Welcome to the music page

In Issue 13, we sat down with singer-songwriter Billie Marten ahead of her album release Drop Cherries to talk about opening up and creating intimacy in songwriting & process alike.

In Issue 09, we hear from Jon Batiste, and we explored the surprising and rewarding journey he has had in his pursuit of music. He gives us an inside look into his work on The Late Show, Pixar's Soul, and his debut album, We Are.

In Issue 07, we talk to English  musician and songwriter Yungblud, whose second album, Weird! released in late 2020. He talks about culture, influence, and living outside the status quo in our exclusive look.

In Issue 13, we highlight the talents of alternative pop band DWLLRS with exclusive concert photography from their Webster Hall show, shot by our very own Hope Thompson. 

The Academic is an Irish indie band that has only grown in popularity since their 2017 hit “Bear Claws." The Academic has opened for bands like The Strokes, The Rolling Stones, and Twenty One Pilots. We had the chance to sit down with them and discuss their EP, Community Spirit.

In Issue 12, we interviewed indie and alternative artist Vlad Holiday about the ebb and flow of his emotional process. We also had the chance to attend his exclusive Spring Place concert and write a live review.

In Issue 08, we talk with up-and-coming band Woah, whose sound can be described as indie pop with grit and heart. Read about how suburbia has influenced the band and their sound, as they move towns and begin working on their forthcoming LP.

Proud to say we knew them before you knew them, in Issue 13, we profiled Brooklyn-based indie rockers Trophy Wife to talk their EP Voyeur, becoming a band, and songwriting via word vomit.

We talk with Duncan Laurence, a Dutch singer-songwriter who has performed on Eurovision and The Voice of Holland about his experience on Eurovision and the subsequent tour of Europe in our seventh issue.

New York City native band Nautics was featured right when we started Potted Purple in our Issue 02, surrounding the intersection of art and activism. Read about how the proceeds from their single funded local food banks during the pandemic. 

In Issue 04, we sit down with singer-songwriter Hunter Moreau. Since her feature in Potted Purple, Moreau's 2021 single "Hazy" garnered over twenty thousand streams on Spotify alone. She talks about the past, the future, and the present in our Gen-Z themed issue.

Read about the artist behind the ethereal tracks like "Sugar Plum Baby" and "April Fool." Inspired by 50s and 60s music as well as modern pop, Rikki Valentina has a unique signature sound. Read about her in Issue 05.