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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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.
Cola Boyy, Quit to Play Chess
Despite bristling with Matthew Urango’s familiar cotton-candied disco, the late songwriter and activist’s sophomore album also opens the floodgates to everything else he seemed capable of.
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A Brief History of the “Schoolhouse Rock!” Song “Figure Eight” in Rap
The cultural footprint of the spellbinding 1973 song about times tables and infinitude goes deeper than Elliott Smith and Noah Baumbach.
August 10, 2021
allie Confronts Their Past Relationships on New Track “ghosts”
The single arrives ahead of Allie Cuva’s debut album Maybe Next Time, out August 27 via Other People Records.
August 09, 2021
The Top 10 Musician Huffs, Ranked by We Are Scientists’ Keith Murray
Ahead of the release of his band’s new album “Huffy,” Murray counts down the most inspiring huffs committed by household-name artists.
August 06, 2021
SadGirl Relive Intergalactic, Country-Western Love in “Goodbye Queenie” Video
The visual for the recent single arrives alongside a short set of West Coast tour dates.
August 05, 2021
Often Announces Debut LP “Dirty Saint,” Shares Video for New Single “Palm Trees”
The LA-via-Atlanta songwriter’s album is set to drop October 8.
August 04, 2021
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Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from July 2021 You Should Know
The month’s most discourse-worthy singles, according to our Senior Editor.
August 03, 2021
Frank Ocean / photo by Joyce Jude
Rage Against the Machine and Travis Scott Confirmed for Coachella 2022, Frank Ocean Moved to 2023
The fest’s co-founder Paul Tollett assures us the scheduled 2020 headliners will still take the stage—just not in the same year.
August 02, 2021
Track by Track
Durand Jones & the Indications Break Down Their Dancefloor-Friendly LP “Private Space” Track by Track
The Bloomington neo-soul group’s latest album is out now via Dead Oceans and Coalmine Records.
July 30, 2021
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Oberhofer Sets His Spirit Free on New Single “What Does It Mean to Me?”
The single follows a handful of one-off tracks and collaborations, most recently appearing on Rostam’s “Changephobia” LP.
July 30, 2021
Liily Relinquish All Forms of Control in “Odds Are It’s Blue” Video
The new single follows “I Am Who I Think You Think I Am,” the band’s first new music in two years, which was released last month.
July 29, 2021
Hear Xiu Xiu’s “Melted Shoes” Remix of Melted Bodies’ “99 Scents”
The track arrives ahead of the LA experimental rockers’ remixed version of “Enjoy Yourself,” which drops August 6 via Plastic Smiles.
July 27, 2021
Spring Silver Shares Self-Made Video for “Mountebank” Illustrating Friends’ Reactions to the Track
The visual arrives ahead of the two-year anniversary cassette reissue of their debut LP “The Natural World,” arriving August 30 via Moon Physics.
July 26, 2021
Alex Orange Drink Endures the Chemical Mixup Known as Love on “It’s Only Drugz (Limerence)”
“Everything Is Broken, Maybe That’s O.K.” arrives September 17 via Shea Stadium Records and Freeman Street.
July 23, 2021
Caroline Loveglow Signs to 100% Electronica, Shares Debut Single “Patience Etc…”
The LA-based songwriter’s debut album will arrive later this year along with a pair of West Coast dates alongside George Clanton, Negative Gemini, and Magdalena Bay.
July 22, 2021
Sirius Blvck Shares an Early Stream of His New Reference-Heavy LP “Cinephile”
The Indianapolis rapper offers a preview of his latest release, out tomorrow via Near Mint Records.
July 22, 2021
Flamingosis Revisits the Golden Age of Frisbee in “Avenue of the Fireflies” Video
The visual accompanies a track from the electronic musician’s recently released debut album, “Daymaker.”
July 22, 2021
Stuck Announce New EP “Content That Makes You Feel Good,” Share First Single Which Makes You Feel Bad
“City of Police” marks the Chicago post-punks’ first release with Exploding in Sound Records.
July 22, 2021
Yuma Abe Practices New Body Movements in His “Many Strange Things” Video
The VIDEOTAPEMUSIC-directed clip soundtracks the track from Abe’s debut solo LP “Fantasia.”
July 21, 2021
Track by Track
UFO Fev and Vanderslice Break Down Their Surreal New Album “Enigma of Dalí” Track by Track
The collaboration between the NYC emcee and Phoenixville producer is out today via Coalmine Records.
July 16, 2021
Watch Catbite Trip on Banana Bread in Video for New Single “Bad Influence”
The Philly ska revivalists’ new track arrives ahead of their LP “Nice One,” out August 6.
July 15, 2021
