dead,” Young Fathers have released a new track called “Soon Come Soon.” Over a buzzing mid-tempo groove informed by multiple genres, the Scotland-based alternative hip-hop trio composed of Alloysious Massaquoi, ‘G’ Hastings and Kayus Bankole trade verses and layered harmonies, filled out […]
