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The London trio talks stepping out of the shadows on their confident fifth record Some Like It Hot, which was inspired by dreaming, nightlife in their hometown, and a newfound sense of belonging.

Electro-pop and dreamy grooves are largely replaced with rich ’60s-style folk-pop on the artist’s isolation-inspired third album, wherein self-doubt feels like a secondary character.

The NYC-based project’s second album delights in its confident sense of chaos, with vocalist Cole Haden knowing full well there’s no way we’re going to avert our gaze for a single moment.

The songwriter shares how everyone from Kendrick Lamar to Burial helped inform his sound on his therapeutic third full-length.

Dream-pop songwriter Amelia Murray returns seven years after her debut with a newfound confidence and a conscious effort to loudly reclaim her best years.

Phil Elverum decries genocide and gentrification while exploring more personal themes that once again unify his distorted lo-fi recordings as a cohesive testament to feeling insignificant.

Nearly a decade after his solo debut, the xx producer curates a host of guest vocalists and lucid messages regarding the communal power of raving until the early morning.

On their second LP, Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin get lost in an overly conceptual sci-fi cinematic narrative before ultimately revealing the project’s beating heart.

Kevin Krauter and Nina Pitchkites discuss how happenstance informed their debut album of boundaryless indie-pop.

Claire Cottrill goes all in on love on her third album, with slick, sophisticated, and richly detailed modern production fortifying the confidence and intimacy of her storytelling.

The Bikini Kill/Le Tigre vocalist discusses her new autobiography Rebel Girl and the feminist-punk movement’s lasting impact on mainstream pop.

The NYC-based songwriter shares 10 tracks that helped shape her debut album, which arrives this week via Tender Loving Empire.

Touching upon all the highs and lows of a relationship, the cult alt-R&B figure’s third record sees her leaning into directness, collaboration, and desire.

Samuel T. Herring discusses processing grief through songwriting on the group’s seventh LP People Who Aren’t There Anymore.

The Parquet Courts vocalist takes a back-to-basics approach on his second solo album while provoking the listener into deep thinking rather than laying down absolutes.

The electropop trailblazer’s 16th LP reignites her commitment to small reinventions in order to suit the modern pop landscape.

Inspired by experiences finding acceptance in London’s queer clubbing culture, the debut album from The xx’s co-vocalist is an expression of boundless joy.

Sadie Dupuis and Audrey Zee Whitesides share how Rabbit Rabbit, the band’s first record in five years, is grounded in community and dedicated to progress.

The LA-based songwriter’s debut album chronicles a search for a sense of place as Reid’s self-coined “mountain pop” gets ramped up to its most euphoric potential.

Dustin Payseur discusses how birth, death, and acceptance helped sculpt the group’s fifth LP.