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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...


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...











It Starts With You: The Retrograde Premieres Music Video for New Single, "Closer to Somewhere"
"Close to Nowhere" is a fresh, first-class reminder that rock was never dead, it's just been following the warmer weather.
Rob Lucchesi
May 17, 20242 min read


Picking Figs and Taking Names: Finom's Journey to Their Upcoming Album 'Not God'
18, wide-eyed at a venue in Omaha, Nebraska I watched Finom open for Twin Peaks. I stood in awe of their harmonies and creative indie pop...
Kora Elms Fleming
May 15, 20244 min read


Tonitruale Live: Setting the Example w/ Pillow Queens' Pamela Connolly
Irish four-piece rock band Pillow Queens' Pamela Connolly pokes about to chat about the creative process, writing about the queer experience
Rob Lucchesi
May 10, 20241 min read


Tonitruale (Almost) Live: Guided By Voices' Doug Gillard Chats New Single, "Serene King"
The world is on fire, civil unrest washes over the streets in every city, state, and country. The common man has been thrust into an...
Rob Lucchesi
May 8, 20244 min read


So Horny I’m Bending Time: Indie Sleaze and the Collapse of Culture
Illustration by Taya Welter Coming straight out of 2024’s winter-spring collection of post-niche-micro-macro-trends, and guaranteed to be...
Jean-Paul Gabillard
Apr 29, 20248 min read


Odie Leigh on TikTok, Louisiana and the Having a Good Time
If you scroll to the bottom of rising star Odie Leigh’s TikTok—past tour announcements and snippets of new singles—you’ll come across a...
jadesham500
Apr 27, 20246 min read


Getting Deep with Daarling Before First Stop of Cross-Country Tour
Chicago-based trio, daarling are set to embark on their cross-country tour but it is a few hours before the first show as we settle into...
Anaïs Turiello
Apr 24, 202410 min read


Tonitruale Live: Growing Up Along the Hero's Journey with Liam Sheaffer
Liam Sheaffer stops by to chat emotional maturity, compelling storytelling and his new EP, "Make Your Own Life Out of This."
Rob Lucchesi
Apr 24, 20242 min read


Tortured Poets Department: A Beautiful Confessional Overshadowed by Creative Stagnation
“What do you think Taylor Swift is doing right now?” It's a question I like to ask my friends, usually over a few pints at a bar. Not...
Janset Yasar
Apr 20, 20245 min read
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