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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Pulp, More
The Sheffield art rock ensemble’s first album in nearly 24 years still maintains their Kinks-y kitchen sink dramatics in opposition to Oasis’ Beatles-like demeanor and Blur’s operatic Who-ness.
Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell [10th Anniversary Edition]
Padded out with a personal essay, family photos, and outtakes, this re-release of Stevens’ album-length eulogy permits yet another return to the 1980s Oregon of the artist’s memory.
Alan Sparhawk, With Trampled by Turtles
Far more mournful than his solo debut from last year, the former Low member’s collaboration with the titular bluegrass band is drenched in sorrow, absence, longing, and dark devastation.
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PREMIERE: Rich Jones and Nnamdi Ogbonnaya Get Airborne in “Dreaming” Video
The Chicago rapper and his co-pilot turn the “Shoulder You Lean On” single into an aerial stress dream.
June 18, 2019
Rocks in Your Head Records Announce “Hot Sick Vile & Fun” Compilation and Rocks in Your Head Festival
Sonny Smith’s label preps a festival in his native SF and an accompanying compilation LP.
June 18, 2019
Track by Track
SadGirl Break Down “Water” Track by Track
Misha Lindes details the story behind each of the debut record’s ten songs.
June 14, 2019
LISTEN: Vagabon Announces LP “All the Women in Me,” Shares “Flood Hands”
Lætitia Tamko’s second album will arrive September 27 via Nonesuch Records.
June 13, 2019
Playlist
PLAYLIST: Sports Team’s Guide to the Best New U.K. Artists
As they blitzkrieg the U.S. with a quick slew of tour dates, the post-punks smuggle us a list of the hottest bands making waves in their native land.
June 12, 2019
PREMIERE: The Appleseed Cast Brave the “Chaotic Waves” on New Single
The emo first-wavers ready their first album in nearly five years with another track unveil.
June 12, 2019
PREMIERE: Maneka Announces Debut LP with “Never Nowhere”
The former Speedy Ortiz guitarist has “Devin” scheduled for a July 26 release via Exploding in Sound.
June 11, 2019
Art & CultureFilm + TV
Go Party with Everything Is Terrible!
The “Jerry Maguire”–hoarding collective invites you to break in their new East LA storefront with them July 6.
June 06, 2019
Film + TV
In “Vampire’s Kiss,” We’re Laughing with Nicolas Cage, Not at Him
Thirty years later, the black comedy remains among the most underrated films in the Cage canon.
June 03, 2019
Playlist
PLAYLIST: Froth Identify the Mental Haze Which Inspired “Duress”
An auditory illusion that sparked an internet phenomenon wasn’t the only influence on the LA psych trio’s fourth album.
May 31, 2019
Track by Track
Katie Dey Breaks Down Her Woozy New LP “Solipsisters” Track by Track
The hypnagogic pop experimentalist unpacks themes of life, death, and bodiless existence on her third solo album.
May 31, 2019
PREMIERE: Crag Mask Put New Haven on the Map with “Secret Plane”
The new single from the Connecticut rockers further distances Zackery Abramo from his experimental pop past in Vundabar.
May 28, 2019
Playlist
PLAYLIST: Palehound’s Songs That Inspired “Black Friday”
Ellen Kempner cites eleven songwriting influences on the Boston trio’s latest LP for Polyvinyl.
May 24, 2019
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Unravelling the Magic of “Galaxy Quest” with Hembree
Brothers Alex and Austin Ward host what is quite likely the only podcast entirely devoted to the 1999 sci-fi comedy.
May 17, 2019
WATCH: Oh Sees Ready “Thee Hounds of Foggy Notion” Reissue with Short Film
Unearthed from a bonus DVD accompanying their 2008 release, John Dwyer & co. serve up on-location live sets and compelling commentary.
May 15, 2019
SPELLLING Walks Us Through Her Sci-Fi Influences for “Mazy Fly”
Bay Area experimentalist Tia Cabral explains how Kubrick, Sun Ra, and “Frankenstein” inspired the unique aesthetic for her sophomore LP.
May 02, 2019
Playlist
PLAYLIST: Greys Soundtrack Their Own Cerebral Psych Cinema
The Toronto post-hardcore outfit tease their cinematic fourth album with a wildly diverse track list of influences.
April 26, 2019
PREMIERE: Cy Dune Explores the Spirituality of Rock on “Just Kids”
Akron/Family guitarist Seth Olinsky breaks down his influences from Swans to Patti Smith on his latest single.
April 25, 2019
WATCH: Versing Get You Dizzy in 360-Degree Video for “Renew”
The noise pop group share the closing track to their forthcoming Hardly Art debut with an interactive video.
April 11, 2019
PREMIERE: Cathedral Bells Warm the Dead in “Cemetery Surf” Video
Matt Messore’s dream pop project gigs a New Jersey graveyard before hitting the West Coast.
April 09, 2019
