The bold alt-pop singer-songwriter Alessi Rose began releasing music in 2023 with her debut single “say ur mine.” Rose’s third Extended Play “Voyeur” was released in 2025 and skyrocketed her popularity. In 2024, Rose released and toured her debut EP “Rumination as Ritual,” and she opened for Noah Kahan in Belfast for his “The Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever) Tour.”
I personally discovered Rose from her track “imsochillandcool,” which served as a pre-release single for her sophomore EP “For Your Validation.” Rose has spent the past year on two headline tours for “For Your Validation” and “Voyeur.”
I saw Rose on her Los Angeles stop during the “For Your Validation” tour, and she opened for Tate McCrae for 20 dates on her “Miss Possessive Tour.” Rose’s music feels like an angry coming-of-age movie, with pop-rock elements that resemble Olivia Rodrigo or Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now.” Her vocal tones, writing and producing style are inspired by Kate Bush and Lorde, embracing the messy side of girlhood with unapologetically sexual lyricism.
If you like Lorde, Reneé Rapp, Olivia Rodrigo, Madonna or Kate Bush, you will probably like Alessi Rose.
My top recommendations are “First Original Thought,” “Take it or Leave It,” “start all over,” “eat me alive” and “Dumb Girl.”
Sadie Jean has been creating music since she was a child.
Jean began her career by releasing original songs and covers on social media. Jean attended Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at the New York University, where she wrote and released her debut single “WYD Now,” achieving virality on TikTok. Jean dropped out of college in 2021 to focus on her music career. She continued to release singles and EPs for the next three years. She was an opening act for many artists, including Johnny Orlando and Rod Wave. Rod Wave sampled “WYD Now” in his hit song “2018,” which reached number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts.
In October 2025, Jean released her debut album “Early Twenties Torture.” I had the opportunity to attend a private pre-listening party for the album with Jean and approximately 20 other fans.
The party was intimate, which allowed Jean to explain the meanings of her songs deeply. Jean’s music is confessional and honest, exploring themes of friendship, relationship and her coming-of-age. Her lyrics are relatable, and her songs have the perfect mix of upbeat melodies and sincere storytelling. Jean’s passion for her voice and her music is what makes her so powerful. When attending a live performance, it truthfully feels like you are attending a therapy session with your closest friends.
If you like Coldplay, Taylor Swift, Noah Kahan, Gracie Abrams or Lauren Spencer Smith, you will probably like Sadie Jean.
My top recommendations are “The One That I Want (But I Don’t Know Why),” “I Tried,” “Locksmith,” “Know you Forever” and “Move on First.”
Erin LeCount is a rapidly growing singer, songwriter and producer from the United Kingdom.
LeCount reached the finale round in The Voice Kids. While that was one of her first experiences performing for an audience, LeCount has been making music since she was in primary school. In 2022, LeCount released her debut single “Killing Time” and “Bday Blues.” These past four years she has released multiple singles and EPs, with her most recent being “DONT YOU SEE ME TRYING.” LeCount is known for her melodic producing skills; her viral mashup of “White Ferrari” by Frank Ocean and “I Know The End” by Phoebe Bridgers was releasing it on streaming platforms in 2023.
LeCount’s music is heavenly. Her vocals and melodies are angelic, which she pairs with devastating lyrics and electric beats. Intensely expressive and beautifully crafted, LeCount’s music is followed by her genre-bending production. She explores religious imagery through her lyrics, creating a “gothic pop” energy mixed with beautiful metaphors and descriptions.
I attended a LeCount concert on Feb. 13 as part of her “La Lune Tour,” which was a life-changing experience.
If you like Lorde, Imogen Heap, Florence + The Machine, Fiona Apple or Lana Del Rey, you will probably like Erin LeCount.
My top recommendations are “I BELIEVE,” “Silver Spoon,” “Marble Arch,” “808 HYMN” and “MACHINE GHOST.”
If you need new music to jump around your room to, then you probably need to listen to Audrey Hobert.
Tatum van Dam, music reviewer for Ones to Watch, calls Hobert “pop’s girl next door,” and I couldn’t agree more. Hobert is a close collaborator and friend of Gracie Abrams, having seven credits on Abrams’ album “The Secret of Us” — even receiving mentions in many songs and appearing on stage with her. In August 2025, Hobert released her debut album “Who’s The Clown,” which peaked at 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts. Hobert has recently announced a second leg of her “Staircase to Stardom” tour, which sold out in minutes.
Everything she creates feels deeply personal, which is due to the music she produces and writes herself. Hobert brings her originality into the visuals for her album, with bright clown imagery and handmade zines. In her track “Phoebe,” she compares herself to the eclectic Phoebe Buffay from Friends, and she offers a self aware storytelling energy. She tells herself, “Every night is like a party ’cause I bit the bullet / I’m finally watching Friends.”
If you like Addison Rae, Gracie Abrams, Malcolm Todd, Charli XCX or Sabrina Carpenter, you will probably like Audrey Hobert.
My top recommendations are “Chateau,” “Shooting star,” “Phoebe,” “Silver Jubilee” and “Thirst Trap.”
Soft and ethereal, with devastating and dedicated lyrics, Esha Tewari is the perfect new indie folk artist.
The Australian singer-songwriter released her debut single “with ease” in 2024 and has released four EPs since. Tewari’s most recent EP “What Makes a Girl” is by far her coziest project; it feels like laying alone in the sun. She produces all of her music, and her songs all showcase melodic vocals that blend beautifully with the instrumentals. In October 2025, Tewari announced that she would open for Conan Gray’s 2026 “Wishbone World Tour.” Tewari started her career by posting music on social media and has almost 480k followers on both Instagram and TikTok.
One of the reasons that Tewari’s music feels so deeply personal is that she allows fans to hear her raw voice memos and shares unreleased music online. She draws inspiration from her own life as a teenage girl as well as people she knows. She said she writes all of her music from her bedroom, which you can hear in her lyricism. Tewari’s songs feel like a page being ripped out of a diary, with deep and powerful lyrics that resonate with people worldwide.
If you like Adrianne Lenker, Ethel Cain, Blackbox Recorder, Faye Webster or beabadoobee, you will probably like Esha Tewari.
My top recommendations are “In Twos,” “you were mine,” “empty pages,” “train song” and “i know.”
English singer-songwriter Maisie Peters is far from a new artist.
As a 15-year-old, Peters began busking on the streets of Brighton and uploading original songs and covers to YouTube. She released her debut single “The Place We Were Made” in 2017, which skyrocketed her into the indie-pop sphere. In 2018, she signed with Atlantic Records UK and released two EPs with. At just age 20, she had already solidified herself into the folk and pop atmosphere.
In 2021, Peters left Atlantic and signed under Ed Sheeran‘s label, Gingerbread Man Records, where she released her debut album “You Signed Up For This.” Peters has opened for Ed Sheeran on his “+–=÷x Tour,” Coldplay on their “Music of the Spheres Tour,” Noah Kahan‘s “The Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever) Tour” and, most notably, Taylor Swift on her record-shattering “Eras Tour.”
Peters’ most recent album, “The Good Witch,” was released in 2023 and has stood strong as my most listened-to-album two years in a row. Her third album “Florescence” is set to release May 15, with her already having released four singles, the standout being “My Regards.” Peters’ music and lyrics are very literary, with songs like “Wendy” and “History of Man” drawing references to classical literature. Her songwriting is personal and conversational, which she blends with a raw pop production. Peters has solidified herself as the top of my list, and I hope you can put her there as well.
If you like Taylor Swift, Lily Allen, Fleetwood Mac, Olivia Dean or Fiona Apple, you will probably like Maisie Peters.
My top recommendations are “Say My Name In Your Sleep,” “Band And I,” “Yoko,” “There it Goes” and “You Signed Up For This.”
