Growing Pains, her new six-track EP released on 5 September, feels like the musical equivalent of flipping through old photo albums while simultaneously planning your future: nostalgic, playful, and refreshingly authentic.

We’ve all got a crush on Blondshell; popstar of the alt-rock scene.

Side Hustle, based in London, is an alternative indie rock artist whose music fuses nostalgic storytelling with raw, guitar-driven energy. He is serving up three tracks of unfiltered alternative indie rock that feel like flipping through someone’s most honest diary entries.

It’s well known by now that there’s nothing Taylor Swift likes more than involving her fans in the mystery surrounding her projects. Swift has a not-so-secret obsession with Easter eggs, and she’s made a habit of keeping her fans, Swifties, constantly on their toes.

Life often likes to give us moments that are overwhelming. Where everything feels a little too much and the various problems we deal with threaten to spill over into our everyday routine. Sometimes it seems easier to respond with a sense of dread and denial, but it is crucial to continue with optimism and growth – and we know who does exactly this. 

By the time the show was half-way done, nearly everyone around me was either crying or tearing up…