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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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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LISTEN: MGMT Share Lengthy B-Side “As You Move Through the World”
The ironically titled single arrives early in lieu of the duo’s cancelled tour.
March 20, 2020
Sacred Bones Shares New Benefit Comp for Artists Whose Tours Were Cancelled
New songs from Blanck Mass, Jenny Hval, SPELLLING, and more are available now, with 100 percent of proceeds going to the artists today.
March 20, 2020
Dirty Projectors and Lingua Ignota Are the Antidote to That “Imagine” Video
A Plastic Ono Band cover and a harsh noise reworking of Gal Gadot’s viral video have been salves for us.
March 19, 2020
LISTEN: boygenius Join Hayley Williams on New Single “Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris”
Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker are featured on the first track from “Petals for Armor II.”
March 19, 2020
Shamir Drops New Album “Cataclysm”
Following his single for a Bernie Sanders comp, the Philly rocker surprises listeners with nine new tracks.
March 18, 2020
Grammy Museum Announces Digital Exhibit Series with Billie Eilish, Yola, and More
The quarantine-friendly series will also include past exhibits.
March 18, 2020
Playlist
PLAYLIST: Moaning’s Post-Punk/New Wave Community
Sean Solomon discusses the two eras of moody music that inspired his band’s latest LP.
March 18, 2020
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day from Home (Please) with Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys
The two Irish punk ensembles are celebrating the holiday with quarantined performances.
March 17, 2020
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WATCH: Perfume Genius Exhibits Maddening, Solitary Desire in “On the Floor” Video
The pining new single from Mike Hadreas is our current self-quarantined anthem.
March 16, 2020
Playlist
PLAYLIST: Vundabar’s Songs About Cars, Mystery, and Night
Brandon Hagen breaks down the duo’s influences on “Either Light,” from Robert Smith to Tony Soprano.
March 16, 2020
PREMIERE: Carriers Tap Into a Dream with “Another Guy” Video
Curt Kiser’s first video under the moniker spans a surreal seven minutes.
March 16, 2020
Code Orange Are Live Streaming Their Release Show from an Empty Venue
The industrial metal group will debut their “Underneath” set via Twitch tomorrow night.
March 13, 2020
Record Store Day 2020 Is Being Postponed, Too
The annual vinyl holiday is getting bumped from April 18 to June 20.
March 13, 2020
PREMIERE: Lilith Poke Fun at Fragile Male Egos in “Lines Align” Video
The Boston trio raise one trillion dollars for the FME foundation in the video for the “Safer Off” single.
March 13, 2020
Anyway, There’s a New Killers Album
Rock’s Mr. Brightsides return just in time with the new single “Caution.”
March 12, 2020
Moses Sumney / photo by Adrian Santos
Moses Sumney Calls Out Misrepresentation of Black Indie Artists in Media
The conversation began with a tweet by Complex mislabeling a folk artist as a “soul” singer.
March 11, 2020
PREMIERE: Sugar High Announce Debut LP “Love Addict,” Share Single “Losing”
King Woman’s Kris Esfandiari and Wicca Phase producer Darcy Baylis discuss their new collab.
March 11, 2020
PREMIERE: Surfer Blood’s “Karen” Video Captures the Otherworldly Landscapes of Florida
John Paul Pitts talks the new single, Wipers, “Fast Jaboni,” and Florida Man.
March 10, 2020
TUNE IN: Iggy Pop Streaming “Free” Listening Event and Q&A Tomorrow
The rocker will share a recap of last Saturday’s pop-up event on his YouTube channel.
March 09, 2020
Track by Track
Bartees Strange Breaks Down His EP of The National Covers Track by Track
“Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy” drops this Friday—here’s what he has to say about the songs he chose to cover.
March 09, 2020
