writing shitty words on a Microsoft document pretending that someday it will matter. life is fun and boring right now in a kind of perfect way that I’ll never be satisfied with and nothing is full circle.
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How do all the queer kids that are becoming queer adults feel about the fragility of this right, a right that many of us have taken as a given?
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Late summer brought with it a haze of political activism. Issues of domestic and international conflict were spotlighted across media platforms. The humanitarian crisis of Yemen was one among many.
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At 20 years old, Fay — better known as FIG — is breaking out of the bedroom pop mold. With her undying individuality and dynamic sound, this New York singer-songwriter dances around what’s expected, bringing listeners something fresh, with an air of nostalgia. After being featured on Spotify’s “Lorem” and “Beast Meets West” playlists, Pure Nowhere chatted with FIG over a Zoom call, discussing how she brings internalized emotions and visuals to life in her music.
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‘Mirror Sound’ is a visual portrait that takes a closer look at the people and processes behind self-recorded music, showcasing twenty-seven musicians including Sharon Von Etten, Laetitia Tamko (Vagabon), and the late Emitt Rhodes. Conceived by writer and musician Spencer Tweedy, graphic designer Lawrence Azerrad, and photographer Daniel Topete, the collaboration profiles a collection of musicians whose work is a sonic reflection of their innermost selves.
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International actress Priyanka Chopra and singer-songwriter Nick Jonas’s wedding, with familiar faces like Armie Hammer and Kelly Ripa in attendance, had a more surprising guest: Indian Prime Minister Modi. Chopra, who was appointed as a UN ambassador in 2010, has been vocal about her head-turning, ironic support towards the controversial leader for quite some time.
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Here we are again, with another short film masterpiece guaranteed to make you nostalgic for everything you’ve ever wanted and nothing you’ve ever done.
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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.
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‘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.
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“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.”
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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As activists, we must dedicate ourselves to reimagining the ways in which our activism can manifest itself meaningfully online.
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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.
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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.”
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This is how singer-songwriter Alayna would describe her music in three words. And her listeners would probably agree.
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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.
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