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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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Perfect Right Now: A Slumberland Collection 2008-2010
Ahead of their reunion tour, the cult indie-pop band resurrects lost classics from the bittersweet era of nostalgia that encircled their eponymous 2009 debut.
Paul Robeson, Voice of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV and Victor Recordings
This 14-CD collection remastering the legendary bass-baritone vocalist, stentorian actor, and civil rights advocate’s work is a crucial cultural tome of both spiritual and earthly sensuality.
The Weeknd, Hurry Up Tomorrow
This hypnotic, 85-minute opus which Abel Tesfaye claims will be the final statement from his long-running moniker may be his biggest bonfire to his vanities—that is, until it flames out.
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First Listen
MAITA Struggles to Make Sense of a Dissolving Relationship (Three Times) on “breakup song x3”
The new single precedes Maria Maita-Keppeler’s new album want, arriving July 26 via Fluff & Gravy Records.
June 26, 2024
First Listen
Chinese American Bear Dream of Stardom on New Single “Heartbreaker”
Following their recent signing to Moshi Moshi, the sunny indie-pop duo reveals that their new album Wah!!! will arrive October 18 via the UK indie label.
June 25, 2024
Playlist
Polo Perks, AyooLii, and FearDorian’s “A Dog’s Chance” Influences Playlist
The rap trio’s experimental new collab LP—which features Current Joys and Teen Suicide, and samples M.I.A. and Carissa’s Wierd—is out now.
June 21, 2024
Suki Waterhouse Aims to Soundtrack a ’90s Cult Comedy with New Single “Supersad”
The actress/musician also announced that her sophomore LP Memoir of a Sparklemuffin is slated to arrive September 13 via Sub Pop.
June 21, 2024
First Look
Blair Gun Find Themselves Caught Between Past and Present in New “Beat Happened” Video
The SoCal rockers’ sophomore album is out now via Enabler No. 6 Records and sonaBLAST!.
June 20, 2024
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Robber Robber Take on FOMO Overload on New Single “Dial Tone”
The Vermont group’s debut album Wild Guess is scheduled to land July 26.
June 20, 2024
King Woman
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An Introductory Guide to the King Woman Extended Universe
With interest in Kris Esfandiari’s music recently piqued by her brief performance in I Saw the TV Glow, we’re here to help you make sense of the songwriter’s various monikers.
June 18, 2024
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King Pari Plumb the Depths of Hell on New Funk-Rock Single “Better the Devil”
The LA via Minneapolis duo of Joe Paris Christensen and Cameron Kinghorn recently signed with Stones Throw Records.
June 18, 2024
First Listen
Crack Cloud Are the Message in Video for New Single “The Medium”
The Canadian collective shouts out Marshall McLuhan ahead of their third album Red Mile, which arrives July 26 via Jagjaguwar.
June 18, 2024
First Listen
Kishi Bashi Is on a Mission to Get the Band Back Together in 8-Bit Video for “Icarus IV”
The art-pop songwriter’s fifth album Kantos is out August 23 via Joyful Noise.
June 17, 2024
Playlist
REZN’s “Burden” Influences Playlist
The Chicago doom-metal quartet shares how krautrock, gothic new age, psychedelic prog, and more informed their follow-up to last year’s Solace LP.
June 13, 2024
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The Dead Tongues Share an Early Stream of Highly Collaborative New LP “Body of Light”
Alt-country songwriter Ryan Gustafson also answers a few questions ahead of tomorrow’s release of the first installment of his double album via Psychic Hotline.
June 13, 2024
St. Vincent, Public Enemy, Pavement, and More Announced for Riot Fest (Riotland?) 2024
The Chicago fest is moving further south to the village of Bridgeview’s SeatGeek Stadium this year.
June 12, 2024
Playlist
salvia palth’s “last chance to see” Influences Playlist
Returning today with his first new music since his cult-classic 2013 debut melanchole, Daniel Johann Lines shares a few tracks he’s had on repeat.
June 12, 2024
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Doubt Return with “The Hard Way,” Detail New EP “Held in Contempt”
The Baltimore hardcore-punks will release the tight collection of songs on July 12 via Get Better Records.
June 12, 2024
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HOMESHAKE Completes His Transformation in Video for New Single “Empty Lot”
The track lands ahead of Peter Sagar’s second LP of 2024, Horsie, while the visual completes his narrative trilogy of music videos illustrating the otherworldliness of touring.
June 12, 2024
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Macseal Document Familial Love at First Sight on New Power-Pop Single “Four Legs”
The Long Island group’s second album Permanent Repeat is set to arrive July 12 via Counter Intuitive Records.
June 11, 2024
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Ok Cowgirl Dig Their Own Grave in Video for New Single “Forever”
The Brooklyn group’s debut album Couldn’t Save Us From My Gut is out August 16 via Easy Does It Records.
June 11, 2024
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Goodmorning Valentine and Jessica Lea Mayfield Share a Somber Tale From the Road with “Empty Rooms”
Out now via Suicide Squeeze, the collaboration takes on the lonelier aspects of touring.
June 10, 2024
Track by Track
Goat Girl Walk Us Through the Grungy Utopia of Their New LP “Below the Waste”
The London art-punk trio’s third full-length is out now via Rough Trade.
June 07, 2024
