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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Wisp, If Not Winter
Natalie Lu’s debut leans into the “pop” side of dream pop, exploring the double-edged sword of yearning with big builds and a combination of delicacy and pummeling sound.
The Armed, The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed
The Detroit punks’ sixth album is a consistent, melodic post-hardcore assault, maintaining a relentless pummeling in defiance to the system as much as it is to their recent pop streak.
OK Cool, Chit Chat
The Chicago duo pull the strings taut on their emo-pop debut, adding piano passages, guitar theatrics, and other flourishes to their established college-radio-rock sound.
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Jeff Rosenstock Takes on All-Encompassing Violence in America with “NO DREAM”
Rosenstock discusses his new album through the lenses of the global pandemic and nationwide protest.
June 03, 2020
Bandcamp Is Donating All Proceeds to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund on June 19
The platform announced it will continue this initiative every Juneteenth.
June 01, 2020
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from May 2020 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.
June 01, 2020
PREMIERE: Ivan Ave Gurneys Back Into Society in “Hope/Nope” Video
The Sasac-featuring track from “Double Goodbyes” gets an aesthetically pleasing visual treatment.
June 01, 2020
Playlist
PLAYLIST: Varsity’s Songs From People They Miss
With their third LP “Fine Forever” out today, the Chicago rockers share songs from the folks they’re eager to hug post-quarantine.
May 29, 2020
WATCH: talker Finds Her “Personal Space” in New Video
Celeste Tauchar shares a clip for the “Wax” EP closer and tells us about her new social media campaign of the same name.
May 29, 2020
Japandroids Are Finally Releasing a Live Album
The Vancouver rock duo will drop “Massey Fucking Hall” June 19 via Anti-.
May 27, 2020
PREMIERE: Freak Heat Waves Announce New LP “Zap the Planet,” Share “Dripping Visions”
News of their fourth album arrives with a video by animators Cole Kush and Jason Harvey.
May 27, 2020
PREMIERE: Figg Get Creative with “Black Tar of Camden Yards” Video
The Carissa’s Wierd offshoot enlisted YouTuber Jacob the Carpetbagger for the quarantine-produced clip.
May 25, 2020
Playlist
PLAYLIST: V.V. Lightbody’s Songs for Being V.V. Comforted/V.V. Caffeinated
The Chicago songwriter compiles a two-tier track list for coffee hour.
May 21, 2020
Kill Rock Stars Announces “Elliott Smith: Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition”
The late songwriter’s self-titled second album gets a new reissue set for August 28.
May 21, 2020
Playlist
PLAYLIST: Cold Hart’s Late Night & Sunshine Bangers
The GothBoiClique rapper compiles songs that go equally well on late night drives or basking in sunlight.
May 20, 2020
WATCH: Damon Albarn Duets with 2-D for Gorillaz’s “Kimmel!” Performance
The animated vocalist sings “Aries” alongside his creator.
May 20, 2020
LISTEN: Phoebe Bridgers Feels Something on “I See You”
The new “Punisher” single arrives with a handful of tour dates—all in different rooms of her home.
May 19, 2020
Track by Track
Retirement Party Break Down Their Triumphant LP “Runaway Dog” Track by Track
Avery Springer walks us through the Chicago emo ensemble’s much-anticipated sophomore album.
May 18, 2020
PREMIERE: Remo Drive Go for a Drive in Their “Ode to Joy 2” Video
“Ode” is the second single from the pop-punk duo’s latest LP, “A Portrait of an Ugly Man.”
May 18, 2020
PREMIERE: Dig Nitty Announce Debut Album “Reverse of Mastery,” Share “Lomita”
The Brooklyn rockers will release the full LP July 24 via Exploding in Sound.
May 18, 2020
Track by Track
Sleaford Mods Break Down Their Retrospective Comp “All That Glue” Track by Track
The English electro-punk duo contextualize the twenty-two songs on their latest release.
May 15, 2020
Track by Track
I’m Glad It’s You Break Down Their Grief-Filled LP “Every Sun, Every Moon” Track by Track
The 6131 release details singer Kelley Bader’s life after the death of his beloved friend Chris Avis.
May 15, 2020
PREMIERE: El Shirota Reunites in “A Donde Voy” Video
The Mexico City post-rockers share the latest single from “Tiempos Raros,” out June 12.
May 15, 2020
