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)
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MUNA hair/makeup: Caitlin Wronski
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Rufus Wainwright, Dream Requiem
Written in dedication to the smoldering spirits of Verdi and Puccini and the bleak words of Byron, the songwriter’s Requiem-Mass dirge doomily portrays death’s gutting solitude.
bdrmm, Microtonic
Boasting lush electronic soundscapes and complex themes of modern dystopia, the Hull quartet’s third album feels more nuanced than their prior indie-rock discography.
Panda Bear, Sinister Grift
Replacing sequenced mechanical instrumentation for blunter analog rhythms, Noah Lennox tunes his ears to the charts on his latest release, which is anything but sinister.
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Open Mike Eagle Is Putting Some of the Rap Back in “Art Rap”
The LA-by-way-of-Chicago rapper discusses early influences—both musical and technological—and his eighth LP a tape called component system with the auto reverse.
October 05, 2022
First Listen
Lloyd’s House Looks for Comfort in Discomfort on New Single “Heather”
Lloyd Ledingham’s latest track arrives ahead of their UK tour kicking off September 1 in Scotland.
August 26, 2022
In Conversation
Beach Bunny on Boldly Going to Intergalactic New Heights on “Emotional Creature”
Lili Trifilio talks feeling things in a big way on the Chicago outfit’s sophomore album, out now via Mom+Pop.
August 04, 2022
First Listen
Piranha Rama Meditate on the Virtues of Treading Water on New Track “Placate”
Their album Omniscient Cloud Cover comes out September 30 on Bob Nastanovich’s Brokers Tip Records.
August 03, 2022
Track by Track
Cheem Walk Us Through the Unrestrained Fun of Their New LP “Guilty Pleasure”
Skye Holden offers a track-by-track breakdown of the album alongside an early stream of the full project.
July 21, 2022
First Listen
Ganser Invite Angus Andrew to Pile on the Synths for Liars’ Remix of “People Watching”
The Chicago post-punks also answer a few Qs about their upcoming EP Nothing You Do Matters and working with Andrew.
July 20, 2022
First Listen
Booter Lean Into a Laid-Back Feeling on New Single “Call Me Upset”
The Winnipeg groups’ debut record 10/10 arrives September 9 via Midwest Debris.
July 13, 2022
Track by Track
Nine of Swords Walk Us Through Their Thrashing Third LP “Beyond the Swords”
Along with debuting a new visual for “Silent Waters,” Rachel Gordon breaks down the Philly hardcore group’s new album, out now via Quiet year.
June 03, 2022
First Listen
Haroula Rose Contemplates Her Inner Journey on New Single “The Nature of Things”
The songwriter and filmmaker’s third album Catch the Light arrives June 17.
May 19, 2022
Reviews
Florence + the Machine, “Dance Fever”
The beats on Florence Welch’s fifth album are more physical than ever, and the lyrics are darkly comic—all in service to that thrilling feeling of dancing on the edge of a knife.
May 11, 2022
First Listen
Fashion Club Contrasts Public and Private Morality on New Single “Pantomime”
Moaning bassist Pascal Stevenson’s debut solo record Scrutiny arrives June 17 via Felte.
May 11, 2022
Reviews
Ellevator, “The Words You Spoke Still Move Me”
The debut LP from the Hamilton, Ontario trio balances soaring guitars, soft atmospherics, and complicated spirituality.
May 04, 2022
First Listen
The Zells Announce New LP “Ant Farm,” Share Hyper-Catchy Single “Hell Car”
A video for the track arrives ahead of the Pittsburgh group’s sophomore album, out June 3 via Crafted Sounds.
April 18, 2022
First Listen
Hey, ily Switch Gears on New Glam-Leaning Single “Stress Headache!”
The Montana-based chiptune experimentalists’ debut LP Psychokinetic Love Songs is out April 29.
April 07, 2022
Reviews
Pavement, “Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal”
This reissue of the band’s final and least-praised record benefits most from the restored track order as intended by producer Nigel Godrich.
April 06, 2022
Reno Cruz’s “Your Love” Video Emphasizes the Song’s Themes of Yearning, Loss, and Growth
Shelby Dillon’s visual for the Falling in Love Is Not That Hard single arrives ahead of tonight’s album release show at The Hideout in Chicago.
February 24, 2022
Reviews
Tangerine Dream, Raum
While it doesn’t always live up to its most groundbreaking forebears, this sort-of posthumous release often succeeds in its own right.
February 23, 2022
First Listen
Oceanator Endure a Messy Breakup with Their Phone in New “Bad Brain Daze” Video
The Chris Farren–directed visual announces Elise Okusami’s new album Nothing’s Ever Fine, which arrives April 8 via Polyvinyl.
February 16, 2022
Reviews
ME REX, Pterodactyl
The London-based indie rockers’ latest EP is an anti-formalist return to form.
February 04, 2022
Farees Reaffirms His Pride in His Tuareg Heritage on “Mercury / Orgullosamente”
The latest single from “Galactic Africa” pushes back on neo-colonialism in energetic Afrobeat fashion.
January 26, 2022
