Editor’s Picks 43: AYLØ, cehryl, Tara Terra, Sir Sly, Emanuel, & Issy Wood
An exciting selection of new music curated by Mitch Mosk, this week’s Editor’s Picks features AYLØ, cehryl, Tara Terra, Sir Sly, Emanuel, & Issy Wood!
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Interview: Sir Sly Return with Hope, Relief, & Positivity in New Single “Material Boy”
Sir Sly dive headfirst into their freeing and feelgood new single “Material Boy,” a catchy and hopeful reckoning of spirituality and materialism that radiates effervescent energy and seductive dance grooves.
This Just In: Sir Sly’s “All Your Love” Is a Deep Breath of Hallelujah
Breathtakingly tender and deeply emotional, Sir Sly’s new song “All Your Love” is a healing spark of light and love in the darkness.
Our Take: Sir Sly Turn Pain into Beauty on ‘Don’t You Worry, Honey’
Sir Sly’s sophomore album Don’t You Worry, Honey succeeds at injecting substance and humanity into spellbinding music: Out of pain, the band creates beauty.
This Just In: Sir Sly’s Raw “High” Hits Hard and Feels Good
Sir Sly’s “High” is an electrifying narrative of self-worth, purpose and struggle that highlights the band’s ability to evoke raw emotions.
Today’s Song: The Pressure and Tension of Sir Sly’s “Expectations”
How did expectations get so high? Got a wicked thirst to feel alive How did expectations get so high? Now I have nowhere to…
Catching Up With Sir Sly, Pt. II
ATWOOD ON TOUR Catching Up With Sir Sly, Pt. II: Landon Jacobs On Identity, Privilege, and the Origin of Sir Sly Watch: “Ghost (Live…
Catching Up With Sir Sly, Pt. I
ATWOOD ON TOUR Catching Up With Sir Sly, Pt. I: Hayden Coplen On Artistry, Performance, and the Depth of “You Haunt Me” Watch: “You Haunt…
Dark, Honest and Vulnerable: An Interview with Sir Sly
Sir Sly greeted me with open arms and smiles. Next to them lay a football, forgotten at the moment but no doubt getting its share of attention on this tour.
Sir Sly’s ‘You Haunt Me’ Sends Shivers Down the Spine
Electro-indie trio Sir Sly’s debut album ‘You Haunt Me’ is nothing short of haunting. for fans of Radiohead, The 1975, Sky Ferreira, Temper Trap,…
“The Truth as the Mission”: The Suffers’ Kam Franklin Puts Trauma, Desire, & Defiance on the Record with ‘Land of the Neon Sun,’ Her Uncompromising Solo Debut
Kam Franklin tears open old wounds and claims every inch of her creative freedom on her fearless debut solo album ‘Land of the Neon Sun,’ a boldly unapologetic statement of independence where country storytelling, psychedelic gospel, smoldering soul, and protest music all bend toward the same mission: telling the truth as loudly and freely as Franklin wants. In conversation with Atwood Magazine, the longtime Suffers frontwoman opens up about surviving trauma, the blistering, soul-stirring “A Heathen’s Hymn,” trusting her own instincts, and building a record expansive enough to hold protest, desire, friendship, accountability, and hard-won healing. Impassioned, uncompromising, and utterly electrifying, Franklin is an artist in full command – a singular voice whose music can confront, seduce, console, and detonate in the same breath.
“Knowing What We’re Supposed to Be”: Sleeping With Sirens’ Nick Martin on the Cycle of Death and Renewal on ‘An Ending In Itself’
In discussing Sleeping With Sirens’ eighth studio album ‘An Ending In Itself,’ rhythm guitarist Nick Martin opens up about the band’s tacit brotherhood, fusing generational rifts, and the universal language of music.
“It’s You and the Stranger Who Wrote It”: Vansire Find Sunlit Solace on “For the Moment,” a Feel-Good Indie Pop Reprieve for Uncertain Times
Breezy and buoyant, Vansire’s “For the Moment” is a sun-warmed, quietly defiant indie pop reverie from the duo’s upcoming album Taking Solace, finding comfort, connection, and a necessary burst of life in music’s power to carry us through uncertain times.
“How Does One Absent the Feeling?”: Sofia Wolfson’s “Obviously” Finds Whimsy & Ache in the Art of Moving On
Singer/songwriter Sofia Wolfson’s whimsical new single “Obviously” is a playful ode to a missed connection – and an aching portrait of trying to date through the ghost of a past relationship that refuses to leave the room.
“You Break My Apathy”: Mount St. Helen Erupts on “Nineteen,” a Feverish Indie Rock Blaze of Memory, Desire, & Regret
Oxford’s Mount St. Helen channels the emotional limbo of being nineteen into a feverish, full-bodied indie rock eruption, capturing nostalgia, young romance, and the overwhelming rush of trying to hold onto who you were while becoming someone new. “Nineteen” arrives as the latest glimpse into his forthcoming debut EP ‘The Stillness, The Dancing’ – a five-track release that promises to expand Aris Sabetai’s cinematic world with even greater depth, drama, and feeling.