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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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: Consumer Ushers in the Apocalypse with “The Mills” and “In Computers Part 1”
The two-song pairing is the latest meditation on late capitalism from the Have a Nice Life side-project.
October 09, 2019
PREMIERE: Fletcher C Johnson’s “In My Time” Video Is an Homage to Georges Méliès
The folksy songwriter shares the first video from his podcast-released new album “Are You Feelin’ It.”
October 09, 2019
WATCH: Wicca Phase Springs Eternal Shares Eleven-Minute Video for “Suffer On”
The title track to the genreless rapper’s latest LP plays on repeat to accommodate its lengthy visual.
October 08, 2019
LISTEN: Lucy Dacus Haunts the Shit Out of “In the Air Tonight”
The Phil Collins classic gets a spooky makeover for Dacus’s newly announced “2019” EP.
October 08, 2019
PREMIERE: Guerilla Toss Find Their Own Truth on “Future Doesn’t Know”
The reinvigorated Boston dance-punks look ahead on their latest single from their forthcoming “What Would the Odd Do?” EP.
October 07, 2019
PREMIERE: Tempers Go Beyond Themselves on “Guidance”
The pulsing single is the third cut from their forthcoming Dais Records debut, “Private Life.”
October 04, 2019
WATCH: Chromatics Share Retro Video for “You’re No Good”
The first official single from the two-day old album comes to life with a Johnny Jewel–directed video.
October 04, 2019
Tropical Fuck Storm Stick to Their Guns
While touring LP “Braindrops,” the Australian band shares their secrets to being a rare innovative rock band in 2019.
October 03, 2019
LISTEN: Chromatics Drop New LP “Closer to Grey”
The Portland-based synthwave group gives us something a bit more substantial to chew on as we anticipate “Dear Tommy.”
October 02, 2019
PREMIERE: Caravela Make a Run for It in “Carrier” Video
The “Ski” single comes to life with a lively black-and-white visual.
October 02, 2019
PREMIERE: Harmony Woods Questions Cliches on “Best Laid Plans II”
The fourth and final single precedes an October 4 release date for “Make Yourself at Home.”
October 01, 2019
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from September 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 30, 2019
Track by Track
Girl Band Breaks Down “The Talkies” Track by Track
The Irish noise-makers dig into the warped sounds of their experimental follow-up to 2015’s “Holding Hands with Jamie.”
September 27, 2019
PREMIERE: Skatune Network Picks oso oso’s “This Must Be My Exit” the Fuck Up
The “Real Stories” track gets the ska treatment for Jeremy Hunter’s debut collection of covers.
September 27, 2019
WATCH: Cherry Glazerr Make Their Network TV Debut on “The Late Late Show”
Reggie Watts joins the band for a synthed-out rendition of “Daddi.”
September 26, 2019
The National / photo by Molly Adams
The National Announce Cassette Box Set of Live Recordings, “Juicy Sonic Magic”
The vintage analog recordings taken from a pair of the band’s 2018 sets at the Greek Theatre will be released November 29.
September 25, 2019
PREMIERE: Jupiter Styles Announces New LP “Ultra St. Opera,” Shares “Haunted”
The Chicago songwriter and Ratboys guitarist teases his second solo album with a breezy power-pop jam.
September 24, 2019
PREMIERE: Dan Friel Serenades Damaged JPEG Files in “Killipede” Video
The track from Friel’s recent “Fanfare” LP gets a “hideous” visual courtesy of digital artist Andy Wallace.
September 23, 2019
PREMIERE: Bedouin Soundclash Soundtrack Love in the End Times with “Full Bloom”
The second single from “Mass” sees the duo take a darker approach to New Orleans–inspired jazz.
September 20, 2019
LISTEN: Austin Glam-Rockers A Giant Dog Cover “Neon Bible” in Its Entirety
Merge Records continues their 30-year anniversary celebration by commissioning an energetic cover of Arcade Fire’s second album.
September 20, 2019
