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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PREMIERE: Kal Marks Announce New EP with “Heads Been Ringing”
Their “love song to tinnitus” introduces the Boston grunge outfit’s latest release, “Let the Shit House Burn Down.”
August 07, 2019
Ariel Pink Announces First Installment of Ariel Archives Series
The retrospective collection kicks off with three reissued Haunted Graffiti LPs, all out October 25 on Mexican Summer.
August 06, 2019
PREMIERE: Oh Sees Dedicate “Captain Loosely” Video to Victims of the El Paso Massacre
The ambient new single from “Face Stabber” is paired with an eerie video.
August 06, 2019
ICYMI, Here’s Little Simz Covering “Feel Good Inc.”
The U.K. rapper stepped into the Like a Version booth to cover the 2005 Gorillaz single.
August 05, 2019
Track by Track
Possible Humans Break Down “Everybody Split” Track by Track
The Aussie jangle pop group describe their new album in not entirely un-Burroughs-like terms.
August 02, 2019
Playlist
PLAYLIST: oso oso’s Songs That Inspired “basking in the glow”
Jade Lilitri offers up ten tracks that informed the sounds of his band’s latest LP.
August 02, 2019
LISTEN: IDLES Share “I Dream Guillotine,” Are Mad About Something
The single arrives ten days after their native U.K. elected a new PM. Weird!
August 02, 2019
Track by Track
Slaughter Beach, Dog Break Down “Safe and Also No Fear” Track by Track
Modern Baseball’s Jake Ewald gives us the play-by-play for his Americana-conscious solo project’s third album.
August 02, 2019
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from July 2019 You Should Know
Our Associate Editor’s favorite pre-released singles, album deep cuts, and tracks by unfairly obscure artists from the past few weeks.
August 01, 2019
PREMIERE: Queen of Jeans Move on in “All the Same” Video
The Philly trio serenade dates in the video for the second single from “If you’re not afraid, I’m not afraid.”
August 01, 2019
WATCH: Bon Iver Assure Us They’re the Same Band They’ve Always Been in New Doc Short
Justin Vernon and crew talk the intimate nature of new album “i,i” in WeTransfer-produced film.
July 31, 2019
Film + TV
Jennifer Kent Talks Humanity and Timeless Violence in “The Nightingale”
The “Babadook” writer/director is ready to terrify you all over again with her new film.
July 31, 2019
PREMIERE: Spinning Coin Announce New 7-Inch, Share “Visions at the Stars”
The jangly Glasgow band follow up their 2017 debut with a pair of tracks set for an August 30 release.
July 31, 2019
Oberhofer Explains How He Got “oO0OoO0Oo” Into Our iTunes Libraries
Celebrating (approximately) ten years of the songwriter’s first and most unpronounceable release.
July 30, 2019
Stream SHADI’s Debut LP “You Can’t Hear Me” Before Its Release Date
The Tampa rapper/producer takes cues from past collaborators Daveed Diggs and JPEGMAFIA on the eleven experimental tracks.
July 29, 2019
Playlist
PLAYLIST: Strange Ranger Recall the Songs That Inspired “Remembering the Rockets”
From Red House Painters to Oneohtrix Point Never, the Philly rockers give some context for their experimental new record.
July 26, 2019
Film + TV
“The Mountain” Is Rick Alverson’s Latest Tragedy About Unfunny People
The filmmaker discusses father figures, the nuclear family, and the contradictions of the American utopia as they relate to his new feature.
July 25, 2019
PREMIERE: Parrot Dream Share EP of B-Sides From Their Album “Light Goes”
The three new tracks complement the Brooklyn band’s dreamy debut released last year.
July 24, 2019
DIIV Are Reborn on New Album “Deceiver,” Share First Single “Skin Game”
Zachary Cole Smith returns with his band’s third album, due out October 4 on Captured Tracks.
July 24, 2019
WATCH: Allah Las Announce New Album “LAHS” with “In the Air” Video
The jangly surf rockers unveil their upcoming tour plans along with the Kiran J. Callinan–featuring clip.
July 23, 2019
