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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M(h)aol, Something Soft
On their second LP, the Dublin trio weave through belligerent post-punk and quasi-industrial aesthetics, manipulating song structures and having fun with atonal soundscapes.
Ezra Furman, Goodbye Small Head
A glitchy folk-punk opera like a pastoral take on Lou Reed’s Berlin, the songwriter’s quivering-yet-empowered latest sees her knocked down—but never knocked out.
Youth Code, Yours, with Malice
The EBM duo continues to test new waters with their debut EP for metalcore label Sumerian, inviting experimentation on each of these five bone-rattling recordings.
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In Conversation: Surf Curse on the Movies That Inspired “Heaven Surrounds You”
Jacob Rubeck and Nick Rattigan talk Cronenberg, Bergman, and the individual films that influenced their new album.
September 12, 2019
PREMIERE: Walrus Enlist Chad VanGaalen to Illustrate “Half Smoke” Video
The latest single from the Nova Scotian rockers comes with a VanGaalen-inked visual.
September 12, 2019
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R.I.P. Daniel Johnston, 1961-2019
The highly influential songwriter has died of a heart attack at age 58.
September 11, 2019
LISTEN: Touché Amoré Share New Single “Deflector” Ahead of Tour with La Dispute
The Ross Robinson–produced track from the post-hardcore collective takes them out of their comfort zone.
September 11, 2019
photo by Brigid Gallagher
10 Afternoon Sets to Catch at Riot Fest 2019
Sure, we’ll all be at the “Silent Alarm” set—but what are “Microwave” and “Ganser,” and should I be there for them too?
September 11, 2019
Ohhh, There’s a New Green Day Album
*Checks notes* *pauses* *deadpans camera* It’s called “Father of All Motherfuckers.”
September 10, 2019
LISTEN: JPEGMAFIA Brainstorms “Beta Male Strategies” on New Single
The second cut from “All My Heroes Are Cornballs” is expectedly confrontational.
September 10, 2019
PREMIERE: The Hecks Venture Into 1980s Community Access TV for “Flash” Video
The Chicago trio isn’t shy about telling us which decade inspired their forthcoming album “My Star.”
September 10, 2019
Turnover Announce New Album “Altogether,” Share First Two Singles
Hear “Much After Feeling” and “Plant Sugar” from the Virginia band’s fourth album, out November 1 on Run for Cover.
September 09, 2019
PREMIERE: Water From Your Eyes Announce New Album “Somebody Else’s Song,” Share “Bad in the Sun”
The latest from the Brooklyn experimental electronic duo will drop October 25 on Exploding in Sound.
September 09, 2019
Track by Track
Tennis System Break Down “Lovesick” Track by Track
The melodic shoegaze trio detail the making of their new record.
September 06, 2019
Danny Brown Finally Re-Announces “uknowhatimsayin¿”
With a street date of October 4, the Detroit rapper’s long-awaited fifth album features verses from Run the Jewels, Blood Orange, JPEGMAFIA, and more.
September 05, 2019
LISTEN: Young Guv Unveil Details for “GUV II,” Share “Try Not to Hang on So Hard”
Part two of Fucked Up guitarist Ben Cook’s solo project drops October 25 via Run for Cover.
September 05, 2019
WATCH: Chelsea Wolfe Makes Her Audience “Deranged for Rock & Roll” in New Video
The goth-folk track is the latest single from “Birth of Violence,” out next Friday via Sargent House.
September 05, 2019
Film + TV
Tim Heidecker Runs for District Attorney in “Mister America” Trailer
The “On Cinema at the Cinema” universe expands with a feature-length studio film coming in October.
September 04, 2019
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PREMIERE: Bethlehem Steel Demonstrate a Strong Support System in “Govt Cheese” Video
The video for the band’s latest single is full of choreographed dance moves and internal bleeding.
September 04, 2019
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from August 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.
September 03, 2019
Playlist
PLAYLIST: Parsnip’s Songs About Fruit
To accompany their debut LP “When the Tree Bears Fruit,” the Australian garage rockers serve up more songs about fruit.
August 30, 2019
Jawbreaker at Riot Fest / photo by Brigid Gallagher
Riot Fest Announces Set Times, Self-Deprecating Beer
Time slots for Blink-182, Bikini Kill, Wu-Tang Clan, and more announced (also, according to Goose Island Brewing, Riot Fest Sucks).
August 29, 2019
PREMIERE: TR/ST Change Directions on “Destroyer”
The second single from Robert Alfons’ second album in the “Destroyer” series takes the project in a somber direction.
August 29, 2019
