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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Fog Lake Announces New LP “Tragedy Reel,” Shares First Single “Jitterbug”
The latest collection of bedroom pop recordings from Aaron Powell arrives April 23 via Orchid Tapes.
February 23, 2021
Track by Track
Another Michael Walk Us Through Their Vibrant New Album “New Music and Big Pop”
Michael Doherty tells us what inspired the group’s Run for Cover debut.
February 19, 2021
Track by Track
Hazing Over Break Down Their New Grindcore EP “Pestilence” Track by Track
The band formerly known as Shin Guard explain their shift in sound on the project’s four songs.
February 19, 2021
A.A. Triggs Shares the Folksy Anarchist Fantasy “A Love Song for the Revolution”
The song from his forthcoming debut record is “a ballad for people that want to watch it burn.”
February 18, 2021
Birthday Ass Share the Chaotic-Good Opening Track from Their New Album “Head of the Household”
“Blah” sets the stage for the jazzy no wave group’s latest LP, out April 23 via Ramp Local.
February 16, 2021
Tall Black Guy & Ozay Moore Enlist DSTL, Sareem Poems, and Rich Medina on “Black Is…”
The duo share the Black History Month anthem from their forthcoming collaboration “Of Process and Progression.”
February 15, 2021
Colin Miller Announces “Hook” EP, Shares Video for First Single “I Need a Friend”
The Asheville-based songwriter’s new project will drop March 19.
February 15, 2021
Reviews
slowthai, “TYRON”
The UK rapper’s origin-story prequel experiments with earnest beauty while still feeling like a prank.
February 12, 2021
Kalbells and Miss Eaves Open Up the Discourse on Fuckbois for New Single “Pickles”
The single will appear on the Kalbells’ sophomore album “Max Heart.”
February 10, 2021
Jaye Jayle Brings the Domestic Struggle of “From Louisville” to Life in New Video
The “Prisyn” track receives a somnambulistic video from director Bobby Cochran.
February 10, 2021
Playlist
Jesswar Shares a Playlist of the Tracks That Inspired Her New Single “Medusa”
The Fijian rapper shares 10 songs that helped shape her bold style.
February 09, 2021
Alejandro Otero Waits for Change That Won’t Come on “Wasted Youth”
The Madrid-based songwriter shares the latest from his debut album “None But Everyone,” which arrives next month.
February 08, 2021
Mint Julep Experiment with Dreamy Atmosphere on “A Rising Sun”
It’s the latest single from the duo’s upcoming “In a Deep and Dreamless Sleep.”
February 08, 2021
Track by Track
Sarah Mary Chadwick Breaks Down Her Intimate New LP “Me & Ennui Are Friends, Baby” Track by Track
The Melbourne-based songwriter dives into the trauma, sexuality, and humor of her latest record.
February 05, 2021
Ol’ Burger Beats & Vuyo Share the Jazzy Singles “Not for Sale” and “Dusty Grooves”
The tracks will appear on the Norwegian hip-hop duo’s forthcoming LP “Dialogue.”
February 05, 2021
Track by Track
Stream Dark Time Sunshine’s New Album “LORE” and Read Their Track-by-Track Breakdown
The hip-hop duo’s first record in nearly a decade features verses from Aesop Rock, R.A.P. Ferreira, Homeboy Sandman, and more.
February 04, 2021
Dentist Share the First Single From Their Forthcoming LP with the Buzzing “Don’t Let Me Catch You”
The ceaseless bummer that was 2020 didn’t kill the NJ-bred punks’ creative spark.
February 04, 2021
Reviews
John Carpenter, “Lost Themes III: Alive After Death”
Carpenter accomplishes a meditative dread he avoided as a filmmaker on his latest “Lost Themes” installment.
February 03, 2021
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from January 2021 You Should Know
The month’s most discourse-worthy singles, according to our Senior Editor.
February 01, 2021
Homeboy Sandman and Deca Team Up on New Single “All Because of You (Infatuated Duke)”
Hear the artists’ collaborative track born of a mutual appreciation.
February 01, 2021
