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The Soundtrack to an America I’ve Never Been To
America is a desire machine, and a well-oiled one at that. As a kid, it didn’t seem like a real place so much as a fever dream with neon lighting. Loud and impossibly vast, it sold me a fantasy of red Solo cups, fake IDs, and toothpaste-commercial smiles. I imagined myself partying, laughing and getting my heart broken in those dorm rooms and college dive bars, believing that somewhere over the hill, in a place stitched together by celebrity tabloids, pop songs and John Hugh


Navigating Romance as Both Path and Place — An Interview with Fontaines D.C.
Illustration by Taya Welter Love is a sacred feeling, perhaps the most sacred of all, a complex, multifaceted force that requires not...


Tonitruale Live - Thurston Moore is New in Town and Looking to Set Up Shop
The legendary Thurston Moore dials in to chat about everything you need to know about his upcoming album, "Flow Critical Lucidity."


A Day with Gurriers
I meet Charlie, Daniel, and Pierce on a private-ish floor of a bar in the heart of Lille to kickstart the day with pints, as one often...


It's Pronounced Mc-Gee: Two Star & The Dream Police Review
As I'm sure our readers are well aware of now, I'm a sucker for some sappy shit. Give me an album with three instruments and a souped-up...


A Conversation with Dustin Payseur of Beach Fossils on Touring, Nostalgia and "Bunny"
From their humble beginnings, navigating the challenges of tour life in a van that almost didn't function, to achieving household name...











Tonitruale Live - Forgetting How to Use Our Inside Voice(s) with Bathe
Corey Smith-West and Devin Hobdy of Brooklyn-based slow jam hit machine, Bathe , stop in to chat all about the release of their album...
Rob Lucchesi
Nov 13, 20241 min read


The Myth Residing Beneath the Smoke and Guitar Pedals: Mk.Gee Live in Paris + Fan Interviews
At Tonitruale, we have our favorites, and we don’t hold back from championing them whenever the chance presents itself. We stay with their music and write until there’s nothing left to say, only to dive back in and start all over again. To keep the ink flowing about the same artist and the same songs you’ve dissected on various occasions, you need someone who can ignite that fire afresh and fan the flames of your curiosity. Mk.gee has been doing just that, a multi-dimensional
Janset Yasar
Nov 3, 20248 min read


Almost Famous Lied To Me
Last month (ish) I watched two of my favorite music movies, both coincidentally released in 2000— Almost Famous and High Fidelity. I’ve...
Kora Elms Fleming
Nov 1, 20246 min read


Dog Race: A Band to Watch
A quick look at the exciting gothic rock outfit emerging out of the UK.
David Feigelson
Oct 31, 20242 min read


The Sincere Heartbeat of The Drums
What I needed but didn't expect.
Cheryl Ong
Oct 31, 20243 min read


Live at The Himbo Dome with MJ Lenderman
Earlier this month, I returned to The Waiting Room in Omaha to see MJ Lenderman on his third stop of his 2024 tour with his band, The...
Helen Howard
Oct 30, 20243 min read


Can You Feel That Fire? The Emerald Green Character Study of Tyler, The Creator's "CHROMAKOPIA"
Someones keeping watch.
Rob Lucchesi
Oct 29, 20248 min read


Devotion as a Compass: An Interview with Veronica Everheart
Illustration by Jooeun Choi Veronica Evertheart lifts her laptop during a moment in our conversation to show me her bathroom wall, a literal shrine to The Strokes filled with posters and memorabilia. What I'm seeing is more Hard Rock Café than a place for a shower. I find her makeshift museum endearing and immediately warm up to her further. It gives me a lot of signifiers as to what kind of an artist Everheart is, one who doesn't just make music but immerses herself in it co
Janset Yasar
Oct 26, 20245 min read


The Gritty Pulse of Singapore's Largest Free Alternative Music Festival, Baybeats
Singapore is a speck on the map—fondly called the "little red dot"—sometimes mistaken for being part of China or dismissed as just...
Cheryl Ong
Oct 23, 20246 min read
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