You Feel Me?

Speak talks life in Mexico, his heel-face turn, and the art of a memorable radio freestyle

Speak is a journeyman rapper from California's Moreno Valley who's been living in Mexico for nearly five years now. We spoke the day after his sold out Los Angeles show in support of his latest release Singularity (Version 1). Listen in to hear us talk about CDMX culture, cl...

Horse Head and Yawns talk GothBoiClique history, coping with the passing of group member Lil Peep, and their new record "We Had Our Fun"

Horse Head and Yawns' recently released We Had Our Fun is a stylistic leap forward, and a step away from previous projects that leaned heavily on emo vocal stylings over 808 heavy rap beats. Hear them talk about the new record, a...

Hailing from the suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri, the electronic pop duo consists of Dylan Brady and Laura Les. Laura attributes the band's eclectic style to the two having grown up on the Internet. In our Skullcandy interview, she references discovering secret Pokemon videos soundtracked by Nightcore songs, a genre she simply describes as "sped up songs with high-pitched vocals." It's not a bad description for 100 Gecs either. Thei...

Valee's unpredictable surroundings have created his zen-like personality, a trait that makes him unusually intriguing. He approaches life calmly and strategically, seeing it as an opportunity to cleverly disrupt tradition. His desire to advance the mundane has now carried into rap music, something he decided to pursue on a whim. Valee never intended to turn music into a career, but his commitment to craft set in and rap became his ...

Long Beach native Shane Blanchard, better known as Bane's World, makes music that lovingly captures the sunny vibe of his California hometown. Laid-back and dreamy, his sound is at the forefront of a lo-fi movement known as "bedroom pop". In our 'You Feel Me?' podcast interview, he mentions an affinity for "sad love songs", which accurately describes his work on Drowsy. A guitar aficionado, Shane can clearly shred, but he also know...

Jeremy Jones is a legendary snowboarder known for going deeper, further, and higher. Going pro as a 16 year old in the early days of the snowboard industry, as time went on he noticed climate change affecting winter wonderlands he'd frequented. In 2007 he decided to do something about and started Protect Our Winters. For over a decade the non-profit has been fighting climate change with political acti...

Smrtdeath is part of a booming indie scene that's been frequently mislabeled 'emo rap,' but is showing itself to be an amalgamation of a litany of styles beyond emo and rap. The scene has exploded since we first covered it in 2017 and smrtdeath, with his booming voice harmonized and distorted with just the right amount of autotune, has become a staple. But this style isn't his first foray into music, ...

Denzel Curry is Fearless. As a pioneer in the Soundcloud rap scene, Denzel's had eyes on him since his teenage years. Now he's a household name and his music has evolved in a way that's gracefully taken him from underground hero, to mainstream accessibility while maintaining edge and depth of content. From his early days in Rvidxr Klvn, to Nostalgic 64, to his most recent release Zuu,...

Pink Siifu talks growing up in Cincinnati, getting his start as a poet, and bleeding on the track

Pink Siifu is part of a growing movement in rap music. There's a sub-sect of artists making deeply personal, poetic, and abstract music over stripped down loops that aren't necessarily adhering to traditional song structures or rules. It's a fascinating wave with arti...

Cautious Clay is Deep. He's an amazingly well rounded musician known for his poetic lyrics. A multi-instrumentalist, producer, and lyricist, he got his start taking flute lessons from YouTube phenomenon known for playing the flute while beatboxing. His deeply intuitive understanding of music led to Clay preferring to listen to notes, rather than reading them, to learn songs. He eventually went on to pick up the sax, the guitar, and...

Hook is a rapper phenom exploding out of Riverside, CA. Her recently released critically acclaimed debut tape "Bully" — entirely produced by underground pot-stirrer Nedarb Nagrom—is taking the underground by storm. Her ferocious style combined with his upbeat, sample-free 808 kits combine for the perfect soundtrack for a hot girl summer. She's getting cosigns from your faves left and right, and has a bright career i...

Soccer Mommy is rad. With a sound rooted in 90s rock and an aesthetic rooted in 90s kitsch, Soccer Mommy embodies throwback radness. Her humble beginnings as a bedroom musician in Nashville were interrupted by the time she got to NYU for college and realized she had some big decisions to make. Music was pulling her away from school, and thankfully for us, she followed the calling from the rock gods. Hear us talk about being head of...

Tommy Genesis is independent. She emerged from the underground rap scene, stayed true to her vision, and grew a devoted fanbase by doing things differently. She experimented with a multitude of music genres, including emo, noise, and punk, before creating her own: fetish rap. The term isn't meant to signify the often overt sexual nature of her music, but to highlight how niche her sound is. Tommy is also a visual ar...

Lee Fields' career as a soul singer has spanned over 6 decades. It started with a talent show in Wilson, NC when he was 14, and has continued to this day. He's been everything from a cover artist, to a one man band, a real estate manager, to a Billboard charting phenom, and now a living legend and road warrior with his band The Expressions.

Interviewing someone who's lived so much life is easy, just ...

Leikeli47 is empowered. She's taken control of her narrative by hiding her true identity. Now critics, fans, and observers are forced to judge her on the merit of music instead of physical appearance. Admittedly a shy person most of her life, concealing her identity has empowered her to be herself in the music.

47 is the rare all-in-one complete package modern musician. Not only is she an impeccable ...

Maxo talks Lil Big Man, Def Jam giving him full creative control, and the power of timelessness



People always ask me how I find new music, and I can never really explain it. Finding Maxo was pure luck. A mere whisper in a Twitter thread amongst music journalists where someone said something along the lines of "Maxo's new one is so good." It was enough to barely pique my interest. Lil Big Man didn't have a grand placement in the c...

Omar Apollo is fresh. Beyond being a fresh face in the pop scene — and a heartthrob to boot — he's taken a fresh approach at creating music. Perhaps it's humility or self-deprecation when he claims he didn't have any natural aptitude for music, but his passion to learn created an absolute phenom. He devoured YouTube tutorials to learn guitar, take singing lessons, and pick up production tips. Like many a young artis...

Travis Thompson has had a busy couple years. The emerging rapper was on tour with with another Seattle rapper, Macklemore, when I met him in 2017. It was his first time on the road and he'd recently quit his job. The tour led to a collaboration, the collaboration led him to appearing on The Tonight Show.

The video we shot upon meeting organically sky rocketed into the ...