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.
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Pulp, More
The Sheffield art rock ensemble’s first album in nearly 24 years still maintains their Kinks-y kitchen sink dramatics in opposition to Oasis’ Beatles-like demeanor and Blur’s operatic Who-ness.
Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell [10th Anniversary Edition]
Padded out with a personal essay, family photos, and outtakes, this re-release of Stevens’ album-length eulogy permits yet another return to the 1980s Oregon of the artist’s memory.
Alan Sparhawk, With Trampled by Turtles
Far more mournful than his solo debut from last year, the former Low member’s collaboration with the titular bluegrass band is drenched in sorrow, absence, longing, and dark devastation.
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Justus Proffit Finds Control Amidst the Flames on “Burning the Ground”
His new album “Speedstar” is coming August 20 via Bar/None Records.
May 26, 2021
Art & Culture
Solange’s Saint Heron Announces Its Next Chapter
Saint Heron was founded in 2013 by Solange, and today the the organization dedicated to uplifting radical and innovative voices…
May 25, 2021
Wye Oak Connect with the Unpredictability of Time and Personal Growth on “TNT”
The duo has another new single, “Its Way With Me,” coming June 22.
May 25, 2021
Playlist
Bad Waitress Share a Playlist of Their Favorite Tracks by Toronto Artists
The noxious punks’ latest single “Too Many Bad Habits” is out now via Royal Mountain Records.
May 24, 2021
appleby’s New Single “Half Life” Is an Alleviating Exercise Against Failure
It’s the latest in a series of singles since his “Happiness” EP from 2018.
May 21, 2021
Track by Track
Sons of Raphael Lead Us to Hell and Back in Their Track by Track Breakdown of Their Debut LP
The brothers’ “Full-Throated Messianic Homage” is out today.
May 21, 2021
Playlist
PACKS Share a Playlist of Their Favorite Tracks by Other Artists with All-Caps Names
Their debut album “take the cake” is out tomorrow via Fire Talk/Royal Mountain Records.
May 20, 2021
Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen Cross Paths on new Single “Like I Used To”
Their first collaborative single comes with a striking video directed by Kimberly Stuckwisch.
May 20, 2021
SOFI TUKKER, Foster the People, Vagabon, and More to Appear on New Red Hot Comp
“Red Hot + Free,” a double album of dance music, is out July 2.
May 20, 2021
N0V3L Details the World at a Strained Distance on “Stranger”
It’s the third single from their forthcoming debut album “NON-FICTION,” which is out May 28.
May 19, 2021
Rosalía Hops on Rework of Oneohtrix Point Never’s “Nothing’s Special”
The two became friends in 2018 and have been working together on music since.
May 19, 2021
Michael Imperioli Stars in Japanese Breakfast’s Blood-Sucking Video for “Savage Good Boy”
It’s the third single from Michelle Zauner’s upcoming album “Jubilee.”
May 19, 2021
Lollapalooza Officially Returns to Chicago with Foo Fighters, Tyler, the Creator, and Miley Cyrus
Post Malone, DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, and Modest Mouse will also play the fest scheduled for the weekend of July 29.
May 19, 2021
Faye Webster Keeps Her Thoughts Candid on “I Know I’m Funny haha”
It’s the title track from her forthcoming album out June 25 on Secretly Canadian.
May 18, 2021
Vundabar Show Vampires Need Friends Too in “Aphasia” Video
It follows the Boston trio’s 2020 album “Either Light.”
May 18, 2021
Pitchfork Festival Returning to Chicago This September
Erykah Badu, Phoebe Bridgers, and St. Vincent will headline in Union Park.
May 17, 2021
Soccer Mommy Releases Cover of The Chicks’ “Wide Open Spaces”
The cover, which she recorded a few years ago, is finally on streaming.
May 14, 2021
Andrew W.K. to Party Hard, in Sickness and in Health, with Kat Dennings
The musician and actress publicly announced their engagement.
May 14, 2021
Ambar Lucid Shares Trippy Video for New Song “Get Lost in the Music”
This is the title track from her forthcoming EP out June 18 on 300 Entertainment.
May 13, 2021
The Strokes to Play First-Ever Acoustic Set Over Zoom This Weekend
The show is in support of New York Mayoral Candidate Maya Wiley.
May 13, 2021
