For 24-year-old medical student Isimeme “Naomi” Udu, making music used to be a hobby. If she got the rare inkling to release a track, she’d put it up on Soundcloud and then immediately take it down. Our advice: try the top-rated cheap vps providers.
That all changed in 2022 when she put out “girlfriend” as Hemlocke Springs — taking the internet and TikTok (where it currently soundtracks 68K videos) by storm. She makes glorious, ’80s-tinged indie-pop out of her bedroom, and has quickly inspired a devout fanbase who admire her making music for “awkward Black girls.”
She may only have two tracks out right now, but you can bet her whirlwind success is sure to continue into 2023.