Shoplifting with Rayland Baxter
From Mac Miller to Leonard Cohen, Rayland Baxter walks us through the inspiration behind his fourth album 'If I Were a Butterfly'Photos by Olivia Cummings After…
US Vinyl Albums of the Year 2022
Our 2022 list is a reflection of the past 12 months in music, focusing on those releases available on the vinyl format, informed by the discerning…
US Books of the Year 2022
During a year of bumpy restarts, where our feet feel a bit closer to the ground and our heads starting to look skyward, the stories we…
5 Essentials: Queens of the Stone Age
If there’s a rock band whose sound has become synonymous with the iconography of American desert, it is Queens of the Stone Age. Since emerging…
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Label Focus: Sacred Bones
"I think that we look for artists who like to bend the sound within their genre. It’s hard to really pinpoint exactly what it is…
On The Rise: Pearla
The indie folk of Brooklyn’s Nicole Rodriguez recalls the feeling of an elongated embrace. Staying close with someone and the lingering warmth that’s traded…
In Profile: The Get Up Kids
"In the mid-90s, emo was still strictly adherent to its hardcore roots. The idea of any punk band flirting with a hook let alone accessibility was…
On The Rise: Dazy
Dazy has come to put an end to bedroom pop’s era of chill vibes. The Richmond project has been prolifically releasing tracks across the past…