Noelle Simeon

  By Noelle Simeon Photos by Sarah Cass SYML, Finnish for the word simple, has been releasing music since 2016. With a folk-rock base, in the alternative genre, SYML has created a new record that doesn’t feel overly crowded or muddled by too many musicians in the studi Read More

  Written By Noelle Simeon Poolblood’s debut album, Mole, is a record that reminds me why I love writing about music: it is gentle and careful and open. It is both self-affirming and self-deprecating. To be honest, it reminded me of the part of myself that lingers from my Read More

Written by Noelle Simeon, Photos by Jason Stoltzfus Growing up in a musician’s house is both a blessing and a curse. Late nights with my mother’s melodic piano rang throughout the house at all hours of the night; my step-dad would constantly play the guitar while we Read More

Written By Noelle Simeon    Photo by Ajamu X If you looked up each member of Big Joanie, you might think of it as a side project because these ladies are changing the world. Stephanie Phillips (main vocals/ guitar) is a journalist and author of 2021’s Why Solange Matters; Read More

Written by Noelle Simeon Photographs by Shervin Lainez When you’re hanging with a friend, and that friend puts on an album you’ve never heard, your ears perk up and start REALLY listening. “Who is this?” you inevitably ask. Your friend incredulously Read More

Written by Noelle Simeon Tegan and Sara have been busy the last few years. Their 2019 memoir High School turned-TV-show premiered this month, a prequel graphic novel Junior High is due in 2023, postings in their popular Substack online newsletter “I Think We’re Alone Read More