“I Am the Electric Man, After All:” An Interview with Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus
"I don't like being told what to do," Stickles says. "I don't like to delegate too many of the duties related to this rock business of mine."
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez
Steady Dark Grooves: An Interview with the Horrors
Rhys Webb of the Horrors opens up about the process and direction behind their latest album, V, and how they've managed to thrive and stay together through their first decade.
Julien Baker: Turn Out the Lights
The Memphis singer-songwriter speaks from her own true nature and experience as Turn Out the Lights hangs on a sparse musical frame.
Maxïmo Park: Risk to Exist
On their sixth release, the Newcastle post-punk band lay out an impassioned cry of protest with a danceable disposition.
Emotional Engineer: An Interview with Jay Som
After releasing music in relative obscurity, the basement-pop of Melina Duterte's Jay Som is suddenly taking the world by storm.
C Duncan: The Midnight Sun
The Scottish composer's latest effort takes on a more electronic direction without necessarily abandoning his penchant for dreamlike orchestrations.
“We Became the Band We Set Out Against”: An Interview with Wild Beasts
"This album is the first time where someone says, 'Hey, I like the sound of you guys. What are you called?' And I'd say Wild Beasts. And they'd say, 'Oh, obviously.'"
Big Thief: Masterpiece
Led by Adrianne Lenker's mellifluous and reflective tone, the Brooklyn quartet's story-songs find value in humanist thought.
Chris Cohen: As If Apart
As If Apart isn’t that much different than his debut, 2012's Overgrown Path, though it lends an additional vivacity that enhances Cohen’s knack for compositional balance.
Maturing at Their Own Pace: An Interview with the Thermals
"We want the songs to be joyous, or like a celebration, even if what were singing about is not a happy thing. We want our songs to be fun even if it's a dark subject or a sad subject."
The Besnard Lakes: A Coliseum Complex Museum
A deep love for texture and amplification is what gives Besnard Lakes' records their distinctive flair, manifesting a capacity to engage with a kaleidoscopic resonance.
Shopping: Why Choose
The East London trio's knack for punk repetition with a funk sensibility isn’t novel, though what makes them stand out is their poised, joyful interplay.