If you thought pop music reached its peak in the early 2000s with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, think again. MkX shows that the Y2K sparkle never faded; it’s been reimagined with a hyperpop facelift, blending the Max Martin school of punchy pop with SOPHIE’s futuristic sound design. With more than 9 million streams and […] The post MkX Shows Y2K Never Died With His Futuristic Pop Anthem “UP” appeared first on Mundane.| Mundane
Balancing the chaos of film sets with the rigor of fitness studios is no easy feat—but for Joshua Uduma, it’s not just a career, it’s a calling. With over a million followers watching his every move, Uduma has become a rare hybrid in today’s cultural landscape: an actor whose artistry is grounded in soulful storytelling […] The post Joshua Uduma Is Redefining Discipline—From Hollywood to the Gym appeared first on Mundane.| Mundane
Plastic lenses with angel figures that cloud vision, replicas of water splashes that “wet the face,” snowflake rings, and shoes inspired by canine teeth make up a bold catalog that achieves exactly what it sets out to do: kick the door wide open and spark divided reactions that swing between love and hate. Skylar Caeles […] The post Skylar Caeles Disrupts Fashion with Bold 3D Creations appeared first on Mundane.| Mundane
Cazwell, the downtown NYC queer icon of hip hop, has long redefined what it means to fuse sex, humor, and audacious style with music. From his early breakout with Peace Bisquit in 2006 to his recent charting of queer culture through bold visual and sonic statements, Cazwell has built a career that’s as fearless as […] The post Queer Hip Hop Icon Cazwell Talks Pleasure, Politics, and the Art of Queer Rap appeared first on Mundane.| Mundane
Photo Credit: Jeremy David Jax Malcolm dove straight into creativity before he could even spell “filmography.” At just five years old, he was negotiating his way into showbiz with the kind of logic only a child could muster: “If I need an agent, can we just buy one?” That innocent question would snowball into a […] The post The Many Lives of Jax Malcolm: Building Stories on Camera and the Catwalk appeared first on Mundane.| Mundane
Photo Credit: Maximilian Koenig Charlie Cunningham has always written from the liminal space between discipline and dream. The Bedfordshire-born, Oxford-based artist is no stranger to reinvention, but his latest release, In Light (2025), feels less like a reinvention and more like a crystallization. After years of tracing the fault lines between classical Spanish guitar, indie […] The post DIGITAL COVER: Charlie Cunningham’s In Light: A Journey Through Shadows and Space appeared first on ...| Mundane
São Paulo artist MONCHMONCH (aka Lucas Monch) doesn’t just make music—he creates worlds that teeter between the surreal and the painfully human. Fresh off a tour in Portugal, he returns with a dreamlike visual for “Coisa Linda”, the closing track of his latest album MARTEMORTE. Directed by long-time collaborator Mole Enterprise, the video is a […] The post Exclusive Premiere: MONCHMONCH Balances Brutality and Grace on “Coisa Linda” appeared first on Mundane.| Mundane
Stella and the Very Messed don’t make songs that play it safe. They make songs that punch you in the chest, wink in your face, and dare you to press repeat. Today, the Austin-born band shares “Not Dynamite”—their third single from the upcoming album Big Familiar, out September 19 via Double Helix Records. Fronted by […] The post Stella and the Very Messed Ignite With “Not Dynamite” appeared first on Mundane.| Mundane
Some artists wait for an invitation. V.I.C is already breaking down the door. Fresh off the acclaim of his recent EP VARÏANT, the fast-rising rapper and creative force returns with “40 Doors”—a ferocious anthem that doubles as a manifesto. Built on piercing piano stabs and basslines that rattle your chest, the track is a showcase […] The post V.I.C Kicks Down Barriers With Explosive New Single “40 Doors” appeared first on Mundane.| Mundane
New York City rooftops have their own mythology—sweaty, crowded, euphoric—and if there’s a band that knows how to bottle that energy, it’s Stolen Gin. Today, the genre-defying quintet drops their latest single “Spoil My Night” (co-produced by Mikey Freedom Hart of Bleachers), just in time to soundtrack the season. On paper, Stolen Gin shouldn’t make […]| Mundane
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There’s a charged hush before a scream. That tension pulses through every crack and hiss of Siichaq’s sophomore album, Catcher—a slow-burning, grunge-tinged mosaic of introspection, ephemeral beauty, and raw edge. Out August 8, this isn’t just an album—it’s a shrine for the misfits, the dreamers, and the beautifully fucked-up souls in the indie margins. Take […]| Mundane
For TAZ, music is a calling. The New York native and recent graduate of Yale University, who earned his nickname TAZ because of his ferocious guitar playing, was first inspired to pick up a guitar at eight years old after watching the movie School of Rock. From that moment on, his guitar rarely left his hands. Just four years later, […]| Mundane
Nashville heavy duo Friendship Commanders have never been ones to whisper, but with their upcoming album BEAR—out October 10 via Magnetic Eye Records—they’ve traded in restraint for a full-throttle emotional detonation. Anchored by Buick Audra’s towering riffs and crystalline vocals, and Jerry Roe’s seismic drumming, BEAR feels like a declaration of survival in a world […]| Mundane
In a world obsessed with the spectacular, Anthony Anzaldo is chasing the beauty of the ordinary. With the announcement of Live From An Ordinary Place—the debut full-length from his project Anthony Family, out August 1st via Pure Noise Records—he offers up something strange and refreshing: a pop album with a pulse, a palette, and a […]| Mundane
photo credit to Izzy Dachs @isabellesphotographs What does it mean to feel stuck in a place that doesn’t love you back? Maybe it’s a fogged-up bus window you keep staring out of but never get off. A community center that once held hope, now hollowed by disuse. A beach town where time moves slowly until […]| Mundane
For years, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons was best known for her role as Lily on Modern Family—a beloved character in one of TV’s most iconic sitcoms. But as she steps into adulthood, she’s making a decisive pivot away from the spotlight she grew up in and into one entirely of her own design. Enter: Frances Anderson. Releasing […]| Mundane
Some stories are written in studio lights, others in sweat and grit. For Gavin Copeland, a Louisiana-born and Texas-raised rising soul singer, music wasn’t the obvious path—it was the one whispered by life’s struggles, long before he had the courage to follow it. Growing up splitting time between his family’s bakery and his grandmother’s house, […]| Mundane
There’s a particular kind of quiet that only exists in the Midwest—wide fields that hum with summer heat, the drone of distant machinery, the kind of stillness that makes you reflect on every wrong turn that led you there. Trevor Sensor knows that quiet well. The Illinois-born singer-songwriter, with his weathered Dylan-esque rasp and heartland […]| Mundane
Seoul’s own Loco has always rapped like someone who keeps one eye on the skyline and the other on his notebook—half-dreaming, half-documenting. With SCRAPS, his long-awaited third studio album, he turns that habit inward, reworking fragments of abandoned lyrics, half-finished beats, and orphaned hooks into a fully realized portrait of reinvention. Released July 8 via […]| Mundane
Photos of Hollis: Mozart Gabriel Photos of the Eighth Room: Elisabeth Donaldson Some people renovate buildings. Jason Hollis renovates entire realities. The multi-hyphenate creative—visual artist, entrepreneur, producer, and now venue owner—has taken one of Nashville’s most beloved and historic music landmarks, Douglas Corner, and reborn it as The Eighth Room, a decadent collision of rock & roll […]| Mundane
Noah Levine has already helped craft one of the biggest songs of the last few years. You’ve heard his guitar work and co-writing chops on Noah Kahan’s Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever) — most notably on the chart-smashing, Post Malone-assisted “Dial Drunk,” which shot straight to #1 on Spotify’s US Top Songs and […]| Mundane
Pastiche is proof that pop music gets more interesting when it stops pretending to be perfect. The Dublin-born riser — the fearless solo project of Jade Roche — returns with Hot Mess Express, a fluorescent, unhinged, and unapologetically honest anthem that cements her status as one of Ireland’s most exciting new voices. Lifted from her […]| Mundane
Summer just got a whole lot hotter. Boundary-breaking producer and artist Malibu Babie returns with her latest sonic sledgehammer, “Bootymove,” out today and already shaking speakers coast to coast. Featuring the unstoppable energy of UNIIQU3, the reigning queen of Jersey club, the track is a wild, unapologetic invitation to the dance floor—and a declaration of […]| Mundane
