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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...











Gov Ball Day 1: Mk.Gee is a Multidimensional Generational Talent
Friday evening, the Gov Ball Main Stage was stripped down following the T-Pain set, now graced solely by a steadily chugging fog machine....
Brandi Martin
Jul 29, 20255 min read


Wolf Alice Debuts Serene Single, 'The Sofa' Ahead of Upcoming Record, 'The Clearing'
Opening instantly with a gentle guitar which soothingly guides us to a lulling bass line, ‘The Sofa’ feels like a long needed and...
Anaïs Turiello
Jul 23, 20252 min read


Official Premiere: Henry J. Star Debuts “Greenway,” First Single from His Upcoming Album
Devin Badgett, Knoxville’s own misfit pop architect, producer, songwriter, alias Henry J. Star is the kind of artist you want to brag about catching early, not because it makes you cool (though it does), but because he makes the act of discovery feel electric again. Today, we have the privilege of premiering his music video for, “Greenway,” a lush, slow-burning, dreamy and emotionally charged coming-of-age anthem upon its official release. It’s the first single from The Soft
Janset Yasar
Jul 15, 20253 min read


Dijon, Mk.gee, and the Third Party Called Pop
Dijon released his seminal album Absolutely in 2021. From the very day it was released, it opened up a portal for artists who wanted to go beyond what was once known. Now, one could sway with spoonfuls of sentiment in their mouth, laying their sounds bare, not through make-believe lo-fi fuzz, nor self-indulgent late-night poetry, but through a collective understanding of a "feeling". The untold magic of togetherness is portrayed through drunken background noise, laughter, cha
Janset Yasar
Jul 12, 20255 min read


Top 5 Albums I'm Looking Forward To
Summer is full of hotdogs, sunburns, popsicles, sand in your shoes, and most of all new music. It seems everywhere I turn there’s a new...
Kora Elms Fleming
Jul 9, 20255 min read


Gov Ball Day 1: Welcome to the T-Pain Variety Show
Faheem Rashad Najm, known in the hearts and iPod Shuffles of many as T-Pain, is a showman at heart who understands how to elevate a concert into what can only be described as a variety show—the kind that would rake in donations as a telethon.
Rob Lucchesi
Jul 1, 20257 min read


Horror Movies, Reddit, and Digitally Crushing Songs: An Interview with Smut
Photo by Jon Salazar / Illustration by Taya Welter It’s clear to hear on Smut ’s latest album, Tomorrow Comes Crashing , out now on...
Helen Howard
Jun 27, 202510 min read


Jack Van Cleaf Talks Perfectionism, Climate Change, Zach Bryan and More
Following the release of his sophomore album JVC, the budding Americana songwriter reflects on the expectations and realities of life as a musician.
David Feigelson
Jun 24, 202521 min read


Gov Ball 2025, Day 1: Mannequin Pussy Pens Pussy Manifesto
Written by Brandi Martin Photos by Ismael Quintanilla III Marisa “Missy” Dabice, lead singer of Mannequin Pussy , strutted out onto the...
Rob Lucchesi
Jun 24, 20257 min read
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