With 232 pages and an expanded 12″ by 12″ format, our biggest print issue yet celebrates the people, places, music, and art of our hometown, including cover features on David Lynch, Nipsey Hussle, Syd, and Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records, plus Brian Wilson, Cuco, Ty Segall, Lord Huron, Remi Wolf, The Doors, the art of RISK, Taz, Estevan Oriol, Kii Arens, and Edward Colver, and so much more.
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Photo by Michael Muller. Image design by Gene Bresler at Catch Light Digital. Cobver design by Jerome Curchod.
Phoebe Bridgers makeup: Jenna Nelson (using Smashbox Cosmetics)
Phoebe Bridgers hair: Lauren Palmer-Smith
MUNA hair/makeup: Caitlin Wronski
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Preoccupations, Ill at Ease
The Calgary post-punks couldn’t sound more comfortable in their own skin on their ironically titled fifth album, which seamlessly alternates between joyful and haunting moods.
Provoker, Mausoleum
Production from Kenny Beats heightens the LA trio’s signature gloominess on their third album of mournful 19th century gothic narratives and mirthful 1980s horror nostalgia.
Various artists, True Names: A Benefit for Trans Youth
Worry Bead Records compiles tracks from Squirrel Flower, Remember Sports, 22° Halo, and more conjuring a wistful world of lo-fi elegance while raising funds for a very worthwhile cause.
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Arlo Parks Covers Frank Ocean’s “Ivy”
The stripped-down cover for BBC Radio finds Parks at the piano honoring one of her favorite musicians.
May 10, 2021
Olivia Kaplan Documents the Soured Thrill of a Fuckboy Crush on “Still Strangers”
The songwriter provides a short Q&A ahead of her debut album “Tonight Turns to Nothing,” out June 25 via Topshelf Records.
May 10, 2021
Nnena Revisits Her Past on New Single “Rewind”
It’s the first song of 2021 for the Cleveland rapper-singer.
May 07, 2021
Watch Big Freedia and Elohim Strut
“Fuck the sidewalk / It’s a runway.”
May 07, 2021
A. G. Cook and Charli XCX Team Up on “Xcxoplex” Remix
The longtime collaborators join forces for a track off Cook’s forthcoming remix album “Apple Vs 7G.”
May 07, 2021
Track by Track
Sophia Kennedy Walks Us Through Her Experimental Pop LP “Monsters” Track by Track
Her sophomore album is out today via City Slang.
May 07, 2021
Playlist
Squid Share a Playlist to Soundtrack De-Industrialization
Their debut album “Bright Green Field” is out tomorrow via Warp.
May 06, 2021
UgLi Get Scrambled in a Maze of Reflections in Their Video for “Bad Egg”
The track arrives ahead of the quartet’s debut album “FUCK,” out June 18.
May 06, 2021
Stream Sharon Van Etten’s “epic Ten: Live from Zebulon”
The live record follows a remastered double LP of her sophomore album.
May 05, 2021
Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay’s LUMP Return with Hypnotic New Track
“Animal” is the title track from their sophomore album out July 30 via Partisan/Chrysalis.
May 05, 2021
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Mother Nature, “SZNZ”
The tonal shifts on this mixtape seem as unpredictable as Chicago’s climate, showcasing a wide variety of boom-bap boasts and playful reflections.
May 05, 2021
Modest Mouse Announce New Album “The Golden Casket” Arriving This Summer
The news comes with the single “We Are Between.”
May 05, 2021
Black Bandcamp Relaunches as Black Artist Database Ahead of Bandcamp Friday
Black Lives Matter; Black Artists Matter.
May 05, 2021
Flight Facilities Join Forces with Channel Tres on New Single “Lights Up”
It’s their second release of the year, following their recent remix of Blu DeTiger’s “Vintage.”
May 05, 2021
Kathleen Hanna Joins Solidarity Not Silence on New Track “This Is Sisterhood”
Members of The Tuts, Petrol Girls, and Personal Best detail the long battle against an alleged abuser.
May 04, 2021
Governors Ball Reveals 10th Anniversary Festival Lineup
Billie Eilish, A$AP Rocky, and Post Malone will headline the NYC fest in September.
May 04, 2021
Death Grips’ Zach Hill and Tera Melos’ Nick Reinhart Form New Band Undo K From Hot
Over ten years since their LP as Bygones, the duo shares the new song “750 Dispel.”
May 03, 2021
The Weeknd Is Still Calling the Grammys’ Bluff
The Academy announced some major changes this past weekend, and Abel Tesfaye is still boycotting.
May 03, 2021
Watch Tkay Maidza Transform Into a Mystical Creature in Her “Syrup” Video
The single follows her Yung Baby Tate collab “Kim” and her cover of the Pixies’ “Where Is My Mind.”
April 30, 2021
Hovvdy’s Charlie Martin Drops New Album Along with Video for Highlight “September”
His debut solo album “Imaginary People” is out today.
April 30, 2021
