6 years ago
Accidental pop star: Shamir drops video for new single “On My Own”
I can say with absolutely zero exaggeration that Philadelphia based musician Shamir’s video “On My Own” is easily ...
6 years ago
Jehnny Beth is out to get you in her debut album ‘To Live Is To Love’
“I am naked all the time / I am burning inside” sings Jehnny Beth in the introductory “I Am” from her debut album To Love Is ...
6 years ago
Coyote cries at dawn — a premiere and review of Cate Von Csoke’s ‘Almoon’
{Disclaimer: the following article was written before protests broke-out across America. The writer would like to exclaim his complete ...
6 years ago
A while back with Hinds
On June 2nd, just 3 days shy of the release of their upcoming release The Prettiest Curse, Madrid-bred foursome Hinds, announced the ...
6 years ago
BLACK LIVES MATTER
The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and so many others in the black community at the hands of police brutality ...
6 years ago
Embracing the unknown with John Eatherly of Club Intl
Photo by Erik Lee Snyder
The problem with describing Club Intl‘s debut single “Crush” is that John Eatherly, who ...
6 years ago
Video premiere: Niis’ “EGG” reflects the desperation in self isolation
In their new video “EGG”, LA based punk band Niis does an excellent job depicting the mental state that we’re all ...
6 years ago
ICYMI: Squid, Shilpa Ray, Bright Eyes
ICYMI is a series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their ...
6 years ago
Watch: Desire “Cold As Ice”
Desire presents the video for “Cold As Ice,” the fourth single off her upcoming record Escape. Embellished with ...
6 years ago
TikTok’s fucked up *algorhythm* and the music biz
Art by Julia Fletcher, find more of her work here.
Just last night I accidentally spent two hours scrolling through my For You page ...
6 years ago
The Freewheelin’ Adam Amram delivers a folksy ode to isolation on “Overtime”
A Brooklyn staple, Adam Amram lends his musical talents to numerous bands including Tall Juan, Psychic Ills, and Champagne ...
6 years ago
A.O. Gerber’s debut ‘Another Place To Need’ is only the beginning
An album can be a story as much as a novel or a movie. It doesn’t have to be, it’s better if it is. LA artist A.O. ...
6 years ago
Miho Hatori and Good Fuck interpret Collapsing Scenery’s “I Never Knew” on a pair of inspired remixes
Photo by Nedda Afsari
The interpretive nature of a remix is like attempting to decipher weathered hieroglyphics without the aid of a ...
6 years ago
Let’s f*cking date: Serena Kerrigan on the re-shaping of modern dating
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their work here
“Are you a fan of sports?”
“I consider dating a sport,” quips ...
6 years ago
Letter from the editor: quarantine edition
So shit is pretty wild right now. We’re in a confusing time and place. A lot is uncertain. A lot has been taken away or forever ...
6 years ago
ICYMI: NZCA LINES, SadGirl, Mamalarky, Groupie
ICYMI is a series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their ...
6 years ago
Jenna Putnam finds inner strength at the end of the world in deeply personal “Angelyne”
photos of Jenna Putnam by Kealan Shilling
Los Angeles is a city built upon the cult of celebrity. A desert oasis at the end of the ...
6 years ago
Dehd trade sanctity for sin on “Loner”
Photo by Ryan Hart
Leaving is never easy; leaving home, leaving a toxic relationship or leaving a dead-end job are life altering ...
6 years ago
Nuha Ruby Ra goes bravely backwards in “Erase Me” video
‘It’s confessional film music, new age noir. The song lyrics were inspired by three lovers, the one who left, the one I ...
6 years ago
Martyr for your love: Fontaines D.C. profess punk authenticity on “A Hero’s Death”
Photo by Grayce Leonard
Fontaines D.C. came out swinging with their debut album, Dogrel, just last year; a well received and ...
6 years ago
Ellen Siberian Tiger takes a powerful stand on “If A Tree Falls In The Forest”
Ellen Siberian Tiger is a self-described “3-piece feminist indie rock band with orchestral and punk influences.” There’s a lot ...
6 years ago
Art Cures: Underworld
Art Cures, our new series, offers a themed list of music, films, books, events and other cool stuff in hopes of supplying you with a ...
6 years ago
Premiere: Justus Proffit “Weaker Everyday”
Since his 2018 collaboration with Jay Som (Nothing’s Changed), Justus Proffit has racked up acclaim for his utterly expressive, ...
6 years ago
Remembering Great Scott
Photos by Erin Christie
Allston venue Great Scott existed as a pillar of Boston’s live music empire since its establishment in ...
6 years ago
No more regrets with Tall Juan’s ‘Don’t Come’
With all this time to self reflect, to look at yourself in the mirror, it’s a pretty popular moment for everyone to reassess ...
6 years ago
Faux Real’s kindred kingdom
Photos by Allen Ying.
“The way Faux Real looks and sounds is almost entirely accidental,” tells Franco-American brothers Elliott ...
6 years ago
A few of my favorite things: How Tragic
Meet Paige Campbell. Paige Campbell can sing.
Front woman of post-riot grrrl quartet, How Tragic, Paige’s resonant belt ...
6 years ago
HiRUDiN: Austra’s nods to connection and letting go
As Austra, Katie Austra Stelmanis has built a world of blissful dramatic hymns with the help of ceremonial synth riffs, unbridled ...
6 years ago
Hennessey’s back like old Manhattan synth-pop never left
Photo by Mike Martinez
Leah Hennessey has done and seems to constantly be doing it all. Playwriting, acting in said written plays, ...
6 years ago
Premiere: Cup “Nothing Could Be Wrong”
Cheekily twisted, unrelenting nostalgia and strong Friday the 13th vibes collide on Cup’s latest music video, “Nothing ...
6 years ago
Pleasure Craft finds solace in solitude on “Nothing Ever Happens”
There’s a big difference between the mandatory isolation we’re all currently enduring and voluntarily separating oneself from the ...
6 years ago
Embrace Samia’s world with her new video “Is There Something in the Movies”
Photo by Muriel Margaret
Today the masterful singer-songwriter Samia releases her latest single and accompanying video for “Is ...
6 years ago
You started running during quarantine? Groundbreaking.
Like florals for spring.
Not an original thought/activity, but running has become an escape for many of us during this time of ...
6 years ago
ICYMI: Pottery, Rina Sawayama, Sorry, Junk Drawer
ICYMI is a series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their ...
6 years ago
“Rescue” us: The Vacant Lots latest single
“I need a rescue,” sing/speaks Jared Artaud of the electronic-psych band The Vacant Lots and don’t we all at this point. Their ...
6 years ago
HNRY FLWR finds salvation in the power of love in the uplifting video “Waiting Room”
Photo by Lisa Candela
“This song was written while sitting in a waiting room for my bandmate in a pediatric cancer clinic in New ...
6 years ago
Coping with self-isolation and depression through music: a manifesto
Graphic by Julia Fletcher, find more of her work here.
When my depression was at its worst, the last thing I wanted to do was leave ...
6 years ago
Fiona Apple ‘Fetch the Bolt Cutters’
On April 17, Fiona Apple released her first full-length record in eight years, and the world collectively wept. Upon listening to the ...
6 years ago
Sofia Bolt delivers fresh slacker rock on “All She Wants”
Photo by Jude Zasadski
Fusing sleek, cool guitar riffs with mellowed vocals, Sofia Bolt paints a musical landscape all her own on ...
6 years ago
Nyssa’s “Anybodys” embraces conflicting duality in a cinema noir take on the pursuit of self-actualization
Sometimes the biggest thing holding us back is ourselves, trapped within the confines of our own minds with competing facets of ...
6 years ago
From quarantine with love
Art by Charis Forrester
“From Quarantine with Love” is a collection of written and visual love letters to the people, ...
6 years ago
Laszlo and the Hidden Strength stays true to their name
Laszlo Horvath’s love life really gets away from him in the video for “Chastity Seatbelt”, debuting today from Lazlo ...
6 years ago
Listen: War Strings – “Tragedy (Lovesong)”
LA-based indie multi-instrumentalist, Andrew Stogel is a resilient presence, and his latest project, War Strings, is a direct ...
6 years ago
Pop was never trash
Pop’s popular for a reason, and while we’re all for promoting bands we love that might not be plastered on billboards in Times ...
6 years ago
Art Cures: Reality bites
Art Cures, our new series, offers a themed list of music, films, books, events and other cool ...
6 years ago
Listen: Alison Mosshart “Rise”
Alison Mosshart, best known from her involvement with the bands The Kills and The Dead Weather, has released “Rise” — the first ...
6 years ago
Caught in a mosh: behind SoCal’s new horror-rock outfit, Warish
2019 was huge for SoCal hard rockers, Warish. A hot debut album, national tours supporting big name acts from across the spectrum, and ...
6 years ago
ICYMI: 5 videos that you might’ve missed while self-isolating
ICYMI is a series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their ...
6 years ago
The Lazy Eyes lean into nostalgia and play up a jazz education on ‘Tangerine’
It can be a trap to throw yourself into a certain sound that’s supposedly been done before, again and again. With their lo-fi ...
6 years ago
Procession: Laughed at laughed at
Procession is a photo column by Allen Ying.
Anika, Kim, Lily, Lance.
Boytoy came ...