“Pink Blood”: Hikaru Utada Is on a Sexy, Self-Assured Journey

The Utadaissance continues. Hikaru Utada – Utada, if you’re nasty – is having quite a moment already in 2021. With a mere tweet here and there and a live Instagram Q&A or two (yes, English music is coming, no, she still hasn’t played Kingdom Hearts, you nerds), Hikki’s still managed to strike a panic in the music industry over…

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Dua Lipa’s “Love Again” Video Takes Us to Future Yeehawlgia

You know, we were just joking on the pod about Dua Lipa going full-on Joanne for DL3 a week ago. Clearly, she’s been listening. Our Darling Dua has been Dua-ing it right time and time again with her over-a-year-long-and-going-strong Future Nostalgia campaign, and it’s become clear that she has no plans to rest until each and every song becomes…

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Kylie Minogue & Lady Gaga Marry the Night & Do Pride Right

This Kylie Minogue has some fucking nerve. It’s apparently not enough to have already blessed us with a Dua Lipa-fied “Real Groove” at the top of the year, as well as a sexed-up-to-the-stars assist on Olly Alexander‘s “Starstruck” remix in May. Apparently keeping us foaming at the mouth with rumblings of a Disco reissue along with a potential Jessie…

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First Listen: daste. – holding on to you (feat. Uhkirra)

daste. returns with their final single before the release of their new album, featuring Uhkirra in “holding on to you”! Taking inspiration from some of our contemporary greats, like Bon Iver and Harry Styles, daste. shows their versatility as songwriters and musicians with the dreamy sonic feel of their new single. However, as mesmerizing as it sounds, the song…

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Pop Cover: Billy Vena – This Is Me Trying (Taylor Swift)

We can all agree that the best song Taylor Swift has created in the age of folklore and evermore is “This Is Me Trying,” right? Every aspect of the song is a masterpiece, even by Taylor Swift standards – it easily ranks as one of my favorites by the artist, ever. So it is to my absolute delight that…

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Discover: JVLY – many moons

JVLY finds himself at the cross-section of indie electronic and soulful R&B in his latest single, “many moons”. It didn’t take much convincing for us to fall in love with the sultry vocals behind JVLY’s music. While “many moons” is a bit more chill than our usual repertoire, we couldn’t help but recognize the smooth pop undertones behind the…

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First Listen: Carly and the Universe – Salvation

Carly and the Universe just surprised us all with yet another great music video for their new song, “Salvation”! Oftentimes, we try to highlight an eclectic range of music – from indie pop to soulful R&B to even hip-hop at times. “Salvation” is a good mix of genres and doesn’t fall into just any singular category, which we can…

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First Listen: HOAX – Beach House ii

HOAX is transporting us back to the 70s with their new single, “Beach House ii”, but in their own signature modern vintage style. Five years ago, we were blessed by HOAX with their debut single, “Beach House”, but we never expected that they would follow it up with a sequel that is on the same caliber. “Beach House ii” is…

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Geisha opera singer Madam Sen releases debut album “Kachoufugetsu”

Madam Sen has released her debut album Kachoufugetsu (“The Beauties of Nature”) on streaming platforms worldwide. The album spans multiple musical genres, fusing classical and operatic vocals with traditional Japanese instruments and modern electronic beats. Madam Sen – “Tairin no Hana” (Lyric Video) The vocalist, who co-produced the album with Simone Sello at Usagi Ya studio, has been featured…

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Akihito Okano of PORNOGRAFFITTI to livestream “DISPATCHERS” event on April 11

Akihito Okano of PORNOGRAFFITTI, who is currently pursuing his “Walk To The Song In My Heart” Project, has announced his first streaming live performance titled “DISPATCHERS” to be held on April 11. Okano has been hosting the “DISPATCHERS” program for the past year in conjunction with YouTube and Space Shower TV, following the unprecedented pandemic which struck the world…

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