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Molly Burch, “Please Be Mine”

The LA native’s debut is an escape route from Trump’s America into an alternative and rose-tinted reality.

February 21, 2017
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The Menzingers, “After the Party”

The four members of The Menzingers have all hit their thirties. “After the Party” confronts that reality and all the realizations that come along with it.

February 20, 2017
The Dark Night: Jóhann Jóhannsson on “Orphée”

The Arrival composer gives voice to an unlikely subject: himself.

December 02, 2016
Reviews
R.E.M., “Out of Time” (25th Anniversary Edition)

Beyond the big hits, R.E.M.’s seventh album is a record full of nuances, a record that matched the quantity of units sold with the quality of its songwriting.

November 21, 2016
Reviews
Weyes Blood, “Front Row Seat to Earth”

Natalie Mering’s newest release straddles the world we inhabit and the marvels we imagine beyond it.

October 19, 2016
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Hiss Golden Messenger, “Heart Like a Levee”

Darkness and light battle it out in M.C. Taylor’s latest.

October 11, 2016

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Beach Slang, “A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings”

On the whole, Beach Slang’s sheer joy at just being alive should bring a smile to the most cynical minds and the most jaded of hearts.

September 28, 2016
Reviews
Clipping, “Splendor & Misery”

The minimalistic, ice-cold production of Splendor & Misery feels like it’s been pulled back into the present from the future.

September 07, 2016
Reviews
Slow Club, “One Day All of This Won’t Matter Any More”

The British duo venture across the Atlantic to work with Matthew E. White at his Spacebomb Studios.

August 17, 2016

“Joshy” / photo courtesy Lionsgate Premiere

Film + TV
“Joshy”: The Boys Get Out of Town

Thomas Middleditch and half of your favorite comic actors come together for a non-bachelor party.

August 12, 2016

Deerhoof “The Magic”

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Deerhoof, “The Magic”

For over two decades, Deerhoof has shown how far a little weirdness can go.

June 28, 2016

Cornelius “Fantasma” cover

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Cornelius, “Fantasma” [reissue]

Nearly two decades after its initial release, “Fantasma” remains just as far ahead of its time and as equally unclassifiable.

June 07, 2016

Anohni performs at Anohni: Hopelessness, part of the Red Bull Music Academy Festival, at Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan, NY, USA on 18 May, 2016. // Drew Gurian / Red Bull Content Pool // P-20160519-00029 // Usage for editorial use only // Please go to www.redbullcontentpool.com for further information. //

Events
LIVE: Anohni at the End of the World (5/19/2016)

“HOPELESSNESS” comes to the Red Bull Music Academy Festival

May 20, 2016

“Hard World for Small Things” still / photo by Luke Fontana, Courtesy Tribeca Film Festival

Art & CultureFilm + TV
Tribeca Film Festival 2016: The Virtual Arcade

Sure, Tribeca’s short films were mind expanding and its stack of features were narratively ambitious. But its virtual reality component managed to do both.

April 27, 2016

Demetri Martin in “Dean”

EventsFilm + TV
Tribeca Film Festival 2016: The Features

Taking a look at the cream of the feature-length crop from this year’s festival.

April 26, 2016

Laura Jane Turner in Tim Egan’s “Curve”

EventsFilm + TV
Tribeca Film Festival 2016: The Shorts

New York’s premier film fest just wrapped its fifteenth edition. Today, we survey the short films program.

April 25, 2016

Andrew Bird, “Are You Serious”

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Andrew Bird, “Are You Serious”

There are certain ironies involved with this new album by Andrew Bird.

April 01, 2016

Explosions in the Sky “The Wilderness”

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Explosions in the Sky, “The Wilderness”

With their seventh album, Texas post-rockers Explosions in the Sky continue to build on their fifteen-plus year legacy.

April 01, 2016

Mothers / photo by Kristin Karch

Breaking: Mothers

The Athens quartet are living up to their city’s musical legacy.

March 31, 2016
Reviews
Damien Jurado, “Visions of Us on the Land”

“Visions of Us on the Land” amounts to a headful of beautiful but confusing and conflicting emotions that leave you full of sorrow while pondering memories you previously didn’t possess.

March 30, 2016
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