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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 playground 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 Hughe


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...











Will Shygirl Turn Me Into A House Music Enthusiast?
The concerts I usually attend are indie shows. Young artists, creatives, spilled drinks, merch tables, heavy instrumentals, folky croons,...
Kora Elms Fleming
May 27, 20242 min read


Hangout Festival 2024: The Who and What You Missed
Nestled along the shores of the Gulf Coast in Alabama, the 2024 Hangout Music Festival, renowned for being a huge atmospheric annual...
Mike Amodei
May 24, 20248 min read


Lionlimb on the New Album'Limbo,' Following Intuition, and Embracing the Past
While rooted in reality, New York singer-songwriter Lionlimb is creating otherworldly vignettes with his words and atmospheric...
Gianna Cicchetti
May 23, 20244 min read


"It's a Once in a Lifetime Opportunity": Sitting Down with Wild Party Before Electrifying Show at Chicago's Lincoln Hall
On a rainy Chicago evening, walking into Lincoln Hall felt like stepping into a portal directly to the past. Wild Party, the four-piece...
Anaïs Turiello
May 19, 202412 min read


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
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