Category: The Singles Bar
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The Singles Bar: Kai Karilove – Mind of Athena
We all have things that root us into the earth. That can be yoga, hiking, exercise, and spirituality. Whatever it is, Kai Karilove reminds the listener to embrace those things. “Mind of Athena” brims with brassy horns, throat-throttling drums, and a sky-tearing vocal that’s to die for. But within its intricated musical layers, you’ll uncover…
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The Singles Bar: Obed Padilla – Meet Me in the Middle
If you meet Obed Padilla in the middle, who knows what’ll happen! That’s the freeing groove of his new song “Meet Me in the Middle,” an acoustic-rendered song that’s equally playful and moody. “We can lay in my backseat,” he coos over guitar and rootsy rhythmic waves. With a voice as sweet as a rose…
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Pride 2026: Leilani Patao – kiddy scissors
For Pride Month 2026, B-Sides & Badlands is raising money for The Trevor Project. Our celebration of queerness features interviews with filmmakers and artists, reviews of queer horror and albums, and queer essays. Donate here. Trans love is a special kind of love. With their new song, “kiddy scissors,” Leilani Patao muses on the beautiful collision that…
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The Singles Bar: Travis Pickering – Hangover Song
Travis Pickering delights in good old-fashioned country music, circa the ’90s. His new song, “Hangover Song,” fits somewhere between Mark Wills and Clint Black. Memory swirls at the bottom of a bottle of Jack Daniel’s, or at least, that’s how Pickering views it. Cloudy moments mix with the fleeting nature of time, colliding into an…
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The Singles Bar: Isabelle Skye – Subaru
Lana Del Rey casts a very long shadow. With her new song “Subaru,” Australian upstart Isabelle Skye cuts a swatch from Del Rey’s gorgeous, languid gown. A sweeping, orchestral quality to the song’s searing melody carries you away, dressed around a dark lyric about what it’s like being a woman walking home. Skye’s voice burns…
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The Singles Bar: Corinthian Hall – Little Wonder
Corinthian Hall muses on parenthood with his new song “Little Wonder.” Written in a NYC playground, the tender ditty casts a blindingly shimmering reflection. “You won’t remember this like me,” he sings, soaking in the surroundings and collecting memories of his kids growing up. The folk-country tone leaves his bellowing baritone to feel the heaviness…
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The Singles Bar: freetime – wide awake
Sometimes you need to run right into a brick wall to realize you’re in dire need of a change. That’s essentially the vibe of freetime‘s new song, “wide awake.” Groovy drums snarl and whip their way over a silky smooth melody. Lead singer Kyle Ashwood lets his heart pour onto the floor, his rasp catapulting…
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The Singles Bar: Leah Jane – Girl, You’re Fine
Leah Jane scrawls a much-needed pep talk with her new song, “Girl, You’re Fine.” Twinkling piano and jangly other instruments give the track a fluttering quality, as though she’s puffing dandelion seeds into the summer breeze. “Never thought I’d fix my broken heart,” she sings into a musical kaleidoscope. The production is glossy and perfectly…
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The Singles Bar: Emily Hackett – Crowded Room
Making room for every part of yourself, particularly as you grow older, is an essential part of the human experience. Sometimes, it can be difficult to accept certain things, but it’s mostly a transcendent process. With her new song, “Crowded Room,” Emily Hackett works through her own development with a sharp-toothed pen. “There’s part of…
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The Singles Bar: EG Vines – I Like ’em Braindead
The Evil in the White House should be used to being skewered in art. From film to TV and music, creatives have and (hopefully) will continue letting the poisonous vipers they’re not wanted. With his new song “I Like ’em Braindead,” alt-rock slayer EG Vines worms his way into a scratchy, hypnotic alternative track that’d…
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The Singles Bar: Isabella Han-Bolelli – Asian Enough
Isabella Han-Bolelli confronts the feeling of not being “Asian Enough” with her new song. “How can I call myself Chinese when I butcher the five words of Mandarin I know? How can I call myself Chinese when I go to a Chinatown restaurant and the waiters see a foreigner?” she says about the song’s thematic…
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The Singles Bar: Kennedy Taylor – Burning on My Mind
Sometimes, obsession takes root in your soul and blossoms into something dark and twisted. That’s the feeling of listening to Kennedy Taylor‘s “Burning on My Mind.” Banjo dances in the background, as Taylor leans into a pop sunrise that casts a warm glow over the rest of the production. “I kept igniting the flame, but…
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The Singles Bar: Todd Adelman – This Rounds on Me
Songs like Todd Adelman‘s “This Rounds on Me” just make you feel all warm inside, as though you’ve taken a shot of whiskey and it’s quickly settling in your stomach. “Lay down your worries, leave them behind,” Adelman encourages over a rustic arrangement. “This rounds on me / You can get me next time.” It’s…
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The Singles Bar: Tehya – Burn for Me
Tehya yearns to feel the heat from a crush, but there’s nothing, not even a tiny spark. “Burn for Me” swims in the rising tides of unrequited love. Her voice drips with the ache of unbridled desire. She can’t do anything but pour her heart out onto the record and just hope that same throbbing…
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The Singles Bar: Ryann Ross – Irish Exit
There’s something beautifully haunting about Ryann Ross‘ “Irish Exit.” Its acoustic luminescence carves out a stunning and blinding sketch about love and scorn. “You don’t have to love me, if you won’t,” she sings, her voice charred and gritty. Drums thump; piano flutters, and Ross stands amidst a furiously and dangerously cold landscape. A frigid…
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