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New Politics' David Boyd releases latest solo track "Animal"—listen

New Politics’ David Boyd is ready to have a dance party in his latest feel-good single “Animal,” featured here at Alternative Press. The track’s pop sound is infectious in all the right ways. Sonically, it also mirrors the internal emotions that Boyd felt while writing it. Read more: Revisit Green Day’s 2004 cover to celebrate […]

15 up-and-coming solo artists to add to your playlist

In a scene chock-full of prolific bands, solo artists have often felt like a rarity. Still, that hasn’t prevented musicians such as Avril Lavigne and Olivia Rodrigo from gaining significant prominence within the alternative sphere. No surprise, the underground is brimming with soloists who are ready to take their specific genres by storm. From singer-songwriters […]

10 musicians who absolutely nailed switching genres as solo artists

Branding is one hell of an important factor to achieving success and maintaining a fanbase in music. So, it’s no surprise that many musicians use their solo projects as an avenue for genre experimentation. We’ve seen it countless times to varying extents. Some artists may just incorporate new, genre-defying dynamics to their foundational sounds, whereas others […]

Neck Deep's Dani Washington releases his first solo single

Neck Deep‘s drummer, Dani Washington, has released his first solo single. You can check it out below! Read more: Is Neck Deep’s Dani Washington working on a solo project? A few weeks ago, we reported that the Neck Deep drummer posted a snippet of song to his Twitter account, with the caption: “I’m not scared of […]

Is Neck Deep's Dani Washington working on a solo project?

It looks like Neck Deep‘s drummer Dani Washington is added another thing to his list of things to do. Read more: 8 musicians confess their guilty pleasure songs and artists Washington might run his own clothing company and drum in one of the biggest pop-punk bands in the scene right now, but that doesn’t appear to […]

Hear Hundredth solo project Pure Violet's bouncy new song "Glass"

Hundredth vocalist and guitarist Chadwick Johnson is back with another fresh track from his recently launched dream-pop solo project, Pure Violet. Hear the vivid new song “Glass” below, and get it now on Spotify or Apple Music. Read more: Hear Hundredth's groovy new 'RARE' B-sides Following the 2017 release of Hundredth's stylistic change-up RARE, Johnson […]

Hear Awsten Knight from Waterparks' bizarre new mixtape as Felony Steve

[Photo by: Awsten Knight/Instagram] The first track on Waterparks frontman Awsten Knight's strange new blip-hop mixtape—released on SoundCloud under the alias Felony Steve—is titled, “Who Is Steve?” And, really, I guess that's the question we're all asking here. Listen to Knight's bizarre new effort Money Mountain Vol. II below. Read more: Are Waterparks bringing back […]

Hundredth vocalist releases two airy new songs as a solo artist—listen

Hundredth vocalist Chadwick Johnson is dropping his first-ever songs as a solo artist. Listen to the two new singles from Johnson, “Garden” and “Numb,” under the banner of the musician's latest project, Pure Violet, below. Read more: Hundredth's 'RARE' is a breath of fresh air The rarefied new tunes come fresh on the heels of […]

17 solo projects to check out from 2016

It’s been a great year for music, with no shortage of fantastic releases to fill our headphones. Among those releases are an abundance of solo projects from established acts. Whether they’re moving on after the end of an era or balancing more than one creative outlet, here are just a few of the solo projects […]

The Cab frontman Alexander DeLeon launches solo project—listen

The Cab frontman Alexander DeLeon has returned with a new project, dubbed Bohnes. While not much has been revealed thus far, a minute-long teaser video has been shared, which offers a brief look into what the endeavor will boast in terms of sound. Check it out below and be sure to leave us a comment […]