Sound OnWBUR's ongoing series highlights rising local musicians.Cloudbelly returns with intimate songs and a maximalist soundLead singer Corey Laitman reckons with the demise of past relationships on the Western Massachusetts band's new album, "i know i know i know."Arts & CultureMar 8, 2024These Massachusetts musicians are killing it in the local sceneA spotlight on rising local musicians, from folk experimentalist Anjimile to Brockton’s rap rabble-rousers Van Buren Records and indie rock poet Squirrel Flower. Read more about the musicians defining Massachusetts’...Arts & CultureFeb 15, 2024Sound On: Boston Rapper Pink Navel is playing gamesSound On is WBUR's series highlighting rising local musicians. In its latest installment, WBUR Senior Arts Reporter Amelia Mason profiles Boston-based indie rapper Pink Navel, who fuses hip-hop, video games...ResumeThe Common14:30Dec 19, 2023Boston rapper Pink Navel makes a case for playing gamesDevin Bailey, who performs as Pink Navel, crafted an homage to their love of video games on the recent album "How to Capture Play." It's also about the value of...Arts & CultureDec 19, 2023Rapper kei embodies freedom through rage and hip-hopThe Dorchester artist is making a name for herself with her unique aggressive sound, pushing against expectations. "As a young Black woman, there's this stigma behind what a woman in...ResumeArts & Culture06:28Sep 7, 2023AdvertisementSinger Ali McGuirk blends the serious and playful to create her signature soundThe New England musician pulls inspiration from '90s pop divas, classic rockers and jazz legends. 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She brought that same infectious energy to her Tiny...ResumeArts & Culture07:58Nov 18, 2021Future Teens Make Sadness Sound Like FunThe Boston-based emo band has its heart in pop music and wears its sadness on its sleeve.ResumeLocal Coverage06:58Aug 26, 2021Brockton Rap Collective Van Buren Records Is Making A Name For Itself And Its CityVan Buren is charting new terrain for a city which must also adapt to the tides of development. 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"But I disagree....ResumeArts & Culture05:26Oct 1, 2020With Pure Vocals And Brash Guitars, Squirrel Flower Writes Her Origin StoryThe music of Ella Williams, a.k.a. Squirrel Flower, is expansive and melancholy and preternaturally sensitive to the taut threads of power that run, invisible, through relationships.ResumeLocal Coverage06:42Mar 5, 2020Ezra Furman Is Finally Making The Punk Music Of Her Teenage DreamsOut with a new soundtrack to the Netflix series "Sex Education," the singer-songwriter Ezra Furman is making Boston home.ResumeLocal Coverage10:52Feb 14, 2020Next Page
Cloudbelly returns with intimate songs and a maximalist soundLead singer Corey Laitman reckons with the demise of past relationships on the Western Massachusetts band's new album, "i know i know i know."Arts & CultureMar 8, 2024
These Massachusetts musicians are killing it in the local sceneA spotlight on rising local musicians, from folk experimentalist Anjimile to Brockton’s rap rabble-rousers Van Buren Records and indie rock poet Squirrel Flower. Read more about the musicians defining Massachusetts’...Arts & CultureFeb 15, 2024
Sound On: Boston Rapper Pink Navel is playing gamesSound On is WBUR's series highlighting rising local musicians. In its latest installment, WBUR Senior Arts Reporter Amelia Mason profiles Boston-based indie rapper Pink Navel, who fuses hip-hop, video games...ResumeThe Common14:30Dec 19, 2023
Boston rapper Pink Navel makes a case for playing gamesDevin Bailey, who performs as Pink Navel, crafted an homage to their love of video games on the recent album "How to Capture Play." It's also about the value of...Arts & CultureDec 19, 2023
Rapper kei embodies freedom through rage and hip-hopThe Dorchester artist is making a name for herself with her unique aggressive sound, pushing against expectations. "As a young Black woman, there's this stigma behind what a woman in...ResumeArts & Culture06:28Sep 7, 2023
Singer Ali McGuirk blends the serious and playful to create her signature soundThe New England musician pulls inspiration from '90s pop divas, classic rockers and jazz legends. And on her latest album, "Til It's Gone," she doesn't shy away from complicated issues.ResumeArts & Culture07:07Apr 20, 2023
Berklee's buzziest band puts a fresh spin on pop conventionOn its debut album, "Girls at Parties," Little Fuss brings to life complex female characters in songs designed to fill a stadium.ResumeArts & Culture06:08Feb 23, 2023
South Shore singer Lee Zangari is our local Tiny Desk favoriteThe artist won over our panel with a mesmerizing performance of "A Man Is A Man" played on the mountain dulcimer.ResumeArts & Culture08:06Oct 27, 2022
Dorchester musician Eph See channels teen angst into buoyant popTheir 2021 debut EP, "g*rlhood," captures the romance of adolescence from the perspective of someone (slightly) older and (regretfully) wiser.ResumeArts & Culture07:08Aug 25, 2022
Bubblegrunge band Mint Green refreshes heartache anthemsThe Somerville band, named for the lead singer's favorite color, debuted their first full-length LP earlier this month. Their music brings a mix of emotions — light and airy, but...ResumeArts & Culture09:25Jun 30, 2022
Singer Miranda Rae is intent on emerging from her cocoonThe neo-soul artist is coming into her own. “I think sometimes I play it a little safe with my lyrics. But on my next project, I really just want to...ResumeArts & Culture07:22Apr 28, 2022
Raging at the patriarchy, Lady Pills forges a new musical pathAfter a breakup and the near-dissolution of her band, Ella Boissonnault decided to make Lady Pills' third album on her own terms.ResumeArts & Culture08:08Feb 24, 2022
Local Tiny Desk favorite HEESU takes her cues from K-pop and soulGrowing up in Seoul, HEESU (the stage name of Heesu Yu) loved to belt K-pop at the city’s nuraebangs (karaoke rooms). She brought that same infectious energy to her Tiny...ResumeArts & Culture07:58Nov 18, 2021
Future Teens Make Sadness Sound Like FunThe Boston-based emo band has its heart in pop music and wears its sadness on its sleeve.ResumeLocal Coverage06:58Aug 26, 2021
Brockton Rap Collective Van Buren Records Is Making A Name For Itself And Its CityVan Buren is charting new terrain for a city which must also adapt to the tides of development. They’re the rap game’s best kept secret, but like most good things,...ResumeLocal Coverage08:05Jul 1, 2021
Indie Jazz Band Really From Is Reframing Its Origin StoryReally From’s upcoming self-titled album doubles as a freshly focused declaration of the artistic direction the band has honed over the past seven years, unpacking the complexities of identity and...ResumeLocal Coverage08:39Mar 11, 2021
Hip-Hop Broke $ean Wire's Heart, And Healed ItThe Boston rapper is an artist at once tormented by and in love with the act of self-expression. “Music was always the medicine to what I was feeling," Wire says....ResumeLocal Coverage06:39Feb 11, 2021
Meet Kweeng Doll, Boston's Genderbending Rapper And Our Favorite Local Tiny Desk Contest Entrant"Queer people are always afraid to really talk about things that really happen in their everyday life, because they think people won't relate," says the Boston-based rapper. "But I disagree....ResumeArts & Culture05:26Oct 1, 2020
With Pure Vocals And Brash Guitars, Squirrel Flower Writes Her Origin StoryThe music of Ella Williams, a.k.a. Squirrel Flower, is expansive and melancholy and preternaturally sensitive to the taut threads of power that run, invisible, through relationships.ResumeLocal Coverage06:42Mar 5, 2020
Ezra Furman Is Finally Making The Punk Music Of Her Teenage DreamsOut with a new soundtrack to the Netflix series "Sex Education," the singer-songwriter Ezra Furman is making Boston home.ResumeLocal Coverage10:52Feb 14, 2020