Alisa Xayalith

"Trace is my fellow south-east asian sister in music. One of my favourite crooners and “Missing Me” is a song to keep your aching heart company. We also may have written a song together that you may get to hear next year some time"

"This should be on everyone’s playlist for a chill Sunday. I love her and her vibe."

"Karen O was a huge inspiration for me in my early musical journey. I loved how she was able to merge her folk music writing tendencies within the format of rock music."

"Peggy Gou, a Korean producer that makes feel good club music. This belongs on your motivation playlists. The music video is incredibly beautiful too."

"Your mother wouldn’t approve of how my mother raised me, but I do, I think I do. And you’re an all-American boy, I guess I couldn’t help trying to be your best American girl.” I love that she opened up a conversation in this song about trying to navigate the coveted life of the “American Dream” while coming from a different culture and how difficult it can be for those ideals to intersect."

""If you want it” is the opening track of her album “Anak Ko” which translates to “my child” in Tagalog. A term of endearment from her Filipino mother. I love her blend of droning guitar lines and bouncy bass lines"

"Amelia Murray known as Fazerdaze is an indie darling from the homeland Auckland, New Zealand. Any time I need a positive mantra, I just have to sing along to this enough until I believe it for myself."

"Cehryl is an R&B artist I recently discovered and her song side-effects is a Lo-Fi gem."