UCLA Radio’s Rising Artist Spotlight aims to highlight upcoming artists who have demonstrated unique creativity and talent through their music. Through interviews and features, we delve into their journey, influences, and aspirations, giving listeners a glimpse into the future of music. Folk Bitch Trio is a name that stops you as you hear it on…
Cover photo courtesy of joan & their team The combination of 200 million global streams and more than one million monthly listeners across platforms appears humble once you get into the music of the Arkansas duo joan. They have steadily become a compelling name in modern pop for their own music as well as the…
Cover photo credit to Jaxon Whittington (@jaxonleft) LA-based quartet Rocket is a rising act you won’t want to miss. The indie rock group is composed of childhood friends Alithea Tuttle (vocals, bass), Baron Rinzler (guitar), Cooper Ladomade (drums), and Desi Scaglione (guitar). For fans of Smashing Pumpkins, Momma, or ‘90s-esque alt rock, R is for…
Photo courtesy of Bobby Granfelt UCLA Radio’s Rising Artist Spotlight aims to highlight upcoming artists who have demonstrated unique creativity and talent through their music. Through interviews and features, we delve into their journey, influences, and aspirations, giving listeners a glimpse into the future of music. Bobby Granfelt, founding member of sunking and co-creator of…
Photos courtesy of Adali Schell 22-year-old singer-songwriter Jake Minch explores the complexities of grief, love, guilt, and the discomfort in discovering one’s identity in his debut album, George. Since the release of his 2023 single, “handgun,” he’s earned support from Noah Kahan, Lizzy McAlpine, Gigi Perez, and Gracie Abrams, also having shared stages with The…
Photo courtesy of aftrr UCLA Radio’s Rising Artist Spotlight aims to highlight upcoming artists who have demonstrated unique creativity and talent through their music. Through interviews and features, we delve into their journey, influences, and aspirations, giving listeners a glimpse into the future of music. Born from a childhood of EDM and internet music scenes,…
Photos courtesy of Griff In the six years since the release of her first single, 24-year-old British singer-songwriter Griff has undoubtedly announced herself as a force to be reckoned with. Having opened for pop superstars like Sabrina Carpenter, Coldplay, Dua Lipa, and Taylor Swift all while creating, releasing, and touring her debut album Vertigo, Griff’s…
Photos by Dylan Simmons. Words & interview by Ava London & Dylan Simmons. Having recently made their Coachella debut in April following the release of their sophomore EP, Quiet Pleasures, it would seem the sky’s the limit for Arizona-based shoegaze act Glixen. So how did Glixen manage to cut through the noise generated by the…
Photo Courtesy of Larry Niehues UCLA Radio’s Rising Artist Spotlight aims to highlight upcoming artists who have demonstrated unique creativity and talent through their music. Through interviews and features, we delve into their journey, influences, and aspirations, giving listeners a glimpse into the future of music. Bridging generations of storytelling and music tradition, 21-year-old Stella…
Photo Courtesy of Your Favorite Color UCLA Radio’s Rising Artist Spotlight aims to highlight upcoming artists who have demonstrated unique creativity and talent through their music. Through interviews and features, we delve into their journey, influences, and aspirations, giving listeners a glimpse into the future of music. Dreamy, sunset-tinged visuals on melancholic storylines, all bolstered…