December 15, 2020By Helen Ehrlich
Ruel (Ruel Vincent Van Dijk) is an 18-year-old musician from Sydney, Australia who is becoming one of the biggest names in music, not only of his generation, but in the industry. Ruel’s list of collaborations, record breaking awards, Platinum certifications, Elton John approvals and the ambitious RuelVision project (an online television network) seem as though
December 15, 2020By Helen Ehrlich
Trigger Warning: This article involves themes regarding disordered eating, self-harm and mental illness Ashton Irwin is an Australian musician who is primarily known for drumming in the band 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS). A proud member of the nearly decade-old band, Ashton is now the first member of the group to make solo music, and
November 30, 2020By Helen Ehrlich
Hope Tala is an English musician who has been called the voice of Neo-Soul. Tala’s style falls into the category of Bossa Nova, as she can easily be compared to the stylings of Astrud Gilberto and Elis Regina. Tala uses this style on her new EP, Girl Eats Sun. This EP is encapsulated in her
November 30, 2020By Helen Ehrlich
Louis Tomlinson has been garnering swarms of adoring fans since appearing on the X Factor where he became a member of One Direction, before launching an independent music career with successful singles and his touching album Walls. These fans (affectionately referred to as “Louies”) have come together to launch an expansive program to celebrate Louis’
November 25, 2020By Helen Ehrlich
Conan Gray is the breakout chart topping star of 2020. With numerous hits and a wildly popular soundtrack to his name, Lauv (Ari Leff) has been turning heads with his emotional tracks. Now the two happiest indie pop sadboys have joined forces on the radio-ready music video and song “Fake.” The song “Fake” is the
November 20, 2020By Helen Ehrlich
The Lathums is a young band from Wigan, England, who are reviving different forms of indie and rock. They take this form of music and perception of their style and defy it on their brand new four-track EP, Ghosts. The Lathums are intentionally subversive of their own niche on the album, working together with old and
October 29, 2020By Helen Ehrlich
Students across secondary schools in Québec, Canada have been donning skirts to stand against dress code regulations that they label sexist. School regulations in the province require that girls must wear skirts that are a certain length above the knee, but there is no comparative rule for the uniforms that boys must wear. These gendered
October 20, 2020By Helen Ehrlich
Glass Animals are a genreless, boundary pushing group that found serious success in 2014. In 2020, the group made their return after two years off, and they surged even further ahead of where they were when they left off, giving them numerous Billboard hits. However, monetary and charting success is not the goal for Glass
October 18, 2020By Helen Ehrlich
Yungblud (Dominic “Dom” Harrison) is a London-based singer-songwriter who burst onto the music scene with a highly political version of modern pop-punk. His knack for combining different styles of music and clothing have made him one of the loudest and brightest acts of the last few years. At the end of September 2020, Yungblud took
October 18, 2020By Helen Ehrlich
Lucca Dohr is an LA-native who is paving a path in the music world with his own style of bedroom pop, at just 18-years-old. His debut project is Norwich, a double track EP. Both songs, “Alexa” and “Loosh98” were written and produced by Lucca. His music has already scored him places on top Spotify playlists
October 1, 2020By Helen Ehrlich
Deacon is a 16-year-old producer who began his journey in the world of music after discovering music production in seventh grade. His first release “Long Run” is a smash hit, as he worked with internationally acclaimed star Nina Nesbitt for the vocals writing (she wrote it with SHY Martin and Fredrik Häggstam while in Sweden,
September 26, 2020By Helen Ehrlich
Trigger Warning: This article involves themes regarding disordered eating and mental illness Ashton Irwin came into stardom in 2011 with his vocal and drumming talent, through the now-internationally acclaimed band 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS). Unlike most outfits that formed during the era, the four-piece Australian group have remained unified for almost a decade now.