Erin Bensinger

Pop melodies, grunge tones, folk fingerpicking, and post-punk song structures are patched beautifully and darkly into a cohesive record, making the album a unique and rewarding listen.

Featuring spare production, gauzy vocals, and plenty of synth, Lizzy Young’s new single “God is Pink” is an art-pop delight.

Slowly, the ska-tinged electro-shred hook from “stupid horse” seeped into all the cracks in my brain, forcing me to return to the record again and again to soothe the earworm. Dear readers, I did not expect to end up a …

Roach Girl‘s track “Heavenly Song” sends an introspective, vulnerable message from the other side.

“Follow My Girl” has every element of a good pop song: self-loathing, sapphic desire, a catchy hook, and a horn solo.

23-year-old singer-songwriter Caroline Lazar uses wit and lo-fi charm to reclaim her space on her latest single “Roller Rink”.

On her first record in four years as Long Beard, Leslie Bear’s glittering dream pop is cleaner and brighter than ever.

“Visitation” is taken from The Rifle‘s upcoming album, Honeyden, out January 31, 2020 on Burger Records.

Eyemèr responds to the darkness of the world and shines a light on the rest of us with new single “On My Own”. Using their melancholic indie-folk to break down the stigma against mental illness, Eyemèr is the project of …

Emerging from their former project “The Blue,” the 22-year-old pair have reunited under the name Boyish and composed an indie rock elegy to a fading relationship with their new single “Ghost.”

The two-track teaser signals the band's new direction in the form of a five-minute egg-punk sucker punch.

Maxwell Musick’s third single, “Midnight Cowboy,” is a celebration.

Thematically occupied with the realm of passing fads and the cyclical nature of time, Trends is a Los Angeles-based alt-rock band with its own hashtag (#trendsneverdie) unafraid to color outside of the expectations of genre.

Los Angeles-based artist Hana Vu takes us on an electro-pop day trip to relationship purgatory with brand new single “Outside”.

This entire record marks a turning inward, a refocus on the connection and desire for creation that brought the band together in the first place.

B O K E H's latest single, “Options,” is a love letter to anyone who has ever felt repressed due to their true desires, gender or sexuality.

While their name may suggest the opposite, Sour Widows bring a hell of a lot of heart and passion to their craft.

On her first studio-recorded album, Virtual Heaven, songwriter and poet Caroline White presents some of her most cohesive, orchestral work yet.

Over the next few months, Claud will embark on their first ever headlining tour, open for The Neighbourhood on a series of shows, and release their EP Sideline Star. They’ve welcomed us into Claud Season by curating this month’s QUEEROPEDIA …

We love KERA’s unique, unapologetic brand of folk and their refusal to subscribe to any one label. In celebration of their new single, which drops mid-August, we let them take control of this month’s QUEEROPEDIA playlist.