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Obsession: Deja Renee Owes Him No Romance

An unanswered message does not turn a friendship into a romance. Yet some people treat a friendly reply as a reason to keep pushing. Californian pop-R&B writer Deja Renee puts that problem at the centre of Obsession. Instead of treating persistence as proof of devotion, the single makes room for annoyance and playful confidence. Her answer matters because he keeps treating friendship as a promise of...
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Frank Joshua Falls Headlong on “Made For Me”

Frank Joshua wrote “Made For Me” at 19, and you can hear every ounce of that age in it: the dizzy conviction, the reckless...
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Marston and Baldi Step “Outside”

Marston and Baldi open “Outside” with a contradiction I keep tripping over: a song about wanting to hide indoors that sounds built for sprinting...
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arms around the world’s “right now” Wants It All

arms around the world, the project of Seattle-based musician Jon Rimmerman, opens its mouth wide on “right now” and asks for everything at once....
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OHNomad and Leon Hsu Bet on “A Fund Manager”

OHNomad and Leon Hsu’s “A Fund Manager” is a four-track EP that asks a strange question: what does doubt sound like on a piano?...
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Rachael Sage & The Sequins Open “Under My Canopy”

Rachael Sage & The Sequins have made “Under My Canopy,” an album billed as “an intimate musical refuge,” and I spent the first few...
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Arabella Lucia Shuts Down Fragile Egos on “Steal My Shimmer”

Arabella Lucia takes direct aim at condescending male egos on her blistering new single, “Steal My Shimmer.” The London-based, Armenian-Canadian singer, songwriter, and guitarist...
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23 Fields Traces Old Roots on “Under the Willow Tree”

On the new single “Under the Willow Tree,” 23 Fields the folk-Americana project of solo artist Step confronts the strange, yawning distance between who...
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Listen to Allegra’s Euphoric New Club Track “Messed Up”

London singer-songwriter Allegra has returned with “Messed Up,” a reckless, adrenaline-fueled blast of Eurodance crafted for neon-lit 3 a.m. delirium. The track wastes zero...
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Gina Wilder Ignites the Night on New Single “Bonfire”

Fort Lauderdale songwriter Gina Wilder refuses to let the room go cold on her exhilarating new single, “Bonfire.” Fresh off a Songwriter Achievement of...
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Sirenglas Surrenders to the Pulse on “Still You Move”

With "Still You Move," Vancouver-based project Sirenglas constructs a grim, hypnotic corridor directly through the subconscious mind. Helmed by Alfred Hermida, the single channels...
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Hear SLAPPER’s Urgent New Eurodance Single “Look at Me”

Bucharest electronic project SLAPPER has returned with “Look at Me,” a runaway dance track that channels raw personal isolation directly into the strobe lights....
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LOB Confronts Growing Distance on “Rosarot Donkelschwarz”

Swiss duo LOB confront the quiet, slow erosion of shared ground on their arresting new single, "Rosarot Donkelschwarz." Operating from an artistic haven high...
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