Ricky Earlywine feels like an artist who’s genuinely worked hard to get where he is. Based in Lacey, Washington, his music comes from a mix of proper training and real-life experience, which makes it feel more grounded. After going through a serious health phase and recovery, his approach to music seems more intentional now, like he knows exactly what he wants to say and how he wants it to sound.

Ramblerman represents the imagination-fueled alter ego of conceptual artist Stephen Dobson.

Violet, a queer Latin American artist, lives to tell how she turns her pain into art and how wounding experiences not only influence memory but also identity.

The New Citizen Kane is continuing to make his space in the electronic and disco-soul realm.