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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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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Songs That Have Helped Twin Peaks’ Colin Croom Through Quarantine
The Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist shares fifteen songs he’s been jamming over the past few months.
July 30, 2020
Melted Bodies Announce Debut Album “Enjoy Yourself,” Share Feature Film–Length Video for “Club Anxious”
The experimental offshoot of Local Natives turn their first album single into a guided meditation.
July 30, 2020
Neighborhoods
Watch Cloud Nothings’ Dylan Baldi Play “A Silent Reaction” and “The Mess Is Permanent” for “Neighborhoods”
Baldi performs the “Black Hole Understands” singles outside Philly’s Please Touch Museum.
July 28, 2020
Playlist
Haley Blais Spotlights Mental Health Issues on “Rob the Original”
The Vancouver-based songwriter shares a playlist of inspirations for “Below the Salt” along with the Tennis-produced single.
July 28, 2020
Playlist
Wye Oak’s Favorite Songs That Feature Exceptional Vocal Arrangements
Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack share some tracks that inspired their EP collaboration with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus.
July 27, 2020
A Hardly Definitive Ranking of “Songs About” Albums
In case you were wondering how will.i.am stacks up to Venetian Snares.
July 24, 2020
The National / photo by Molly Adams
The National’s Aaron Dessner Details His Writing/Producing Credits on Taylor Swift’s “folklore”
The album, surprise-released today, features Dessner on eleven of its tracks.
July 24, 2020
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Katie Deys’ Songs to Relieve Chronic Nerve Pain
With her new LP “mydata” out today, Dey lists off ten tracks that soothe her soul.
July 24, 2020
Neighborhoods
Watch Liza Anne Play “I Wanna Be There” and “Bad Vacation” in Her Hometown for “Neighborhoods”
The songwriter’s Bad Vacation tour sees her play on St. Simon Island, Georgia.
July 23, 2020
Bottled Up Channel Devo and Kraftwerk on the Beach-Ready “Kilo”
The single arrives ahead of the D.C. band’s LP “Crystal,” out October 16.
July 23, 2020
Ron Gallo Announces New LP “PEACEMEAL,” Shares Video for “WUNDAY (CRAZY AFTER DARK)”
The Philly-based rocker comes off a year’s break with a colorful new batch of songs, out October 9.
July 23, 2020
The Avalanches Team Up With Jamie XX, Neneh Cherry, Vashti Bunyan, and More on Latest Singles
The plunderphonics group share “Wherever You Go” and “Reflecting Light” ahead of their third LP, “We Will Always Love You.”
July 22, 2020
Gorillaz Team Up with ScHoolboy Q for Fifth Episode of “Song Machine”
“PAC-MAN” recalls the hip-hop production of “Demon Days.”
July 20, 2020
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Fish Narc’s Hybrid Queries
The GothBoiClique producer shares a playlist of non-guilty guilty pleasures.
July 17, 2020
The Residents Turn Fan Footage Into a Video for “DIE! DIE! DIE!” ft. Pixies’ Black Francis
The clip establishes that the long-running experimental group’s fans are (almost) as weird as the band is.
July 17, 2020
Jonathan Something Wilds Out on the Synths in “I Tried to Lose You But I Don’t Know How” Video
It’s the third single from Something’s hypnagogic new LP “Cannibal House Rules.”
July 16, 2020
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Dehd’s Songs That Remind Them How It Feels to Make Songs with Dehd
Jason Balla shares thirteen tracks that served as inspiration on the trio’s latest LP, “Flower of Devotion.”
July 15, 2020
Wicca Phase Springs Eternal Announces “This Moment I Miss” EP, Out Later This Month
The Darcy Baylis–produced project’s first single “Pull It Forward” is out today.
July 15, 2020
Angel Du$t Drop Surprise “Lil House” EP, Share Video for “Never Ending Game”
Justice Tripp shares some words on the visual, as well as on the shapeshifting nature of his band.
July 15, 2020
D Fine Us Teams Up with Big T and Noga Erez on “The Fox”
The “Safe to Disconnect” single arrives with an animated video.
July 14, 2020
