COSIMA

METAMORPHOSIS ISSUE 14COSIMA INTERVIEW BY TENESHIA CARR In the face of the global pandemic, British songstress Cosima embraces her usual hermit mode as it helps her to fulfill her creative pursuits. Within her home and studio walls, she nurses her …

CHLOE X HALLE

PIECES OF YOU COVER STORYCHLOE X HALLE WORDS BY SHADAY STEWART If rising R&B duo Chloe x Halle consistently excel at one thing, it’s pairing their silky-smooth vocals with beats that catch you by surprise and lyrics that stay on …

Shea Diamond

MUSICShea Diamond Drops Fiery Single “Presence of a Legend” Photo Morgan T Stuart  Words by Zachary Weg Just last month, New York-based singer/songwriter Shea Diamond released a dynamo of a single. “Presence of a Legend,” a blues-pop anthem for transgender …

Hope Tala

MUSICHope TalaIntroduction by Matthew Burgos Interview by Teneshia Carr Photo Credit – Campbell Sofitsi Docherty Plump cherries ice the whipping cream, and their plush skin conceals the opaque syrup that clothes taste buds with a depth of irresistible sweetness. While …

Rudy De Anda

MUSICRUDY DE ANDAThe Hopeful Romantic Photo Credit Adrian Monge Words by Zachary Weg Down to his crisp suit, sleek shoes, and warm voice, Chicago-based musician, Rudy De Anda, is a gentleman. As heard on his radiant debut album from this …

Deradoorian

MUSICDeradoorianThe Healer Photo Credit Sean Stout Words by Zachary Weg The crushing coronavirus and unrest worldwide dominated headlines this past year but Find the Sun by Los Angeles-based musician, Deradoorian, was one of its best, most spiritually nourishing albums. Upon …

Nana Adjoa

MUSICNana AdjoaRaw Resurrection Photo by Latoya Van Der Meeren Words by Zachary Weg The art-pop of Dutch-Ghanaian musician, Nana Adjoa, is for all the strivers and battlers of the hard day. As her assured and sublime debut album, Big Dreaming …

Arlo Parks

MUSICArlo ParksProdigal One photo by Alex Kurunis Words by Zachary Weg Born at the dawn of the new millennium, twenty-year-old London musician/poet Arlo Parks has almost signaled through her genre-fusing music much of what makes up modern life: information overload …

Phum Viphurit

MUSICLover Boy Humble Beginnings Words by Matthew Burgos Discovering the pulp of what one aspires to be ripens as the first step. Then, diving deep into the shrines that make up the groundwork of such a vocation follows suit. The …

Kohinoorgasm

MUSICKohinoorgasm photo credit: Andrea Granera Words by Abby Fritz Los Angeles based lo-fi pop artist Josephine Shetty, known as Kohinoorgasm, released “Exhausted” amid the COVID-19 pandemic this summer. The song has been a long time in the making and is …