The Wants’ Debut Album is a Foreboding Meditation on What It Means To Be American
On Container, the post-punk trio weld together Detroit techno and New York punk in an homage to frontman Velding-VanDam’s Midwestern upbringing.
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Kirsten Knick Imagines Life After Death on “Live One Life”
In her dreamy new video, the Brooklyn-based pop musician imagines death not as an end, but a beginning.
Dry Cleaning Help Make Sense Of Our Increasingly Chaotic World
Modern life gets reinterpreted by Dry Cleaning’s wry post-punk.
Melody English Plays the Conductor in This Gorgeous Black-and-White Video
The Brooklyn-via-Boise singer-songwriter and long-time choir singer flips the script on “Self Be True.”
Habibi Make Timeless Music About Feeling Like You Don’t Belong
The Brooklyn psych-rockers want to show the world the beauty of Iranian culture—and so much more.
The New Bethlehem Steel Record Is Proof that Women Are Stronger Together
Becca Ryskalczyk and Christina Puerto share how they helped each other heal on the band’s sophomore effort.
CHRISTEENE’s Guide to Austin
The queer punk icon shares the best spots to dance, eat tacos, and cool off in ATX.
#AdHocLifeAdvice with Horse Head and YAWNS from GothBoiClique
The Los Angeles emo rap collective offer a Ted Talk’s worth of advice on love, life, and music—sort of.
Boy Scouts Made a Sunny Album in a Windowless Studio
With Free Company, Oakland indie-folk artist Taylor Vick is leaving lo-fi behind.