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“One More Little Life Is Starting to Bloom”: Ruti Basks in Love’s Glow on the Sun-Soaked, Summery “FLOWERS”
“There Are These Treasures Inside My Songs”: Candice Hoyes on Preserving Black Stories Through Music and the Living Archive of Her Debut Solo Album, ‘Expecting’
“The Fear and Joy of Being Seen”: Oberlin Folk Duo Frontlawn Hold Love and Loss Close on Debut Singles “Jenny Says” and “Commack”
“I Don’t Wanna Just Be Your Girl”: Jupiter Winter Seizes Her Moment on “Golden Boy,” a Dreamy Indie Pop Reclamation of Ambition
“I’m Writing This for Me“: Lukas Graham Returns to His Familial Roots With ‘Good Times,’ a Soulful Embrace of Slowing Down and Being Present
“It’s a Shallow World but I’m a Big Girl Now”: Chess Smith Turns Betrayal into a Pure Pop Celebration on “I’m Dead To You (And That’s OK)”
“Last Year Is Still All Over Me”: Soft Loft Reckon With Old Ghosts, Bad Timing, and the Gamble of Growing Up Through Restless, Radiant Indie Pop
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Editor's Picks 160: Medium Build, BAILEN, Valley, Debbii Dawson, Petey USA, & Hank Heaven!
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Check back here for our up-to-date calendar of the albums, EPs, mixtapes, & projects we're anticipating and excited about in 2026! Dive in!THE BEST OF 2025
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get to know the 50+ artists on our radar this year! Read the full feature!
50 YEARS OF HIP-HOP
Atwood Magazine’s staff celebrates hip-hop's 50th anniversary with a special feature and accompanying playlist diving deep into its music, its history, and its indelible impact on culture. Check it out!Recent Articles
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byOhio-born, Los Angeles-based rapper Yalee traces childhood scarcity, family sacrifice, and hard-won resilience through “Paper Cups Paper Plates,” a soul-baring song that finds power in what it took to survive.
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“There Are These Treasures Inside My Songs”: Candice Hoyes on Preserving Black Stories Through Music and the Living Archive of Her Debut Solo Album, ‘Expecting’
byAward-winning interdisciplinary artist Candice Hoyes finds the future in the past on her deeply rooted debut solo album, ‘Expecting.’ From Minnie Riperton and Zora Neale Hurston to motherhood and Afro-psychedelia, Hoyes reflects on the histories, memories, and relationships that shape a remarkable celebration of Black artistry, inheritance, and living memory.
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Editor’s Picks 161: Hollow Hand, Noonzy, Nautics, Maggie Miles, Closebye, & Flowers for the Dead!
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“I’m Writing This for Me“: Lukas Graham Returns to His Familial Roots With ‘Good Times,’ a Soulful Embrace of Slowing Down and Being Present
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