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Naomi Punk Thrives With Minimalist Edge and Maximal Sound
Misun’s Bittersweet Pop Fuses ’90s House, Dusty Rock, and Doo-Wop
DJ Dodger Stadium Channel Desert Existentialism via L.A. Club Beats
Cold Beat Dodges the Ghosts of San Francisco, Dives Into Surf-Kissed Post-Punk
Nashville’s Bleed the Pigs Grind Against the Grain
The Outfit, TX Shoot Country Rap Into Outer Space
Kaytranada Channels Dilla, Embraces Up-Tempo Neo-Soul
Greg Gives Peter Space to Fuse Chamber-Folk With Dub
Broken Twin Commands Devastating Darkness on ‘May’
Bay Area Rapper Issue Reps #Based Experimentalism and His Dad, E-40
Your Friend Finds Catharsis in Kansas
Scraper Subvert San Francisco Gentrification With Snarling Punk Assault
Anti-Pop’s Hprizm Draws a New Map for Fourth-World Boom Bap
Miami’s Cashy Matches Quirky Trap With Unbeatable, Reverent Hooks
Brooklyn’s Brenmar Sidesteps Trends To Build Bass-Driven Pop
Rome Fortune Thinks Outside the Trap, Shoots Dolphins With Laser Guns
Patten Steps Back So That His Luminous Electronic Music Can Step Forward
Speedy Ortiz Declare War on Boring Old Guitar Solos (and Hairspray)
New Orleans’ Hurray for the Riff Raff Blaze Trails, Tangle Up Roots Music
‘Cult Rapper’ Deniro Farrar Embraces Tupac, the Internet, and Charles Manson
Quilt Aren’t Afraid to Go Chasing Waterfalls
Lydia Loveless Probably Won’t Kick Your Ass
Clipping: Los Angeles Noise-Rap Crew Crank Out Scientifically Ugly Party Jams
Mack Wilds: Brash Soul Crooner, ‘Wire’ Alum, Channels ’90s New York
Sampha: South London Singer and Drake Co-Conspirator Proves He’s More Than Just a Silky Voice
Brandy Clark: A Pitch-Black Country Songwriter Finds the Joy in Small-Town Pain
Brooklyn Beardo Michael Mahalchick Calls ‘Picasso Baby’ an Asshole
Yung Jake, Video Prankster and Meta-Rapper, Turns the Hustle into Art
Jana Winderen, the Gallery Game Dr. Doolittle, Turns Calls of the Wild into Gorgeous Sound Art
BiS-Kaidan: Idol-Killers Somehow Unite J-Pop, Harsh Noise, and Buckets of Slime
The Orwells: Chicago Garage-Punk Hooligans Defy Their Ageist Doubters
Kelela: D.C.-Bred Dynamo Crafts Futuristic Soul With U.K. Producers
Psychic Teens: Philadelphia Goth-Punks Brood and Snicker Into the Abyss
Windhand: Virginia Doom Merchants Master the Slow Stomach-Churning Rumble
Daniel Avery: London DJ Finds Solace in the Club, Shipping Container
Factory Floor: Post-Punk and Acid House Collide in U.K. Trio’s Artful Throb
Travi$ Scott: Houston-Bred Kanye West Advisor Turns Rap Inside Out
Maya Jane Coles: London House Phenom Taps Punk Rock Childhood
The Underachievers: Brooklyn Psych-Rap Duo Elevates Our State of Mind
Cheyenne Mize: Louisville Songwriter Finds Bliss in Imperfection
Jon Hopkins: London Dance Architect Trusts His Gut, Relaxes His Brain
Deafheaven: San Franciscan Metal Alchemists Make Peace With Their Inner Softies
Natasha Kmeto: Portlandian R&B Singer-Producer Grooves at Max Efficiency
Larry Gus: Psychedelic Beatmaker Crafts Complex Soundtrack From Dustbin of History
Diarrhea Planet: Nashvillian Garage-Punks Seek Semi-Wholesome Blast-Off
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