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He Really Did it This Time: A Conversation with Will Paquin on His New Record and Being a Recovering Perfectionist
Photo credit: Gabriella Mulisano x Illustration: Taya Welter There are some melodies that stand the test of time and o utgrow their creators almost instantly. Will Paquin ’s “ Chandelier ” is one of those. The second it begins, you’re pulled back into a time when you first heard it, a flash of recognition. It can be best described as something bright rising up, finding a way back into your consciousness from a pool of half-forgotten memories. It’s the kind of song that
The Fuzz, the Fury, and All the Shadows In Between: An Interview with Dog Race
Photo by Holly Whitaker I Illustration by Carolina Munce Comprised of Katie Healy on vocals, Jed Healy on drums, James Kelly on...
A Conversation with Laveda On Their New Album Love, Darla
Two years after their sophomore album, A Place You Grew Up In, Laveda emerges from the New York City subway, shaking off dreamy shoegaze...
He Really Did it This Time: A Conversation with Will Paquin on His New Record and Being a Recovering Perfectionist
Photo credit: Gabriella Mulisano x Illustration: Taya Welter There are some melodies that stand the test of time and o utgrow their creators almost instantly. Will Paquin ’s “ Chandelier ” is one of those. The second it begins, you’re pulled back into a time when you first heard it, a flash of recognition. It can be best described as something bright rising up, finding a way back into your consciousness from a pool of half-forgotten memories. It’s the kind of song that
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A Conversation with Laveda On Their New Album Love, Darla
Two years after their sophomore album, A Place You Grew Up In, Laveda emerges from the New York City subway, shaking off dreamy shoegaze...
Kora Elms Fleming
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NYC's Electronic Post-Punk Band, Public Circuit Builds Their Own Modern Church
Electronic music? Synth pop? New wave? Labels only scratch the surface. Public Circuit is a Brooklyn trio running the genre of post-punk...
Cheryl Ong
Aug 176 min read
Gov Ball Day 2: Olivia Rodrigo Byrnes Down the House
Just past an hour into her electrifying, punky, weather-delayed set, Olivia Rodrigo slowed down to perform an intimate deep-cut ballad,...
Brandi Martin
Aug 153 min read
"Rewarding Like Poetry:" Marissa Nadler Talks Upcoming Record, 'New Radiations'
With her tenth record, New Radiations being set to release this August, Marissa Nadler is not new to the game. But what listeners have...
Anaïs Turiello
Aug 119 min read
Introducing Total Wife and Their Latest Single “make it last”
Total Wife, a Nashville based band full of noise, power, and feeling, releases their album Come Back Down on September 19th. Ahead of...
Kora Elms Fleming
Aug 74 min read
Gov Ball Day 2: The Garden Summons Torrential Rain with Occult Performance
Within the sea of purple-clad, glitter-dusted Olivia Rodrigo fans who crowded around the Gov Ball entrance Saturday afternoon, a...
Brandi Martin
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In the Flicker of Duality: Introducing The Youth Play
There are so many love letters waiting to be written about a band like The Youth Play, so much to unpack, and even more worth sitting with.
Janset Yasar
Aug 15 min read
Gov Ball Day 2: Here Comes The Lemon Twigs, and the Sun
Following a torrential downpour that left thousands crowding around the front gate eagerly awaiting entrance into the delayed festival,...
Brandi Martin
Jul 315 min read
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 285 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...
Janset Yasar
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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 95 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 2710 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
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Jeff Buckley: Reflecting on ‘Grace’ 28 Years After Artists’ Passing
It has been just over 28 years since the 30-year-old singer-songwriter, Jeff Buckley, drowned in the Mississippi River, at the very...
Anaïs Turiello
Jun 173 min read
7 Years Later, Forth Wanderers Return with “7 Months”
Needless to say, when Forth Wanderers unexpectedly released a song, the corner of the internet that still cries over Title Fight or...
Cheryl Ong
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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...
Janset Yasar
May 225 min read
Japanese Breakfast's For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) Album Review
Coming from their hit and highly praised album Jubilee, Japanese Breakfast had some pretty big shoes to fill. Arguably, that 2021 album...
Kora Elms Fleming
Apr 243 min read
5 Albums to Know: February 2025
Illustration by Taya Welter The end of another month marks the time for a reflection on the month prior and the records that came out...
Helen Howard
Apr 15 min read
Vanessa Amara Captures Your Soul
Vanessa Amara 's music channels a mellowed-out emotional intensity that is brimming with humanity. I wish I had the right vocabulary to...
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