Kelsey Barnes

2 weeks ago | thelineofbestfit.com | Kelsey Barnes

When Jacob Alon thinks back to their childhood, they remember finding comfort through creating magic out of the mundane. Growing up as a kid on a housing estate in Fife, Scotland, meant that if you wanted to escape, you had to do so by crafting it yourself. “I think the world of fantasy and mysticism always drew me in,” Alon tells me.

3 weeks ago | 1883magazine.com | Kelsey Barnes

With their new album Late To The World, long-time collaborators Megan Markwick and Lily Somerville of IDER deliver a bold, genre-blurring collection that dives deep into the messy, beautiful business of growing up, breaking down, and starting over. “We felt like late bloomers,” Megan shares. “We coined the phrase Late To The World on a walk and instantly knew—it wasn’t just a song title, it was an album title.

3 weeks ago | 1883magazine.com | Kelsey Barnes

Isabel LaRosa is no stranger to raw emotion. With over 2 billion global streams and a string of genre-blurring, heart-wrenching hits, the 19-year-old singer-songwriter is capturing the voice of a generation teetering between adolescence and adulthood. Now, with her debut album Raven dropping, LaRosa is stepping fully into the spotlight with her boldest, most intimate work yet. Raven is a sonic journey through love, loss, longing, and the haunted hallways of growing up.

1 month ago | thelineofbestfit.com | Kelsey Barnes

It’s been five years since Andrew Cushin last spoke with Best Fit, and although much has changed for him — like the release of his debut record and touring America for the first time — he still feels like that same boy who was plucked from Newcastle and heralded as the city’s next big music export. “At the time, I was probably a little bit like a deer in the headlights, not necessarily knowing what was going on,” he admits, thinking back to that initial interview half a decade ago. “I was a bairn.

1 month ago | 1883magazine.com | Kelsey Barnes

For Tucker Wetmore, life has always been a gamble — but that’s exactly how he likes it. Whether it was leaving college to chase a music career in Nashville, betting on himself as a new artist, or navigating the whirlwind of sudden success, Wetmore has built his life around taking risks. And now, with his debut album What Not To, he’s cashing in.