Kat Robichaud on Escaping the Box, Finding Her People, and the Courage to Be Stupid
Don't see things ending as a failure and don't be afraid to fail." It's something I have to remind myself constantly.
TCHAKALLA on Reclaiming His Name and Redefining Success
Your art doesn't need a filter and you need to express the full breadth of your creativity regardless of genre.
INTERVIEWS
View all InterviewRosie Haze on Tenderness, Transformation, and Her Debut Album
Catching up with Voltaire’s Ghost
Kata on Protest, Presence, and Writing Songs That Meet the Moment
Malört and Savior: Heathens with Good Intentions
Sean Tobin: From Jersey Shore to Nashville
Judah Jones: The Song Always Comes First
PERSPECTIVES
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View all SongbreakerPaper Planes
Selected by Danny Dorko
Downtempo rap over a Clash sample, released on XL Recordings—gunshots, cash registers, and visa satire compressed into folk-tinged rebellion. Timeless anti-consumerism wrapped in the catchiest hook of the 2000s.
Break My Heart
Selected by Danny Dorko
This week's SONIQLOOX spotlight. Self-released rock heartache from San Francisco's cabaret queen—three minutes of raw emotion stripped down. No theatrics, just Robichaud's voice and the ache of wanting someone to stay.
Coin-Operated Boy
Selected by Danny Dorko
Punk cabaret staccato—Amanda Palmer's fantasy of plastic companionship over theatrical piano. Originally self-released on 8 ft. Records before Roadrunner picked it up, whimsical loneliness turned into a cult anthem.