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Healing in finding forgiveness: Morgan Saint discusses her latest EP 'HELP' and the importance of authenticity
Bracing honesty is a consistent theme in Morgan Saint’s catalog, and her latest EP HELP is nothing short of pure, unadulterated authenticity. In a conversation with Pure Nowhere, Morgan shared her cathartic advice, discussed honesty in music, and adapting to being a musician in the age of COVID-19.
Longing and “Sad Girl” Influence in Charlotte Bumgarner’s Debut - ‘Honey Touch’
‘Honey Touch’ is a song that’s equally at place cascading from your headphones as you lay in your bed staring up at the ceiling, as it is at the end of a melancholic indie movie.
Alex Marko — Tranquility
“Each track offers a gateway to a new world. An opportunity to lose yourself in the composition and float away to a utopia offered by the atmospheric audio and cohesive writing styles of Marko.”
Velvet Bloom — 7Hundred25
‘7Hundred25’ and its accompanying clip are an encapsulation of all the joy that warmer months can bring, all in time for the approaching summer season.
Music Like Coming Home: A Conversation with Valley Palace
How much do we really know ourselves? Valley Palace’s new EP, Pastel Mood, seeks the answer and inspires more questions along the way. Pure Nowhere’s Liv Bjorgum had the opportunity to chat with 26-year-old Nathan Taylor over Zoom about the EP, emotions, and taking the time to reconcile the person in the mirror with the thoughts in your head.
Maude Latour turns heartache into mythology on her new single, "Block Your Number"
Maude Latour is starting an emotional revolution. The 21-year-old New York-based pop star’s new single (and call to action) “Block Your Number” echoes the epic literature she alludes to in its verses by stringing together diary-like confessions and psychoanalysis into everyday mythology, and inspiring others to do the same.
An Exploration of the Depths and Dynamics of Digital Activisms
As activists, we must dedicate ourselves to reimagining the ways in which our activism can manifest itself meaningfully online.
WizTheMc on his Genre-Bending New Release: What About Now
WizTheMc’s latest EP, What About Now, is now streaming on all music services. As the 17 minute EP plays, rap and pop create a warm feeling that spreads throughout your body. Pure Nowhere was able to talk with WizTheMC about this EP and what influenced it.
Sabrina Song Makes a Director’s Cut of Her Life on 'How’s It Going To End?'
Filled with these temporal ruminations both lyrically and sonically, Sabrina Song’s new EP is a nuanced journey through perspective and self-doubt. The five-track EP out Oct. 23 is Sabrina’s way of “work[ing] through my thoughts about everything — my relationships, the future, my values. [It] gave me something to work towards when time felt like a black hole.”
Feeling, but out loud: Alayna on her songwriting process
This is how singer-songwriter Alayna would describe her music in three words. And her listeners would probably agree.
Scott Cruft Interview: When Creativity is More Important Than Money
In a highly stylised contemporary culture, the necessity for creative people to be themselves is imperative. Whether that be with regard to fashion or an approach to the way a piece is created, what must be maintained is a sense of individuality. In an interview with Scott Cruft, Pure Nowhere hears insight into his mentality for creativity and the importance of creation for creation’s sake.
Chitrakala: A Poem
Saachi Gupta lost her grandfather to COVID-19. The hindi word ‘Chitrakala’ translates to ‘portraiture.’ It was the name of Saachi’s grandfather’s printing company, a word she always thought was beautiful.
Moses Sumney - “Grae”
Sumney takes listeners on a 20-track trip, an exploration of one's inner self
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I have washed my hands thirty-four times today but my hands are still stained with last January.
Hometown Tunes: Lost And Found in Seattle's DIY Music Scene
In the newest chapter of Hometown Tunes, Laura muses on the impermanence of Seattle’s music scene and offers an ode to her local bands bands and their crowds.
Dear McKenna, I hope you were able to make the ‘enough’ seem cosmic.
You’ll allow yourself, for a moment, to believe that in an accumulative sense - you found it. Or at least, you found enough.
Dreamer Boy Pens Love Letter to Kinship with New Release
Based in Nashville, bedroom-pop master Dreamer Boy has released the first taste of his new project All The Ways We Are Together, ‘Know You’. The tune serves as a joyous soundtrack to growing up. He is no stranger to ethereal tones that take aim at unexplored parts of the heart.
Chaotic Excitement in Sally Boy’s Latest Video - 'Sippy Cup'
The ‘Sippy Cup’ music video is quintessentially a mark of DIY creativity which reaps its rewards. The unapologetic, unadulterated message the video brings is to simply let go, and gives off a freeing sentiment.
Documenting Moments of Aloneness and Intimacy with Hong Kong Boyfriend’s Latest Release, ‘Tiramisu’
Neon-lit memories of romanticism, a smile washed with the blue-tinted glow of a projector. It’s always the small moments we don’t realize we miss until they’re over, right?
Elais Park Has ‘Been Busy’ - Unpacking His Latest Release
Reminiscent of a Brockhampton ‘Saturation’ era sound, the mix of provocative lyrics with experimental beats and playfully pitched vocals further enforces the, ‘fuck with me I dare you,’ vibe Park has perfectly curated.