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Venture Into Saya Gray’s Alt-Pop Wonderland
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Venture Into Saya Gray’s Alt-Pop Wonderland

By Jazz Monroe
Yard Act Are Seriously Kidding
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Yard Act Are Seriously Kidding

By Jenessa WilliamsPhotography by Phoebe Fox
Hotline TNT Filter Heartbreak Through Dizzying, Distorted Guitar Rock
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Hotline TNT Filter Heartbreak Through Dizzying, Distorted Guitar Rock

By Quinn MorelandPhotography by Ryan LeMieux
Anjimile Had an Uphill Climb. Now He’s Making Cathartic Indie Folk From on High
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Anjimile Had an Uphill Climb. Now He’s Making Cathartic Indie Folk From on High

By Eric Torres
Sweeping Promises Make a Punk Home in the Heartland
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Sweeping Promises Make a Punk Home in the Heartland

By Grant Sharples
Teenage Post-Punks Lifeguard Are Living the DIY Dream
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Teenage Post-Punks Lifeguard Are Living the DIY Dream

By Nina Corcoran
The Real World of Joanna Sternberg
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The Real World of Joanna Sternberg

By Sam Sodomsky
Nourished by Time Is Dreaming of an Early ’90s R&B and Dance Utopia
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Nourished by Time Is Dreaming of an Early ’90s R&B and Dance Utopia

By Julianne Escobedo ShepherdPhotography by Alonzo Hellerbach
Meet Feeble Little Horse, the Young Noise-Pop Band Repping Pittsburgh DIY
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Meet Feeble Little Horse, the Young Noise-Pop Band Repping Pittsburgh DIY

By Meg FairPhotography by Meg Fair
Mandy, Indiana Combat Our Dystopian Hellscape With Menacing Post-Punk
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Mandy, Indiana Combat Our Dystopian Hellscape With Menacing Post-Punk

By Madison Bloom
Enter NOIA’s Glitchy Dance-Pop Cosmos
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Enter NOIA’s Glitchy Dance-Pop Cosmos

By Isabelia HerreraPhotography by Daniel King
Don’t Even Try to Put TiaCorine Into a Box
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Don’t Even Try to Put TiaCorine Into a Box

By Alphonse PierrePhotography by James Stone
Kara Jackson’s Mournful, Joyful, Unapologetic Guitar-Ass Music
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Kara Jackson’s Mournful, Joyful, Unapologetic Guitar-Ass Music

By Britt JuliousPhotography by Christian K. Lee
Rachika Nayar’s Fog-Machine Dreamscapes
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Rachika Nayar’s Fog-Machine Dreamscapes

By Sam SodomskyPhotography by James Stone
For Post-Punks Model/Actriz, Confrontation Is an Opportunity for Intimacy
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For Post-Punks Model/Actriz, Confrontation Is an Opportunity for Intimacy 

By Madison BloomPhotography by Eric McNatt
R&B Experimentalist Liv.e Sings Through the Bullshit
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R&B Experimentalist Liv.e Sings Through the Bullshit 

By Vrinda JagotaPhotography by Martin Brown
For Post-Rock Octet Caroline, Everything Is Up for Debate
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For Post-Rock Octet Caroline, Everything Is Up for Debate

By Jazz MonroePhotography by Stefy Pocket
How Hagop Tchaparian Went From Pop-Punk Star to A-List Tour Manager to Globe-Trotting Electronic Musician
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How Hagop Tchaparian Went From Pop-Punk Star to A-List Tour Manager to Globe-Trotting Electronic Musician

By Philip SherburnePhotography by Damien Maloney
Teenage Rap Phenom Redveil Is Growing Up on Record
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Teenage Rap Phenom Redveil Is Growing Up on Record

By Dylan GreenPhotography by AP THE ANGEL
Glorilla Suffers No Fools
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Glorilla Suffers No Fools

By Jayson BufordPhotography by Kareem Black
Cole Pulice’s Ambient Saxophone Multiverse
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Cole Pulice’s Ambient Saxophone Multiverse

By Evan Minsker
The Incandescent Hope of Special Interest’s Dance-Punk Anthems
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The Incandescent Hope of Special Interest’s Dance-Punk Anthems 

By Anna GacaPhotography by Alessandro Simonetti
Meet Mercury, the Atlanta Rapper-Skateboarder Who Keeps It Extreme
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Meet Mercury, the Atlanta Rapper-Skateboarder Who Keeps It Extreme

By Alphonse PierrePhotography by Giovanni Reda
Quinn Is Too Real For the Internet
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Quinn Is Too Real For the Internet

By Mano SundaresanPhotography by Sydney A Foster
Marina Herlop Is Classically Trained and Totally Chaotic—Her Music Thrives on Both
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Marina Herlop Is Classically Trained and Totally Chaotic—Her Music Thrives on Both

By Philip Sherburne
Grace Ives’ Hot Mess Anthems
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Grace Ives’ Hot Mess Anthems

By Cat Zhang
R&B Upstart Yaya Bey Wants More for Black Women
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R&B Upstart Yaya Bey Wants More for Black Women

By Clover HopePhotography by Eric McNatt
Jazz Poet Alabaster DePlume Isn’t Afraid to Ask the Biggest Questions
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Jazz Poet Alabaster DePlume Isn’t Afraid to Ask the Biggest Questions

By Laura SnapesPhotography by Chris Almeida
Meet Romero, Australia’s Soulful Power-Pop Dynamos
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Meet Romero, Australia’s Soulful Power-Pop Dynamos

By Evan MinskerPhotography by Izzie Austin
Dance Duo Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul Want to Make You Move, Laugh, and Squirm
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Dance Duo Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul Want to Make You Move, Laugh, and Squirm

By Michelle Hyun KimPhotography by Vincent Ferrane